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Georgetown authorities respond to Old Smoky boat fire in Cannon Street area
GEORGETOWN, S.C., (WCIV) — Georgetown fire and EMS reported to the scene of a boat fire Sunday, after residents reported seeing an abundance of black smoke in the downtown Georgetown area. According to the City Fire Chief, Charlie Cribb, the name of the burning boat is Old Smoky and...
Survey Available: Sea Level Rise Adaptation Plan
In the summer of 2023, the city began working with the engineering firm, Seamon Whiteside, on a Sea Level Rise Adaptation Plan. As the threat of rising sea levels continues to impact coastal communities around the world, it is crucial for the city to develop strategies to mitigate the risks and ensure the long-term sustainability of our community. The Sea Level Rise Adaptation Plan is a proactive and forward-thinking approach to ensure the long-term sustainability and resilience of our community.
Filing Notices - OCRM - David Raess
David Raess has applied to the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management for a permit for a proposed addition to his existing dock that consists of 202'x4' walkway with handrails, 8'x8' covered pierhead, 3'x20' ramp, and 8'x10' floating dock. The proposed addition consists of a 12'x8' two pile boat lift. Located in the Phillips Creek subdivision, lot 14. 1695 Langur Court Mt. Pleasant, SC 29466. Comments will be received by the Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, 1362 McMillan Ave, Suite 400, North Charleston, SC 29420 by July 7, 2024. AD# 2073157.
She ran her first race at 5, saved her dad's life at 17. Now, SC runner is Olympics-bound
GEORGETOWN — Melissa Jefferson has been on the track since she was 5 years old and is now running toward the Olympics. Her father, Melvin Jefferson, remembers summer days at track and field camps standing on finish lines with other parents, directing the runners to stay in their lanes.
Satcher Felts: Believing in the Mamba Mentality
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Georgetown County obituaries for June 19-25
DAVIS, Montefeoral Lamont, 52, of Georgetown died Monday, June 17. Arrangements by Henryhand's Andrews Chapel. Sign up for weekly roundups of our top stories, news and culture from the Myrtle Beach area. This newsletter is hand-curated by a member of our Myrtle Beach news staff.
Success for seafood apprenticeship programme
The first intake of the new South Carolina Commercial Seafood Apprenticeship Programme recently completed the course, and are now aiming to land jobs in the fisheries and aquaculture sector. The group of six participants met daily in a classroom at a former public school in the fishing village of McClellanville, where they learned about everything from seamanship and business marketing, to shellfish rearing and small-engine maintenance.
Johns Island pair win SCGA Lefty-Righty title
Chandler Mulkey and Mike Durden, both of Johns Island, shot 61-65—126 and scored a four-shot victory in the S.C. Golf Association's 48th annual Lefty-Righty Championship played June 22-23 at Lake Marion Golf Course in Santee. Mulkey and Durden finished the tournament at 18-under-par and easily outpaced the second-place teams...
Golf carts 101
In light of issuing 14 citations so far in 2024 for Improper Operations of a Golf Cart, the Mount Pleasant Police Department recently posted tips on suggested golf cart usage in accordance with South Carolina law. The checklist included the following reminders and recommendations:. • Golf carts must be insured,...
Wake up call aboard the Pamela Sue
I got up at 4:30 a.m. to go to two Carolina bays in the Francis Marion National Forest. Hours later I left pitcher plants, blue irises, and Halloween pennant dragonflies and headed to the McClellanville Diner for a platter of fresh-caught domestic shrimp. Consumers take note: it was not frozen, imported shrimp.
20th Annual Sweetgrass Festival (Mount Pleasant, SC) – Saturday, July 27, 2024
The annual Sweetgrass Festival in Mount Pleasant, founded in 2004, is designed to promote and bring attention to the contributions of the Gullah Geechee people’s history, culture, traditions and their sweetgrass basket art form that originated in Mount Pleasant and continues to exist in our town and surrounding communities today.
Man wanted in Lake City arrested in Awendaw, deputies say
AWENDAW, S.C. (WCBD) – A man wanted out of Florence County was arrested Thursday in Awendaw. Deputies with the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) arrested 19-year-old Timetrius Brown, of Lake City, after his vehicle was flagged in a database while they were patrolling the area of North Highway 17 and Doar Road. “Based on the […]
Georgetown holds second annual Carolina Day celebration
GEORGETOWN, S.C. (WCBD)—On Friday, residents in Georgetown celebrated Carolina Day. Marking nearly 250 years since American troops defeated British soldiers in the battle of Sullivan’s Island. Community members gathered at Francis Marion Park to celebrate Georgetown’s second annual Carolina Day. “Carolina Day started June 28, 1776, on Sullivans Island outside Charleston, and it was a […]
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