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A by-the-numbers look at SC port spending for '14
A by-the-numbers look at the South Carolina State Ports Authority's spending plan for the fiscal year that begins on July 1. - $25 million: Amount to be spent on two new cranes for the North Charleston terminal to handle supersized container ships -13 percent: Increase in volume expected in fiscal 2014 at Georgetown, S.C. which handles bulk cement ... (more)
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SC Ports Authority Issues 2014 Projections
With volumes continuing to climb, the South Carolina Ports Authority Board of Directors today approved its fiscal year 2014 financial plan, which includes volume increases across business segments and $123 million in capital spending on a number of strategic projects.
Plaque dedicated to harbor pilot lost at sea
Capt. Wright Skinner Jr., a third generation harbor pilot, was lost at sea in 1988.
The song, "Shoo Fly, Don't Bother Me", has been sung, mostly by children, for well over one hundred years.
Gloria Ford:Happy Father's Day to all fathers everywhere
"The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?" Hopefully you have had a wonderful week.
Runoff for Georgetown mayor will be June 25
Georgetown residents will not know until June 25 who the Democratic nominee for the mayor's seat will be in November.
Former Lowcountry Prep teachers to form school in Georgetown
Dr. Gary Gates, his wife Dr. Laura Gates and several other teachers who have left Lowcountry Preparatory School in Pawleys Island are working to start a new school in downtown Georgetown.
Need your support Please rally around our fire fighter/paramedics and the Murrells Inlet Garden City Fire Department.
Editorial: Apathy in Georgetown County
Apathy. The dictionary says that word means a lack of interest in or concern for things.
Columbia lawyer Leighton Lord replaces Charlestona s O.L. Thompson as chair of Santee Cooper
O.L. Thompson of Charleston been replaced as chairman by Columbia attorney Leighton Lord, who was recently confirmed by the state Senate.
Safety: Sheriff's office buys portable license tag reader
Police department cameras that will read the license number of vehicles entering and leaving the town of Pawleys Island won't be in place until the end of summer, but the Georgetown County Sheriff's Office plans to have a portable tag reader in operation by the end of July.
Waccamaw Neck Notebook | Georgetown hosting seminar for first-time homebuyers
First-time homebuyers are invited to attend a training seminar next week sponsored by Lowcountry Housing Trust and the Charleston Trident Urban League.
Coroner: Drum Island remains are human jaw bone
The Charleston County Coroner's Office has confirmed the remains found by boaters on Drum Island last weekend are from a human's jaw bone.
Woman escapes severe injury after grill explosion
May 28th began as an ordinary day for Indian Hut Road resident Jeanie Duncan. However, before the day was over she would be in the Joseph M. Still Burn Center in Augusta.
Mitney Project of Georgetown trying to raise $101K in one month
The Mitney Project - a nonprofit organization providing cultural enrichment, educational programs which will soon include medical needs - has the opportunity to receive a $99,000 grant that will help with the renovations of its new facility on Merriman Road.
Junior Sailing class in Georgetown teaches kids the basics and more
Taking to the water in Georgetown Harbor aboard small handcrafted wooden boats, students of a new Junior Sailing class are learning the basics and more.
Votes in the Democratic Primary Counted; Runoffs possible
The votes from Tuesday's Democratic Primary for mayor and three council seats in the City of Georgetown were counted Tuesday evening but will not be official until Thursday when the Board of Elections meet.
Turnout very low in Georgetown Democratic Primary
Voter turnout has been very low all over the City of Georgetown for today's Democratic Primary for mayor and three city council seats.
NOTE: Georgetown Mayor Jack Scoville sent the following as a response to an ad in the Friday, June 7 print edition of the Georgetown Times.
Not all candidates filed campaign contribution reports for primary
A pre-election Statement of Economic Interest form is required by the South Carolina Ethics Commission.