Georgetown News

Two fishermen have been rescued after they were found clinging to a life raft 20 miles off the South Carolina coast.

Horry County police arrested a Georgetown man Thursday night on robbery, gun and kidnapping charges, according to jail records.

The Georgetown County Board of Elections and Voter Registration met this morning to certify Tuesday's election results.

With a new mayor and a city councilwoman to be seated in January, existing Georgetown City Council members are hoping to put a difficult year behind them and get to work bringing more jobs to Georgetown.

Federal authorities say 21 people have been charged for their roles in cockfighting businesses operating in South Carolina.

The polls in the Georgetown elections are now closed. Results will be posted here as they are released by election officials.

Turnout has been light so far in the Georgetown elections and no prtoblems have been reported.

Published on 11/2/2009 Written by By Kelly Marshall Fuller One case of a rabid animal in Georgetown County has been confirmed and another cat that bit a Litchfield resident is being tested for signs of rabies.

A former band teacher at a South Carolina middle school accused of having sex with a North Carolina student has been sentenced to two years probation and ordered to undergo treatment.

Twenty-five employees cried when they learned Lands End Restaurant is closing after delivering good seafood and Southern cooking to country folks and city dwellers for about 30 years.

The South Carolina Maritime Foundation invites the public for a rare opportunity to tour the 140-foot tall ship, Spirit of South Carolina this Sunday, November 1st at Georgetown Landing Marina from 1 to 5 p.m. The public is encouraged to stop by on Sunday to learn more about the South Carolina Maritime Foundation, their mission and the educational ...

The Georgetown County School District is having to delay giving a free H1N1 vaccine to middle school and high school students because of a lack of availability from the S.C. Department of Environmental and Health Control.

Six candidates are facing off for the three open Georgetown City Council seats Nov.

On the steel mill: 'A task force needs to be called together consisting of [the] steel mill owner or CEO, state department of Commerce, city council members, administrator, union officials, employees and stakeholder to reach a resolution that would result in these jobs being restored and the industry remaining in Georgetown.

Two Hemingway residents were arrested by Horry County police on charges related to six armed robberies at various hotels and stores in the county, Horry County police Sgt.

The final full week of campaigning for the candidates running for office in Georgetown is underway as election officials prepare for the Nov.

The ArcelorMittal steel mill in Georgetown is likely to stay closed until 2011, said President James Sanderson, with the United Steelworkers Union Local 7898.

Georgetown County parents must turn in their consent forms today to their children's schools if they would like their students to receive free H1N1 flu vaccines Nov.

An armed robbery took place at the Best Western hotel on South Ocean Boulevard about 6:30 p.m. Friday, according to a Myrtle Beach police report.

Initial reports show South Carolina trails much of the nation in receiving benefits from the federal Recovery and Reinvestment Act, but a handful of businesses in Horry and Georgetown counties have been able to use stimulus funding to keep their doors open, purchase new equipment and prevent layoffs amid the worst economy since the Great ...