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Thursday May 16 | Myrtle Beach Online

Two men sentenced to 15 years each in prison in fatal Murrells Inlet stabbing

Joshua Cody Wilson, 26, of Murrells Inlet and Dustin Clifford Autry, 25, of Garden City Beach each pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and were each sentenced by Circuit Court Judge Edward B. Cottingham to serve 15 years in prison, according to court records.

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Related Topix: Murrells Inlet, SC, Horry County, SC

Thursday May 16 | The Georgetown Times

Sheriff's Office and City police beef up patrols during Bike Week

Scott Harper/Times While the bulk of the biker activity takes place in Horry County, the northern tip of Georgetown County - and the downtown Georgetown area - are full of bikers.

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Related Topix: Horry County, SC

Wed May 15, 2013

The Georgetown Times

A History of the Georgetown Times

Many kinds of printing equipment have been used over the years. In the early days, the Georgetown Gazette was likely printed something like what is shown Over its 215 years the Georgetown Times has used many locations for its offices.

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Related Topix: Georgetown, SC, South Carolina, Pawleys Island, SC, Murrells Inlet, SC, Surfside Beach, SC

The Georgetown Times

At annual Pawleys Pavilion Reunion, hundreds shag for a good cause

ROUNETTE JOHNSON/FOR THE TIMES Hundreds of people shagged the night away at the annual Pawleys Pavilion Reunion on Saturday night.

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Mon May 13, 2013

Myrtle Beach Online

Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on May 14

The Friends of the Socastee Library's book sale opens for two days through Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Myrtle Beach, SC, Horry County, SC, Arts, Symphony, Georgetown, SC

Post and Courier

McClellanville resident Joshua Taylor wanted in connection with...

The Georgetown County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's assistance in locating a McClellanville man wanted in connection with a shooting early this morning.

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Related Topix: McClellanville, SC

Fri May 10, 2013

Myrtle Beach Online

Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on May 11

Boy Scout Troop 360 of Pawleys Island and Murrells Inlet, Barbecue Fundraiser and "Super" Yard Sale, 7:30 a.m.-2 p.m. at Christ the King Church, 10172 Ocean Highway, Pawleys Island.

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Related Topix: Myrtle Beach, SC, Pawleys Island, SC, Murrells Inlet, SC, Life, Charity

The Georgetown Times

Robbery at PI Bakery

Georgetown County deputies are looking for a robbery suspect. Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Carrie Cuthbertson said at about 1: 20 p.m. a black male wearing a grey and red stripped shirt, black pants, black shoes and grey hat entered a business located at 10517 Ocean Highway.

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Related Topix: Pawleys Island, SC

The Georgetown Times

Debby Summey:Scandal is nothing new

Scandal is reported everywhere these days ... you're exposed to it every time you turn on your television, pick up a newspaper or magazine, or log onto your Facebook account.

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Related Topix: Georgetown, SC, Columbia, SC

The Georgetown Times

SRO funding for city schools debated

In the wake of last year's Newtown, Conn. school massacre which led to the deaths of 20 first-graders and six adults, security has been beefed up at all schools in Georgetown County.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Georgetown, SC, Andrews, SC

The Georgetown Times

Andrews' Tracy Dunn is teacher of the year

Andrews Elementary teacher Tracy Dunn gets a hug from Pleasant Hill Elementary PE teacher Nicole Watts after Dunn was crowned the District Teacher of the Year Thursday evening.

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The Georgetown Times

Police Blotter: Civil War bomb found

Georgetown County deputies, the Horry County Bomb Squad and the Air Force all got involved after an explosive device was found in the Plantersville area.

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Related Topix: US Military, Horry County, SC, US Air Force, Myrtle Beach, SC

Thu May 09, 2013

Coastal Observer

Land use: Plan for horses stalled while talks try to appease neighbors

County officials are continuing to seek a compromise between a couple who want to board their horses near a new house they plan on Petigru Road and neighbors who oppose them.

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Coastal Observer

History: Woman who preserved slave stories enters Hall of Fame

The ceremony is scheduled at noon at Kimbel's in Wachesaw Plantation during a luncheon being presented jointly by Brookgreen Gardens, Women in Philanthropy and Leadership for Coastal Carolina University and the Georgetown County Historical Society.

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Related Topix: Coastal Carolina University, Murrells Inlet, SC

Coastal Observer

Education: District budget includes pay raises, but no new programs

Employees will get a 2 percent pay increase next year, but whether Georgetown County schools will receive funds for additional programs such as full-day pre-K won't be decided for several weeks.

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Coastal Observer

Pavilion Reunion: Put on your dancin' shoes

Despite the rainy weather lately, he doesn't want a cover on the stage at the island's Nature Park on the North Causeway.

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Related Topix: Pawleys Island, SC

Wed May 08, 2013

The Georgetown Times

I love to help them read'

Scott Harper/Times After college, Sherri Smith spent 13 years in the restaurant business before pursuing a career in teaching at Waccamaw Elementary School.

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Related Topix: Coastal Carolina University

WMBF

Simulator drops officers in high-pressure scenarios

GEORGETOWN, SC Law enforcement officers are constantly going through training and learning new skills.

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Related Topix: Georgetown, SC

Tue May 07, 2013

Post and Courier

Mother of teen missing in South Carolina finds hope in Cleveland case

The case of three women found alive in Cleveland after being missing for 10 years offers new hope to the family of Brittanee Drexel, the teenager who vanished in Myrtle Beach four years ago.

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Related Topix: South Carolina, Cleveland, SC, Myrtle Beach, SC

The Georgetown Times

Editorial: Georgetown Times celebrates 215 years

The Georgetown Gazette began publication. That newspaper is the direct ancestor of the Georgetown Times, which you hold in your hands today.

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Related Topix: Georgetown, SC, Pawleys Island, SC, Murrells Inlet, SC, Opinion