Local News for Georgetown, SC (2024)

Georgetown County School District announced on May 15 that it has chosen the South Carolina School Boards Association (SCSBA) to help look for a new superintendent, and it will also allow the public to participate in the process.

Bethany Giles has been named interim superintendent of the Georgetown County School District. Her appointment begins July 1.

A group of volunteers installed mesh wire reefs in Murrells Inlet on May 2 to build an oyster bed. Oysters and oyster beds serve vital roles in coastal ecology.

State aviation officials fear the development would interfere with airport operations, pose safety risks and negatively affect public investment in the airport.

Huntington Beach State Park, Litchfield Beach and Pawleys Island are among 14 nominated beaches in the running for the USA Today 10 Best Readers’ Choice Awards.

The Georgetown County Board of Education will hire a consulting firm to guide officials through the process of finding the district's next leader.

Georgetown County Parks and Recreation held the third annual Anthuan Maybank Day where local kids heard words of wisdom from the former track star.

In recent years, the general aviation airport has played a bigger role in the tourism and economic development efforts of the county and city of Georgetown.

More than 50 workers could be affected by a production shift at Georgetown's Liberty Steel Mill this June, according to a news release from the company.

Planning officials just approved the first phase of a massive development that could bring more than 3,200 homes and businesses to Georgetown County.

The school board is scheduled to discuss the initial steps of the superintendent search at an April 23 work session.

Olympic gold medalist and Georgetown native Anthuan Maybank is coming back to Georgetown for the third annual Anthuan Maybank Day celebration.

Earlier this month, the three institutions launched the Teach to Teal program, which will allow GCSD students interested in teaching to finish their teaching degree within three years and will also include incentives if they come back to teach in Georgetown County.

Georgetown leaders are considering bringing paid parking to Front Street, the heart of the city’s waterfront hub for shopping and dining. City officials said they’ve received complaints about Front Street’s two-hour parking limit, and they view paid parking as an untapped revenue source for the city.

A Georgetown man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in a bank robbery last year.

Man pleads guilty to 2020 slaying.

Keith Price, who has run the Georgetown County School District since 2020, made the shortlist of superintendent candidates for Lexington One.

Georgetown County School District staff want to hire eight school safety monitors, one for each middle and high school.

In 1978, a Maryland boatyard manager named Bob Turner started burning socks as a way to say goodbye to winter. The idea spread. Now the tradition continues in Georgetown.

Spectrum and Horry Telephone Cooperative (HTC) are expanding their broadband operations in Georgetown County.

Georgetown County Sheriff Carter Weaver announced March 20 that the detention center’s jail administrator has been relieved of duty and the officer in booking the night of the incident has been fired.

An inmate at the Georgetown County Detention Center died on March 18 of a suspected drug overdose that occurred on March 15.

A Toyota sedan struck a bicycle from behind on the morning of March 17, authorities said. The fatal crash happened on S.C. Highway 51.

For Georgetown, the opening of a new boutique hotel has sparked hope and optimism about what's next for Hammock Coast tourism.

A plan to convert half of a preserved conservation area in the heart of Pawleys Island into a 27-home neighborhood hit a roadblock this week.

The Georgetown County School Board named Waccamaw High Assistant Principal Hunter Eddy as the school’s new principal and agreed to keep Carvers Bay High Principal Larry Odom in that position.

RCB Development recently purchased property at 354 Tiller Drive in Pawleys Island, a 10,890-square-foot flex property made up of approximately nine 1,200-square-foot units with a mix of office and warehouse space.

The Children’s Recovery Center, which operates both in Myrtle Beach and Georgetown, celebrated the grand opening for its new building at 2305 Highmarket Street in Georgetown on Feb. 29.

An upcoming inaugural event in Georgetown will celebrate the life of Francis Marion.

Georgetown was recently recognized as a cultural district by the S.C. Arts Commission. The city joins 10 other Palmetto State communities in achieving that designation.

A recent decision by Georgetown County leaders could make it harder for large tour boats to operate in the rural but largely coastal county.

A Pawleys Island woman, who moved to the South Carolina coast 12 years ago from Wisconsin, celebrated her 104th birthday surrounded by friends.

The Georgetown City Council revokedMingz Bar & Grill's business license during a Feb. 15 meeting.

Georgetown County Sheriff Carter Weaver requested the state investigation on Feb. 5. A SLED spokeswoman confirmed the case involves "off-duty personnel."

The Daughters of the American Revolution Carolina Gold Chapter presented Henrietta Huff with the first-ever Excellence in Community Service Award in Murrells Inlet on Feb. 7.

Discount grocer Aldi would join other grocery stores in Pawleys Island including Fresh Market, Publix, Food Lion and Lowes Foods with one more passing vote by Georgetown County Council.

Construction of a $67 million detention center for Georgetown County is slated to begin this summer while funding for rehabbing aging government buildings could be in the county's next budget.

Some homeowners in a Litchfield Beach neighborhood, including University of South Carolina Athletics Director Ray Tanner, want a judge to block a controversial decision made by Georgetown County Council last year.

Two Georgetown business owners are paying homage to the roots of South Carolina’s third-oldest city with new buildings that easily could have been historical landmarks on Front Street a century ago.

Georgetown County Chief Magistrate Isaac Pyatt is retiring after 40 years of public service. A native of Sandy Island, he previously worked as a sheriff's deputy and a municipal judge.

Georgetown's shrimpers face an uncertain future once the Cannon Street docks close. City redevelopment plans don't include a working waterfront.

Georgetown officials want to allow short-term vacation rentals in the city, but they can't agree on how many there should be.

A private coastal community can join a lawsuit disputing the ownership of more than 8,000 acres of Georgetown County marshland after a recent ruling by the S.C. Court of Appeals.

A Georgetown business owner was the victim of a car accident over the weekend.

Elizabeth Humphrey’s passion for mentoring students in Orangeburg County recently earned her a trip to not only Washington, D.C. but the White House.

The YMCA of Coastal Carolina announced that it is expanding to Andrews at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day event in the town.

Harbor Freight Tools plans to open a Georgetown store in March. It will be the first Georgetown County location for the California-based tool and equipment retailer.

A Pennsylvania carpenter is in the process of restoring a slave cabin at Hopsewee Plantation, the birthplace and former residence of Thomas Lynch Jr., a signer of the Declaration of Independence.