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Coastal Observer

The award-winning weekly newspaper in Pawleys Island that covers Georgetown County, S.C.

11/14/2025

Virginia Boyles was among more than 150 people who went to the Baskervill Food Pantry’s emergency food distribution last weekend. Boyles, who lives in Georgetown, said she visits the pantry at least once a month.

The food pantry will host another emergency food distribution tomorrow, Nov. 15 at 10 a.m.

“This is really helping me, and with the holidays coming up. I do want to do a little something for my family,” she said.

Read more about how the local community is coming together to fill in gaps due to SNAP delays at www.coastalobserver.com.

📸 Geniveyah Valcin, 7, came to the food pantry with her mom.

11/13/2025

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11/10/2025

Eyes lowered, hands pressed together, the angel stood between the twin garage doors in front of Elizabeth Gregg’s house in The Reserve for 15 years. It was a gift from a friend, a former Marine who put it there to watch over Gregg if he could not.

Her friend is no longer here, and it is Gregg who is looking after the angel, trying to get it back to where it stood watch until her homeowners association told her last year it didn’t comply with its rules.

Read the rest about Gregg’s complaints to the S.C. Department of Consumer Affairs about the HOA at www.coastalobserver.com.

11/09/2025

Report cards released this week show that a majority of schools within Georgetown County School District are on an upward trend toward meeting the state’s education goals.

Of the 19 schools within the district, 12 improved their scores and seven decreased.

Read what ratings GCSD schools received by going to www.coastalobserver.com.

11/08/2025

The state Supreme Court has upheld Georgetown County’s approval of a zoning change that allowed construction of a new restaurant at Marlin Quay Marina, saying even if the county didn’t make the best decision the courts aren’t planners.

The unanimous opinion handed down last week came seven years after County Council approved the change to the “planned development” zoning at Marlin Quay and a year after the court heard arguments in the lawsuit seeking to overturn that decision.

Read more on the approval at https://coastalobserver.com/s-c-supreme-court-backs-county-in-marina-zoning-change/.

11/07/2025

The Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office won’t enter into an agreement to provide law enforcement for a proposed municipality in the Pawleys Island-Litchfield area. The decision last week by Sheriff Carter Weaver leaves proponents of the incorporation effort without a key element required by state law.

Read more on Weaver’s decision at https://coastalobserver.com/sheriff-rejects-request-to-provide-policing-for-proposed-town/.

📸 Sheriff Carter Weaver said he will work with a new town, if voters approve one, but doesn’t have the resources to serve as its police department.

11/06/2025

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11/04/2025

Georgetown County Council Chairman Clint Elliot is one of three candidates seeking a seat on the state board that regulates public utilities. If successful, he would have to step down from the council in the middle of next year.

“I’ve always known I wanted to be on there at least two terms,” he said.

Read the rest of the article at www.coastalobserver.com.

11/03/2025

It was expected that Board Member Jarrod Ownbey would vote against the Georgetown County School District’s “modified year-round calendar.” But Chairman Keith Moore gave a double-take when he heard Board Member Eileen Johnson join Ownbey in voting “nay.”

Read more about the objections to the calendars for the next two academic years at www.coastalobserver.com.

11/01/2025

After searching for a new executive director for almost five months the Frances P. Bunnelle Foundation found her close to home.

Ashley Nelson, the foundation’s senior director, was selected by the nonprofit’s board this week to take charge of an organization with over $40 million in assets.

“She has dedicated her career to making Georgetown a better place,” said Sarah Smith, who chairs the foundation board.

Read the rest about Nelson’s new position at www.coastalobserver.com.

📸 Ashley Nelson addresses a district student council rally last year at Waccamaw High, where she was once the student council president.

10/31/2025

Over 25,000 acres of timber land in western Georgetown County will remain undeveloped under conservation easements signed last month as part of $66 million initiative.

Read more about the easements here: https://coastalobserver.com/easements-protect-25k-acres-in-county-from-development/.

10/30/2025

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