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Coastal Observer

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

05/28/2026

182 graduates. One Community. 🎓
Congratulations to Waccamaw High School’s Class of 2026.

05/27/2026

Comments received this month from 400 people who met with traffic planners about a proposal to eliminate left turns from a section of Highway 17 in Litchfield are expected to have an impact on the final version of the project.

Read what people are saying: https://coastalobserver.com/changes-likely-to-lichfield-project-after-large-turnout/

05/26/2026

Georgetown County’s proposed wetlands protection ordinance drew praise at a workshop this month from state officials even as County Council members pressed them to raise concerns.

The ordinance is up for a second reading at tonight’s County Council meeting: https://coastalobserver.com/wetlands-rules-find-state-support-at-council-workshop/

05/25/2026

Movers carried away classroom fixtures from the Pawleys Island Child Development Center that still had the names of students attached and cubbies decorated with stickers of flowers and butterflies that the center’s students no longer need.

But the center’s board says the closing is temporary: https://coastalobserver.com/child-development-center-board-says-closing-is-temporary/

05/21/2026

Covering what matters here. Don’t miss out.

05/20/2026

Construction is expected to start before the fourth anniversary of Hurricane Ian — and once crews get going, it’ll take 14 to 18 months to restore the 820-foot Pawleys Pier: https://coastalobserver.com/pier-rebuilding-expected-to-start-before-ian-anniversary/

05/19/2026

Two traffic accidents have happened on Highway 17 in Litchfield in the past three weeks — including one last Monday morning — as plans move forward to reconfigure intersections in the area.

DOT and Mead & Hunt staff will be at Waccamaw Intermediate School from 5 to 7 p.m. tonight to discuss the project and take public comments. Comments are also open online until May 29 at projectportal.scdot.org.

05/18/2026

46 states. 5,395 donors. More than $5.2 million raised.

Palmetto Giving Day just proved Georgetown County’s community stretches a lot farther than its borders: https://coastalobserver.com/casting-a-wider-net-palmetto-giving-day-sees-donations-grow/

05/15/2026

Georgetown County’s first dog park is open at Stables Park — and it’s already a social scene for dogs and their humans alike: https://coastalobserver.com/born-to-run-theres-a-place-for-you-to-unleash/

05/14/2026

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