3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (136+ words) 77°11:48 pm EDT Mostly clear Georgetown County Council has – by a vote of 4-3 – given second reading approval to a request to rezone a 308.82-acre tract off Johnny’s River Road to a Flexible Design District (FDD) for The Four Seasons development. Voting…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (201+ words) A resolution coming before Georgetown County Council Tuesday could pave the way to conserve approximately 3,492 acres known as the Arcadia Tract, located near Highway 17 and Vanderbilt Boulevard. The property is being targeted for eventual acquisition by the South Carolina Department…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (319+ words) Bond has been denied for both John and Geordyn Hayes, the parents charged in connection with their 5-year-old daughter, Saylor Hayes. During a bond hearing before Magistrate Steven Pop, the Stuart Axelrod Law Firm represented John Hayes. However, they were…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (179+ words) A 30-year-old man was struck and killed by a hit and run driver in rural Georgetown County earlier this week and now his family is trying to raise funds to help pay for his funeral. The incident happened at around…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (114+ words) The Town of Andrews has a new police chief who has more than 25 years of law enforcement experience. Michael Bordner has been the town’s police chief since August 10 and had a swearing-in ceremony last week. He proceeds Chief Chris Cockrell…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (232+ words) Starting Monday, if there is a power outage in the City of Georgetown, residents will be able to access real-time information from the Georgetown Light Department. The need for such information became evident during a recent power outage in a…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (92+ words) GAB News County Council to Consider Second Reading of 55-and-Older Community Georgetown County Council, on Tuesday evening, will give second reading to a rezoning request that – if approved – will lead to the development of a 55-and-older residential community along the…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (345+ words) It has been almost one year since Georgetown County started using OverWatch, a real-time biometric monitoring system designed to help prevent overdose deaths inside detention centers. A man who says his son died from fentanyl while incarcerated at the Georgetown…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (231+ words) Pawleys Island Church has taken steps to strengthen security for its children’s ministry, according to messages sent to members and obtained by GAB News. According to the emails, sent to GAB News by several sources, the PICC children’s ministry will…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (163+ words) There are now two unexpected vacancies on the City of Georgetown’s Planning Commission after City Council voted Thursday to remove the commission’s chairman and another member. Following an executive session during Thursday’s council meeting, Councilmember Sharon Melton made a motion…...