Study highlights the need for affordable housing in Georgetown County

Housing study highlights need for affordable housing in Georgetown County

GEORGETOWN COUNTY – The need for affordable housing in Georgetown County is an issue that has come to a head over the last several months. A recent study commissi...

New business to locate at Georgetown Airport

Georgetown County is excited to announce that Sherpa 6, Inc., and Sherpa Air will open new facilities at the Georgetown County Airport on Airport Road. The business will invest an estimated $19 million over a five-year period and create 43 high-paying, sp...

County seeks residents’ help in pinpointing areas with flooding issues

The Georgetown County Stormwater Division is embarking on a master plan to address flooding and drainage system issues across the county, and it’s looking for the help of residents. 

The master planning project will take place in phases,...

Sheriff to host National Night Out on Aug. 3 in Pawleys Island

Sheriff Carter Weaver and the Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office will host the 36th annual National Night Out event on Tuesday, Aug. 3, at Pawleys Island Community Church. The event is free and everyone is invited. It will take place from 6-8 p....

Phase 2 of Marsh Walk repairs to begin

Phase 2 of repairs on the Murrells Inlet Marsh Walk are slated to begin tomorrow, July 21. The wooden planks and rails along the Marsh Walk were replaced from the northern most part of the structure to the area between the Dead Dog Saloon and the Claw Hou...

Job Fair to connect industries with potential employees

Georgetown County Economic Development will help local industries connect face-to-face with potential employees this month. The Department, in partnership with Horry-Georgetown Technical College, SC Works Waccamaw and the Waccamaw Regional Council of Gove...

Two beach accesses to close temporarily

Housand named County IT Director

Seth Housand, a longtime employee of Georgetown County’s MIS Department was promoted this month to Department Director. He is the first in-house director the department has had in nearly a decade. The county previously contracted with an outside...

County celebrates National Parks and Recreation Month with new programs

July is National Parks and Recreation Month and Georgetown County is celebrating with an ice cream social on July 9 and a wide-ranging line of new programming. The ice cream social will be from 4-6 p.m. at Beck Recreation and is free to attend for all age...

2021-22 Budget available for review

Georgetown County's Fiscal Year 2022 budget was approved by Georgetown County Council on June 22 and is available for public review. The full budget document is available on the Finance section of the county website.

The balanced budget totals $90...

New Treasurer, Auditor take oath

Two new Georgetown County elected officials took their oath of office on June 30.

Congratulations to incoming Treasurer Miriam Mace and incoming Auditor Ken Baker. Both were sworn in during a brief, small ceremony at 5:30 pm at the historic courthouse. The...

Sheriff's Office presents quarterly Awards

Sheriff Carter Weaver presented quarterly awards to employees of the Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office at a ceremony on June 30.  Those honored were:  

DEPUTIES OF THE QUARTER

Cpl. Antonio Mitchum and Deputy Cody Thompson. They ...

Application period reopens for farmers’ market voucher program

After a delivery delay forced Georgetown County to postpone distribution of farmers’ market vouchers for senior citizens earlier this month, the state has announced it will reopen the application period for the program. Seniors now have until Ju...

Finance Dept. receives top honor for annual comprehensive report

The Georgetown County Finance Department has received the highest form of recognition available in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting.

The Department was presented last week with the international Certificate of Achievement for Exc...

South Island Ferry Landing to Reopen

Repairs are wrapping up at the South Island Ferry Landing parking lot, and the landing will once again be open to the public this coming Saturday, June 5.Additionally, a "Grand Opening" ceremony is in the works for a future date. Please check ba...

County celebrates National Public Works Week

The Georgetown County Public Services Department thanked and honored its staff with a luncheon and awards presentation on Thursday. The event was in honor of National Public Works Week, which annually pays tribute to the men and women responsible for buil...

County, partners to reinter ancestral remains of African-Americans enslaved on Hagley Plantation

Georgetown County and partners throughout the community will gather together this weekend for a ceremony to reinter the remains of enslaved African-Americans who were once laid to rest at Hagley Plantation. The ceremony, to take place at Holy Cross Faith ...

Seven Community Cleanups in District 7 set for May 22

The COVID-19 pandemic impacted people and businesses across the globe in innumerable ways. In Georgetown County, one of the impacts residents might find surprising is an increase in litter on roadways. The pandemic prevented inmate workers from the county...

91-year-old retires from Georgetown County

The Georgetown County Public Services Department recently had a retirement celebration the likes of which it has never had before. The retiree was 91 years old. 

Jacob Frasier, affectionately known as “Mr. Jacob,” retired in Ap...

Mask ordinance no longer in place in Georgetown County

A mask ordinance that was in place in Georgetown County for just over a year was allowed to expire on April 28. County Council had renewed the ordinance every few months since it was first put in place in March of 2020. Renewal was not on the agenda for C...

Georgetown County launches program for minority-owned small businesses

Georgetown County Economic Development is excited to announce the recent launch of its Minority-Owned Small Businesses Initiative Enterprise. 

The initiative will help businesses across Georgetown County with tasks such as registering in the count...

Parts of Murrells Inlet Marsh Walk to close for repairs

Sections of the popular Murrells Inlet Marsh Walk will close for repairs beginning Monday, April 26. Two crews will close and repair one section of boardwalk at a time, with one crew starting at Wahoo’s and moving south, and another starting at ...

County opens new Green Trail at Rocky Point on Earth Day

Georgetown County will celebrate Earth Day next week by giving residents and visitors another way to enjoy nature. It will open the Green Trail – the very first walking trail to open at Rocky Point Community Forest – with a small commu...

Housing study highlights need for affordable housing in Georgetown County

Housing study highlights need for affordable housing in Georgetown County

GEORGETOWN COUNTY – The need for affordable housing in Georgetown County is an issue that has come to a head over the last several months. A recent study commissi...

Jump rope club for women ages 40+ comes to Georgetown County parks

Play dates aren’t just for kids anymore. They’re for grown women too, according to Donna L. Reed of Browns Ferry. She would certainly know, since she has been attending once, twice, and sometimes even three or four times a week.

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County offices to eliminate appointment requirement

Just over a year after Georgetown County closed its offices due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is getting ready to fully-reopen. For most offices, that means an end to the requirement that residents make appointments to conduct county business in person at ...

Library Director publishes first book

This February was “a nail-biting time” for Georgetown County’s Library Director, Dwight McInvaill. After 40 years of laborious research and interviews, organizing hundreds of family letters and photographs, and finally puttin...

Murrells Inlet teen ranks No. 1 in state for tennis

Hard work and regular training have paid off for Logan Tomovski, 14. 

A longtime student of David Bromberg, head tennis pro at the county-owned Waccamaw Regional Tennis Center, Tomovski finished 2020 as the No. 1 ranked tennis player in the state ...

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FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Application

To: All interested Federal and State Agencies, Local Groups and Individuals- Public Notice

Posted: June 7, 2021

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the South Carolina Emergency Management Division (SCEMD) have received an ap...

Libraries Plan Summer Fun for Everyone

The Georgetown County Library (GCL) is gearing up for a summer of fun for all ages, and attendees will once again be able to gather in auditoriums and meeting rooms to share the experience. Although the libraries have been open for book lending, computer ...

Southern Georgetown Library opens its doors

The new Southern Georgetown Community Library has its certificate of occupancy - and a bevy of new books - and will open its doors on Wednesday, March 24. Library staff and the many volunteers who helped steer the building into being couldn't be ...

Free Little Libraries installed around Georgetown area

The Friends of the Georgetown Library are pleased to announce a new project: providing Little Free Libraries in several locations in Georgetown.  Over the past eight months the group has launched the libraries in cooperation with the Georgetown C...

Library Director publishes first book

This February was “a nail-biting time” for Georgetown County’s Library Director, Dwight McInvaill. After 40 years of laborious research and interviews, organizing hundreds of family letters and photographs, and finally puttin...

New Foreclosure Sales Have Been Published

Foreclosure Sales for August 2021 are now available.

New Foreclosure Sales Have Been Published

New Foreclosure Sales Have Been Published

New Foreclosure Sales Have Been Published at gtcounty.org

The July Newsletter is now available!

Two beach accesses to close temporarily

County celebrates National Parks and Recreation Month with new programs

July is National Parks and Recreation Month and Georgetown County is celebrating with an ice cream social on July 9 and a wide-ranging line of new programming. The ice cream social will be from 4-6 p.m. at Beck Recreation and is free to attend for all age...

South Island Ferry Landing to Reopen

Repairs are wrapping up at the South Island Ferry Landing parking lot, and the landing will once again be open to the public this coming Saturday, June 5.Additionally, a "Grand Opening" ceremony is in the works for a future date. Please check ba...

Parts of Murrells Inlet Marsh Walk to close for repairs

Sections of the popular Murrells Inlet Marsh Walk will close for repairs beginning Monday, April 26. Two crews will close and repair one section of boardwalk at a time, with one crew starting at Wahoo’s and moving south, and another starting at ...

Local teen ranked No. 1 in the state for tennis

Hard work and regular training have paid off for Logan Tomovski, 14. A longtime student of David Bromberg, head tennis pro at the county-owned Waccamaw Regional Tennis Center, Tomovski finished 2020 as the No. 1 ranked tennis player in the state of South ...

County opens new Green Trail at Rocky Point on Earth Day

Georgetown County will celebrate Earth Day this week by giving residents and visitors another way to enjoy nature. It will open the Green Trail – the very first walking trail to open at Rocky Point Community Forest – with a small commu...

Jump rope club for women ages 40+ comes to Georgetown County parks

Play dates aren’t just for kids anymore. They’re for grown women too, according to Donna L. Reed of Browns Ferry. She would certainly know, since she has been attending once, twice, and sometimes even three or four times a week.

&ld...

County celebrates National Public Works Week

The Georgetown County Public Services Department thanked and honored its staff with a luncheon and awards presentation on Thursday. The event was in honor of National Public Works Week, which annually pays tribute to the men and women responsible for buil...

Seven Community Cleanups in District 7 set for May 22

The COVID-19 pandemic impacted people and businesses across the globe in innumerable ways. In Georgetown County, one of the impacts residents might find surprising is an increase in litter on roadways. The pandemic prevented inmate workers from the county...

Memorial Day Ceremony to take place in Georgetown

Georgetown’s annual Memorial Day observance will be held Monday, May 31st at the Veterans Memorial located at 715 Church Street. The ceremony will begin at 10AM and former Coastal Carolina University History Professor Barry Price will be the gue...

Volunteers needed to place flags on veterans' graves for Memorial Day

You’ve all seen the familiar poster of Uncle Sam pointing his finger and saying “I want you…..”

Well, the veterans of America Legion Post 114 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6444 in Georgetown could use your help ...