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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.

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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...

Two beach accesses to close temporarily

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...