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County receives statewide award for safety

Georgetown County government was presented this week with the Outstanding Safety Achievement Award from the S.C. Association of Counties. The annual award is presented to counties that have demonstrated significant progress in a specific area of their ris...

John Thomas has resigned from County Council

John Thomas, the Georgetown County Council District 1 representative since 2015, announced today that he will resign from the council effective May 23. 

Per state law, a special election will not be required, as his resignation date is within 180 ...

County offices closed on May 30

Georgetown County offices and facilities will be closed on Monday, May 30, in observance of Memorial Day. For a full listing of county holidays, visit our holiday closures page.

County fire depts. receive 'Fire Safe' designation

Georgetown County has been named a Fire Safe Community, thanks to the efforts of both Georgetown County Fire-EMS and Midway Fire-Rescue. The departments were recently recognized by Fire Safe South Carolina for efforts in 2021 to develop community risk red...

Recruit School graduates first class of firefighters

Georgetown County Emergency Services, in partnership with the City of Georgetown, graduated eight new firefighters from its first ever Firefighter Recruit School this spring.

Normally, agencies send firefighter recruits for to the S.C. Fire Academy for nec...

Poll Workers needed

The Georgetown County Office of Elections and Voter Registration is looking for people interested in being poll workers during the June 2022 primary elections. Poll workers will be compensated for completing necessary training, as well as working the day ...

Statement regarding recent land clearing in Murrells Inlet

County to name park in honor of Ladson

Georgetown County will name a park in the Plantersville community in honor of the late Abie Roger Ladson Sr. Council approved the honor on March 8 at the request of a group of area residents.

The park is located at 180 Jackson Village Road.

Ladson, who pass...

Joey Manigault to join Officials Hall of Fame

Joey Manigault is a community favorite in Georgetown County. He has been with the County’s Parks and Recreation department since November of 1989, and people of all ages – from “Old Timers,” to kids taking part in t...

Free seminar offered on Heirs Property

The Georgetown County Planning Department and the Frances P. Bunnelle Foundation will team up this month with the Center for Heirs Property Preservation to host a free heirs property seminar and clinic in Georgetown.

The event is set for Monday, March 21, ...

Council adopts redistricting plan

Georgetown County Council gave third and final reading to a redistricting plan at its regular meeting on Feb. 8. It ultimately adopted Map 650, the fifth redistricting map presented to them over the last three months.

Council requested a fifth map followin...

Veterans sought to receive Quilts of Valor

Georgetown County veterans are being sought as nominees to receive Quilts of Valor during a ceremony in April. The deadline for nominations is March 1.

Quilts for the ceremony will be provided through the Quilts of Valor Foundation, which seeks to recogniz...

Council introduces new redistricting map based on public input

After receiving input from dozens of residents during a series of public meetings this month, Georgetown County Council has used that feedback to create an updated redistricting plan.

The new map, known as “Map 509” (so named because th...

COVID-19 cases cause another delay in Georgetown County youth basketball league

Georgetown County Parks and Recreation announced today that its Jr. NBA 3v3 Youth Basketball League will be delayed by at least one more week as a result of COVID-19. 

The league was supposed to begin practices on Jan. 18, but an increase in the n...

Public input meetings scheduled for redistricting maps

Following a workshop on Jan. 11, Georgetown County Council selected a draft redistricting map to move forward with as it works to adopt a redistricting plan. This map, known as Plan 1-843A, is still subject to change prior to adoption based on public comm...

Participants sought for Polar Plunge fundraiser

Staff at the Georgetown County Sheriff's Office are getting ready to take the plunge, and they want you to join them!

The Sheriff's Office and Sheriff Carter Weaver invite members of the public to participate in the second annual Polar Pl...

Firefighter helps MUSC team demonstrate lifesaving technology

Lt. Dale Hewitt of Georgetown County Fire-EMS recently assisted the Medical University of S.C. (MUSC) with a demonstration of technology that could be lifesaving for many rural residents. 

Doctors at MUSC's Comprehensive Stroke Center con...

First draft of redistricting maps released

Georgetown County has received the first version of maps showing two options for what new County Council districts could look like next year. Districts on the federal, state and local levels must be redrawn every 10 years after new census numbers come in ...

Public meetings scheduled to discuss plans for Hasty Point property

The public is invited to provide input on the public use activities and services to be offered at Hasty Point, a new parcel recently added to the Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge.

The refuge is undergoing a comprehensive visitor services study for this tr...

Harrison hired as Georgetown County Economic Development Director

Tiffany Harrison, a Columbia native with more than 20 years of diverse economic development experience, has been selected as the new director of Georgetown County’s Economic Development Department. Her first day on the job will be Jan. 3.

Harriso...

Public Services employees win awards

Georgetown County Public Services recognized three of its most outstanding employees today during a luncheon to honor staff. George Montgomery received the Customer Service Award, Nancy Wall received the Professional Achievement Award, and Sheryl Gibbs wa...

County Council to move back into Council Chambers

Beginning with its Nov. 9 meeting, Georgetown County Council will relocate back into County Council Chambers in the historic Screven Street Courthouse. Council meetings moved to Howard Auditorium in 2020 to allow for better social distancing during the pa...

Where to view Georgetown County Election Results

When the polls close at 7 p.m. Nov. 2, election results from precincts in Georgetown County will be tallied at the county Elections Office on Hazard Street in Georgetown. Results will be posted at gtcounty.org/vote as soon as available.

View the Results Pa...

Donation will improve Litchfield beach access

The Grand Strand Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation donated $20,000 to Georgetown County to help underwrite the cost of rebuilding a 75-foot beach access walkway at Litchfield Beach. The walkway will improve the access at First Street to better serve pub...

Parks and Rec. Dept. announces free fitness center memberships for veterans

To commemorate Veterans Day and honor those who have served in the military, Georgetown County Parks and Recreation will offer free fitness center memberships during the months of November and December to those who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. Th...

Sheriff's Office invites residents for coffee

The Georgetown County Sheriff's Office will host a "Coffee With A Cop" event at Bojangles in Georgetown on Thursday, Oct. 28. From 8:30-9:30 a.m., residents are invited to stop by for a free cup of coffee and an opportunity to speak wit...

Household Hazardous Waste Collection on Oct. 23

After a year-and-a-half-long hiatus due to the pandemic, Georgetown County Environmental Services is bringing back its semi-annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection. The event is set for Saturday, Oct. 23, from 9 a.m. to noon at Waccamaw High School.

&a...

Redistricting Workshop on Oct. 26

Georgetown County Council will have workshop to discuss redistricting at 4 p.m. Oct. 26 at Howard Auditorium. Representatives from the state Office of Revenue and Fiscal Affairs (RFA) will be present to review objectives and the redistricting process with...

Bidder registration for Tax Sale opens Oct. 14

After skipping a year in 2020 due to the pandemic, the Georgetown County Tax Collector’s Office is getting ready for its annual Tax Sale. The event will take place Nov. 1 at Howard Auditorium, 1610 Hawkins St. Georgetown. Registered bidders can ...

Midway Chief announces retirement

Candlelight Vigil to Honor Victims of Domestic Violence

In observance of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Sheriff Carter Weaver invites you to a Candlelight Vigil on October 21 at 11 a.m. at the Georgetown County Sheriff's Office at 430 North Fraser Street. Speaker Aleia Jeffery will talk about the ...

Main Runway to close temporarily beginning Oct. 11

Resurfacing of the main runway at the Georgetown County Airport may require diversion of some air traffic to neighboring counties during the months of October and November.

The airport will close its primary runway, “Runway 5/23,” for a...

Firefighter receives Medal of Valor

Emergency responders and a civilian who recently rescued a man and a dog from a submerged car were recognized for heroism on Sept. 22. Midway Fire-Rescue presented their firefighter Thomas Doyle with the Medal of Valor for his actions. Meritorious Action ...

Public meetings to focus on bike/ pedestrian paths

Two public meetings will take place next week to present a draft conceptual plan for the Plantersville Scenic Byway Loop and Choppee Black River Trail. The meetings are scheduled for:

• 6-7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 29 at Plantersville Elementary School, 1668 Ex...

Council approves ordinance allowing local burn bans

Georgetown County officials now have the authority to ban outdoor burning when conditions make such activity dangerous.

An ordinance approved by Council on Sept. 14 allows the County Administrator or their designee to institute a burn ban upon the...

Lights Out for Sea Turtles!

The summer is winding down and the days are getting cooler. But sea turtle hatching season is still in full swing on Georgetown County beaches. Hatching season generally runs from May through October.

As thousands of tiny hatchlings make their way out of n...

McCrea named Elections Director

Aphra M. McCrea of Georgetown is the new director of Georgetown County Elections and Voter Registration. She was selected from 16 applicants during a meeting of the county Board of Elections and Voter Registration on Sept. 8.

McCrea has worked as a clerk i...

Chief Mack Reed to retire Oct. 1

After serving the residents and visitors of Georgetown County for more than 32 years, Georgetown County Fire-EMS Chief Mack Reed announced his retirement on Sept. 10. His last day on the job will be Oct. 1.  

Reed began his career with the County ...

September brings peak of hurricane season

As summer begins to transition to fall, there’s another season that should still be on people’s minds this month. Sept. 10 is the meteorological peak of the Atlantic Hurricane season.

“We’ve been lucky to have an une...

Midway to host 9/11 memorial event

It seems unreal that two decades have passed since the terrorist attack that destroyed the Twin Towers in New York and tragically claimed thousands of lives, said Doug Eggiman.

Like most Americans who were of age on Sept. 11, 2001, Eggiman, the chief at Mi...

"Tuesdays With..." program returns to Georgetown Library

The Friends of the Georgetown Library will kick off the return of their popular “Tuesdays With…” program this month with famed Gullah storytellers Ron and Natalie Daise. The husband and wife duo, who formerly hosted Nickelod...

Application period opens for A-Tax grants

Georgetown County will accept applications for accommodations tax grants through Oct. 8 at 5 p.m. Grants are available for projects and events occurring in the 2022 calendar year.

Proceeds from the county’s share of the state tax on hotel rooms a...

New trail opens at Rocky Point

Rocky Point, a boat landing and picnic spot in South Carolina's first Community Forest, has another new offering for nature lovers.

"We're getting ready to open our second trail in the trail system out here at Rocky Point," said...

Grant will bring high-speed internet to all areas of the county

A $9.8 million USDA grant will allow high-speed internet to be brought to nearly 3,000 homes in rural areas, including Georgetown County. The announcement was made Aug. 11 by Horry Telephone Cooperative, which received the grant and plans to use funds to ...

Aerial mosquito spraying scheduled

Due to significant increase in the mosquito population across the county following recent rain events, Georgetown County Mosquito Control will conduct aerial spraying next week.

Weather allowing, aerial spraying will take place between 6:30 a.m. and 9:30 a...

County Administrator selected to become Riley Fellow

Georgetown County Administrator Angela Christian will join a network of more than 2,300 leaders committed to creating social and economic progress in South Carolina. She has been selected to join other distinguished leaders from across the Palmetto State ...

Parks and Rec. Dept. announces cancellation of fall tackle football due to spread of COVID-19

Environmental Services Division helps communities cleanup

No one likes to see roadside litter in their neighborhood. Not only is it an eyesore, but statistically, it attracts more litter — people are more like to litter in places where they see litter already exists. Unfortunately, an increase in the a...

Sheriff encourages signup for emergency alerts

Georgetown County Sheriff Carter Weaver encourages residents to sign up for CodeRed, a free service that sends out an alert when a resident is missing or when Sheriff’s Deputies are dealing with an event that may affect you. The service...

Fire Dept. installs 100 smoke detectors during blitz event

Georgetown County Fire-EMS installed nearly 100 smoke detectors in 24 homes on a recent morning. It was part of a Smoke Detector Blitz the department put on with assistance from partners including the American Red Cross and the State Fire Marshall&rsq...

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,...

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...

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...

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 ...

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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...

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...

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"Tuesdays With..." program returns to Georgetown Library

The Friends of the Georgetown Library will kick off the return of their popular “Tuesdays With…” program this month with famed Gullah storytellers Ron and Natalie Daise. The husband and wife duo, who formerly hosted Nickelod...

The September Newsletter is now available!

Check out our September newsletter at http://www.georgetowncountysc.org/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/261

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Check out our October newsletter at https://sc-georgetowncounty.civicplus.com/Archive.aspx?ADID=263.

Join the 2021 Veterans Day Parade

The annual Georgetown Veterans Day Parade is set to take place on Thursday, Nov. 11, at 2 p.m. Georgetown VFW Post 6444 invites individuals and groups to participate, volunteer, or just come out and watch. 

“We’re asking everyo...

The December Newsletter is now available!

Our December 2021 newsletter is now available at https://sc-georgetowncounty.civicplus.com/Archive.aspx?ADID=268.

Happy holidays!