Construction costs continue to be at high levels due in part to a steep increase in the price of lumber, and now home builders in one Lowcountry community could see another cost rise.
The Georgetown NAACP hopes a grassroots approach to community outreach and a partnership with Tidelands Health will convince people to make their COVID-19 vaccine appointment.
Monroe Mirray Cole was originally charged with attempted murder after authorities say he shot Hazel Daniels at their home on Handy Hill Drive on March 25.
Bowen National Research put together a housing needs assessment of the area and found over the next five years the county will need 670 rental units and 2,203 for-sale houses.
As the state prepares to open up vaccinations to anyone over 16, health care providers say they’re expanding hours to accommodate the surge in those seeking the vaccine.
Hundreds of people in our state our overdue for their second dose of one of the coronavirus vaccines, according to the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control.
People who live and work in the Tri-County of South Carolina face the biggest struggle in the state to afford a “modest” two-bedroom rental, a new national report finds.
For the first time in two years, the storm prediction center is forecasting its second-highest risk of severe weather for most of South Carolina Thursday.
The organization cares for young people who are victims of physical and sexual abuse, neglect and abandonment. It also provides resources and support to area families at risk of having their children removed from their home.
The last year many have learned how to increase personal hygiene through proper hand washing, wearing masks and using hand sanitizer. Just like that physical protection, security experts say we must be diligent about “cyber hygiene.”
Tidelands Health said it will allow people who received their first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine and who are overdue for their second to register for that dose.
The Georgetown Police Department say an operation conducting checks to determine if businesses would sell alcohol to minors resulted in charges against three people.
The Georgetown County School District say they are bringing back all middle and high school students registered for face-to-face learning, five days a week.
Deputies are searching for a driver after a woman was stabbed then dragged by a car in Georgetown County on Friday afternoon. It happened outside a home on Jeremiah Drive in Plantersville.
Teachers in South Carolina may now be eligible for the COVI19 vaccines, but it’s still unclear just how quickly some districts are going to be able to provide those shots.
Job Impulse is currently trying to fill positions for welders, warehouse selectors, picker/packer, heavy equipment operators, assemblers, environmental housekeepers, and others.
Authorities are searching for 34-year-old Gabrielle Myers who is wanted for failing to surrender. Myers pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering and was sentenced to 11 years in prison.
Deputies with the Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office have arrested a 42-year-old man for the third time in seven months for trafficking methamphetamine.
Charles E. Bunnell Jr., 20, of Summerville was charged with illegal dumping after concrete slabs from a private home were found at a Pawleys Island church, deputies say.
Santee Cooper officials say heavy precipitation throughout the area in addition to the watershed feeding the Santee Cooper Lakes has increased inflows to the Santee Cooper Lakes system.
"You're going to step foot on sacred ground. The museum itself is situated in an historic alleyway that back in the 1850s and 60s was used as an auction location to sell people of African descent."
Industries such as distribution, supply chain, logistics, e-commerce, data storage/broadband, pharmaceuticals, select retail are just a few of the areas of business that are rapidly hiring and in large volume.
Tidelands Health says the 5,200 COVID vaccine doses they will have handed out by the end of Friday at vaccine clinic locations including Murrells Inlet and Georgetown sets a new weekly record.
The South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce, American Job Center and SC Works Veterans Services are coming together to host a statewide, virtual hiring event.
"We're honoring the fact that despite the stronghold of slavery, African Americans have been able to transcend and impact the world in really amazing ways."
Weeks after receiving their initial dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, those aged 70 and older are returning to Tidelands Health for that necessary second shot.
The Georgetown County Council is considering 20 projects that could be funded through surplus tax funds. County officials say there is a surplus of $10 million that came from a capital project tax.
Tidelands Health officials have been able to stretch their COVID-19 vaccine supply by 20 percent by using a very precise method to ensure not a single drop is wasted.
