Category Archives: South Carolina

Orrin Pilkey opposing groin on Pawleys tonight at Waccamaw Library, 6 pm

By Mary Edna | Published: June 24, 2009
Excerpt from Pawleys Island: Agencies oppose south end groin by Charles Swenson at the Coastal Observer: Federal and state agencies are recommending denial of Georgetown County’s request to build a rock groin on the south end of Pawleys Island. They say there is no need for the project, and that it could harm wildlife habitat […]
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“Friends” still battling Kiawah Spit development

By Mary Edna | Published: June 22, 2009
Organizer of Friends of the Kiawah River, Sidi Limehouse, wrote the following letter in April 2009. He describes the ongoing legal issues that his group faces in opposing this development and summarizes the issues, including devastating results for wildlife. Cap’n Sam’s Spit: An Environment at Risk – A Call to Action This is an educational […]
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Watch Sparks Fly, Celebration for Mr. Simmons

By Mary Edna | Published: June 16, 2009
Mary Edna’s band, Lime and the Coconuts, played for a gathering honoring Philip Simmons, Charleston’s renowned ironworker. Simmons fashioned more than 500 decorative pieces of ornamental wrought iron — gates, fences, balconies and window grills. Mr. Simmons is 97 years old and a unifying force in the community. He taught perseverance and diligence about his […]
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