http://www.gtowntimes.com/ en-us http://www.kingstreenews.com/kingstree/story/Tidelands-Hospice-Opens-In-Kingstree Tidelands Community Hospice of Georgetown has located to Kingstree. The Hospice center is located at 205 Martin Luther King Blvd. by the Bank of Greeleyville. Hospice has been serving patients in Williamsburg County for several years but the new center will provide a physical presence in order to take care of local resident’s needs. Tidelands Hospice cares for terminally ill patients, regardless of diagnosis, age, race, nationality, physical capabilities and/or reimbursement source (once a physician has determined hospice care to be approved). It provides comfort and care for people with serious illnesses and support to the families through education about symptom management, pain control and the grief process. Tidelands Hospice serves pati ... 8/20/2008 http://www.kingstreenews.com/kingstreeTidelands-Hospice-Opens-In-Kingstree http://www.kingstreenews.com/kingstree/story/This-Little-Piggy-Went--Wise- A familiar face has vanished from the annals of Kingstree; a face that residents of every age have grown up with, a face we can never forget. That cute face, pink, pudgy and always smiling, is now but a memory. The face is that of the Kingstree Piggly Wiggly pig. An icon that adorned the top of the store on Main Street for nearly 60 years has stepped aside in order to introduce a new shopping experience. “Looking at the economy and listening to customers has placed our focus on providing the most competitive pricing we possibly can,” said Piggly Wiggly Director of Real Estate Christopher L. Ibsen. Ibsen was part of a huge team that included stockers, sign crews and others who reset the store to Price Wise Foods. The change took place over a ... 8/20/2008 http://www.kingstreenews.com/kingstreeThis-Little-Piggy-Went--Wise- http://www.kingstreenews.com/kingstree/story/Community-Events--August-20th--2008- AA meetings announcedIf you drink, that’s your business. If you want to be sober, that’s our business.A.A. 833 Broad Swamp Rd., Kingstree, Thursdays at 8 p.m. (843) 697-3321.Seniors patrol wellness checkThe Kingstree Police Department is offering a seniors patrol wellness check. Any elderly, ill or bedridden resident of the Town of Kingstree who would like for the police department to contact them on a regular basis should call Chief Robert Ford. Chief Ford can be reached at 355-5435 or come by the police department and leave your name, phone number and address.K-4 registration to be heldLittle Smurf’s Child Development is now accepting four-year-old kindergarten applications for 2008-09. Qualifying families pay no tuition. Students attend ... 8/20/2008 http://www.kingstreenews.com/kingstreeCommunity-Events--August-20th--2008- http://www.kingstreenews.com/kingstree/story/Obituaries--August-20th--2008--- MAGGIE KEELS - GREELEYVILLEFuneral services for Mrs. Maggie Keels, conducted by the Rev. Jimmy Brockington, were held Thursday, August 14, 2008 at St. John 4-B Missionary Baptist Church in Greeleyville. Burial, directed by Dimery and Rogers Funeral Home, followed at Cow Head Cemetery in Greeleyville. Mrs. Keels, 84, died Friday, August 8, 2008 at McLeod Regional Hospital in Florence. She was born on January 24, 1924 in Greeleyville, a daughter of the late Nelson York and Francis White York. She was a member of St. John 4-B Missionary Baptist Church in Greeleyville, where she served on the Usher Board (former treasurer), Pastor’s Aide President, President of the Senior Choir, church clerk, president of the Missionaries and Sunday school teac ... 8/20/2008 http://www.kingstreenews.com/kingstreeObituaries--August-20th--2008--- http://www.kingstreenews.com/kingstree/story/Faith-Upcoming--August-20th--2008- Take-out Bag Lunches St. Ann Center at 908 Thorne Avenue will be providing takeout bag lunches for a limited time on Wednesday, August 27th from 11 a.m. to noon.  These lunches are provided through a First Steps grant to promote healthy nutrition.RegistrationSt. Ann Catholic Center at 908 Thorne Avenue will be holding registration for the Homework Program on the following days: Tuesday, August 26 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Wednesday, August 27 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.Children in Kdg. to Gr. 3 attend on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from after school until 4:30 p.m. Children in Grades 4-5-6 attend Thursdays from after school until 5 p.m.Registrations are limited so be sure to attend.Third AnniversaryThe St. Pau ... 8/20/2008 http://www.kingstreenews.com/kingstreeFaith-Upcoming--August-20th--2008- http://www.kingstreenews.com/kingstree/story/Fleas--knees--and-the-cat-that-got-away Although you won’t read about what Obama had for breakfast on the front page of the ‘Kingstree Blues’ our local news is power journalism at its most provocative.  Where else would you read about Robert Allen Cabbage Williamson getting a new pair of knees and Barack Obama would announce that my tom cat the great “Hound T Walker” is receiving a new set of fleas. Both operations will be performed by Walter Cottingham, world famous frugal animal surgeon. Walter is too tight to buy an air conditioner. When Beth claims she’s too hot, Walter goes to Wal-Mart and buys shade made in China, which he pays for by performing seven-dollar operations on five-dollar mules. Cabbage’s knees are so old, they were on the ark. Noah committed a booboo. He w ... 8/20/2008 http://www.kingstreenews.com/kingstreeFleas--knees--and-the-cat-that-got-away http://www.kingstreenews.com/kingstree/story/Main-Photo-of-The-Week2008-08-20T06-17-23 Williamsburg County Supervisor Stanley Pasley joins Marsha Hayes, Executive Director of Tidelands Hospice and guests in a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the organization’s new center in Kingstree.            Photo by Michaele Duke ... 8/20/2008 http://www.kingstreenews.com/kingstreeMain-Photo-of-The-Week2008-08-20T06-17-23 http://www.kingstreenews.com/kingstree/story/SCAC-presents-distinguished-service-award-to-Sen--McGill The South Carolina Association of Counties presented the Distinguished Service Award (the SCAC’s highest and most revered award) to Senator J. Yancey McGill, District 32 (Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Williams-burg counties) at its 41st Annual Conference (July 31 - Aug. 3).Sen. McGill is only the ninth person to receive the Distinguished Service Award in the 41-year history of the SCAC.“This award is reserved for persons who have made considerable and noteworthy contributions to improving county government in South Carolina over a number of years,” said K.G. “Rusty” Smith, Jr., when presenting the award Saturday evening, Aug. 2. “It signifies that the recipient is truly committed to the concept of Home Rule. To be eligible for this award, th ... 8/14/2008 http://www.kingstreenews.com/kingstreeSCAC-presents-distinguished-service-award-to-Sen--McGill http://www.kingstreenews.com/kingstree/story/Hospital-CT-Scan-up-and-Running Williamsburg Regional Hospital recently announced a new addition to the hospital’s radiology department. A General Electric 16 multi-slice CT (CAT) scan replaced an older model. Purchase of the unit required a year of processing that included inspections by a radiological physicist and DHEC.After the initial inspections were approved, construction to accommodate the unit began. Once in place, hospital employed radiological technologists underwent an intense training session by certified General Electric experts.  The GE BrightSpeed CT performs non-invasive diagnosis from colon cancer to cardiovascular disease. The scan produces a series of images and can detect many conditions that do not show up on conventional x-rays. The 3-D im ... 8/14/2008 http://www.kingstreenews.com/kingstreeHospital-CT-Scan-up-and-Running http://www.kingstreenews.com/kingstree/story/County-Council-Takes-Next-Steps-Toward-Fire-Stations At their August 4 meeting county council members proceeded with a Safer Grant to hire five new firefighters, purchase land and secure contractors, for five projected fire stations that will be located in Williamsburg County. In spite of 17 fire stations already serving the county, Williamsburg County Budget Director Liz Nelson stated the additional locations would incorporate areas that lie more than five miles from a responding fire station. Eastern Engineering, Inc. was contracted to provide a survey that defined areas and determine order of priority for each site. Each station will staff one full-time firefighter at the time of completion. All stations will be completed within one year of commencement. Total project costs for the five st ... 8/14/2008 http://www.kingstreenews.com/kingstreeCounty-Council-Takes-Next-Steps-Toward-Fire-Stations