South Carolina’s Hammock Coast Gears Up For Festive Christmas Season
The “Most Wonderful Time of Year” is nearly upon us and while Christmas celebrations in 2020 will be different, they will be no less special along South Carolina’s Hammock Coast. Comprised of six coastal communities – Murrells Inlet, Litchfield Beach, Pawleys Island, southern Garden City, Georgetown...
New Pawleys Island restaurant in Hammock Shops Village celebrates ‘Local’ roots
The name says it all – LOCAL. Creating a comforting atmosphere that offers unique cuisine from locally sourced ingredients and a variety of local beers and wines is the idea behind a new restaurant in Pawleys Island. Owners of Local Eat Drink Celebrate in the Hammock Shops...
New children’s book about McKenzie Beach shares aspects of Gullah-Geechee culture
When Johnny L. Ford of Pawleys Island wrote down his childhood memories of visiting McKenzie Beach, a former “black” beach resort destroyed by Hurricane Hazel in 1954, he had no idea the result would be a beautifully illustrated children’s book. [caption id="attachment_6928" align="alignright" width="161"] Johnny L....
Four years after fire, new Nature Center opens at Huntington Beach State Park
[caption id="attachment_6841" align="aligncenter" width="768"] Visitors tour the newly opened Nature Center at Huntington Beach State Park following a grand-opening celebration Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. (Photo by Clayton Stairs/Georgetown County Chamber of Commerce)[/caption] A new Nature Center at Huntington Beach State Park on South Carolina’s Hammock Coast...
Pawleys pastry chef competes in Food Network’s Halloween Baking Championship
Designing spook-tacular costumes, boo-tiful decorations and even blood-curdling baked goods are just some of the reasons Holly Braddock, a cake decorator at Incredible Edibles Bakery in Pawleys Island, loves Halloween. But this Halloween season is extra special because she’s representing South Carolina’s Hammock Coast in the...