GEORGETOWN — The Georgetown Times will be offered free at more than 80 locations throughout Andrews, Georgetown, Pawleys Island and Murrells Inlet.
The overrun of an additional 5,000 copies begins Aug. 11. The Times will also appear as a section of The Post and Courier Myrtle Beach newspaper.
Requests from local residents and businesses, the organization's commitment to local news and the desire of advertisers to reach a broader audience drove the decision.
Readers will find the free Georgetown Times section in new blue boxes outside at some locations, and inside other location on new wire racks. Look for The Post and Courier Georgetown Times-Myrtle Beach logo to find your free copy.
Readers can still find complete issues of The Post and Courier Myrtle Beach, which includes the Georgetown Times, for a cost of $2 per copy at hundreds of locations throughout the Grand Strand and Hammock Coast. Log on to www.postandcourier.com/locations to find a retail location nearest you.
The free Georgetown Times section of The Post and Courier Myrtle Beach includes a local news front page, sports, opinion, obituaries, classified and legal ads. The purchased copy includes all of that, as well as Horry County news, weather, Today in History, state news, Business news, Food features, comics/puzzles and more. Grocery store, pharmacy and other coupon inserts will continued to be offered in our paid product.
We continue to invite you to share news at mbnews@postandcourier.com. For advertising inquiries, contact Joni Brooks at (843) 998-2037. If a digital subscription best suits you, log on to www.postandcourier.com/subscribe to take advantage of our most recent offer for new subscriber.
Join us for an Open House/Ribbon Cutting celebrating one year of our merging The Post and Courier, Myrtle Beach with the Georgetown Times at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 18 at our offices, 615 Front Street. Meet our staff members and enjoy light refreshments.