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  Readers' Choice
  

After more than 125 categories, 750 ballots, 16,000 tallies and a million hours of counting, the readers have chosen. We introduced this feature four years ago and the response has been overwhelming. The Moultrie News received double the response over last year from readers with our annual Moultrie News 2011 Reader’s choice wards.
The Moultrie News is both proud and excited to announce the first place and runner up winners. Thank you readers for taking the time to cast your votes. And, congratulations to the local businesses who were voted best in the East Cooper and the Lowcountry.


Automotive
Category First Place Runner-Ups
NEW CAR DEALER Miller Cadillac McElveen
PRE-OWNED CAR DEALER Miller Cadillac Bavarian
AUTO REPAIR Ascue's Precision Tune
GAS STATION Sonoco Hess
TIRE STORE Gerald's Hay Tires
QUICK OIL CHANGE Jiffy Lube Spee Dee
TOWING SERVICE AAA Safari
AUTO GLASS Glass Pro Glass Masters


Pets
Category First Place Runner-Up
VETERINARIAN Animal Medical Center Park West Vet
DOG GROOMER My Three Dogs Pet Smart
PET SUPPLIES Pet Smart Petco


Shopping
Category First Place Runner-Up
ANTIQUE STORE Page's Antique Mall (Coleman), Hungry Neck Antiques
BOOK STORE Barnes & Noble Blue Bicycle Books, Sullivan's Trade A Book
BRIDAL STORE Jean's Bridal House of Charleston
CHILDRENS CLOTHING Southern Belles Gymboree
CONSIGNMENT SHOP Butterfly Victoria's
DEPARTMENT STORE Belk's Kohl's
FLOOR COVERING Palmetto Carpet McGrew's
FLORIST BiLo Buy the Bunch
FRAME SHOP Haven's Karens Korner
FURNITURE STORE GDC Celedon
GARDEN CENTER (LOCAL) Abide A While Royall
GIFT BASKETS Carpentiers BiLo
GIFT SHOP Wishing Well (East Cooper Medical Center) Scratch Pad
GOLF SHOP Pro Golf Dunes West Pro Shop
GROCERY STORE Publix Harris Teeter
HERBAL / VITAMIN Whole Foods GNC
HOBBY SHOP Michael's Country Bumpkin
HOME IMPROVEMENT Lowe's Royall Hardware
JEWELRY SHOP Skatell's Polly's
KITCHEN STORE Coastal Cupboard Bed Bath & Beyond
MATTRESS STORE Relax the Back Feather Your Nest
MEN'S CLOTHING Gwynn's M. Dumas
OFFICE SUPPLIES Staples Office Depot
PHARMACY CVS BiLo
SPORTING GOODS East Cooper Sporting Goods Dick's
SHOE STORE Phillips Shooz (Copper Penny)
SUNGLASS SHOP Jackson-Davenport Eye Care Center
WOMEN'S CLOTHING Copper Penny Gwynn's
HUNTING / FISHING Haddrell's Point Charleston Angler


Services
Category First Place Runner-Up
ASSISTED LIVING Franke Sandpiper
BANK 1st Federal Wachovia
BARBER SHOP Causey's Thomas' Barber Shop
CATERING Joe's Catering (Buckshot's Restaurant) Hamby's
CELL PHONE Verizon T-Mobile
CHIROPRACTOR Dr. Benoit, Dr. Stamegna Chiropractic USA, Mt. Pleasant Chiropractic
COMPANION CARE Horizon Lowcountry Companions
DANCE STUDIO Tapio Dance Arts Studio
DAYCARE Little Learners Lodge, Sunshine House O'Quinn
DAY SPA / SALON Urban Nirvana Stella Nova
DENTIST Dr. Tara Griffin Dr. Jeff Gardner
DRY CLEANER Chris' Pelican Cleaners
ELECTRICIAN Transworld Mt. Pleasant Electric, Watson Electrical
EVENT VENUE Alhambra Hall Boone Hall
FAMILY DOCTOR Dr. Jones, Susan Dr. Durst, George; Dr. Thomas, Karen
FINANCIAL PLANNER Dennis Patrick (Morris Financial) 360* Finance
FITNESS CENTER East Shore Eco Fitness
FUNERAL HOME Stuhr's McAlister-Smith
HAIR SALON Stella Nova, Visage Salon Bellaza
HEATING / AC Myers Answer Air, C&C
HEARING AID CENTER Advanced Hearing Jackson-Davenport
HOME BUILDER TB Construction (Trip Bull) Paradise Homes (Rob Bohart)
HOSPITAL East Cooper Roper
HOTEL / MOTEL Hampton Inn & Suites Holiday Inn, Homewood Suites
INSURANCE AGENT Billy Swails Heather Bosse, Jack Tankersley, Wally Burbage
INSURANCE AGENCY State Farm Allstate, CT Lowndes
INTERIOR DECORATING GDC Southern Accents
IN HOME HEALTH CARE Amedisys CMG of Charleston
LANDSCAPER Pleasant Places Green Carolina
LOCAL ARTIST Carol McGill, Tate Nation Jim Booth
LOCKSMITH East Cooper Lock & Safe Jantzens
MEMORY CARE - -
MORTGAGE COMPANY Bank of America, Lucey Mortgage Southcoast Bank
NAIL SALON Top Nail Silver Nails
OUTDOOR EVENT Blessing of the Fleet SEWE
PEST CONTROL Terminex Palmetto
PHARMACIST Tim Hooks (BiLo) Kim Richardson
PLACE TO WORK Bi Lo East Cooper Medical Center
PLUMBER Blitch Heins Plumbing
POOL COMPANY Atkinson Aqua Blue Pools
PRINT SHOP Post Net Direct Marketers
PRIVATE SCHOOL Christ Our King / Stella Maris Porter Gaud
REAL ESTATE COMPANY Carolina One Old Dominion
REAL ESTATE AGENT Rob Bohart Alan Donald, Betty Poore, Mary Molony
RETIREMENT COMMUNITY Franke Home Sandpiper
TANNING SALON Ultratan Station 41
TAXI SERVICE Black Cab Green Taxi
TRAVEL AGENCY AAA Travel Ravenel
VISION CENTER / EYE Belle Hall Eye Care Eyecare Center - Dr. Orr


Entertainment
Category First Place Runner-Up
GOLF COURSE Rivertowne Dunes West
LIVE MUSIC VENUE Windjammer Music Farm
TV STATION WCBD-TV (2) - NBC WCIV-TV (4) - ABC
FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT Blackbeards Cove Charleston County Parks
MOVIE RENTAL Blockbuster Vendflix (Red Box)
MOVIE THEATRE Palmetto Grande Cinebarre


Food and Drink
Category First Place Runner-Up
BAR Red's Ice House Art's
BAKERY Publix Bi Lo
BOILED PEANUTS Tony the Peanut Man Royall Hardware, SeeWee Outpost
BUFFETT Palmetto Pig Gullah Cuisine
CHINESE RESTAURANT Great Wall Bamboo Garden
DELI East Bay Deli Bi Lo
PASTRY Publix BiLo
FAST FOOD Chick Fil A Wendy's
HAPPY HOUR Red's Ice House Liberty
HOT DOGS Jack's Cosmic Dogs Skoogie's
ICED TEA McAlister's Chick Fil A
JAPANESE RESTAURANT Yamato Tsunami
ITALIAN RESTAURANT Carabas Sette VII
LOCAL SEAFOOD RESTAURANT Locklear's Gilligan's
MEXICAN RESTAURANT Los Arcos Uno Mas
NEW RESTAURANT Graze 17 North
OUTDOOR DINING Vickery's 17 North
BAR B QUE Melvins Palmetto Pig
BREAKFAST Alex's IHOP, Okra Grill
BRUNCH Red Drum Crave
BURGER Five Guys Poe's Tavern
BUSINESS LUNCH Langdon's Locklear's
CHICKEN Chick Fil A Kickin Chicken
COFFEE Starbucks Duncan Donuts
COUNTRY COOKING Okra Grill Palmetto Pig
DESSERT Kaminisky's Village Bakery
ICE CREAM Ye Ole Fashioned Baskin Robins
PIZZA Mellow Mushroom Andolini's
SALAD King St. Grill Just Fresh, Mellow Mushroom
STEAK Longhorn's Outback
WINGS Wild Wings Blue's
ROMANTIC RESTAURANT Langdon's Red Drum
THAI RESTAURANT Basil Pattaya
WINE / LIQUOR STORE Clary's Wine A While


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