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BEAUFORT y the time you read this, it should be raining. At least, that’s what the national weather service forecasters are saying as this column is being written on Sunday. Tropical Storm Debby, (it’s still a tropical storm at this point) is expected to bring as much as 18 to 24 inches of rain to this part of the Lowcountry, which is certainly nothing to sneeze about. Gov. Henry McMaster, not one to dilly-dally when an emergency is at hand, has already declared a State Of Emergency which means the state will be standing in line for any federal dollars out there for storm repairs. Let’s hope they’re not needed. The amount of rain anticipated from Debby does reinforce the city of Beaufort’s attempts to improve its stormwater system. In July 2022, engineering consultants for the city, Davis and Floyd, presented a report that showed the need for 28 projects to improve dilapidated drainage systems within the city limits. The report came with a stunning $28.3 million price tag. Just recently, city staff at the
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Residents on Sam’s Point Road on Lady’s Island access the damage in front of their homes on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, after Tropical Storm Debby moved into the Lowcountry on Monday night and early Tuesday morning. Photos by Amber Hewitt/ The Island News
Here comes the rain again
Tropical Storm Debby settles into Lowcountry By Delayna Earley and Amber Hewitt As of 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 6, more than 2,000 The Island News people were without power according to Poweroutage.us’ Monday night and into early Tuesday morning in outage map with more than 10,000 Dominion Energy northern Beaufort County was filled with tornado warn- customers having reported power outages overnight. ings, flash flood warnings and storm surge warnings, as SEE STORM PAGE A7 Tropical Storm Debby made its way into the Lowcountry.
Customers at Walmart on Robert Smalls Parkway are shopping for last-minute supplies as Tropical Storm Debby approaches Beaufort.
On Monday afternoon, Lowcountry Stitch on Bay Street closed early and placed sandbags in front of the door in anticipation of Tropical Storm Debby.
In the Braeburn Lane neighborhood, 10-year-old Faith, 5-year-old Scarlette and 4-year-old Theo make the most of Tropical Storm Debby.
Trafficking defendants bound over for trial
SLED establishes probable cause against Barnes, Youmans, Bryan in preliminary hearings
Jaquan Duvall Barnes, the defendant in a sex trafficking case, takes his seat next to his public defender in the courtroom at the Beaufort County Detention Center during his Preliminary Hearing on Friday, August 2, 2024. Amber Hewitt/ The Island News
preliminary hearings on Friday morning, Aug. 2, and all three were bound over for trial. Jaquan Barnes and William Youmans, both still confined at the Beaufort County Detention Center had their hearings before Beaufort By Mike McCombs County Magistrate Thomas A. The Island News Three of the principal figures in Holloway at the courtroom inside a human sex trafficking operation the Detention Center. Following in Beaufort County had their that, Alvin Bryan, who has been
released on bond, had his hearing before Beaufort County Magistrate Richard Brooks in his courtroom. The charges Barnes, Youmans and Bryan are charged with Trafficking in Persons, Victim Under 18 Years of Age. Barnes is also charged with
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