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Bond set for two men arrested for sex trafficking By Delayna Earley and Mike McCombs The Island News Bond was set Tuesday, July 23, for Guy Frank Talley III, 27, of Okatie, and Alban Bryan, 63, of St. Helena Island, two of the three men arrested locally in connection with a sex trafficking ring. According to public records, both bond hearings were presided over by Judge G. Morgan.
Bryan received a $100,000 surety bond with GPS monitoring and house detention, according to Erinn McGuire, Com- Talley III munity Relations Liaison with the 14th Circuit Solicitor’s Office. She said that he may only leave his home for work, legal or medical
appointments. Talley also received a $100,000 surety bond with GPS monitoring and house detention and can only Bryan leave for work, legal or medical appointments. As of Tuesday afternoon, public records showed both men as still being incarcerated in the Beaufort
County Detention Center. In addition to the three charges previously brought against Talley for Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, a fourth charge was brought against Talley on July 19 for Harboring or Employing an Escaped Convict. Talley received a $10,000 surety bond for that charge as well. William James Youmans, 34, of Beaufort, was scheduled to appear
By Delayna Earley The Island News The Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce has a new president. Megan Morris, a native of Beaufort, was selected to lead the Chamber in a unanimous vote by the Board of Directors, according to a press release sent out on July 18. Morris has served as interim president since November 2023 when the previous president, Ian Scott, resigned to take a job in North Carolina. “The Board believes Megan has Megan the ambition and Morris energy to move the chamber to the next level of service for our members,” 2024 Chair Nick Messenburg, Site Manager for MCAS Beaufort, said. “She is
As his last official act as Commodore of the 68th Annual Beaufort Water Festival, Josh Schott tosses a wreath into the river as an honor to those who have lost their lives in local waters during the Blessing of the Fleet on Sunday, July 21, 2024. Amber Hewitt/The Island News
A wet finish
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Todd Stowe chosen as 69th Beaufort Water Festival Commodore “We don’t say that four letter word [rain], instead we say that it was very humid,” Stowe said about the weather. Rainy weather plagued the festival nearly every day, but unrelenting thunderstorms forced festival organizers to have to cancel the Bed Races and Rockin’ the River events on Friday, July 19, and the Commordore’s Ball on Saturday, July 20.
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By Delayna Earley The Island News The 68th Beaufort Water Festival came to a close with their Blessing of the Fleet event on Sunday. While the 10-day event was overall a success, according to the newly named commodore Todd Stowe, it was unfortunate that they had to cancel events on Friday and Saturday due to weather.
in bond court on Wednesday, July 24. A preliminary hearing for Youmans and Bryan, originally scheduled for July 19, was continued because the arresting South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) officer, Special Agent Logan B. Fey, was executing a “related warrant” in Savannah according to prose-
The Commodore’s Ball is usually the public event where the newly chosen Commodore is announced and introduced. He or she also traditionally shares a dance with their partner on stage while members of the public cheer on. While Stowe said he is honored to be named as the new Commo-
Staff reports The City of Beaufort has issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for consultant services for the Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park. On June 11, 2024, during a City Council Work Session, McSweeney Engineers presented an evaluation report following a periodic
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