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COVID-19 hitting the young harder By Mike McCombs While COVID-19 has taken quite a toll on older South Carolina residents, younger South Carolinians shouldn’t hold a false sense of security. Dr. Joan Duwve, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control’s Director of Public Health said in a Friday, June 26 press conference that as part of the surge, COVID-19 cases are up more than 400 percent in adults ages 21-30 since April. "We are aware of clusters of cases among teenagers and young adults ... including on trips to our beautiful beaches," Duwve said. "They didn't wear masks, and they didn't social distance." "First thing I'd like to say ... particularly to young people is, this is a dangerous, deadly disease," Governor Henry
Christina Meadows, center, and friend Rose Cook walk along Bay Street on Monday. Both agree with the City of Beaufort’s new mandate to enforce facial masking and social distancing. Both said it will take a community effort to get through the pandemic. Photo by Bob Sofaly.
City of Beaufort passes mask ordinance By Mindy Lucas City of Beaufort officials really want you to start wearing a mask in public. So much so that members of city council held an emergency meeting on Monday, June 29 to pass an ordinance requiring face covers when in
public buildings, including all stores and restaurants, within city limits. The ordinance, which went into effect on June 30, also requires employees of those establishments to wear masks. Council members and city officials at the emergency
SEE CASES PAGE A5 THE NUMBERS As of Monday, June 29 S.C. Confirmed cases: 34,546 S.C. Conformed deaths: 717 Beaufort County cases: 1,148 Beaufort County deaths: 18* Last week’s 7-day avg. new cases: 1,263.6 Previous week’s 7-day avg. new cases: 883.7 *Per S.C. DHEC – Beaufort County Coroner’s Office reports 20 deaths.
meeting cited the alarming rate of increased cases of Covid-19 both in South Carolina and Beaufort County. As of June 28, South Carolina had 1,366 new cases in a 24-hour period, while Beaufort
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New ‘Sound of Freedom’ too much some residents say
Change in runways, noise from new F-35Bs and increased activity at MCAS impacting quality of life, residents say
By Mindy Lucas Like a lot of visitors to Beaufort, Jayne Violette and her husband fell in love with the city from the very beginning. The couple loved the rich history, the culture of the place and its small town charm. What’s more,
as “pro-military” people, they even loved that there were military bases close by. “We wanted to be in a town that celebrated patriotism,” she said. So when looking for a new place to move to, naturally Beaufort came to mind. In 2014, the couple found a small cottage off North Street, near the city’s historic district and after moving to the area permanently from Summerville, the two soon settled into their new lives in the Lowcountry. They chose their home careful-
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ly, Violette said, after researching flight patterns from the fighter jets flying in and out of nearby Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort (MCAS). “We chose it to be On the map far away enough to Air Installations appreciate the jets at Compatible a distance,” she said. Use Zones But all that Planning Map, page A6. changed toward the end of 2019, when MCAS closed its main runway for a repair project and diverted all air traffic to its “crosswind” runway.
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“Our house would literally rattle,” she said. “The pictures on the walls would shake. We couldn’t sit outside.” The repair project is just the latest issue, said Violette and other residents who have spoken up recently. A new fighter jet and increased flights over Beaufort are only adding to the problem, they say. “We kept hearing this is only temporary, that it would go away. But it never did,” she said. In March, the couple sold their house and moved to Bluffton where they now live on a quiet street in
Sun City. But Violette is still a little heartbroken at having to leave her chosen city. “We had this idyllic living arrangement,” she said. “We had that for a few years, and then it slowly went away.”
A Change in Runways Situated to the east of U.S. Highway 21 and stretching some 12,200 feet in length, Runway 5/23 was purpose built with the prevailing winds in mind.
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Help of Beaufort Fundraiser
9 a.m. to noon, Friday, July 3 and Saturday, July 4, Help of Beaufort, 1810 Ribaut Road, Port Royal. Boston Butt, $40. Smoked by Sea Eagle Market. Order and pay online at www. helpofbeaufort.org, stop at Help of Beaufort or call 843-524-1223 to order.
Hopeful Horizons volunteer training
5:30 to 9 p.m. Monday to Friday, July 6-10 and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, July 11. Hopeful Horizons will offer a virtual training in July for those interested in becoming volunteers with the organization. Those interested can visit www.hopefulhorizons. org/volunteer-opportunities for more information and to apply. Please contact Volunteer Coordinator CJ Akins at 843-379-6155 or akinsc@hopefulhorizons.org for questions.
First Time Home Buyer’s Classes
6 p.m., each Tuesday, Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce. July 14 – Are You Ready to Buy A Home? & Shopping for a Home. We will be adhering to the CDC guidelines for COVID19. Face masks and social distancing will be required. Call 843-379-4588 for more information.
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We know that wearing masks slows the spread. South Carolina is third in the country in terms of rate of increase in cases of covid-19. Our curve is getting steep in this state and this county is one of the hot spots. People were ANGRY at Beaufort County School District and Superintendent Rodriguez, but he made the SAFE and PROPER choice not to hold in person graduations. I know he is appointed while local officials are elected and must, in good faith, represent and execute the desires of their constituents. But maybe this is even bigger than that. I mean, we know it is. Respectfully, Estee Williams, Lady’s Island
PUBLIC MEETINGS JULY 2–8 July 8 – Beaufort County Stormwater Management Utility Board, 2 p.m., watch on The County Channel, the county’s Facebook page or at www.beaufortcountysc.gov July 8 – City of Beaufort’s Historic District Review Board, 2-5 p.m., watch via Zoom or on the city’s Facebook page July 8 – Whitehall Park Master Plan Open House, 5-7 p.m., Whitehall Park, White Hall Drive, Lady’s Island, attendees will be
DEATH NOTICES Andrew “Red” Johnson
Andrew "Red" Johnson, 90, of the Fripp Point Community of St. Helena Island, SC, and husband of Martha Chisholm Johnson entered eternal rest at Beaufort Memorial Hospital, May 31, 2020. Graveside services were Saturday, June 6, 2020 at the First African Baptist Church Cemetery on St. Helena Island, SC, Edith Galloway, and Chisholm Galloway Home for Funerals in charge.
Luther “Duck” Washington
Luther "Duck" Washington, 66, of Beaufort, entered eternal rest at the Beaufort Memorial Hospital on Thursday, May 28, 2020. Viewing was June 2, 2020, in Helen Galloway's Memorial
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The governor claimed a mask ordinance was not enforceable. Another reporter told him that is what people said when a mandatory seat belt law was considered, and look how many lives that law ended up saving. The governor said a seat belt law is enforceable while a mask order is not. I do not see the difference being enforceability. In fact, it seems much easier to enforce as people would be more visible and not hidden in their cars. The governor also pointed out that local governments could legally make their own ordinances. So, Beaufort, let’s take him up on that. Though countless people have tried to make this a political issue, it is not. It simply isn’t.
City and county buildings and offices will be closed on Friday, July 3 in observance of the Fourth of July holiday. July 2 – Beaufort County’s Design Review Board, 2:30 p.m., Grace Coastal Church, 15 Williams Drive, Okatie, social distancing and masks requested July 6 – Beaufort County Council’s Natural Resources Committee, 2 p.m., watch for information on this virtual meeting on www.beaufortcountysc.gov
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Alvena Jenkins Baldwin, 83, of Lady's Island, South Carolina entered eternal rest at her residence
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Tuesday, May 26, 2020. She was the widow of Rufus Baldwin. Funeral services were held Friday, June 5, 2020, in Helen Galloway's Memorial Chapel of Chisholm Galloway Home for Funerals, 808 Bladen Street, Beaufort, SC, Edith Galloway, Funeral Director and Staff.
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Budgets set; take a breath before tax bills J BEAUFORT COUNTY uly 1 marks the start of a new fiscal year for local governments. And while we are still dealing with COVID-19 and the pros and cons of wearing face masks, at least we have the budgets in place to keep things going. The Beaufort County Council passed its $129 million operating budget which may – or may not – include a salary increase for the 11 members. The increase requires two more votes of approval before the elected officials can take that check to the bank. Beaufort City Council passed its $22.9 million budget after cutting plans for a $10 increase in the stormwater impact fees paid by property owners and a $20 per car fee to raise money for road repairs. Port Royal passed a $7.2 million budget with some discussion about the future of the very popular skateboard park. Discussion, no decisions. And the school board, whose annual budget talks with the County Council once produced major battles, cruised through with a $254 million budget and the only disagreements were with Auditor Jim Becker about the value of their mils. School teachers, by the way, won’t get a pay increase unless it comes from state COVID-19 funds. Stay tuned for October
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when you’ll get your property tax bill and you’ll see what these numbers mean to you. There’s change in the wind BEAUFORT COUNTY – One issue that wasn’t resolved in Beaufort County’s 2020 fiscal year was what to do about garbage. The latest proposal, which still has to be approved by the full council, comes from the Public Works Committee which looks to close two of the 11 county convenience centers – the one called the Gate Center, off Paris Island Gateway and the one in Pritchardville, outside of Bluffton. The proposal also includes reducing the days of operation to three days a week at the Coffin Point, Big Estate, Lobeco, Cuffy and Sheldon centers. Operating hours at all the centers would be cut an hour from 7:30 am to 6 p.m., and a decal system for residents is being considered to keep non-tax paying folks from sneaking their garbage into our dumpsters. County Council Chairman Joe Passiment, who lives in Sun City, is talking with
The Beaufort County Council is considering closing the Gate Convenience Center on Castle Rock Road, as well as one in Pritchardville near Bluffton, as a cost cutting measure. Although not yet approved, council has also suggested the issuance of decals to be posted on cars of those wishing to use the remaining centers. Photo by Bob Sofaly. Hilton Head Island officials, trying to convince them to provide their own curbside pickup, just like the City of Beaufort and Town of Port Royal do. Other garbage disposal suggestions in the recent past included closing half of the 11 centers, and another idea was to switch to county-wide curbside collection. Both of those suggestions ended up in the can. He said, she said BEAUFORT COUNTY – Another piece of unfinished business before the County Council as it begins a new
fiscal year involves personnel, and that’s a subject that’s likely to be around for a while. Former Deputy Administrator Chris Inglese, who says he was unfairly dismissed last month by County Administrator Ashley Jacobs, has asked the County Council for a public review of his complaints. Jacobs, who said her former second-in-command resigned, is going through her own annual personnel review by her bosses, the County Council. Council Chairman Passiment, when asked to comment, said both issues were
personnel matters and would be handled in closed session. Could have guessed that.
for the project, and they did. Correction My apologies to Beaufort City Council members Mike McFee and Phil Cromer. It’s Mike McFee whose council seat is open this year; Cromer gets another two years. Lolita Huckaby Watson is a community volunteer, I-95 and U.S. 17 voyager and legislative consultant with the online news service, LowCountry Inside Track, Ltd. She is a former reporter/editorial assistant/columnist with The Beaufort Gazette, The Savannah Morning News, Bluffton Today and Beaufort Today. She can be reached at bftbay@gmail.com.
Here’s to senior living LADY’S ISLAND – Looks like Lady’s Island is going to get more gray. The county Zoning Board of Appeals last week approved plans for CR Island Park – 70 units for independent living and 24 for assisted living. Charlotte, N.C., developers want to build the project on nine acres between Meridian Road and U.S. 21. The ZBOA was asked to approve a special use permit
Celebrate First FriDAY on July 3 in downtown Beaufort
From staff reports From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, July 3, the Downtown Beaufort Merchants Association will celebrate First FriDAY. Unlike past celebrations that
took place at night, this First FriDAY will take place all day. First FriDAY is a celebration of downtown Beaufort shops, restaurants, galleries, and local community.
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City to close July 3 for Independence Day
The City of Beaufort’s offices will be closed on Friday, July 3, in honor of Independence Day. WastePro will conduct its normal Friday waste pickups that day.
Licenses available for solid waste haulers
Solid waste hauler licenses for 2020-2021 are now available for all associated collectors and haulers operating in Beaufort County. The County will not accept disposal charges at its approved land-
fills from collectors and haulers who do not have a valid license after August 1. License fees are $100 per year for the first vehicle and $50 for each additional vehicle/decal. Beaufort County’s Code of Ordinances requires that all contractors providing residential waste collection and transportation within the County have a license which, along with decals, can be obtained from either the Beaufort or Bluffton location of the Beaufort County Solid Waste and Recycling Department. Per COVID-19 concerns, please call to schedule an appointment. To schedule an
The event is FREE and open to the public. Participating downtown merchants will be offering deals and specials all day. Patrons are invited to shop
in-person, or make your purchases online. When shopping at any participating merchant, mention Promo Code #DBMAFF to receive the listed offer. With
each purchase that day, you will automatically be entered into the grand prize drawing for $400. In honor of Independence Day, this cash prize will be
split between the winner ($200) and Wounded Warriors ($200). The winner will be announced LIVE on Facebook on the DBMA Facebook Page at 6 p.m.
appointment in Beaufort (120 Shanklin Road), contact Ashley Jenkins at 843-255-2823. To schedule an appointment in Bluffton (9 Benton Field Road), contact Cindy Carter at 843-255-2745. Questions should be directed to Cindy Carter at ccarter@bcgov.net or 843-255-2745.
period. These restrictions will be in place from 6 a.m. Thursday, July 2 through 10 p.m., Monday, July 6. With continued progress due to SCDOT’s Strategic 10-Year Plan to rebuild South Carolina’s roads, more work zones are in place all across South Carolina. SCDOT reminds motorists to remain alert and use caution. Motorists may keep up with travel conditions by using SCDOT’s 511 system, which provides real-time traffic information on all South Carolina interstate highways and some of the highways along the coast. Users can call 511 or access www.511SC. org 24 hours a day, 7 days a
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ty guidelines. Mr. McBride also talks about the variety of exciting programs that are available to all Beaufort County residents. Coastline airs on The County Channel Sundays at 9:30 a.m., Tuesdays at 11:30 a.m., Thursdays at 8 p.m., and Fridays at 9 a.m. Coastline is a monthly news show filmed in-studio and produced by The County Channel. Watch all programming for The County Channel on Comcast Ch. 2, Hargray Chs. 9 and 113, and Spectrum Ch. 1304. Viewers can also watch programming live and on-demand at The County Channel’s website at www.beaufortcountysc.gov.
Interstate lane closures restricted for July 4 weekend
To help holiday traffic flow, the S.C. Department of Transportation (SCDOT) prohibits lane closures on interstate highways for non-emergency highway work during the Fourth of July holiday travel
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New Coastline features Beaufort County libraries
A new episode of The County Channel’s series Coastline features the Beaufort County Library System reopenings. Host Rick Forschner welcomes Beaufort County Library System Director Ray McBride to the County Channel Studio. This 70th episode updates the public on the state of the library branches following Gov. Henry McMaster and SCDHEC’s coronavirus safe-
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Small but energetic March for Change visits St. Helena
By Mike McCombs For the third time in as many weeks, there was a march in Beaufort, this time on St. Helena Island. Around 150 people took part in the March for Change from St. Helena Elementary to Penn Center on Saturday morning before hearing speakers and mentoring the 30-40 youth in attendance. “I think it went well,” organizer Raymond Wilson said. “It didn’t have the turnout I expected, but I think the virus had a lot to do with it. A lot of people called me at the last minute, a little scared. “But everyone that was there was full of energy and was happy.” After the marchers reached Penn Center about 10:15 a.m.,
there were several speakers before there was food for lunch. And then the youth who were present were split among several mentors. “The program was great. The kids just didn’t come out,” Wilson said. “I guess the parents just didn’t bring them out. But the ones that were there, they didn’t mind
working, so it was good. We cooked, we ate, we worked, it was good.” Despite a smaller turnout, Wilson was happy with the result. “I just love people,” Wilson said. “It doesn’t matter what color they are. In the end, I was just glad we could help someone.”
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About 150 people took part in Saturday’s March For Change from St. Helena Elementary School to Penn Center. Organizers said the march was about mentoring to black youth. The event was completely peaceful. Photos by Bob Sofaly.
Filing deadline Aug. 14 for mayoral, City Council seats From staff reports Residents of the City of Beaufort who are interested in serving in local government in an elected capacity have several opportunities this fall. The positions of mayor and two City Council seats are up for election this November. In South Carolina, municipal offices are non-partisan. Those interested must live in the City of Beaufort. You must file a Statement of Intention of Candidacy and
Statement of Economic Interests by noon on Aug. 14. Packets are available to be picked up from City Hall either in the first-floor lobby or the Office of City Clerk on the second floor. Packets will also be available on the City of Beaufort’s website (https:// bit.ly/2YrAR6N). Packets must be returned in person to the Office of City Clerk no later than noon, Aug. 14. Packets cannot be mailed in or emailed. The filing fee for candidates
running for mayor is $250, and for City Council, $150. The General Election, which is also a Presidential Election this year, will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Newly elected officeholders will take their seats on Dec. 8. The current officeholders of the seats up for election are Mayor Billy Keyserling, Mayor Pro Tem Mike McFee, and Councilwoman Nan Sutton. The address of City Hall is 1911 Boundary St., Beaufort, 29902.
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Tommy O’Brien, left, of Kobuch’s Fireworks, picks out some fireworks for a couple with older children. O’Brien said because of the cancellations of the Port Royal and Parris Island fireworks shows, he’s seeing brisk business by people who still want to celebrate the country’s birthday on July 4. Kobuch’s Fireworks is located at the U-Haul Center on Savannah Highway between Shell Point and the Broad River Bridge and will be open daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Photo by Bob Sofaly.
Beaufort River Swim+5K Run rescheduled for Sept. 19
From staff reports The Beaufort River Swim+5K Run has been rescheduled for Saturday, Sept. 19 in downtown Beaufort. The event was originally scheduled for Saturday, June 6, but was postponed with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. New this year is the addition of a 5K Run which will follow the 3.2-mile competitive open-water race and the 1-mile Fun Swim. The 5K Run, presented by Beaufort Memo-
rial Hospital, means there will be multiple options for participants: Swim, swim and run, run, or team up for a relay. The 5K Run route starts on Bay Street, traverses the Woods Memorial Bridge, turns into Meridian Rd, turns around and returns along the same route back to Bay Street. Competitive swimmers, triathletes, high school, college and recreational fitness swimmers and runners will have a chance to challenge themselves beyond the pool.
The BRS+5K Run benefits the YMCA Learn to Swim Program, which allows the Y to teach water safety and swimming lessons to children and adults in need in our community for little to no cost. Registration for all BRs+5K events is completed online. Visit beaufortriverswim. com. For more information including sponsorship opportunities contact Event Director Denice Fanning at d.fanning@wardlefamilyymca,org or 843-521-1904.
Friends of Library cancel book sale From staff reports After considerable discussion, the Board of the Friends of the Beaufort Library has determined that the planned November Annual Book Sale at Waterfront Park will not take place in 2020. “The Covid 19 public health crisis does not allow for the months of advance volun-
teer preparations,” President of Friends of the Beaufort Library Carol Brown said in an email to The Island News, “and it is considered inadvisable and untenable to hold a large public event in the foreseeable months.” According to the email, Friends Book Stores at the Scott St. and St. Helena li-
brary branches will continue to offer exceptional bargains on good-condition used books and audio-visual materials during regular library hours. The Board is also considering special sales in the coming months. Visit FriendsoftheBeaufortLibrary.com for updates.
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NEED A MASK? If you or someone you know is in need of a free mask, many local businesses are acting as distribution points for undeserved communities. The following businesses are offering masks while supplies last: • Bill's Liquor and Fine Wines, 132 Sea Island Parkway • Bricks on Boundary, 1422 Boundary St. • Lulu Burgess, 917 Bay St. • Beaufort River Glass, 812 Bay St. • Grounded Running, 2139 Boundary St., #108 • Mobile 1 Lube Express, 181 Sea Island Parkway • 95 Praise Radio, 907 Craven St. • Zen Den, 707 Paris Avenue, Port Royal • Macdonald Marketplace, 853 Sea Island Parkway, St. Helena Island • Collectors Antique Mall, 102 C Sea Island Parkway, Lady’s Island • FWDG, 745 Robert Smalls Parkway • Healthy Churches Consortium, Dale • Atelier on Bay, 203 West St. • Chapman's Grocery, West Street • Budget Print, 510 Carteret St. • City Nails, 67 Lady’s Island Drive • Otis Dry Goods, 202-A Carteret St. • Oyster Cay Collection, Port Republic St. • Beaufort Jasper Hampton Comprehensive Services, Chelsea and other clinics • Beaufort County Ministerial Association
from page A1 County had 59. The state has also recorded a total of 33,221 cases, and Beaufort County stands at 1,121 cases as of press time. The increases follow a similar pattern in southern and western states, city officials noted. “We would not be having this meeting if we didn’t, from health professionals and the public, hear a cry out of the necessity to do so,” said Beaufort Mayor Billy Keyserling. Last week, Beaufort Memorial Hospital CEO Russell Baxley went public with his concerns over the rising numbers of cases in the county, and asked that residents and visitors always wear masks when out in public. While some council members cited their staunch belief in civil liberties and personal freedom, they also acknowledged their concern for the ongoing public health crisis and continued community spread. “Unfortunately, I think we have to send a clear message as policy makers that folks need to mask up when they’re out in town and in public,” said councilman Stephen Murray, who said he’s seen very few people wearing masks, outside of employees, at area businesses. “I hate wearing masks too,” Murray said. “But if it allows us to keep our businesses open over the next few months and slow transmission, then it’s a small price to pay. … It’s worth doing.” City officials are urging voluntary compliance but have said anyone found in violation of the ordinance will be fined
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from page A1 McMaster said. "You've got to follow the rules. Wear your mask. Keep that distance from people. Wash your hands." Duwve also made note of the fact that the state was being noticed for its skyrocketing coronavirus cases. Six states have been requiring travelers who visited South Carolina to quarantine for two weeks. Leave it to the cities, towns and counties At press time, Beaufort and Hilton Head Island had approved mask ordinances, while Port Royal, Bluffton and Beaufort County had mask ordinances on their immediate agendas. This situation was created when S.C. Governor Henry McMaster refused to enact a statewide ordinance n Friday, when he extended South Carolina’s state of emergency. McMaster called a statewide mask mandate “impractical” and “not enforcable.” "For me to tell you everybody is required to wear a mask, and for me to not be able to enforce it, will give a false sense of security to those who believe everyone is following the rules," McMaster said. But McMaster did strongly urge residents to voluntarily wear masks, saying they may be one of the only ways the state can slow the COVID-19 outbreak. Hospital numbers at a high As of Monday, there are 1,032 hospitalized across the state for COVID-19. That is a record high for the state, breaking the previous record of 954, set the day before. There were 824 hospitalized at the start of the week with the total increasing every day. Ballooning numbers On Sunday, June 28, the state set a record when 20.1 percent of those tested came back positive. For comparison’s sake, prior to Gov. Mc-
Ashley Hensley, left and Melinda Cato of Bay Street Jewelers look at gem stones Monday afternoon in the store. Cato said their store has been designated as a Safe Store, and they have been following safety protocols including facial masking since the start of the pandemic. Photo by Bob Sofaly. $50 after an initial warning. In addition, those who observe violations can email the City of Beaufort’s Codes Department at citycodes@ cityofbeaufort.org though city officials were quick to note the email was not so much for individual, or “one off” violations, but those that continue to be in violation. The measure is not meant to be punitive, Keyserling said, but “educational and encouraging.” He also referred to the recent ruling from South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson that cities and counties had the authority under Home Rule to require residents to wear face masks while out in
THE LAST WEEK Monday, June 29 New S.C. Cases: 1,320 S.C. deaths: 4 New Beaufort Co. Cases: 29 Beaufort Co. deaths: 1 Percent Positive: 15.1
public, after Columbia and Greenville passed similar requirements. The ordinance, which can be read in full at www.cityofbeaufort.org, received a considerable number of comments and push back from those watching the meeting unfold on Facebook. Nearly 500 comments were posted during the hour-long meeting as some attempted to discredit the effectiveness of wearing a mask. Others seemed confused as to where exactly one has to wear a face covering while in public. Those actively eating or drinking at a bar or restaurant would not be required to wear a facial covering, the
ordinance states. Also, those with health conditions or who are unable to safely wear a face covering due to age or an underlying health condition are exempt. The ordinance applies to those high school age and up and does not apply to children. The Hilton Head Town Council also passed a mask ordinance early in the week. The Town of Bluffton is expected to take up the issue and Beaufort County Council is holding a meeting on July 1 to consider a countywide mask ordinance. The ordinance will remain in effect for 30 days, at which point it will either be extended or allowed to expire.
Citizens react to city’s mask ordinance By Bob Sofaly Beaufort City Council voted unanimously to enact a new ordinance calling for mandatory facial masking within the city limits Monday during an emergency meeting. Shoppers downtown seemed to be aware of the pending ordinance but didn’t know to was to be voted on Monday. Christine Meadows and Rose Cook of Beaufort said they were in favor of the measure. “I think it’s necessary” said Cook. “I have underlying health issues.” When asked whether those without underlying issues should be forced to
wear a mask she said, “It has to be community effort.” Meadows agreed. “You don’t know about the people you come in contact with even if they are asymptomatic. I can’t afford to take anything home to my family,” she said. Employees of Bay Street Jewelers said the new ordinance wouldn’t affect them at all. “We have always been following health and safety protocols and have been designated a “Safe Store” by the Beaufort Area Hospitality Association.” Melinda Cato said. “We’ve been masked up every day for our clients since Day 1.”
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Sunday, June 28 New S.C. Cases: 1,366 S.C. deaths: 5 New Beaufort Co. Cases: 59 Beaufort Co. deaths: 0 Percent Positive: 20.1* *Record High Saturday, June 27 New S.C. Cases: 1,599* S.C. deaths: 15 New Beaufort Co. Cases: 54 Beaufort Co. deaths: 0 Percent Positive: 19.7 *Record High Friday, June 26 New S.C. Cases: 1,273 S.C. deaths: 1 New Beaufort Co. Cases: 30 Beaufort Co. deaths: 0 Percent Positive: 18.3 Thursday, June 25 New S.C. Cases: 1.106 S.C. deaths: 8 New Beaufort Co. Cases: 33 Beaufort Co. deaths: 0 Percent Positive: 16.9 Wednesday, June 24 New S.C. Cases: 1,291 S.C. deaths: 12 New Beaufort Co. Cases: 38 Beaufort Co. deaths: 1 Percent Positive: 15.8 Tuesday, June 23 New S.C. Cases: 890 S.C. deaths: 14 New Beaufort Co. Cases: 29 Beaufort Co. deaths: 1 Percent Positive: 17.4
Master opening the state up again, the state averaged between 2 and 4 percent positive. Free drive-thru testing in Bluffton State Senator Tom Davis announced on his Facebook page a free drive-thru Covid-19 testing event for the Bluffton-Sun City Hilton Head area. The event will be conducted by DHEC and the S.C. National Guard from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, July 2 at USC Beaufort's Bluffton Campus.
Though the message of civility seems to have been lost throughout the country, this billboard off Highway 21 near Dale challenges all to find that civility within. Abraham Lincoln’s famous “House Divided” speech was made June 16, 1858 at the Illinois Statehouse during the Republican Party’s Illinois state convention. Lincoln was running for the U.S. Senate against Democrat Stephen A. Douglas. Lincoln argued that the Supreme Court’s Dred Scott decision of 1857 meant the U.S. Constitution did not apply to Black men or women and opened the doors to legal slavery even in the North. He argued that the division between North and South regarding slavery would not allow for the Union to continue as a free country. Lincoln’s argument was considered too radical, at the time. Lincoln lost the Senate race but eventually won the Presidency. The billboard was funded by www.passiton.com which according to its website, creates the “public service campaign from The Foundation for a Better Life.” Photo by Bob Sofaly.
Whitehall Park open house to showcase results of community survey From staff reports Beaufort County, in partnership with the City of Beaufort, the Beaufort County Open Land Trust, and the Friends of Whitehall Park, will host an open house to showcase the results of the Whitehall Park Passive Recreation community survey conducted in March and discuss passive recreation opportunities. The event will be from 5 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, July 8 at Whitehall Park, White Hall Drive, Lady’s Island. Rain date will be Wednesday, July 22. Representatives from the partner organizations will be on hand to answer questions. The County will use this feedback to develop the final master plan for the park. The Friends of Whitehall Park
have donated individual water cups to the first 300 attendees. Protective measures will be taken during the open house. Volunteers will be directing parking and attendees; social-distancing measures will be implemented; hand sanitizer and water will be available; and individual pencils and notecards will be provided to attendees. All attendees will be required to wear a facial mask or covering. Attendees should be prepared for the possibility of hot, humid, and buggy conditions. An online presentation and survey will also be available after the event for anyone who does not wish to attend in person. For more information, contact the Beaufort County Passive Parks Manager at 843-255-2152.
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As the air station’s main runway, 5/23 sees about 75 to 80 percent of the air station’s plane traffic – when it’s open. In November of 2019, MCAS closed the decades-old runway to begin a massive paving and repair project. “When I say repair, it’s not like paving a parking lot,” said Kimberly Fleming, Director of Government and External Relations at MCAS. As Fleming explained recently in a sit-down interview at the air station, the project includes “deep repairs” replacing two-feet of concrete from the top of the surface down and a new paved surface. It is expected to be completed by the end of the year, she said. When the main runway re-opens, those in neighborhoods currently being impacted by increases in noise or operations will see a return to how things were prior to the runway’s closure, Fleming said. In the meantime, air traffic coming in and out of the base on “operations,” or the flying activity of an aircraft, has been using the air station’s shorter runway, or Runway 14/32. That means residents in downtown Beaufort and surrounding neighborhoods have been seeing more air traffic from MCAS than they previously had, since most of the air station’s operations take place offshore or out over water. And that has some folks at wits’ end. “We are directly under the flight path,” said Laurence Mahorney, a retiree who lives in the Pigeon Point neighborhood, just north of Beaufort’s downtown historic district. Mahorney, who bought his house in 2018, said he and his partner, Joanne Brown, use to enjoy working in the yard or sitting outside on their garden patio but that has changed. “I watch these planes come ear shattering over, and they are not a little to the left or to the right. They are directly overhead,” he said. Just as Violette did, Mahorney is considering a move to escape the noise, even though he and Brown have put a considerable amount of their savings into the new home. “I appreciate the ‘Sound of Freedom,’ but if it comes to a point where it interrupts your phone calls, or you have to put your hands over your ears or it gives you a migraine, where do you draw the line?” he said. Mahorney said he and Brown were looking to escape the congestion of the Charleston area when they discovered Beaufort, so quality of life was important to the couple. In addition, Mahorney has Stage 4 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease so a quiet, relaxing environment was also key. “I’m pretty resilient, but this is not comfortable, and we expected more than this when we bought our home,” he said. Violette, a communications professor at the University of South Carolina Beaufort, can relate. A Stage 3 breast cancer survivor, Violette too was looking for a “fresh start” in a peaceful setting when she and her husband started looking for a place to relocate. “You start to think about your life and how you want to live,” she said. “We wanted to downsize and kind of recover. We thought it would be good for the soul.” Violette’s husband also
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has a health condition that has made him sensitive to noise. The jets would fly over their house up until 11 p.m. some nights, she said, keeping him from falling asleep. It was hard watching her husband’s ability to cope deteriorate. “It bothered me that it bothered him so much – seeing him suffer and not be able to do anything to help him,” she said. And while Fleming and other air station officials have said the runway repair project will be completed within the year, both Violette and Mahorney remain skeptical that things will return to normal. The noise caused by diverted air traffic is only one problem, they say. A new, very noticeable fighter jet and increased flights over the area have raised additional concerns. A New Fighter Jet Even before the MCAS began diverting air traffic to its crosswind runway, both Violette and Mahorney said they’d noticed the noise and volume of air traffic seemed to be getting worse. Both cited the air stations’ newest jet as the culprit saying right away it seemed louder than the ones they were accustomed to seeing. Designed to replace legacy aircraft such as the F/A18 Hornets and the AV-8B Harriers, the F-35B Lightning II is a “highly advanced, stealth, supersonic, multirole, strike-fighter aircraft” that can take off and land in a variety of settings, according to information from the MCAS. It’s also loud, residents say. “It’s to the point where it hurts your eardrums and gives you headaches,” Mahorney said. While it’s hard to know exactly how loud the F-35s are since there are few studies on the jet’s noise levels, at least one study released by the Air Force and conducted specifically for the Burlington, Vermont area, suggested the F-35 is roughly four times louder than the F-16, according to news articles from May of 2019. Back in Beaufort, the MCAS does admit they are slightly louder during conventional takeoffs and slightly quieter on conventional approaches but overall, they are comparable to the F-18s, Fleming said. “A lot of times what people are trying to say when they say the noise is going to get louder is that the number of operations are going to increase,” she said. “And that’s because you have more consistent number of operations happening.” That is especially true of the training center and fleet replacement squadrons, she said. In addition to serving as an operational base for Marine Aircraft Group 31, which regularly rotates overseas wherever they are needed, the air station is also one of only two locations in the world where pilots train to fly the F-35Bs. As Fleming explained, operational squadrons deploy, training squadrons do not. “So they are here year round. And so I think that consistency is something that’s new,” she said. “It’s just more routine versus an ebb and a flow, so I think that is the difference when people talk about noise and the F-35B here and the F-18.” Still, Mahorney and others aren’t convinced, and they aren’t alone. From Boise, Idaho to
The air station encourages those looking to buy or build a home in the area to use the Air Installations Compatible Use Zones (AICUZ) Planning Map as a guide. Many residents have found they are on the edge of the 60-65 Day-Night Average Sound Level (DNL). The MCAS’ pavement project has also impacted those noise levels, not part of this study. Courtesy: Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort. South Burlington, Vermont, residents in communities living near airports or military bases have voiced their concerns after F-35s have come to town. An environmental impact study released by the Air Force last summer regarding the possible stationing of an Air National Guard F-35 unit at the Boise Airport made headlines when the study showed the unit’s presence would regularly subject 272 households nearby to noise “as loud as a vacuum cleaner 3 feet away,” according to The Stars and Stripes and Idaho Statesmen. The jets would have a “negligible impact” on the housing market nearby, Air Force officials stated, but residents and advocacy groups pushed back saying the houses would likely become unlivable if the F-35s were allowed to stay. Nearby schools would also be impacted making it difficult for those inside to hear what is being said, the study showed. As one possible solution, residents have raised the idea of an auxiliary landing field that could handle certain low flying practice exercises, or what are known as “touch and go” flights. The idea, which comes up from time to time, Fleming said, would be to take these particular types of exercises and put them on another air field – ideally farther out from communities. In fact, former Congressman Mark Sanford went so far as to submit a request to facilitate a Needs Study by the Secretary of Defense for an auxiliary landing field, according to an Island News article from 2015. However, when the MCAS looked at the number of operations and specific exercises the air station conducted that require the use of the main airfield, the numbers didn’t warrant such a field. “The ‘touch and gos’ are a very small percentage of what we do and moving that somewhere else wouldn’t change the noise people would hear,” Fleming said. “It would be miniscule and people would not even be able to notice the difference.” Operations Increasing Adding to the problem, residents say, is the increase in flight activity at the base, which the MCAS confirms. Ann Holderfield, who also lives in the Pigeon Point neighborhood, can’t remember exactly when she first began noticing the jets more, but said she’s seen a “significant difference” in the noise and number of flights in just the last year or so. “I categorize them as loud,
Those who wish to log a complaint or inquiry about noise issues can call the MCAS’ Community Hotline at (843) 228-6229.
very loud, and hurts,” she said, adding the noise sometimes hurts her ears if she’s outside. Holderfield, who bought her house in 2015, said the noise and vibrations which rattle her windows, have caused her increased anxiety and stress. It’s also impacted her quality of life, she said. “I feel like I live right next to an airport,” she said. “It’s horrible. I can’t walk outside, and I don’t want to sit in my yard. I can’t think and I can’t relax.” She would like to plan her walks or outdoor activities around the jets, but since flight paths and times can depend on a number of factors – weather conditions, local winds, presence of birds, training requirements and other factors – there is no set schedule for residents to go by. But that doesn’t help Holderfield who feels trapped in her own home. “I love my little house, and I love where I live in Beaufort,” she said. “But I do not love the sound of the jets flying over my house.” Asked about the increased flights, which were released in an Air Installation Compatible Use Zones (AICUZ) study in 2013, the MCAS confirmed operations from F-35Bs into and out of MCAS Beaufort will nearly triple from 38,402 in 2012 to 106,030 by 2023. The base is also approved to receive more F-35Bs in the next few years. It currently has 29 of the fighter jets, though they are not always at home all at once, and is approved to receive a total of 88 which it expects to receive sometime by the mid 2020s. Asked what MCAS officials would say to residents of Pigeon Point or other areas impacted by the increased noise and flights, Fleming said for every complaint she gets, she also gets those who say they are glad they are here. “This community is unique among probably any in the country in that it is such a welcoming community that wants us to be here, that supports what we do and understands the importance of what we do,” she said. She went on to say that she personally thinks about those young Marines who are deployed or who are “pinned down in a firefight.” “They’re relying on that pilot to know what he’s doing,
and that he has been properly trained to come save him,” she said. “I think we owe it to every Marine that’s deploying to bring them home safely to their families and this is part of what we do to make that happen.” Defenders of the “Sound of Freedom” also point to the air station’s economic impact on the area. As the biggest economic driver in Northern Beaufort County, the Tri-Command, which includes Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island and the Naval Hospital Beaufort along with the air station, provides $2 billion in economic impact each year, according to a 2017 study by the South Carolina Military Base Task Force. MCAS Beaufort alone generates $787 million in economic activity each year and sustains over 7,250 jobs in the local area, the study found. Still, it is exactly for these reasons that residents said any complaints or concerns they may have are made to feel invalid. Some have even been met with unwanted hostility.
Beaufort resident Ann Holderfield regularly sees and hears F-35 fighter jets like this one, from a video she filmed, over her house in Pigeon Point. Speaking out Even though Mahorney and Holderfield have privately heard from neighbors and others affected by the noise, both said when they have broached the subject on their neighborhood Facebook page, they were told if they didn’t like it they could move. Some accused them of being unpatriotic or anti-American. “I love America, I love our heroes, I love being a patriot,” said Mahorney. “But like I argued with (one) guy on the page, at what point does it become an issue? When your kids can’t sleep, or it becomes a health issue? At what point do you say that’s enough and not get accused of being a communist?” Holderfield said she too was attacked on the page for just asking if anyone else had noticed the increased noise and flights. Her significant other is a veteran and he’s not thrilled with it either,
she said. People have also asked why Holderfield’s real estate agent didn’t disclose the area’s noise to her when she bought the home, she said. But the property is not in the noise contour requiring a signed disclosure. In fact, her home, less than a mile from Pigeon Point Boat Landing, is right on the cusp. What’s more, the 2013 update to the AICUZ study, designed for land use compatibility guidelines, was conducted in anticipation of the F35B arrivals, not for any paving projects that might divert air traffic over Beaufort. “These aren’t meant for short-term changes,” said Fleming. “These are meant for long-term changes.” Fleming, who often speaks to neighborhood groups or community meetings, said part of her role is make sure the community is informed. In fact, Fleming is slated to speak at the July 25 Metropolitan Planning Commission Meeting where the question of where the air station is with the pavement project recently came up. With greater numbers of people retiring and flocking to the Lowcountry, educating newcomers to the area will always be a challenge and ongoing for the air station, she said. The AICUZ study and noise contour map is available online for anyone who may be interested in buying a house or building a home in a specific area. “We try and do our best to be forthcoming and transparent with our information. We want people to be informed and if they aren’t informed, we get some of these questions and clearly we need to do better,” she said. Violette, who no longer lives in Beaufort, said she would have liked the city to have taken a more active role in working with the air station on getting the word out about the changes. “I don’t feel that city leaders did enough to generate conversations about the noise that was going to occur,” she said. “I felt there were others who felt the same way as we did, but they were afraid to come forward because you get slapped down if you speak out.” For Violette and her husband, those conversations have come too late. “Anyone who knows me, knows how delighted I was to be living in Beaufort,” she said. “To be part of the community, and to enjoy everything that Beaufort has to offer …we just couldn’t stay. If it weren’t for the jet noise we would still be living in Beaufort.”
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Leave Fireworks to the Professionals, Avoid Large Crowds ith the Fourth of July approaching and communities across the country still battling COVID-19, the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) urges everyone to stay safe and take precautions with large gatherings and firework celebrations, but not to hesitate to go to the ER if you have an emergency. There are more than 9,000 firework-related emergencies annually and more than a third (36 percent) of those involve children under the age of 15. It’s no surprise that about two-thirds of firework injuries happen around this time of year, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. “Each year, emergency physicians see an influx of people coming into the ER with avoidable fireworks injuries,” said William Jaquis, MD, FACEP, president of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP). “When it comes to using fireworks to cap off your Independence Celebration, it’s best to leave it to the professionals.” If you are using your own
fireworks, ACEP encourages you to follow these firework safety tips to limit your risk of serious burn or injury: • Make sure you buy fireworks, sparklers or other flammable items from reputable, legal sellers. • Keep a fire extinguisher and large bucket of water or hose nearby. • Light one at a time and keep everything flammable away from children.
This includes sparklers, which can burn hot enough to melt metal and cause serious burns or injuries. • Never try to re-light or handle fireworks that malfunction or don’t go off. • Do not ignite fireworks in containers, that could create dangerous shrapnel. • Avoid horseplay with or near fireworks, torches, candles or any flammable
items; don’t point fireworks at people or launch them toward anyone. • When lighting a firework do not stand directly over it. Back up immediately after it is lit. • After use, spray fireworks with water until soaked. Placing dry fireworks in a trash can creates a fire hazard. The ongoing pandemic adds another layer of concern
to this year’s celebrations. Given that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) still urges people to social distance with six feet or more between people, it’s prudent to choose outdoor activities with small groups rather than indoor gatherings with larger crowds. You may want to rethink typical summer activities like potlucks and cookouts to limit the number of people handling or
serving food. You should also continue to wear a mask when in public space, and wash your hands frequently throughout the day. “The pandemic continues to create a ‘new normal’ for all of us,” said Dr. Jaquis. “Your Fourth of July festivities might look a little different this year, but we can’t ignore the very real threat that the virus still poses.” Whether you are concerned you have COVID-19 or are having another medical emergency, emergency physicians stand ready—any day, any time—to provide emergency care and treatment when you need it. The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) is the national medical society representing emergency medicine. Through continuing education, research, public education and advocacy, ACEP advances emergency care on behalf of its 39,000 emergency physician members, and the more than 150 million Americans they treat on an annual basis. For more information, visit www.acep.org and www.emergencyphysicians.org
Eating a Late Meal May Be Harmful to Your Metabolic Health
People have anecdotally claimed that the timing of a meal may affect metabolism, but there isn’t much solid evidence in support. To see how timing of eating influences metabolism, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers studied 20 healthy volunteers by giving them a meal at a traditional hour (6 p.m.) or a meal at a
later time of the day (10 p.m.). They found that when people ate later, they had higher spikes in blood sugar, slower fat breakdown and even increases in the stress hormone cortisol, believed to be a factor in promoting weight gain. When they looked more closely at different responses to the late meal, they found that people who normally went to bed early — so-called "early birds" — experienced an even bigger impact from eating late. In their findings published on June 11, 2020, in The
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, the researchers say eating late could promote obesity if these conditions happen often enough. “What time you eat could be just as important as what you eat when it comes to metabolic health,” says Jonathan Jun, M.D., associate professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. “When people eat identical meals at two different times, their bodies apparently process those calories differently. How an individual responds depends on their particular biorhythms and sleep behaviors.” For the study, each par-
ticipant was given a “routine-time” dinner at 6 p.m. or a late dinner at 10 p.m., and drank a beverage containing a non-radioactive tracer that allowed the researchers to follow fat burning in the body. All participants went to bed at 11 p.m. Each participant had an intravenous line, which allowed researchers to take blood samples during the day and overnight without interrupting or waking them. Just after a late dinner, participants had on average an 18% higher blood sugar spike and a 5% increase in cortisol levels. Furthermore, the fat in the late meal burned slower, resulting in a 10% reduction
in fat breakdown by the next morning. The researchers then looked at how each participant’s body responded to the late meal based on their normal habits or daily rhythms. Among the “early birds,” who were accustomed to an 11 p.m. bedtime, blood sugar levels rose 30% higher while the fat in their meals burned 20% less by the next morning. The people who typically went to bed between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m. — the so-called “night owls” — were barely affected by the late meal. Because they only looked at what happens after eating one late meal, the researchers
say they aren’t sure if continually eating late will eventually allow the body to adapt. They also say it’s unclear if this slower metabolism after a late meal is caused by how soon a person goes to sleep after they eat, or if it results from each person’s natural variations in metabolism over a 24-hour period (their circadian rhythm). The researchers plan to investigate these concepts in future studies.Source: https:// www.hopkinsmedicine.org/ news/newsroom/news-releases/research-story-tip-eating-alate-meal-may-be-harmful-toyour-metabolic-health-particularly-for-early-birds
Protect Your Hearing for Fireworks With many fireworks displays across the country cancelled due to COVID-19, some regions are still allowing the sale of backyard fireworks. The American Academy of Audiology cautions the public to exercise caution and remember to protect hearing. Each year, growing numbers of Americans are reporting hearing loss. While some of this is due to aging and other factors, exposure to loud noise also is a leading cause hearing loss. Noise from fireworks can reach up to 155 decibels. To put this into perspective, this is louder than a jet plane taking off (150 decibels from 25 meters away) or a jackhammer (approx. 100 decibels). Damage to hearing can come from multiple lifetime exposures as well as a one-time blast,. According to the Centers for Disease Control, loud noise over 120 decibels may cause immediate harm to hearing. Surprisingly, the greatest risk to hearing is not the professional fireworks displays (although these can pose a risk), but rather the backyard fireworks people use themselves to celebrate. “Never hold a firework or firecracker, with the intention to throw it before it explodes. Even if you do throw it in time (to avoid injury to your hands and face), if it is any-
where close to you when it explodes, your hearing can be immediately and permanently damaged,” cautioned Catherine Palmer, Ph.D., president of the American Academy of Audiology; associate professor, University of Pittsburgh and director of Audiology for the UPMC Health System. “The inner ear contains delicate hair cells which do not regrow. Once these are damaged by noise, the result will be permanent hearing loss.” Signs of hearing loss may include: • Hearing ringing, buzzing, or hissing noises one or more days after exposure to fireworks. • Muffled hearing after the fireworks. • Suddenly having to turn up the volume of the television, radio, or stereo and having other family members complain that the volume is too loud. • Difficulty understanding people speaking to you and asking people to repeat themselves. • Difficulty with phone conversations and understanding the other person. • Sudden inability to hear the door bell, crickets, the dog barking, and other household sounds. • People telling you that you speak too loudly. The National Institutes of Health recommends us-
ing ear plugs or other hearing protection when around fireworks or other loud noises. Children are particularly vulnerable. “Children are at particular risk for hearing loss from ‘backyard’ fireworks displays, because of their excitement and curiosity and wishing to be close to the activity,” Palmer explained. The numbers of Americans facing hearing loss is at a record high and rising annually. Outdoor activities can pose a significant threat to hearing health. More than 40 million Americans have some type of hearing loss with approximately 10 million of those are attributable to noise-induced hearing loss—exposure to loud noise. The American Academy of Audiology recommends that anyone experiencing hearing loss or suspecting they may have hearing loss see an audiologist. For more information, or to find an audiologist, visit www.howsyourhearing. org. The American Academy of Audiology is the world's largest professional organization of, by and for audiologists. Representing the interests of approximately 14,000 audiologists nationwide, the Academy is dedicated to providing quality hearing care services through professional development, education, research, and increased public awareness of hearing and balance disorders. For more information or to find an audiologist, go to www.howsyourhearing.org.
Bluffton practice joins Beaufort Memorial network From staff reports Palmetto Medical Group, a Bluffton primary care practice established in 2008, will join Beaufort Memorial Hospital’s (BMH) growing network of health care providers serving patients south of the Broad. The six providers, Internist Dr. Scott Cummings, Family Medicine Physicians Drs. Lynn Goetze and Kamal Patel, Physician Assis-
tants Stephanie Lovato and Erica Roper, and Family Nurse Practitioner Jennifer Stokes, have become official members of Beaufort Memorial Physician Partners effective July 1, 2020. “We’re very excited to add such experienced physicians and advanced practice providers to our team,” BMH President and CEO Russell Baxley said in a release. “Providing access to
high quality primary care is critical to Beaufort Memorial’s mission to enhance the quality of life in the Lowcountry through improved health, innovative partnerships and superior care.” The practice, which will be renamed Beaufort Memorial Palmetto Medical Group, will remain at its current location at 4818 Bluffton Parkway and can still be reached at 843-706-0600.
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One day we’ll be cured of this racism virus
t is Sunday, June 21, 2020, and South Carolina is still struggling with the coronavirus that came to us from China. But today I’m walking in the middle of Charles Street — with 400 other masked Beaufortonians — silently protesting the recent Black deaths. I am struck with the number of young, white marchers in this late afternoon crowd. I say this because there is a term — systemic racism — that is making its rounds with Rachel Maddow, Robin Young and every other pundit to describe what is behind the deaths. I remember my father using the term “systemic” when talking about septicemia, influenza or some other, body-wide infection. When I hear that adjective I assume it means everyone — young, middle-aged,
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elderly, black or white — is infected with racism. But here, today, in the middle of Charles Street there are at least a couple hundred white folk who are willing to hike a half mile protesting what happened in Minneapolis, Ferguson, Atlanta, Brunswick, etc., etc. Clearly the “systemic racism” infection doesn’t extend to these folks. Or does it? You may notice that in some columns, I speak “ad hominem,” or reinforce the is-
sue with a personal anecdote. Notwithstanding the fact that I’m here, walking in the early summer sun, I come to this particular dance infected. I say infected because I was raised by a mother who was a daughter of the Confederacy in spirit and in actual fact. She told me, as a child, about the valor of her grandfather at Petersburg. More than that she told me stories (later verified by visits to those battlefields) about where he and his brothers actually stood during the battle. I listened and learned. I was also influenced by my mother’s mother — a larger-than-life woman who had Black housemaids whom she loved. Nonetheless they were required to use a special bathroom that was enclosed on a porch attached to her
house in Florence. I watched and learned. And so I got inoculated with the bravery of Confederate soldiers and the lower status of Black house servants early on. I can reliably say that trace amounts of this childhood virus still circulates in this atherosclerotic body. But I am convinced that we, as a society, in the last half century have tried hard to make-up for this problem of racism. We have enacted legislation — voting rights, accommodations, health care and education in particular. We have given preference to Black applicants when it comes to college admissions, and there is an on-going, sometimes written-down preference given to minorities who seek management positions in the world of com-
merce and entertainment. If there is one area of success, it has to be athletics — college and professional football in particular. Last fall, before the virus, I watched Baltimore, Md., go crazy over a Black man named Lamar Jackson. Jackson, the quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens, is worshipped by hundreds of thousands of men and women, white men and white women, for what he does every Sunday and, further, who he is off the football field. You may say, “Scott, this isn’t love, its a transitory, passing infatuation with Lamar’s running and passing ability.” I reply, “No, I was in the stadium. And what I saw, and felt, was more than admiration. Much more.” I also know that my son, Zach, is mostly free from
this racism virus. I know this because we have walked and talked; and two weeks ago he and his fiance (a Mississippi native) walked down Broadway in New York City protesting of the killing of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and the others. So this afternoon I’m optimistic as we turn onto Carteret and make our way back to the Waterfront Park. And, yes, I regret the toppling of the statues, the erasure of that history, the vilification of my ancestors. But these are remarkable times, change is under way, we are generationally beating this racism virus. One day we’ll be cured. Scott Graber is a lawyer, novelist, veteran columnist and longtime resident of Port Royal. He can be reached at cscottgraber@gmail.com.
The Enemy has met US and it remains US
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rior to about 15,000 years ago, all humans lived by hunting wild animals and gathering wild plants. Quite by accident, some of these nomadic bands discovered that some of the wild plants they were gathering could be harnessed into domesticity. Thus, began the domestication of plants and animals. Archaeological, geological, linguistic and botanical research of the past few hundred years allows us to pinpoint its origin of this “Neolithic Revolution.” Authorities are certain that it began in places that now are parts of Syria, Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan. These “new” farmers started to congregate in villages, tending their crops and later their herds. Soon enough, cities were created; nomadic hunters had exchanged wander lust for a sedentary life. An unforeseen and certainly unintended consequence of profound importance resulted as burgeoning
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cities permitted folks to stay put and remain in close contact with each other. Cities became a petri dish for the cultivation of human diseases. Throughout human history, diseases have by far been the greatest killer of humankind. Period. This scourge remains true today. Mother Nature is a hard and unforgiving mistress. As a product of evolutionary change, many diseases originated in animals, and as animals were domesticated and wild animals continued to be hunted and eaten, animal germs transferred themselves to humans; we refer to them as zoonotic diseases. Some zoonotic diseases are VERY deadly to their
new and plentiful human hosts; it is estimated that up to 75 percent of all human diseases are zoonotic. Not only did farmers have a dependable food supply, they produced more than they needed. They learned how to store surplus food for use during lean times. This phenomenon created yet another unintended consequence, because surplus food allowed humans to multiply. And multiply they did. It took about 10,000 to 15,000 years after the Neolithic Revolution for human population growth to begin to impact the ecology of spaceship Earth. Around the time of Jesus, two millennia ago, the world’s population was estimated to be around 300 million, about the size of the United Statets at the beginning of the 20th Century. But by 1999, a staggering six BILLION humans inhabited the globe, which now is a stunning 7.3 billion. At the current rate, in only 30 more years, the world’s
population is expected to increase to 9 BILLION! That’s nine times a thousand million! That is a gigantic number by any calculation. Perhaps the deadliest of unintended consequences derived from the exponential growth of humankind relates to space on Planet Earth, lands and seas where all god’s creatures must co-exist. One reason for the costly nature of land is that it can’t increase — what is is all there is or ever will be. Besides outgrowing the planet’s space, humans have developed advanced technologies that allow us to dominate the planet. We cut down forests, plow the ground, level mountains to mine minerals, pollute seas and rivers and overfish more than can be replenished, create urban sprawl and asphalt cities to house multiple millions. We humans have destroyed, or are in the process of rapidly destroying, every
native habitat that supports the whole of the planet’s living things. We have destroyed the world’s biodiverse enclaves that used to limit contagions. Zoonotic diseases have not so much jumped into US as they have steadily spilled into US through vehicles we ourselves have provided. In a very short time, we have killed off thousands of species, some for food, some for sport, some unintentionally and some just for the hell of it. Sad as that story is, there is a greater consequential unintended sadness. Our destruction of native habitats throughout the world has forced many animal species to live in closer contact with that most voracious and rapacious critter: US. What does that mean? Viruses and bacteria are damned smart entities. As we develop vaccines to stop them (but not all of them), they figure out ways (through DNA mutations) to outsmart US. So, if you thought the Black Plague, ra-
bies, the Spanish flu, anthrax, measles, Ebola, Zika, HIV, SARS, MERS, and COVID-19 were bad (and they are!), just wait. You ain’t seen nothing yet. Buckle up for a rough ride to purgatory. We are the only species that has so profoundly changed Spaceship Earth in so many different ways in such a short span of time. Humans have created the “perfect storm” for our own annihilation, steadily, inexorably. You see, Pogo (and Malthus) were right after all. Simply and crassly put, there are just too damned many of US. Mother Nature is very angry with US, as well as being pitiless. We are the Enemy of ourselves. Such a sad eulogy of unintended suicide. “Well, all I know is what I read in the newspapers.” – Will Rogers. David M. Taub was Mayor of Beaufort from 1990 through 1999 and served as a Beaufort County Magistrate from 2010 to 2015. You can reach him at david.m.taub42@gmail.com.
Even the dogs are not spared in the downsizing
while back, my husband and I decided it was time to downsize. Our kids are grown and have families of their own. As we looked around the house, we realized there were a lot of things we could give the kids, donate, or just throw away. “Naturally,” I said to my spouse, “there are many items you can get rid of now. Your closet is full, there are extra tools in the garage and there is a load of electronics that have not been touched for a long time.” His response was quite normal. “What about those long
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gowns in your closet that you have not worn in 10 years? How about those 4-inch heels you are afraid to put on?” He was right. Other people who have moved might recognize this conversation. It is so easy to get rid of the other
person’s stuff. Then we discovered boxes of our parent’s things. Most likely items they “dumped” on us when they were downsizing. Why did we feel so compelled to keep some of these boxes of fading pictures? We also had some of our parent’s furniture that would not fit into our downsized house. That is when the negotiations began. I agreed it was time to donate my mother’s old rocking chair that had been sitting in a guest room for 10 years. He agreed to get rid of his mom’s old side table that had seen much
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better days. But it did not take long before we upped the ante. “I just threw out my high school graduation gown,” I bragged. He came back with, “I pitched all those old yachting magazines that were in the attic!” Ah, let the games begin! Who could out do the other one? When my son came over and picked up the breakfast room hutch, table and four chairs, I knew I was ahead of him. But the next thing I knew, they were loading a flat
screen TV, a coffee table and a few other odds and ends. Hubby was smiling. A few days later, a landscaper we know showed up at the door. “I’m here to pick up the old tractor.” This made a lot of sense since the new house’s lawn is 10 percent the size of the old house’s lawn. As he rode the tractor down the driveway, I noticed the cart attached. “WHAT!?!” My competitiveness kicked in as I recalled the seven leaded glass cabinet doors in the attic. I called a local consignment shop and she
took them. Soon we realized our competitiveness was getting out of hand. Our dog Brandy was starting to hide from us. “No, we aren’t getting rid of you,” I assured her as I tossed out her chewed up toys. Even the dogs are not spared in the Scotts’ downsizing. Lee Scott, award winning humor writer takes her “Walter Mitty” like persona and spins tales around everyday life. She enjoys boating, reading, and meeting people. Scott lives in Beaufort with her husband, JD, along with their dog Brandy. You can reach her at Lasshood@aol.com.
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EDUCATION
District postpones summer reading camps, athletic practices Rodriguez cites safety after DHEC releases new COVID metrics
From staff reports The Beaufort County School District has postponed summer reading camps for students based on new COVID-19 metrics released Thursday, June 25 by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. The summer reading camps, which were scheduled to provide face-to-face instruction for children in grades K-8, will now begin July 20 instead of the originally scheduled July 6. Prac-
tices for student athletes also will be postponed until at least July 20. “Our No. 1 priority is protecting the health and safety of our students and employees,” Superintendent Frank Rodriguez said in a release. “The DHEC data we received this morning on Beaufort County’s increasing COVID-19 infection rates were disturbing, to say the least. We will continue to monitor DHEC’s new weekly metrics and make the best decisions we can to keep
everyone safe.” DHEC’s data, prepared for the South Carolina Department of Education, are designed to provide every county with snapshots of COVID-19 infection rates. The three metrics – two-week cumulative incidence rates, trends in incident rates and two-week percent positive rates – can be combined to rate individual counties as Low, Medium or High. According to DHEC, Beaufort County now has a High rating in all three COVID-19
metrics and an overall rating of High. Other South Carolina counties with High overall ratings were: Charleston, Colleton, Greenville, Greenwood, Horry, Kershaw, Laurens, Lexington, Orangeburg, Pickens, Richland, Sumter and Williamsburg. That list includes all of South Carolina’s coastal counties. Here are DHEC’s new metrics: • Two-week cumulative incidence rate: The number of new cases in the prior two weeks (June
8-21) per 100,000 people. This metric provides the recent incidence of COVID-19 infections in each county. Categorization (number of cases per 100,000 people): Low 0-50, Medium 51-200, High greater than 201. • Trend in incidence rate: Whether the two-week incidence rate is increasing, decreasing or stable compared to the previous two weeks (Increasing equals High, stable equals Medium, decreasing
equals Low. • Two-week percent positive rate: The percentage of individuals who tested positive out of the number of individuals tested with a molecular (swab, or PCR) test in the last two weeks. The metric takes into consideration the number of tests performed in the county in the prior two weeks. Low means less than 5 percent, Medium is 5.1-9.9 percent, High is greater than 10 percent.
District announces selections of three school principals
From staff reports Veteran administrators have been selected to lead three Beaufort County School District schools. Two of the selections by Superintendent Frank Rodriguez were internal moves, and the third selection, an educator from outside the district, was approved June 24 by the Beaufort County Board of Education. The three new principals are: • Lady’s Island Middle School: Chavon Browne, the current principal at
Port Royal Elementary, will replace Greg Hall, who left to take an assistant superintendent’s position in Florence District 1. • Robert Smalls International Academy: Celest LaVan, currently Director of Elementary Education for the Darlington County School District, will replace Jennifer Morillo, who left to take a position with the national Leader in Me program. The Board of Education on tonight approved Rodriguez’s selection of LaVan.
• Hilton Head Island School for the Creative Arts: Nikki Lucas, currently an assistant principal at the school, will replace Gretchen Keefner, who retired after 44 years in education. “Wherever you see a strong school, you see a strong principal,” Rodriguez said in a release. “These three administrators are assuming their new positions during an unprecedented time, and I’m confident they will be up to the challenges they’ll face.” Browne (Lady’s Island Mid-
Citizen-led bond referendum oversight committee releases report From staff reports The independent citizen-led committee tasked with monitoring all building projects, schedules, budgets and expenditures from the Beaufort County School District’s November 2019 bond referendum on June 23 made its second report to the Board of Education and the public. The CLOC meets monthly and makes quarterly reports to the Board of Education that are posted to the committee’s website. CLOC members include CPAs, urban planners, civil engineers and project managers. CLOC’s second-quarter report The committee has reviewed the processes, procedures and the administration of the Bond Referendum Projects to date and reports the following: • The May River and River Ridge projects are on time and under budget. We have established a traffic light process to rate all projects: green for on schedule; yellow for caution with corrective action to recover the project schedule; and red, which requires a formal proposed corrective action to bring the project on schedule. May River and River Ridge are both Green Lights. • After the bond referendum was approved by
EDITOR’S NOTE The independent CitizenLed Oversight Committee (CLOC) monitors all building projects funded by the bond referendum approved by Beaufort County voters in November 2019. This synopsis covers the committee’s second quarterly report delivered June 23 to the Beaufort County Board of Education and the public. All CLOC monitoring reports and meeting minutes are archived on the CLOC website.
the voters and before the initial bond proceeds were received, the district expended some funds from 8 percent funds. The CLOC’s Finance Subcommittee has verified the 8 percent funds were returned to the district after the initial bond proceeds were received. We have received confirmation from Beaufort County (the holder of the bond proceeds) that the funds were returned to the school district, and plan on ascertaining that the transactions were properly reflected in the June 30, 2020 financial statements once the statements become available. • The processes in place regarding budgeting, contracts, procurement and pay applications for
EDUCATION BRIEFS
Beaufort’s Britton named to spring Dean’s List at Nebraska
Brian Joseph Britton of Beaufort has been named to the Dean’s List at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for the spring semester of the 2019-20 academic year. Britton, a graduate student working toward a Master of Business Administration, was named to the Dean’s List for the College of Business. Nearly 7,500 students at Nebraska have been named to the Deans' List for the spring semester.
5 from Beaufort make President’s List at Coastal Carolina
Five students from Beaufort are among the more than 1,100 students who earned a spot on the President’s List for the Spring 2020 semester at Coastal Carolina University. The five include Ebony Beasley, a exercise and sport science major (29901), Will Durbin, a Political Science major (29907), Xavier Jackson, a Theatre major (29902), Zoe Lyons, a Marine Science major (29906) and Kenneth
projects is sound and provides adequate independence and proper chart of authority review. • A review of the summer work projects has one area noted as yellow. The technology/infrastructure projects are behind schedule due to scope clarifications. A schedule discovery is expected. • On an ongoing basis, the committee is identifying areas that should be reviewed to ensure that we remain on target or measure performance. Cash Flow versus Actual Expenses Cash flow projections versus actual expenses for all of the referendum projects is behind schedule. This can be expected as final project planning is implemented and construction contracts agreed during the initial phase of such a large scope referendum. Corrective actions are in place to ramp up spending to assure completion of the proposed projects within the four-year time frame. CBRE Heery Contract The Heery contract was executed in April for Project and Program Management. We have begun development of performance metrics in conjunction with the district’s Operations Division to measure the effectiveness of Heery’s performance.
Sitkowski, a communication major (29907). Coastal Carolina University is a dynamic, public comprehensive liberal arts institution located in Conway.
8 from Beaufort make the Dean’s List at Coastal Carolina
Eight students from Beaufort are among the more than 2,300 undergraduate students at Coastal Carolina University who were named to the Dean’s List for the Spring 2020 semester. The eight include Jared
dle) attended Beaufort County public schools as a child and graduated from Battery Creek High. She began her education career teaching 6th grade social studies at Whale Branch Middle School and was the school’s 2008-09 Teacher of the Year. She served for three years as an assistant principal at Red Cedar Elementary School before being named as Port Royal Elementary’s principal in 2012. Browne earned a BA in Elementary Education from Clemson University, a Mas-
ter’s Degree in Elementary Supervision and Administration from Charleston Southern University, an Education Specialist in Education Leadership from Cambridge College and a Doctor of Education Degree in Instructional Leadership from Northcentral University. The school district will select a new principal to replace Browne at Port Royal Elementary. LaVan (Robert Smalls International Academy) was a 5th grade teacher in Mississippi before moving to Beau-
fort and teaching at Beaufort Elementary. She served as an assistant principal at Whale Branch and Joseph S. Shanklin elementary schools before being named as Shanklin’s principal, a position she held for six years before leaving the district in 2019 to become Director of Elementary Education in Darlington County. LaVan earned a BS in Psychology from the University of Southern Mississippi, a Master’s Degree in Education from Ashford University and a Doctor of Education Degree from Liberty University.
BOOK DROP EXTRAVAGANZA
Program provides 10,000 books for local children this summer From staff reports The United Way of the Lowcountry is partnering with Pi Phi, The Public Library Foundation of Beaufort County and the Beaufort County School District to provide nearly 10,000 free books to children this summer as part of a new program called The Book Drop Extravaganza. This program was designed to get books into the hands of children throughout our community this summer to encourage them to read. “Becoming a stronger reader is achieved through practice, just like becoming better at sports or an instrument,” English Language Arts Coordinator for Beaufort County School District Melissa Murray said in a release. "The more you practice, the better you become. Our goal is to spread fun and joy around reading. Think of the fun, having so many children reading the same book at the same time.” Through August 2, free books including picture books and chapter books will be available for students at Beaufort County meal drop sites, lending libraries, and public libraries throughout Beaufort County. Each Monday morning, books will be dropped off at each of the sites listed below
Bibb, a marketing major (29902), Zachary Bogle, a Management Pre-Major major (29902), Derek Kidd, a Recreation and Sport Management major (29906), Rachel Kirberger, a hospitality, resort, and tourism management major (29907), Abbigail Larocque, a Theatre Arts major (29902), Koryna LaRocque, a Theatre Arts major (29902), Tiffany Linton (29906) and Daniel Richards (29907). Coastal Carolina University is a dynamic, public comprehensive liberal arts institution located in Conway.
BOOK LIST AND DATES Through July 5 – “Marcus Vega Doesn’t Speak Spanish,” “Blended,” and “The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl” July 6-12 – “There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly” July 13-19 – “Dragon Pearl” July 20-26 – “Elephant & Piggie – Elephants Can’t Dance” July 27-August 2 – “The Red Hat”
and will be available until they run out. There will also be enrichment activities, book readings, and more to go along with each book on United Way of the Lowcountry’s website at www.uwlowcountry.org/book-drop-extravaganza. “Fight the summer slump by picking up a book to read,” USCB Associate Professor of Literacy and United Way of the Lowcountry’s Education Impact Chair Renarta Tompkins said. "You may not be able to leave the house, but your mind can travel anywhere with a book.” Grants provided by Pi Phi, United Way of the Lowcountry, and the Public Library Foundation of Beaufort County, in partnership with Beaufort County School Dis-
Clemson’s Gulledge of Beaufort appointed Second Lieutenant
Michael Anthony Gulledge of Beaufort is a newly appointed Second Lieutenant. On May 20, Clemson University's Army and Air Force ROTC units held a joint online ceremony to commission 50 Second Lieutenants. Twenty-five students received commissions into the U.S. Army, and 25 students received commissions into the U.S. Air Force.
trict have made this program possible. For more information, visit United Way of the Lowcountry’s website at www.uwlowcountry.org/book-drop-extravaganza. BOOK DROP LOCATIONS Beaufort County Meal Drop Sites (9 a.m.-noon) • Coosa Elementary • Bluffton Middle School • Battery Creek High School • St. Helena Elementary School • Whale Branch Middle School Lending Libraries • Hilton Head Island Early Childhood Center • Hilton Head Island Elementary/ Hilton Head Island School for the Creative Arts • Okatie Elementary • Red Cedar Elementary • Port Royal Elementary • Pat Conroy Literacy Center • USCB Center for the Arts (Beaufort) • United Way of the Lowcountry (Beaufort) Public Libraries • Beaufort Library • Bluffton Library • Hilton Head Library • Lobeco Library • St. Helena Library
The ceremony featured guest speaker Major General Donald E. (Ed) Jackson. Maj. Gen. Jackson received his commission as an Engineer officer from Clemson University in 1986. Gulledge also participated in a Silver Dollar Salute ceremony in a smaller video teleconference with family and friends. It marks the first salute received by the officer from an enlisted member. As a sign of mutual respect, the officer presents the enlisted member with a silver dollar. Gulledge's major is Criminal Justice. JULY 2–8, 2020
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City of Beaufort NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Proposed Text Amendment The City of Beaufort will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at 7:00 P.M. via Zoom and broadcasted via livestream on Facebook. You can view the meeting live via Facebook at the City’s website www.cityofbeaufort.org to consider the following amendment to The Beaufort Code: Application proposing to revise Section 2.6.2.C.1, specific to T4 zones, to reduce the minimum elevation requirement from 2 feet to 12 inches (1 ft.) to make housing products more affordable for the market. The application is also scheduled to be presented to the Metropolitan Planning Commission for a recommendation on July 20, 2020 at 5:00 P.M. via Zoom and broadcasted via livestream on Facebook. You can view the meeting live via Facebook at the City’s website www.cityofbeaufort.org. Documents relating to this request are available for public inspection between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. Monday through Friday at Beaufort City Hall, 1911 Boundary Street, Beaufort. Interested persons are invited to attend the public hearing and Metropolitan Planning Commission meeting. Written comments can also be submitted to the City of Beaufort Community & Economic Development
NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND INTENT TO SELL Name and Address of Owner(s): JOHN D. O'GARA 4181 Fallcrest Dr Batavia OH 45103 MARCIA B. O'GARA 4181 Fallcrest Dr Batavia OH 45103 Contract Number: 1369202; the following described property: An undivided one fifty-first (1/51) fractional interest in Unit No. 9141, respectively, Barony Beach Club Horizontal Property Regime, lying situate and being on Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, and being more particularly shown and described by reference to the Master Deed, establishing the said Horizontal Property Regime, being dated March 8, 1999, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina, on March 11, 1999 in Deed Book 1146 at page 526; as amended from time to time, and by reference to that certain plat entitled "As-Built Survey of Barony Beach Club Horizontal Property Regime" said plat prepared by Terry G. Hatchell, S.C.R.L.S. #11059, said plat being dated March 3, 1999, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina, in Plat Book 69 at Page 65, as may be further revised from time to time. AND ALSO, all of the rights, privileges, easements, and common areas appertaining to the above-described property as set forth in the Master Deed and By-Laws of Barony Beach Club Horizontal Property Regime. AND ALSO, all rights, title, interest and privileges extending to Time-Sharing Interest Number(s) 9141-B-03; in each of the respective aforedescribed Units, as contained in that certain Time Sharing Declaration, dated March 8, 1999, recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina, on March 11, 1999 in Deed Book 1146 at Page 526, as amended from time to time. Lien Book and Page 143/1787 ; Total Amount Presently Delinquent, not including attorney’s fees: $ 1,885.75. You are currently in default under certain provisions of the Master
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Deed Establishing Barony Beach Club Horizontal Property Regime, Beaufort County, South Carolina by MARRIOTT OWNERSHIP RESORTS INC. recorded in the Registrar of Deeds, Beaufort County, South Carolina on March 11, 1999 in Deed Book 1146 at page 526, the lienholder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. If you fail to cure the default or take other appropriate action with regard to this matter within thirty calendar days after the date of this notice, you will risk losing your interest in this timeshare estate through a nonjudicial foreclosure procedure. However, under the nonjudicial procedure, you will not be subject to a deficiency judgment or personal liability for the lien being foreclosed even if the sale of your timeshare estate resulting from the nonjudicial foreclosure is insufficient to satisfy the amount of the lien being foreclosed. You may object to the sale of your timeshare estate through the nonjudicial foreclosure procedure and require foreclosure of your timeshare interest to proceed through the judicial process. An objection must be made in writing and received by the trustee before the end of the thirty-day time period. You must state the reason for your objection and include your address on the written objection. In a judicial foreclosure proceeding that results from your objection, you may be subject to a deficiency judgment and personal liability for the lien being foreclosed if the sale of your timeshare estate resulting from the judicial foreclosure is insufficient to satisfy the amount of the lien being foreclosed. Furthermore, you also may be subject to a personal money judgment for the costs and attorney’s fees incurred by the lien holder in the judicial foreclosure proceeding if the court finds that there is a complete absence of a justifiable issue of either law or fact raised by your objections or defenses. You have the right to cure your default at any time before the sale of your timeshare estate by payment of all past due loan payments or assessments, accrued interest, late fees, taxes, and all fees and costs incurred by the lien holder and trustee, including attorney’s fees and costs, in connection with the default. Any response or inquiry should be made in writing to Daniel C. Zickefoose, who is serving as trustee in this matter, at the following address:
Eck, Collins & Richardson, P.L. 4000 Faber Place Drive, Suite 300 North Charleston, SC 29405 NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND INTENT TO SELL Name and Address of Owner(s): DOUGLAS A. CRIGGER 1419 EDWARDS DR FREMONT OH 434209578 Contract Number: 18006; the following described property: An undivided 1/51 fractional interest in Unit No. 3942, Harbour Club Horizontal Property Regime, lying, situate and being in Sea Pines Plantation, on Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, and being more particularly shown and described by reference to the Master Deed of Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc., establishing the said Horizontal Property Act, said Master Deed being dated February 20, 1990, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina on March 8, 1990 in Deed Book 547 at Page 1082, and by reference to that certain plat entitled As-Built Survey of Harbour Club Horizontal Property Regime, said plat prepared by Surveying Consultants of Hilton Head Island, Inc., said plat being dated February 27, 1990 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina, in Plat Book 38 at Page 51. And also, all rights, privileges, easements, and common areas appertaining to the above described property as set forth in the Master Deed and By-Laws of the Harbour Club Horizontal Property Regime. And also, all right, title, interest and privileges extending to the Owner Use Period 44, as contained in that certain Supplemental Declaration of Multiple Ownership Rights, Restrictions, Affirmative Obligations and Conditions for Floating Time (hereinafter referred to as Supplemental Declaration), which is attached as Exhibit H to the above-reference Master Deed. Lien Book and Page 143/1621 ; Total Amount Presently Delinquent, not including attorney’s fees: $2237.52; You are currently in default under certain provisions of the Master Deed Establishing Harbour Club Horizontal Property Regime, Beaufort County, South Carolina by MARRIOTT OWNERSHIP RESORTS INC. recorded in the Registrar of Deeds, Beaufort County, South Carolina on
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