WE BUY CARS 83 Robert Smalls Parkway – 843-233-9258
Certified Pre-Owned Inventory POSTAL PATRON LOCAL
JUNE 1–7, 2023
WWW.YOURISLANDNEWS.COM
PRESORTED PERMIT NO. 97 BEAUFORT, SC 29902
COVERING BEAUFORT COUNTY
Fleming pleads guilty
Beaufort Attorney knew Alex Murdaugh planned to steal
Assistant U.S. attorneys Winston Holliday (from left), Emily Limehouse, and Kathleen Stoughton speak to reporters after Cory Fleming, a longtime friend of Alex Murdaugh’s, pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit wire fraud in the U.S. District Court in Charleston on Thursday, May 25, 2023. Henry Taylor/Post And Courier
By Thad Moore tmoore@postandcourier.com Pleading guilty to a felony May 25, Beaufort attorney Cory Fleming said he knew his friend Alex Murdaugh was going to steal money belonging to the family of Murdaugh’s late housekeeper, even if he didn’t know the extent of the scheme. Fleming, 54, was hired to sue
Fleming on Murdaugh’s recommendation, unaware that the two men were close WANT MORE? friends and law From Beaufort to Bluffton and school roommates. Hilton Head, The Post and Courier Fleming told covers news impacting your U.S. District Judge community. Subscribe for more local coverage at postandcourier. Richard Gergel com/IslandNews. that he thought Cory Murdaugh was goFlemming ing to skim about Murdaugh on behalf of the family $100,000 from the of Gloria Satterfield, who died a $4.3 million that Murdaugh’s infew weeks after falling down the surers agreed to pay to settle with stairs at his Colleton County home SEE GUILTY PAGE A6 in 2018. The Satterfields retained
12 Robert Smalls students likely ingest pot at school By Mike McCombs The Island News A dozen Robert Smalls International Academy 6th graders were transported by Beaufort County Emergency Medical Services to Beaufort Memorial Hospital on Thursday, May 25, with elevated vital signs after ingesting what is believed to be medical marijuana while at school.
SEE STUDENTS PAGE A6
Willie Bleach, right, dressed as a Union soldier, plays his drum during the Memorial Day Parade on Monday along Boundary Street. Bob Sofaly/The Island News
Honoring the fallen
By Delayna Earley The Island News
The parade took the traditional This year’s Memorial Day weekroute through downtown Beaufort end was plagued by a low pressure system off of the BEAUFORT and ended at Beaufort National INSIDE Cemetery. Southeast coast eaufort’s annual Memorial Day Photos of The commemoration at the cemethat brought heavy parade was held on Monday, Memorial Day tery featured a wreath-laying cererain and strong May 29, 2023, followed by a events around Beaufort, mony, a moment of silence, and the winds throughout ceremony at the Beaufort National Page A4 playing of Taps, as well as words from the area on Friday Cemetery to remember all the men keynote speaker Sara Kindschuh, a and Saturday, but and women who have served and forensic anthropologist with the Deby Sunday and Monday the rain had died in service to the United States of America. fense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. mostly cleared away.
B
Vigil celebrates life of St. Helena girl
By Delayna Earley The Island News ST. HELENA ISLAND – A grieving community came together on Sunday to celebrate the life of a young girl who brought light into the lives of everyone she met. More than 50 people gathered at De Gullah Way Tutorial Center on Sunday, May 28, 2023, on St.
By Mike McCombs The Island News Florida Gov. and Republican Presidential candidate Ron DeSantis will visit the Lowcountry on Friday, June 2, when he makes a 9 a.m. top at Okatie Ale House in Bluffton. DeSantis, 44, announced his Ron candidacy May 24. DeSantis In his second term as Florida’s governor, DeSantis served three terms in Congress and is a U.S. Navy veteran.
SEE STOP PAGE A3
INSIDE
Helena Island to remember Mackaya Bradley-Brun and to support her family. Mackaya’s father, Cliff Brun, her grandmother, Donna Brun, and her two sisters, Macklynn, 8, and Mackenzie, 16, were present at the vigil.
Mackenzie Bradley-Brun, 16, smiles as she uses a bubble wand to create bubbles in honor of her youngest sister, Mackaya, 6, during a vigil for her on Saturday, May 28, 2023, at De Gullah Way Tutorial Center on St. Helena SEE VIGIL PAGE A4 Island. Delayna Earley/The Island News
Meet me at the Weezie!
DeSantis to make campaign stop in Lowcountry
Lowcountry Life News Voices Health Education Sports Arts What’s Happening Legal Notices Military
A2 A2–6 A7 A8–9 A10 A11 B1–2 B2 B3 B4–5
Open for Rentals
Scenic Waterfront View 10,000 sq ft open-air pavilion
Book your event today - Perfect for Weddings, Festivals & Corporate Gatherings! Contact: Sarah Walbert, Marketing & Events Coordinator (843) 645-7774 ext 206