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Council refuses to remove Pine Island from CPO
Vote shuts door for now on developer’s golf course plans
Gardenia Simmons-White speaks against a motion that would remove the 502-acre Pine Island Plantation from the St. Helena Island Cultural Protection Overlay Zone during a Beaufort County Council meeting in Beaufort, South Carolina, Monday, June 26, 2023. Council denied the motion by a vote of 8-2. Tony Kukulich/Post And Courier
By Tony Kukulich The Post and Courier BEAUFORT — After months of public conversations, meetings, debate and votes on issues peripheral to the potential development of a golf resort on the 502-acre Pine Island Plantation property, County Council this week had its first opportunity to deal with the
Helena Island Cultural Protection Overlay Zone. On June 26, Beaufort County WANT MORE? Council voted 8-2 to deny TropeFrom Beaufort to Bluffton and ano’s request, shutting the door, at Hilton Head, The Post and Courier least for now, on the developer’s covers news impacting your plans for constructing a golf resort community. Subscribe for more on the property. local coverage at postandcourier. com/IslandNews. “This outcome affirms what the St. Helena community has made abundantly clear through many Pine Island matter head-on. hours of public hearings over the At issue was a request from past six months: golf courses, redeveloper Elvio Tropeano to remove Pine Island from the St. SEE COUNCIL PAGE A4
First Lady coming to Parris Island
The Town of Port Royal didn’t disappoint in 2022 with their Fourth of July fireworks display at The Sands Beach. Here spectacular bursts of red, white and blue mesmerized a crowd of more than a thousand spectators. Bob Sofaly/The Island News
Red, white and boom
Celebrate July 4 with these public events in Beaufort By Delayna Earley The Island News Just like that, June is almost over, and the July 4 holiday is right around the corner. The Fourth of July, otherwise known as the Independence Day, celebrates the signing and passing of the Declaration of Independence in
1776 by the Continental Congress. The document was instrumental at the beginning of the Revolutionary War because it established America as an independent nation from Great Britain. The national holiday is often celebrated with fireworks and barbeque cookouts at home, but Beaufort has a
few options if you are looking to get out to celebrate with the community. Port Royal’s 4th of July Celebration at Sands Beach The Town of Port Royal will be hosting a daylong celebration this
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From staff reports As part of the First Lady’s Joining Forces initiative, Jill Biden will visit U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island on Friday, June 30 to celebrate and thank Marine graduates and their families. The First Lady will attend and deliver remarks at the Marine Corps graduation ceremony. According to the online graduation schedule, Biden will address Marine graduates with Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion. Jill The trip also Biden comes in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the U.S. military becoming an all-volunteer force. According to a White House press release, Jill Biden and former First Lady Michelle Obama launched Joining Forces in April 2011 as an effort to motivate and harness support across the public and private sectors to support service members, veterans, their families, caregivers, and survivors. Working with partners in government, the business community, and non-profit organizations, the initiative highlights the challenges faced by the military and veteran communities and drives progress in hiring veterans and military spouses, making classrooms more welcoming for military-connected children, and raising awareness of the mental health needs of the military and veteran community. Jill Biden’s last visit to the Palmetto State came in August 2022 when she vacationed with President Joe Biden on Kiawah Island.
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DragonBoat Beaufort holds ninth annual race day.
Playing catch-up: Immunization is not a game we can afford to lose.
George O’Kelley: We insist on fixing what isn’t broken.
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