Government & Politics
Beaufort City holiday schedule
Beaufort City holiday schedule
Please be advised that the City offices will be closed Thursday, December 23, Friday, December 24, and Friday, December 31 in observance of the holidays. [ read article ... ]
Town of Port Royal holiday schedule
Town of Port Royal holiday schedule [ read article ... ]
Beaufort County administrative offices and convenience centers holiday schedule
Beaufort County administrative offices and convenience centers holiday schedule [ read article ... ]
December 21: Hilton Head Island Town Council meeting, agenda here
December 21
Hilton Head Island Town Council meeting, agenda here [ read article ... ]
County accepting used cooking oil at convenience centers
County accepting used cooking oil at convenience centers
Beaufort County officials hope people will recycle their leftover cooking oil instead of throwing it out, and are now accepting used oil at the local convenience centers. [ read article ... ]
City council faces revolt by downtown business owners: 97 downtown merchants petition to stop paid downtown parking
City council faces revolt by downtown business owners
97 downtown merchants petition to stop paid downtown parking
Beaufort's downtown high-tech parking kiosks have alienated business owners. Failure to pay includes threat of a parking fine, not the best way to entice customers into a downtown store.
Beaufort city council is facing an organized, open revolt by downtown business owners against paid on-street parking in the historic downtown business district. As of this morning, Wednesday, December 15, 97 downtown merchants and property owners have signed a petition, presented to city council last night, calling on council “to allow free, three hour customer parking along the streets including Bay Street, Scott Street, West Street and Port Republic Street in the downtown core business area.” [ read article ... ]
December 15: School Board meeting, agenda here
December 15
School Board meeting, agenda here [ read article ... ]
Bluffton seeking appointment to Historic Preservation Commission
Bluffton seeking appointment to Historic Preservation Commission
The Town of Bluffton is soliciting names of individuals who may be interested in being considered for appointment to the Historic Preservation Commission to represent the Preservation District and the Conservation Neighborhood. [ read article ... ]
2 PALS gyms closing for refurbishing
2 PALS gyms closing for refurbishing
The Buckwalter Recreation Center located at 905 Buckwalter Parkway in Bluffton and the Burton Wells Recreation Center located at 1 Middleton Recreation Drive in Burton will be temporarily closing. [ read article ... ]
December 15: County offers Episode 5 of Watershed Protection webcast series
December 15
County offers Episode 5 of Watershed Protection webcast series
Beaufort County has scheduled the final episode in a series of five webcasts about the prevention and treatment of water pollution. The series is produced by the Center on Watershed Protection. Content of the webcast should be of interest to those interested in good development and those working in the stormwater field. [ read article ... ]
December 14: Beaufort City Council meeting, agenda here
December 14
Beaufort City Council meeting, agenda here [ read article ... ]
December 14: Bluffton Town Council meeting, agenda here
December 14
Bluffton Town Council meeting, agenda here [ read article ... ]
New waste/recycling collection program for HHI
New waste/recycling collection program for HHI
The Town of Hilton Head Island has selected a new waste and recycling collection program provider. Call them now to begin service. [ read article ... ]
December 13: Beaufort County Council meeting, agenda here
December 13
Beaufort County Council meeting, agenda here [ read article ... ]
December 13: Beaufort/Port Royal Metropolitan Planning Commission meeting, agenda here
December 13
Beaufort/Port Royal Metropolitan Planning Commission meeting, agenda here [ read article ... ]
Complete Lanier Parking Solutions report here: City about to surrender on high-tech Bay Street parking kiosks
Complete Lanier Parking Solutions report here
City about to surrender on high-tech Bay Street parking kiosks
After a year of touting high-tech parking kiosks as the solution to parking in the downtown commercial district on Bay Street, the City of Beaufort appears on the verge of admitting that the venture was a mistake. Laying the groundwork for the retreat, the City’s parking contractor, Lanier Parking Solutions, stated to city council in a written report on Tuesday, presented in full below, that the kiosks ought to be replaced with what was there before, traditional parking meters. [ read article ... ]
Media news conference scheduled for F-35 decision
Media news conference scheduled for F-35 decision
A news conference to share information about Pentagon decision on basing the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter at Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort has been scheduled. [ read article ... ]
December 8: Port Royal Town Council meeting, agenda here
December 8
Port Royal Town Council meeting, agenda here [ read article ... ]
December 7: School Board meeting, agenda here
December 7
School Board meeting, agenda here [ read article ... ]
HHI unveils commemorative marker honoring Charlie Simmons, Sr.
HHI unveils commemorative marker honoring Charlie Simmons, Sr.
On Saturday, December 4, 10:30 a.m., at the Discovery House at Honey Horn, the Town of Hilton Head Island unveiled a commemorative marker in honor of Mr. Charlie Simmons, Sr. [ read article ... ]
December 7: Beaufort City Council worksession, agenda here
December 7
Beaufort City Council worksession, agenda here [ read article ... ]
HHI refinances Storm Water Utility Bonds, reduces borrowing costs by 43%
HHI refinances Storm Water Utility Bonds, reduces borrowing costs by 43%
The Town of Hilton Head Island announced on Friday, December 3, that the Town last week successfully refinanced $13.74 million of Storm Water Utility Debt originally issued in 2002; resulting in a savings over the remaining 16 year life of the bonds of $2.87 million. The Town’s savings equate to an average $175,000 annually in debt service payments. [ read article ... ]
Mayor Keyserling promotes “new urbanism” for Beaufort
Mayor Keyserling promotes “new urbanism” for Beaufort
November 30: City hearing on short-term residential rental proposal
November 30: City hearing on short-term residential rental proposal
At 5:30 p.m. today, Tuesday, November 30, the City of Beaufort will hold a public hearing on a proposal to allow short-term rentals in homes in residential areas. The public is encouraged to attend. A short-term rental is defined in the proposal as a stay of two nights or more, effectively making a residence into a motel room. Here is the public announcement, which was distributed by email to the media by Mayor Billy Keyserling: [ read article ... ]
November 29: School Board Audit Committee meeting, agenda here
November 29
School Board Audit Committee meeting, agenda here [ read article ... ]
November 29: County Council meeting, agenda here
November 29
County Council meeting, agenda here [ read article ... ]
Re-organized, new hours at 3 PALS centers
Re-organized, new hours at 3 PALS centers
Beaufort County has restructured the leadership of its Parks & Leisure Services (PALS) Division and adjusted the hours of some of its recreation centers to better serve the public. [ read article ... ]
Town of Bluffton awards May River Watershed Action Plan contract
Town of Bluffton
Awards May River Watershed Action Plan contract
The Town of Bluffton has awarded the May River Watershed Action Plan contract to a team led by MacTec Engineering and Consulting, Inc. The team also includes the Center for Watershed Protection, Ward Edwards, and Thomas & Hutton. [ read article ... ]
Special election in HHI Ward 3 for Town Council seat of Drew Laughlin, new mayor
Special election in HHI Ward 3
For Town Council seat of Drew Laughlin, new mayor
There will be a Special Election on February 15, 2011, to fill the Ward 3 Town Council seat of Drew Laughlin, who will be sworn in as Hilton Head Island’s new Mayor on December 7, 2010. [ read article ... ]
HHI Fire & Rescue Keep the Wreath Green campaign
HHI Fire & Rescue Keep the Wreath Green campaign
Hilton Head Island Fire & Rescue will place a wreath, which is illuminated with green bulbs, at the intersection of William Hilton Parkway and Folly Field Road. If a fire occurs during the Holiday Season, one of the green bulbs will change to white. [ read article ... ]
Beaufort County Convenience Centers Thanksgiving schedule
Beaufort County Convenience Centers Thanksgiving schedule [ read article ... ]
Message from Mayor Billy K: It’s time to curb the brewing mistrust
Message from Mayor Billy K
It’s time to curb the brewing mistrust
For government to work effectively, civil discourse, honesty and transparency are a must. Otherwise, mistrust brews and it becomes even more difficult to govern and achieve change as may be required by the times. [ read article ... ]
The Town of Bluffton’s electronic access gate control systems requirements allow emergency vehicles quick entry into gated areas
The Town of Bluffton’s
electronic access gate control systems requirements
Allow emergency vehicles quick entry into gated areas
A notice regarding requirements for electronic access gate control systems was first mailed by the Town of Bluffton in March, 2010. This notice is a reminder that the requirements will become effective on January 12, 2011. [ read article ... ]
Hilton Head Island Thanksgiving holiday schedule
Hilton Head Island Thanksgiving holiday schedule [ read article ... ]
Beaufort County holiday schedule
Beaufort County holiday schedule [ read article ... ]
Bluffton Thanksgiving holiday schedule
Bluffton Thanksgiving holiday schedule
The offices of the Town of Bluffton will be closed on Thursday, November 25 and Friday, November 26 in observance of Thanksgiving. [ read article ... ]
Beaufort Thanksgiving holiday schedule
Beaufort Thanksgiving holiday schedule
The City of Beaufort Administrative Offices will be closed Thursday, November 25 and Friday, November 26 in observance of Thanksgiving. [ read article ... ]
Port Royal Thanksgiving holiday schedule
Port Royal Thanksgiving holiday schedule [ read article ... ]
November 23: Beaufort City Council meeting, agenda here
November 23
Beaufort City Council meeting, agenda here [ read article ... ]
Drew A. Laughlin wins Hilton Head Island mayoral race
Hilton Head Island mayoral race
Drew A. Laughlin won the Hilton Head Island mayoral race with 51.33% of the votes. [ read article ... ]
November 17: Hilton Head Island Town Council meeting, agenda here
November 17
Hilton Head Island Town Council meeting, agenda here [ read article ... ]
November 16: School Board meeting, agenda here
November 16
School Board meeting, agenda here [ read article ... ]
November 16: Beaufort City Council worksession, agenda here
November 16
Beaufort City Council worksession, agenda here [ read article ... ]
November 15: Beaufort County meetings, agendas here (if available)
November 15
Beaufort County meetings, agendas here (if available) [ read article ... ]
November 17: Bluffton Planning Commission meeting, agenda here
November 17
Bluffton Planning Commission meeting, agenda here [ read article ... ]
November 12-13: School Board Worksession, agendas here
November 12-13
School Board Worksession, agendas here [ read article ... ]
Veteran’s Day, November 11, government office closings
November 11
Veteran’s Day government office closings [ read article ... ]
Mayor Billy K announces Beaufort-Port Royal Metropolitan Planning Commission
Mayor Billy K announces Beaufort-Port Royal Metropolitan Planning Commission
Beaufort Mayor Billy Keyserling issued a “News Flash” this past weekend, announcing creation of The Beaufort-Port Royal Metropolitan Planning Commission. Unlike the previous incarnation of the joint planning body for the Beaufort and Port Royal areas, this one will also include representatives appointed by Beaufort County Council. [ read article ... ]
Letter to editor: County Treasurer Joy Logan gives congratulations and thanks
Letter to editor
County Treasurer Joy Logan gives congratulations and thanks
Because of the lateness of the election returns, I wasn’t able properly to thank the thousands of voters who took time to participate in our democracy. The turnout was amazing for a mid-term and speaks well for Beaufort County. [ read article ... ]
November 10: County Library Board meeting, agenda here
November 10
County Library Board meeting, agenda here [ read article ... ]
November 10: County Development Review Team meeting, agenda here
November 10
County Development Review Team meeting, agenda here [ read article ... ]
November 10: Port Royal Town Council meeting, agenda here
November 10
Port Royal Town Council meeting, agenda here [ read article ... ]
November 9: Beaufort City Council meeting, agenda here
November 9
Beaufort City Council meeting, agenda here [ read article ... ]
November 9: Bluffton Town Council meeting, agenda here
November 9
Bluffton Town Council meeting, agenda here [ read article ... ]
Operation F-35 makes final push
Operation F-35 makes final push
With public comment closing later this month on the Department of the Navy’s final decision on the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter coming to Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort, supporters offer an easy way to register comments at two local restaurants on Veteran’s Day. [ read article ... ]
November 8: Beaufort County Council meeting, agenda here
November 8
Beaufort County Council meeting, agenda here [ read article ... ]
November 8: Beaufort-Port Royal Metropolitan Planning Commission meeting, agenda here
November 8
Beaufort-Port Royal Metropolitan Planning Commission meeting, agenda here [ read article ... ]
November 5: County Board of Canvassers meeting
November 5
County Board of Canvassers meeting
The Beaufort County Board of Canvassers will meet at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, November 5, at 15 John Galt Road in Beaufort. [ read article ... ]
Complete county election results here
Complete county election results here
A complete tally of Tuesday’s general election results is available here. [ read article ... ]
Beaufort County Treasurer: Doug Henderson beats Joy Logan 2 to 1
Beaufort County Treasurer
Doug Henderson beats Joy Logan almost 2 to 1
In the most closely watched countywide race yesterday, political newcomer, Doug Henderson, 65, beat 20-year incumbent Beaufort County Treasurer Joy Logan by a margin of almost 2 to 1. With all precincts reporting, Henderson received 28,056 votes (62.33%) to Logan’s 16,855 (37.45%). Henderson won a majority in almost every precinct as shown in green on the map above. [ read article ... ]
Beaufort City Council: Mike Sutton & Donnie Beer win
Beaufort City Council
Incumbents Mike Sutton and Donnie Ann Beer will be returning to Beaufort City Council for another four years after garnering top votes in the four-person race. Sutton was the top vote getter with 2,093 votes (37.08%) followed by Beer with 1,730 (30.65%). Trailing were challengers Larry Holman with 1,060 votes (18.78%) and Kim Kolton with 738 (13.07%). [ read article ... ]
2d District U.S. House of Representatives: Joe Wilson beats Rob Miller
2d District U.S. House of Representatives
Joe “You Lie” Wilson, the silver-tongued Republican incumbent U.S. Congressman from South Carolina’s Second Congressional District, beat his Democrat opponent, Rob Miller, by a district-wide margin of 54% to 44% in yesterday’s general election. In Beaufort county, Miller’s home, Wilson’s margin of victory was greater, 57% to 40%. [ read article ... ]
Hilton Head Island Mayor: Laughlin and Crews HHI in runoff
Hilton Head Island Mayor
Laughlin and Crews in HHI runoff
Hilton Head Town Councilman Drew Laughlin, a lawyer, and Town Planning Commissioner Tom Crews, an architect, will face each other in a runoff to determine who will be the town’s new mayor. The two were the top vote getters, winning pluralities in a field of seven contenders. They must face each other to determine who wins, a majority of the votes being required by law. [ read article ... ]
Beaufort County Board of Education: Evans and Rivers win contested school board seats
Beaufort County Board of Education
Evans and Rivers win contested school board seats
Bill Evans won School Board District 7 (Lady’s Island), formerly held by retiring member Jim Bequette, with 56% of the vote over Robert White. Michael Rivers, the incumbent, won District 5 (St. Helena Island) with 61% over Faye Alston. These were the only two contested seats on the 11-member school board, members of which serve four-year staggered terms. [ read article ... ]
Complete county election results here
Complete county election results here
A complete tally of Tuesday’s general election results is available here. [ read article ... ]
Beaufort County voter turnout 53.68%
Beaufort County voter turnout 53.68%
Out of 96,262 registered voters, 51,673 voters turned out for yesterday’s general election, according to the Beaufort County Board of Elections. [ read article ... ]
County releases Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
County releases Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
Beaufort County has released for public review its Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for the fiscal year which ended June 30, 2010. [ read article ... ]
November 4: Beaufort Redevelopment Commission meeting, agenda here
November 4
Beaufort Redevelopment Commission meeting, agenda here [ read article ... ]
Straw Poll results: Haley, Ard, Demint, Wilson & Henderson win General Election Straw Poll
Straw Poll results
Haley, Ard, Demint, Wilson & Henderson win General Election Straw Poll
294 people voted in our General Election Straw Poll, casting their votes overwhelmingly in favor of Nikki Haley for S.C. Governor, Ken Ard for S.C. Lieutenant Governor, Jim DeMint for U.S. Senator, Joe Wilson for U.S. Representative and Doug Henderson for Beaufort County Treasurer. [ read article ... ]
November 2: School Board meeting, agenda here
November 2
School Board meeting, agenda here [ read article ... ]
November 3: Beaufort County meetings, agendas here
November 3
Beaufort County meetings, agendas here [ read article ... ]
November 4: Port Royal Design Review Board meeting, agenda here
November 4
Port Royal Design Review Board meeting, agenda here [ read article ... ]
November 3: Port Royal meetings, agendas here
November 3
Port Royal meetings, agendas here [ read article ... ]
November 1: Beaufort County meetings, agendas here
November 1
Beaufort County meetings, agendas here [ read article ... ]
Beaufort Tribune General Election Straw Poll
Beaufort Tribune General Election Straw Poll
Just for fun, please cast your straw vote for the following public offices, which are on the upcoming Tuesday, Nov. 2, general-election ballot in Beaufort County, SC. Names and party affiliations shown here are the same as on the actual ballot and in the same order as on the ballot. Deadline to vote in this straw poll is noon, Friday, Oct. 29. Results will be published that afternoon.
BE SURE TO VOTE FOR REAL ON THIS COMING TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2!
Choose one candidate for each office.
Upcoming November 2 election requires 49 different ballot styles
Upcoming November 2 election requires 49 different ballot styles
The numerous SC House districts, county council/school board districts, municipalities, wards and public service districts in Beaufort county require 49 different ballot styles in the upcoming November 2 general election. [ read article ... ]
October 27: Ad Hoc School Superintendent’s Evaluation Committee meeting, agenda here
October 27: Valerie Page Truesdale to be evaluated
Ad Hoc School Superintendent’s Evaluation Committee meeting, agenda here
Valerie Page Truesdale, superintendent of the Beaufort County School District, will face her annual evaluation at a meeting of the Ad Hoc School Superintendent’s Evaluation Committee on October 27.
[ read article ... ]
October 26: Beaufort County meetings, agendas here
October 26
Beaufort County meetings, agendas here [ read article ... ]
October 26: Beaufort City Council meeting, agenda here
October 26
Beaufort City Council meeting, agenda here [ read article ... ]
October 25: Beaufort County Council meeting, agenda here
October 25
Beaufort County Council meeting, agenda here [ read article ... ]
October 27: Special Joint Session of Councils meeting, agenda here
October 27
Special Joint Session of Councils meeting, agenda here [ read article ... ]
October 20: County Development Review Team meeting, agenda here
October 20
County Development Review Team meeting, agenda here [ read article ... ]
October 19: School Board meeting, agenda here
October 19
School Board meeting, agenda here [ read article ... ]
Beaufort City Council: Donnie Beer is running for re-election and wants your vote
Beaufort City Council
Donnie Beer is running for re-election and wants your vote
Incumbent Donnie Beer, a member of Beaufort City Council, is running for re-election and wants your vote. [ read article ... ]
October 19: Beaufort City Council special meeting and worksession, agenda here
October 19
Beaufort City Council special meeting and worksession, agenda here [ read article ... ]
October 18: Beaufort County Community Services Committee meeting, agenda here
October 18
Beaufort County Community Services Committee meeting, agenda here [ read article ... ]
October 19: Hilton Head Island Town Council meeting, agenda here
October 19
Hilton Head Island Town Council meeting, agenda here [ read article ... ]
October 19: Hilton Head Island Accommodations Tax Advisory Committee meeting, agenda here
October 19
Hilton Head Island Accommodations Tax Advisory Committee meeting, agenda here [ read article ... ]
October 18: HHI Planning & Development Standards Committee special meeting, agenda here
October 18
HHI Planning & Development Standards Committee special meeting, agenda here [ read article ... ]
Despite recession, Beaufort shows financial strength with reorganizations
Despite recession, Beaufort shows financial strength
Facing less money to do more work, Beaufort’s government responded with innovative ways to improve and increase services while decreasing operating costs by $750,000, the City reported. [ read article ... ]
Around the state: Georgetown slashing city budget
Around the state
Georgetown slashing city budget
In a sign of the times that may presage the need for similar measures by our local governments, Georgetown City Administrator Chris Eldridge is struggling to figure out how the city can slash its current budget in order to make up for revenue loss from property value reassessment.
October 13: Port Royal Town Council meeting preceded by Public Hearing, agenda here
October 13
Port Royal Town Council meeting preceded by Public Hearing, agenda here [ read article ... ]
October 12: Beaufort City Council meeting, agenda here
October 12
Beaufort City Council meeting, agenda here [ read article ... ]
October 11: Beaufort County Council meeting, agenda here
October 11
Beaufort County Council meeting, agenda here [ read article ... ]
Beaufort County offering in-person absentee voting
Beaufort County
Offering in-person absentee voting
The Beaufort County Board of Elections and Registration is pleased to announce the availability of in-person absentee voting. [ read article ... ]
Treasurer Joy Logan ready for next four years
Beaufort County Treasurer Joy Logan
Republican Joy Logan knows banking and finance operations. Beaufort County voters first elected her County Treasurer in 1991 and she has served faithfully ever since – and is ready to step forward for the next four years. [ read article ... ]
October 6: Port Royal Town Council workshop, agenda here
October 6
Port Royal Town Council workshop, agenda here [ read article ... ]
October 7: Beaufort City Redevelopment Commission meeting, agenda here
October 7
Beaufort City Redevelopment Commission meeting, agenda here [ read article ... ]
October 5: Beaufort City Council worksession meeting, agenda here
October 5
Beaufort City Council worksession meeting, agenda here [ read article ... ]
HHI mayoral debate repeat airs on the County Channel
HHI mayoral debate repeat
The Hilton Head Island Mayoral Debate, originally broadcast live Tuesday, September 28, will be re-played at 8:00 p.m. Friday, October 1 and 8:00 p.m. Sunday, October 3 on The County Channel. [ read article ... ]
Other voices: U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn (Dem.) says “GOP agenda is a plague on Americans”
Other voices: U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn (Dem.), 6th S.C. Congressional District
“GOP agenda is a plague on Americans”
[ read article ... ]
Bill Evans, running for School Board District 7: Closing schools not always best way to save money, serve students
Bill Evans, running for School Board District 7
Closing schools not always best
Close schools to save money? Re-draw attendance areas to shift students to under-used schools? Move grade levels to better balance enrollments? Tough questions without easy answers – but answers will be needed by the next Beaufort County Board of Education. [ read article ... ]
September 28: Beaufort City Council meeting, agenda here
September 28
Beaufort City Council meeting, agenda here [ read article ... ]
September 27: Beaufort County Council meeting, agenda here
September 27
Beaufort County Council meeting, agenda here
[ read article ... ]
September 27: Town of Port Royal Council meeting, agenda here
September 27
Port Royal Town Council meeting, agenda here, Sanford attending [ read article ... ]
Beaufort County Treasurer Joy Logan earns another award: Palmetto Patriot Award for helping heirs hold onto their land
Beaufort County Treasurer Joy Logan earns another award: Palmetto Patriot Award for helping heirs hold onto their land
Joy Logan lauded by Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer
For years, Joy Logan has helped Beaufort County residents hold on to their family property by allowing heirs to bid on their property at the annual tax sale. Logan, the Beaufort County Treasurer since 1991, also is involved with the Center for Equal Justice by assisting landowners with keeping their property within their family. [ read article ... ]
Beaufort County news: Disastery recovery website
Beaufort County news
As part of its on-going disaster recovery program, Beaufort County has launched a new recovery website, www.beaufortcountydisasterrecovery.net. [ read article ... ]
Message from Mayor Billy K: Keyserling points City to the future
Message from Mayor Billy K
Keyserling points City to the future
At the Beaufort City Council Work Session on Tuesday September 21, Mayor Billy Keyserling presented these statements: [ read article ... ]
September 21: Beaufort City Council work session, agenda here
September 21
Beaufort City Council work session, agenda here [ read article ... ]
County Assessor’s Office wins Distinguished Assessment Jurisdiction Award
County Assessor’s Office wins Distinguished Assessment Jurisdiction Award
In a press release dated September 15, the International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO) announced that the Beaufort County Office of the Assessor had been named the recipient of the 2010 Distinguished Assessment Jurisdiction Award. [ read article ... ]
Beaufort reviewing health care options seeking best price/coverage
City reviews health care options
City of Beaufort officials are giving their health care plan a major check-up with the goal of bringing employees the best health insurance at the best price by local doctors and dentists, and with an emphasis on preventative care and good customer service, according to a press release. [ read article ... ]
September 14: Beaufort City Council meeting, agenda here
September 14
Beaufort City Council meeting, agenda here [ read article ... ]
September 13: Beaufort County Council meeting, agenda here
September 13
Beaufort County Council meeting, agenda here [ read article ... ]
County Planner accredited by Congress for New Urbanism
County Planner accredited by Congress for New Urbanism
Brian Herrmann, Beaufort County Community Planner and Designer, has achieved accreditation by the Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU), a national leader in the principals of smart growth, according to a Beaufort County press release. [ read article ... ]
Board of Elections offers advice to absentee voters: Avoid use of third party sites
Board of Elections offers advice to absentee voters
Avoid use of third party sites
When applying for absentee ballots, voters are advised to avoid third party web sites, such as scabsentee.com, which generate form letters on their behalf for transmission to county election commissions. [ read article ... ]
September 8: Town of Port Royal Council meeting, agenda here
September 8
Town of Port Royal Council meeting, agenda here [ read article ... ]
September 7: City of Beaufort work-session, agenda here
September 7
City of Beaufort work-session, agenda here [ read article ... ]
Letter to editor: F-35Bs will be more than twice as loud
Letter to editor
F-35Bs will be more than twice as loud
In the May 2010 draft EIS (Environmental Impact Statement) for the Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, the key and crucial noise data for the F-35B was omitted in the 487 pages, substituting instead data assumptions based on the lighter, quieter Air Force F-35A: The Navy wanted the public to comment on the alternative proposals without this major environmental component. [ read article ... ]
September 2: City of Beaufort Redevelopment Commission meeting, agenda here
September 2
City of Beaufort Redevelopment Commission meeting, agenda here [ read article ... ]
Local Republicans to open 2010 election campaign headquarters
September 7
Local Republicans to open 2010 election campaign headquarters
The Beaufort County Republican Party will hold a grand opening of its 2010 general election campaign headquarters in Beaufort on next Tuesday, September 7. The public is invited. [ read article ... ]
September 1: Town of Port Royal Special Council meeting/workshop, agenda here
September 1
Town of Port Royal Special Council meeting/workshop, agenda here [ read article ... ]
County Planner achieves accreditation by Congress for New Urbanism
County Planner achieves accreditation by Congress for New Urbanism
Brian Herrmann, Beaufort County Community Planner and Designer, has achieved accreditation by the Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU), a national leader in the principals of smart growth, according to a Beaufort County press release. [ read article ... ]
August 31: Beaufort City Council work session, agenda here
August 31
Beaufort City Council work session, agenda here [ read article ... ]
County cancels American Express for tax and fee payments
County cancels American Express for tax and fee payments
County leaders have determined that the administrative fee charged by American Express for the use of their card for payment of county taxes and fees is no longer feasible and cost effective, according to a press release. [ read article ... ]
August 24: Beaufort City Council meeting, agenda here
August 24
Beaufort City Council meeting, agenda here [ read article ... ]
August 23: Beaufort County Council meeting, agenda here
August 23
Beaufort County Council meeting, agenda here [ read article ... ]
Beaufort Fire Department showcases new approach to fire prevention, public education
Beaufort Fire Department showcases new approach to fire prevention, public education
Continuing Beaufort’s efforts to do more with less, Beaufort City Manager Scott Dadson and Fire Chief Sammy Negron showcased a new approach to prevent fires and to educate the public about fire safety, according to a press release. [ read article ... ]
August 17: Beaufort City Council meets, agenda here
August 17
Beaufort City Council meets, agenda here [ read article ... ]
Beaufort moves into first new City Hall in 150 years
Beaufort moves into first new City Hall in 150 years
It’s a heckuva birthday present to the people, paid for by the people, of course. As Beaufort prepares to celebrate its Tricentennial in 2011, City officials began moving this week into their first new City Hall since before the Civil War, according to a press release. [ read article ... ]
Petition candidates announced: Doug Henderson qualifies to challenge Joy Logan as county treasurer
Petition candidates announced
Doug Henderson qualifies to challenge Joy Logan as county treasurer
Doug Henderson has qualified to challenge Joy Logan, the incumbent, in the upcoming Beaufort County Treasurer’s election. A number of other candidates for other offices also have qualified, according to an announcement by the Beaufort County Elections Board today. [ read article ... ]
County offers Episode 3 of Watershed Protection webcast series
County offers Episode 3 of Watershed Protection webcast series
Beaufort County is sponsoring the third in a series of five webcasts from the Center on Watershed Protection regarding the prevention and treatment of water pollution, according to a press release. [ read article ... ]
Mayor Keyserling defends controversial new downtown parking system
Mayor Keyserling defends controversial new downtown parking system [ read article ... ]
Mayor Keyserling asks public to run for city council vacancies
Mayor Keyserling asks public to run for city council vacancies [ read article ... ]
August 11: Port Royal Town Council meeting, agenda here
August 11
Port Royal Town Council meeting, agenda here [ read article ... ]
August 9: Beaufort County Council meeting, agenda here
August 9
Beaufort County Council meeting, agenda here [ read article ... ]
August 5: Beaufort City Redevelopment Commission meeting, agenda here
August 5
Beaufort City Redevelopment Commission meeting, agenda here [ read article ... ]
F-35B decision pending for Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort
F-35B decision pending for Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort
The F-35B Joint Strike Fighter process is on schedule for the Navy and Marine Corps and a decision about where to base the combat and training squadrons remains on track for December according to a press release. [ read article ... ]
Aug. 4: Town of Port Royal public hearing, special meeting & council workshop, agendas here
August 4
Town of Port Royal public hearing, special meeting & council workshop, agendas here
The Town of Port Royal will hold a public hearing at 6:30 p.m., August 4, followed by a special meeting and a council workshop. [ read article ... ]
July 26: County Council meets, agenda here
July 26
County Council meets, agenda here [ read article ... ]
Manatron tax system causing problems in Oconee County too
Manatron tax system causing problems in Oconee County too
Oconee County employees in upstate South Carolina will have to produce tax bills by hand for the second year in a row due to computer software failure by Manatron, the same company that has caused havoc in the Beaufort County Treasurer’s Office. [ read article ... ]
Democrat U.S. Senate candidate Alvin Greene gives first campaign speech
Democrat U.S. Senate candidate Alvin Greene gives first campaign speech
Alvin Greene, the improbable Democrat nominee running for the U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Jim Demint, gave his first campaign speech of the 2010 general election season yesterday, July 18, in his hometown of Manning.
Greene appeared before a crowd of about 300 people in the Manning Junior High School gymnasium. His appearance was sponsored by the Manning chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). [ read article ... ]
July 19: Northern Implementation Committee meeting and public meet & greet
July 19
Northern Implementation Committee meeting and public meet & greet [ read article ... ]
Beaufort Mayor Billy Keyserling suffers detached retina
Beaufort Mayor Billy Keyserling suffers detached retina
Beaufort Mayor Billy Keyserling has suffered a recurring detached retina. Surgery was initially performed, but during this past weekend the retina became detached again. He went to Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston yesterday, Thursday, July 15, to have the retina attached again. [ read article ... ]
Petitions submitted to board of elections for numerous offices
Petitions submitted to board of elections for numerous offices
The following petitions were received by the Beaufort County Board of Elections and Registration from individuals who desire to become candidates on the November 2, 2010, General Election ballot, according to an announcement by Scott M. Marshall, Executive Director, Beaufort County Board of Elections and Registration: [ read article ... ]
Beaufort boosts financial status while improving services
Beaufort boosts financial status while improving services
Beaufort makes the most of its limited budgets, and still provides new and expanded services to residents, according to a recent city press release. Through strong financial management and City Council leadership, Beaufort found creative ways to provide exceptional services in 2009-2010 without extra money. [ read article ... ]
July 15: Petition for candidacy deadline 12:00 noon
July 15
Petition for candidacy deadline 12:00 noon
All petitions for candidacy for the offices of Beaufort County Council and Beaufort County School Board, as well as those for Beaufort County countywide offices must be submitted to the Beaufort County Board of Elections and Registration at 15 John Galt Road, Beaufort, SC no later than 12:00 noon on Thursday, July 15, 2010. [ read article ... ]
July 14: Port Royal Town Council meeting, agenda here
July 14
Port Royal Town Council meeting, agenda here [ read article ... ]
July 13: Beaufort City Council meeting, agenda here
July 13
Beaufort City Council meeting, agenda here [ read article ... ]
July 12: Joint Session of County, Hilton Head Island Councils
July 12
Joint Session of County, Hilton Head Island Councils
The future of the Hilton Head Island Airport is the sole purpose for a joint session of Beaufort County Council and the Hilton Head Island Town Council scheduled Monday, July 12. [ read article ... ]
Federal funds awarded for public transportation in northern Beaufort County
Federal funds awarded for public transportation in northern Beaufort County
US Senator Lindsey Graham (R), SC, notified Beaufort County leaders this week that the Federal Transit Administration will fund a $3.1 million request for public transportation in the northern part of the County. [ read article ... ]
Mayor Keyserling explains support for Air Station Alternative #1
Mayor Keyserling explains support for Air Station Alternative #1 [ read article ... ]
July 7: Port Royal Town Council meeting, agenda here
July 7
Port Royal Town Council meeting, agenda here [ read article ... ]
Beaufort unveils logo for historic city’s 300th birthday
Beaufort unveils logo for historic city’s 300th birthday
Letter to editor: Support Air Station Alternative 3
Letter to editor
Support Air Station Alternative 3
The mayor, city council, politicians and chamber of commerce leadership in particular are taking a passive role in accepting and supporting the Navy’s recommendation of Alternative 1 for the Air Station expansion. [ read article ... ]
July 6: City Council Worksession, agenda here
July 6
City Council Worksession, agenda here [ read article ... ]
Northern by-pass moves forward, letters sent to residents
Northern by-pass moves forward, letters sent to residents
Plans for a northern by-pass route from Lady’s Island to the mainland have advanced with notification of a selected pathway. [ read article ... ]
State vs. Casaundra White: Beaufort County releases KMPG audit of Treasurer’s Office
State vs. Casaundra White
Beaufort County releases KMPG audit of Treasurer’s Office
In connection with the alleged embezzlement of more than $210,000 from the Beaufort County Treasurer’s office by Casaundra White, a former employee, Beaufort County has released the $250,000 forensic audit report prepared by KMPG, the Atlanta accounting firm. [ read article ... ]
Three properties purchased for protection by county land preservation program
Three properties purchased for protection by county land preservation program
Beaufort County Council at its regular meeting on Monday, June 28, approved funds for the purchase of a conservation easement for the preservation of 284-acres of farmland and for buying two parcels of land for future parks. [ read article ... ]
July 1: City of Beaufort Redevelopment Commission, agenda here
July 1: City of Beaufort Redevelopment Commission, agenda here [ read article ... ]
Joy Logan receives statewide award for excellence in government service
Lauded as a “treasured Treasurer”
Joy Logan receives statewide award for excellence in government service
Beaufort County Treasurer Joy Logan received the South Carolina Association of Countywide Elected Executives (SCACEE) Board of Directors Award of Excellence in Government Service on Tuesday, June 29, at a ceremony in the Beaufort County office building, Beaufort. Conspicuous by their absence were County Administrator Gary Kubic and members of Beaufort County Council. [ read article ... ]
Lowcountry population grows 18%
City of Beaufort stagnant
Lowcountry population grows 18%
Population in the South Carolina Lowcountry grew 18% between 2000 and 2009, according to estimates just released by the U.S. Census. The area is composed of Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton and Jasper counties. Almost all of the growth occurred in Beaufort County, which increased 27% from 122,077 to 155,215. [ read article ... ]
Coastal Kingdom earns four national Telly Awards
Coastal Kingdom earns four national Telly Awards
Coastal Kingdom, an original television series produced by Beaufort County and The Lowcountry Institute, has earned four national Telly Awards, according to a news release from Beaufort County’s public information officer. [ read article ... ]
County council rejects school board tax increase
County council rejects school board tax increase
At its regularly scheduled board meeting on Monday, June 28, Beaufort County Council rejected in a close split vote Beaufort County Board of Education’s plans to increase school taxes two percent. The school board wanted to fund with taxes a $2.3 million spending increase included in its $175 million budget for fiscal year 2010-2011, which begins July 1. The vote was 6-5 against the increase with every member of council present and voting (even the often absent Laura Von Harten). [ read article ... ]
National columnists make refreshing observations about SC politics
National columnists make refreshing observations about SC politics
Following the completion last Tuesday of South Carolina’s election primary season, two national columnists, Patrick Caddell and Kendra Stewart, made refreshing observations about our state’s political status. They suggested that South Carolina is on the cutting edge of a revolution in national politics, led by voters who are sick and tired of politics as usual and are intent on throwing the incumbent rascals out of office. [ read article ... ]
June 29: Public discussion of county tree requirements
June 29
Public discussion of county tree requirements [ read article ... ]
July 4: County convenience centers & administrative offices observe holiday
July 4
County convenience centers & administrative offices observe holiday [ read article ... ]
June 26: Low-cost neuter clinic for male cats
June 26
Low-cost neuter clinic for male cats [ read article ... ]
Beaufort County: Board of Canvassers convene to determine validity of provisional ballots
Beaufort County
Board of Canvassers convene to determine validity of provisional ballots [ read article ... ]
Republican primary results: Haley beats Barrett, Patrick beats Chalk
Republican primary results
Haley beats Barrett, Patrick beats Chalk
In the Republican primary runoff on Tuesday, June 22, Nikki Haley beat Gresham Barrett for the Republican nomination for governor of South Carolina in Beaufort County and statewide. In southern Beaufort County four-term incumbent state representative Richard Chalk was defeated by newcomer Andy Patrick, who got 70% of the vote. Here are the complete results for the county:
County appoints new Risk Management & Safety Officer
County appoints new Risk Management & Safety Officer
Long-time Beaufort County employee, Miriam Mitchell, started her duties Monday, June 21, as the county’s new Risk Management/Safety officer. [ read article ... ]
June 22: City Council meets, agenda here
June 22
City Council meets, agenda here [ read article ... ]
New Beaufort electronic parking system/rates take effect July 1
New Beaufort electronic parking system/rates take effect July 1 [ read article ... ]
Joint Strike Fighter plays big roles in local economy, national defense
Joint Strike Fighter plays big roles in local economy, national defense
To keep the “Sound of Freedom” flying over Lowcountry skies, and to ensure the safety and protection of this great country, organizations and individuals throughout Beaufort County are joining Operation F35-Beaufort. [ read article ... ]
City’s Waste Pro garbage truck belches pollution
City’s Waste Pro garbage truck belches pollution
Here’s the scene on First Boulevard every time the City of Beaufort’s Waste Pro garbage truck arrives. It appears to belch out more pollution than the garbage it collects. Residents want it to clean up its trashy behavior. Are you listening, City and Waste Pro? [ read article ... ]
Logan says Kubic illegally took Treasurer’s funds to pay for audit
Gary Kubic vs. Joy Logan
Logan says Kubic illegally took Treasurer’s funds to pay for audit [ read article ... ]
Letter to editor: Kubic is judge & jury in Salem witch trial
Gary Kubic vs. Joy Logan
Letter to editor: Kubic is judge & jury in Salem witch trial [ read article ... ]
Beaufort County’s Manatron tax software system wreaks havoc in Minnesota counties too
Gary Kubic vs. Joy Logan
Beaufort County’s Manatron tax software system wreaks havoc in Minnesota counties too [ read article ... ]
Mayor Keyserling decries low voter turnout, seeks citizen participation
Mayor Keyserling decries low voter turnout, seeks citizen participation [ read article ... ]
Beaufort’s new city hall almost ready
Beaufort’s new city hall almost ready
Voter apathy hurts everyone
Commentary
Voter apathy hurts everyone [ read article ... ]
Democrat primary voters cannot vote in June 22 Republican runoff
Democrat primary voters cannot vote in June 22 Republican runoff [ read article ... ]
June 15: Beaufort City Council meeting, agenda here
June 15
Beaufort City Council meeting, agenda here [ read article ... ]
June 14: County Council meets, agenda here
June 14
County Council meets, agenda here [ read article ... ]
Beaufort County’s Risk Management & Safety Officer charged with criminal sexual conduct
Beaufort County’s Risk Management & Safety Officer charged: criminal sexual conduct [ read article ... ]
Beaufort County Board of Canvassers to determine validity of provisional ballots
Beaufort County
Board of Canvassers to determine validity of provisional ballots [ read article ... ]
Beaufort County election primary results here
Beaufort County election primary results here
Below are the unofficial results for all candidates and all issues on the ballot in the Republican and Democrat primaries held in Beaufort County on Tuesday, June 8. In total, 14,717 ballots were cast in the Republican primary and 3,661 ballots were cast in the Democrat primary. This is a ratio of four Republicans voting for every one Democrat voting in these primary elections in Beaufort County. [ read article ... ]
Editorial comment: Are there systemic problems in Beaufort County government?
Editorial comment
Are there systemic problems in Beaufort County government?
Over the past few weeks The Beaufort Tribune has received confidential information about a number of allegations of inappropriate, perhaps illegal and maybe criminal activities by county elected officials and senior executives. We will report specifics on the particular issues as more information becomes available to us. [ read article ... ]
June 9: Port Royal Town Council meets, agenda here
June 9
Port Royal Town Council meets, agenda here [ read article ... ]
Rep. Shannon Erickson, District 124, S.C. legislative update
Rep. Shannon Erickson, District 124
S.C. Legislative update
[ read article ... ]
June 8: Beaufort City Council meeting, agenda here
June 8: Beaufort City Council meeting, agenda here [ read article ... ]
Political sign violations keep county officers busy
Political sign violations keep county officers busy [ read article ... ]
June 2: Port Royal Town Council meets today, agenda here
June 2: Port Royal Town Council meets today, agenda here [ read article ... ]
Beaufort County Council to Joy Logan: Resign! Joy Logan to Beaufort County Council: No!
Beaufort County Council to Joy Logan:
Joy Logan to Beaufort County Council:
May 24: County council meets today, agenda here
May 24: County council meets today, agenda here
Deputies grab county’s computers in embezzlement investigation
Deputies grab county’s computers in embezzlement investigation
County Administrator Gary Kubic
County Treasurer Joy Logan
County Sheriff P.J. Tanner
Accused county embezzler, Casaundra White
May 24: “Talk to Tom” – Senator Tom Davis to hold community forum
May 24: “Talk to Tom” – Senator Tom Davis to hold community forum [ read article ... ]
May 18: Beaufort City Council work session, agenda here
May 18: Beaufort City Council work session, agenda here [ read article ... ]
May 17: County Treasurer Joy Logan to make statement to public today
May 17: County Treasurer Joy Logan to make statement to public today [ read article ... ]
Joy Logan to make public statement Monday, May 17
Joy Logan to make public statement Monday, May 17
Beaufort County Treasurer Joy Logan will make a statement to members of the media in her office, 100 Ribaut Road, Beaufort, on Monday, May 17 at 2:30 p.m., according to a media release by Beaufort County’s Public Information Office on Friday. [ read article ... ]
City explains downtown Beaufort’s new parking system
New parking markers give historic downtown Beaufort the appearance of a military base. Markers are beneath parked cars, creating danger when driver must stand in street to discern parking number to pay at new parking kiosks. Parking meters will be removed.
City explains new downtown parking [ read article ... ]
Editor’s comment: Rush to judgment on County Treasurer Joy Logan is unseemly and unfair
Editor’s comment:
Rush to judgment on Joy Logan unseemly & unfair [ read article ... ]
Beaufort County Administrator calls on County Treasurer to resign for “credibility problem”
Kubic calls on Logan to resign [ read article ... ]
Former employee accused of stealing $210,000 from Beaufort County Treasurer’s Office
Former employee accused of embezzling $210,000 from Beaufort County Treasurer’s Office
A former Beaufort County Treasurer’s Office employee has been arrested for allegedly embezzling more than $210,000 in county funds. [ read article ... ]
May 11: Beaufort City Council meets today, agenda here
May 11: Beaufort City Council meets today, agenda here [ read article ... ]
May 10: Beaufort County Council meets today, agenda here
May 10: Beaufort County Council meets today, agenda here
The eleven members of Beaufort county council will hold a regular meeting at 4:00 p.m., Monday, May 10, in Council Chambers, Beaufort County Administration Building, Beaufort. On the agenda is approval of first reading, by title only, of the FY 2011 school district and county budgets. [ read article ... ]
New route, new bridge proposed as Northern Bypass around Beaufort
New route, new bridge proposed around Beaufort
Seeking to maximize traffic improvements while minimizing costs for a Northern Bypass loop around downtown Beaufort, the city’s engineering firm proposes a composite route that would link northern Lady’s Island with US 21 north of the Marine Corps Air Station. [ read article ... ]
Mayor Billy Keyserling praises Beaufort’s budgeting process
Mayor Billy Keyserling praises Beaufort’s budgeting process
Like all of our other local government entities, the City of Beaufort is currently engaged in reviewing its proposed annual budget for fiscal year 2010-2011, which will be adopted in June and will go into effect on July 1. Here is Mayor Billy Keyserling’s view of the City of Beaufort’s budgeting process: [ read article ... ]
Beaufort considers tightening tree protection standards
Beaufort considers tightening tree protection standards
Widespread community outrage over the recent mutilation of live oak trees by tree-trimming crews of South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G) has prompted Beaufort City Council to consider tightening its tree protection standards. [ read article ... ]
May 4: Beaufort City Council work session, agenda here
May 4: Beaufort City Council work session, agenda here
Beaufort City Council will hold an important work session, open to the public, on Tuesday, May 4, starting at 4:00 p.m. The event will take place inside the city courtroom at 1901 Boundary Street. [ read article ... ]
Local census response shows big improvement
Local census response shows big improvement
Public response to the 2010 Census in Beaufort county shows an increase of nearly 20% from ten years ago and census officials say that’s a big improvement. [ read article ... ]
April 28: City tree-cutting summit, agenda here
April 28: City tree-cutting summit, agenda here
The City of Beaufort has released the agenda for Wednesday’s tree-cutting summit meeting at 5:00 p.m., City Court Building, 1901 Boundary Street: [ read article ... ]
Electronic filing of real estate documents coming to Beaufort County
Electronic filing of real estate documents coming to Beaufort County
Electronic filing of real estate deeds, mortgages and similar documents in the Clerk of Court’s and Register of Deeds’ Offices is coming to Beaufort County. [ read article ... ]
Beaufort City Council meets Tuesday, April 27, agenda here
April 27: Beaufort City Council meets, agenda here [ read article ... ]
Talk to Tom: Senator Tom Davis to hold community forums
Senator Tom Davis to hold community forums
State Senator Tom Davis announces that a spring series of “Talk to Tom” forums has been scheduled over the next two months at various places throughout Beaufort county. [ read article ... ]
County business license renewals due May 31
County business license renewals due May 31
Businesses that operate within the unincorporated boundaries of Beaufort county must renew their county business licenses by May 31. [ read article ... ]
Beaufort County earns IAS building department accreditation
Beaufort County earns IAS building department accreditation
The International Accreditation Service (IAS) announced Tuesday, April 20, that the Beaufort County Inspection and Code Enforcement Department is the first building department in South Carolina to earn IAS’s Building Department Accreditation. [ read article ... ]
April 20: Beaufort City Council work session today, agenda here
April 20: Beaufort City Council work session today, agenda here
Beaufort’s city council will hold a special meeting and work session, open to the public, on Tuesday, April 20, at 5:00 p.m. The event will take place at city hall, 302 Carteret Street. [ read article ... ]
Beaufort County earns highest award for accounting and financial reporting
Beaufort County earns highest award for accounting and financial reporting
Beaufort County has earned the coveted Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA), according to a county press release Tuesday, April 13. [ read article ... ]
Beaufort City Council meets Tuesday, April 13, agenda here
April 13: Beaufort City Council meets, agenda here [ read article ... ]
Beaufort names Clay Scoggins new deputy fire chief
Beaufort names Clay Scoggins new deputy fire chief
Longtime Beaufort firefighter Lt. Clay Scoggins is the city’s new deputy fire chief effective Saturday, April 10, Fire Chief Sammy Negron and City Manager Scott Dadson announced. [ read article ... ]
Message from Mayor Billy Keyserling: Collaboration is a better way
Message from Mayor Billy Keyserling: Collaboration is a better way
Beaufort City Council work session agenda: April 6, 2010
Beaufort City Council work session agenda: April 6, 2010 [ read article ... ]
Sen. Tom Davis: State tax incentives for Okatie Crossings die in Senate
Sen. Tom Davis: State tax incentives for Okatie Crossings die in Senate
For the last three weeks, the South Carolina Senate has debated a bill that would have provided The Sembler Co., a real estate developer headquartered in Atlanta, with massive new state subsidies [ read article ... ]
Beaufort county council meets Monday, agenda here
Beaufort county council meets Monday, agenda here
The eleven members of Beaufort county council will hold a regular meeting Monday, March 29, 2010, Large Meeting Room, Hilton Head Island Branch Library, 11 Beach City Road, Hilton Head Island. [ read article ... ]
Sammy Negron becomes Beaufort’s fire chief
Sammy Negron becomes Beaufort’s fire chief
Beaufort City Manager Scott Dadson announced the elevation of Sammy Negron to be the new fire chief for the city’s award-winning fire department. [ read article ... ]
Hilton Head resident announces intention to run for seat on school board
Hilton Head resident announces intention to run for seat on school board
Community advocate, philanthropist, and local business co-owner/operator Steven Morello has announced his intention to file for candidacy in District 1 in the upcoming Beaufort County school board elections. [ read article ... ]
SC Democrats and Republicans in US House vote party line 2 – 4 on health care reform
SC Democrats and Republicans in US House vote party line 2 – 4 on health care reform
Here is the way the members of the US House of Representatives from South Carolina voted on the health care legislation passed by the US Congress on Sunday, March 21, 2010: [ read article ... ]
Beaufort city council meets Tuesday, agenda here
City Council meets Tuesday, agenda here
Beaufort City Council will meet Tuesday, March 23, starting at 6:00 pm in the courtroom of the city’s new municipal complex, 1901 Boundary Street, Beaufort. Included on the agenda is first reading of an ordinance to modify the locations allowed for sidewalk vending in the city. [ read article ... ]
Signs of the times: Maryland’s two richest counties slash budgets, is rich Beaufort next?
Signs of the times: Maryland’s two richest counties slash budgets, is rich Beaufort next?
Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties, the richest counties in Maryland and each about six times the size of Beaufort County, are hoisting signs of the times, slashing their governmental and school budgets and laying off county and school employees. Is that what’s in store for rich Beaufort County? [ read article ... ]
Joan Deery quits school board, third incumbent to announce no bid for re-election
Joan Deery quits school board, third incumbent to announce no bid for re-election
Joan Deery, member of the Beaufort County board of education from District 1, Hilton Head Island, announced Friday she is quitting the board at the end of her current term this year. [ read article ... ]
Sidewalk vending at special meeting of Beaufort city council, March 16, agenda here
One of the sidewalk vending areas in downtown Beaufort to be discussed at meeting
Sidewalk vending at special meeting of Beaufort city council, March 16, agenda here
Beaufort city council will hold a special work session meeting Tuesday, March 16, at 5:00 p.m. The agenda includes discussion of proposed changes in the location of sidewalk vending in the city. [ read article ... ]
Mayor Billy Keyserling: Is downtown Beaufort broken?
Mayor Billy Keyserling: Is downtown Beaufort broken? [ read article ... ]
Beaufort County Board Of Elections seeks new poll workers, April 20, 21 & 22
Beaufort County Board Of Elections seeks new poll workers
The Beaufort County Board of Elections and Registration is seeking new poll workers for upcoming elections. [ read article ... ]
Jim Bequette quits school board after one term
Jim Bequette quits school board after one term
Jim Bequette, a member of the Beaufort County Board of Education for one term of office, announced yesterday that he is giving up the office at the end of his term. The announcement came at the board’s regular meeting last evening. [ read article ... ]
Beaufort city council work session Tuesday, March 2, agenda here
Beaufort city council work session Monday, agenda here
Beaufort’s city council will hold a special meeting and work session, open to the public, on Tuesday, March 2, at 5:00 p.m. The event will take place at city hall, 302 Carteret Street. [ read article ... ]
City council passes new downtown parking plan on first reading, Fordham votes no
New downtown parking plan two steps from law
Four of the five members of Beaufort city council voted in favor of the new downtown parking plan at council’s meeting last evening, February 23. Gary Fordham, who often votes no, was the sole dissenter. [ read article ... ]
Mayor Keyserling explains downtown parking issues
Mayor Keyserling explains downtown parking issues [ read article ... ]
New downtown parking plan on city’s fast track at council meeting Tuesday
New downtown parking plan on city’s agenda Tuesday
The five members of Beaufort city council will meet Tuesday, February 23, at 5:00 p.m. in executive session to consider acquisition of property and contractual agreements and at 6:00 p.m. in a regular public meeting to consider on first reading the proposed new downtown parking plan. The meeting will be held in the court room at the city’s offices at 1901 Boundary Street, court side entrance. [ read article ... ]
County council meets Monday, agenda here
Beaufort county council meets Monday, agenda here
The eleven members of Beaufort county council will hold a regular meeting today, Monday, February 22, at 4:00 pm in council chambers, 100 Ribaut Road, Beaufort. [ read article ... ]
SC House District 124: Report from Rep. Shannon S. Erickson
SC House District 124: Report from Rep. Shannon S. Erickson
In January our House agenda focused on job creation, government reform, improving education, and protecting state’s rights – all items our constituents said were important to them. This week your SC House took action on three of those four items. [ read article ... ]
Modified parking plan for downtown Beaufort
Modified parking plan for downtown Beaufort [ read article ... ]
County council’s three-day retreat begins Thursday, agendas here
County council’s three-day retreat begins Thursday
Beaufort County Council’s three-day retreat begins tomorrow, Thursday, February 18, and continues Friday and Saturday. The eleven members of council are meeting for the retreat and workshop in the board room of the Beaufort-Jasper Water and Sewer Authority, 6 Snake Road, Okatie SC. The meetings are open to the public. [ read article ... ]
News from Mayor Billy: For arts to suvive in our small city, it cannot be business as usual
For arts to survive in our small city, it cannot be business as usual
“The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them.” Albert Einstein.
From the lessons of failure often come successes. In his book, Seven Lessons for Leading in Crisis, Bill George recommends a process extracted from the actions of corporate leaders who brought their companies through crisis to recovery. [ read article ... ]
Robert Moore: Republicans – Civil war or happy days ahead?
Robert Moore: Republicans – Civil war or happy days ahead?
The Massachusetts Miracle
The facts are stunning. On November 4, 2008, President Obama carried Massachusetts by 26 points. Just over a year later, Scott Brown, a little known Republican State Senator, won the U. S. Senate seat held by Ted Kennedy from 1962 until his death in 2009. [ read article ... ]
Comprehensive Beaufort parking plan proposed
Comprehensive Beaufort parking plan proposed
In a sweeping plan to improve parking opportunities to boost the downtown Beaufort economy, a comprehensive parking program is underway that includes new meters, new meter enforcement, private lots and expanded police patrols of late-night parking areas, according to a news release from the City of Beaufort. [ read article ... ]
County Council meets Monday, agenda here
Beaufort County Council meets Monday, agenda here
The eleven members of Beaufort county council will hold a regular meeting today, Monday, February 8, 2010, at 4:00 pm in council chambers, 100 Ribaut Road, Beaufort. [ read article ... ]
New York Times article features First Lady Jenny Sanford
New York Times article features First Lady Jenny Sanford
A poignant article published online by The New York Times on Friday features First Lady Jenny Sanford, estranged and soon to be divorced wife of Gov. Mark Sanford. [ read article ... ]
Jenny Sanford’s book, Staying True, debuts Friday
Jenny Sanford’s book, Staying True, debuts Friday
Jenny Sanford, the first lady of South Carolina, tells about her life, marriage and struggles with unfaithful incumbent Gov. Mark Sanford in her memoir, Staying True, to be released Friday, February 5. In her book she recounts her incredible story of falling in love with the man who grew up in Beaufort, became a U.S. congressman and then governor, was on his way to running for President of the United States in 2012, and fell from grace by having an affair with an Argentinian woman. [ read article ... ]
Fred Washington, chairman, Beaufort County Board of Education: An open letter to General Assembly members
An open letter to General Assembly members
The following is a open letter released today, February 3, 2010, by Fred Washington, chairman, Beaufort County Board of education to the members of the South Carolina General Assembly. Because of its importance in focusing attention on the dire need in our society to care for at-risk children beginning at age zero, we are publishing his letter verbatim in full:
I do not envy you and the challenges you face in governing our state during these difficult economic times. [ read article ... ]
Op Ed: Speaker Pro Tempore of SC House of Representatives endorses school choice
Op Ed: Speaker Pro Tempore of SC House of Representatives endorses school choice
The following is op-ed article released this week by Harry F. Cato, speaker pro tempore of the SC House of Representatives:
A few years ago I read an article that asked the question, what do Ronald Reagan, Dianne Feinstein, Thomas Jefferson, Milton Friedman, DC Mayor Anthony Williams, both Presidents Bush, and former US Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan have in common? [ read article ... ]
The hubris of the politicos
The hubris of the politicos
We commend to our readers an article about the hubris of the Democrats, which is really about the hubris of politicians of all stripes in our nation. Here’s the link: [ read article ... ]
It’s official: Public sector dominates Beaufort county
It’s official: Public sector dominates in Beaufort county
It’s official. According to the Beaufort County 2009 Comprehensive Financial Report, the top five largest employers in Beaufort county are all in the public-sector: Beaufort County School District (3,400 employees), Beaufort Memorial Hospital (1,750), Beaufort County (1,164), Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island – Civilian Personnel (882), and Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort – Civilian Personnel (700). Altogether these five public entities employ 45% of the total number of people employed in the county, according to the report. [ read article ... ]
Big blue turns red
Big blue turns red
Boston.com carried the following image on its web site to show the breadth of the win by Republican Scott Brown over Democrat Martha Coakley in the U.S. Senate race in Massachusetts:
Brown beats Coakley
Brown beats Coakley
This YouTube video says it all:
A psychological explanation for the “Messiah” complex
A psychological explanation for the “Messiah” complex
In our continuing quest to bring thought provoking information to the attention of our readers, we commend to you the following article, which explains in psychological terms the “Messiah” worship that preceded, and continues to inform, the election of the current president of the United States: [ read article ... ]
Letter to editor from Burton fire chief: I work for you
Burton fire chief:
I work for you
Dear Editor,
I want to start by saying that I am a HUGE fan of The Beaufort Tribune. I check it daily and have found it to be informative and entertaining. Thank you for your service. [ read article ... ]
Tribune editor seeks clarification from mayor, city manager, fire chief & city council members
Tribune editor seeks clarification from mayor, city manager, fire chief & city council members
The editor of The Beaufort Tribune sent the following email to Mayor Billy Keyserling last evening with a request that he forward to the city manager and fire chief. Before sunrise this morning we also sent a copy with request for comments to the four other members of city council: Donnie Beer, Gary Fordham, Mike Sutton and Mike McFee. So far, we have received no reply from any of these seven representatives of city government. [ read article ... ]
Wife of city fire marshal threatens to sue the Tribune for defamation
Wife of city fire marshal threatens to sue the Tribune for defamation
The following is a letter to the editor that The Beaufort Tribune received late Friday afternoon. The writer, Christina Byrne, is the wife of the City of Beaufort fire marshal, Daniel Byrne. Our response to you, Ms. Byrne, is that we double dare you to sue us. [ read article ... ]
Letter to editor: Beaufort County steals personal liberty
Reader says Beaufort County steals personal liberty
Dear Editor,
On three separate occasions an officer of the Beaufort County codes enforcement department has visited my office threatening fines of $1200 a day. Her claim is that the five employees that I have hired to stand on the public sidewalk in costume and wave at oncoming traffic are not humans at all but instead they are moving signs in violation of the Beaufort County codes. [ read article ... ]
Editorial comment: We’re slaves of the privileged class–public-sector employees
Editorial comment: We’re slaves of the privileged class
Click here to read an article in Reason.com that shows why we in the private sector are the slaves of the privileged class in the USA–public sector employees, that is, federal, state, county, city, public school, public safety, hospital, and similar tax-supported employees–who earn more, have better benefits, and dictate to the private sector. [ read article ... ]
Beaufort County releases 2009 comprehensive annual financial report
Beaufort County releases 2009 financial report
Beaufort County has posted its comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009 at the county’s website for the benefit of all interested citizens. [ read article ... ]
Letter to the editor: Public school reform
Dear Beaufort Tribune Editor,
I hope you will consider this editorial for publication in your Beaufort Tribune. It deals with public school reform and was authored by Randy Page, president of South Carolinians for Responsible Government and a board member of the Palmetto Family Council.
Thank you,
Neil Mellen
Great schools are not just an economic necessity for our state; they are a fundamental right for the children living in South Carolina. [ read article ... ]
Letter to editor: Longlining is devastating to a fishery
Reader: What in the world is Van Willis thinking?
In response to the article on commercial sword fishing, it is clear that Town Manager Van Willis does not know what he is doing when it comes to running a commercial dock. Case in point–a dock at Port Royal Landing Marina costs $300 for a pleasure boat 45 feet long and $200 a month for a 28-foot boat. Willis is renting dockage for commercial boats in excess of 100 feet for only $300? [ read article ... ]
Special help program for special needs children needs help
Special help program for special needs children needs help
Camp Treasure Chest, the summer camp program in Beaufort county for children with developmental disabilities and related disabilities such as autism and cerebral palsy, needs help. The camp depends on donations and grants and needs community support to continue. [ read article ... ]
Beaufort County enters universal health care business, offers discount card for prescription drugs
Beaufort County enters universal health care business, offers discount card for prescription drugs
Beaufort County has entered the universal health care business by making a prescription drug discount card available under a program sponsored by the National Association of Counties (NACo). The program offers average savings of 22 percent off the retail price of commonly prescribed drugs, a county press release stated Monday. [ read article ... ]
City council meets for work session today
City Council meets for work session today
Beaufort City Council will meet for a work session Tuesday, December 15, starting at 6:00 pm in the city hall conference room, 302 Carteret Street. [ read article ... ]
County council meets today, agenda here
Beaufort County Council meets Monday, agenda here
The eleven members of Beaufort county council will hold a regular meeting today at 4:00 pm in council chambers, 100 Ribaut Road, Beaufort. [ read article ... ]
Robert Moore: Will Americans confront unpleasant truths?
Will Americans confront unpleasant truths?
In this opinion article, our national columnist Dr. Robert H. Moore wonders if Americans recognize the truths about our economy and foreign policy that must be faced no matter how one aligns with a political party.
In two very different states, Virginia and New Jersey, voters spoke in remarkably similar ways on November 3. They voted against incumbent Democrat state parties and in favor of Republican gubernatorial candidates. [ read article ... ]
Text of President Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech
Text of President Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech
The text of President Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech, delivered Thursday, December 10, in Oslo, Norway, as provided by the White House: [ read article ... ]
Governor Mark Sanford and wife announce they will divorce, issue statements
Governor Mark Sanford and wife announce they will divorce, issue statements
Here are the statements of Governor Mark Sanford, who grew up in Beaufort and owns property here, and his wife, Jenny, about the decision of Jenny Sanford to file for divorce. They have four young sons. [ read article ... ]
Arsenal visitors center & comp plan on city agenda Tuesday
Arsenal visitors center & comp plan on city agenda Tuesday
Beaufort City Council will meet Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. in the courtroom of the city’s new municipal complex, 1901 Boundary Street, Beaufort. Included on the agenda is second reading of an ordinance to approve the city’s new comprehensive plan and a motion authorizing the city manager to enter into a lease agreement with the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce for use of the Arsenal as the chamber’s visitors center. [ read article ... ]
County announces 2010 corridor review board schedules
County announces 2010 corridor review board schedules
Beaufort County has two corridor review boards, one for projects south of the Broad River and the other for projects north of the Broad River. Here is the 2010 schedule of meetings of the boards as announced yesterday by the Beaufort County planning department: [ read article ... ]
2010 calendar, Faces of Beaufort County, available now
2010 calendar, Faces of Beaufort County, available now
The photo above, titled “Rowland Washington: Lowcountry Cuisine Caterer”, by Barre Wright of Bluffton graces the cover of the 2010 Beaufort County Calendar, available for sale now. Additional photos by Wright, her husband and six other contest winners appear on the pages of the calendar. [ read article ... ]
County real estate tax bills contain error
County real estate tax bills contain error
Beaufort County announced Tuesday “a printing error on County property tax bills.” The homestead exemption credit is shown in the “Account Data” section of the bill and not in the “Appraised Value” section as in years past. However, the credit has been deducted from the final payable amount. [ read article ... ]
Beaufort City Council meets Tuesday, agenda here
City Council meets Tuesday
Beaufort City Council will meet Tuesday starting at 6:00 pm in the courtroom of the city’s new municipal complex, 1901 Boundary Street, Beaufort. Included on the agenda is first reading of an ordinance to adopt the city’s new comprehensive plan. [ read article ... ]
Op Ed: The sky is falling or is it just healthcare reform?
Op Ed: The sky is falling or is it just healthcare reform?
Special interest machines from the left and right have turned millions of us into a collective “healthcare chicken little.” As with most things political, it is very hard to get at the truth behind all the rhetoric that fills the day with five-second sound bites seeking to inflame emotion rather than inform. [ read article ... ]
Editorial cartoon: The sky is not falling
Beaufort County Council meets Monday, agenda here
Beaufort County Council meets Monday, agenda here
The eleven members of Beaufort county council will hold a regular meeting on Monday, November 23, at 4:00 pm in council chambers, 100 Ribaut Road, Beaufort. [ read article ... ]
Beaufort County property tax bills are in the mail
Beaufort County property tax bills are in the mail
Just in time for Thanksgiving, Beaufort County has put everybody’s 2009 real and personal property tax bills in the mail, the county’s public information officer, Suzanne Larson, announced Wednesday. Yours should be coming to your mailbox real soon now. [ read article ... ]
Pressure grows for phase-out of SC’s Educational Oversight Committee
Pressure grows for phase-out of SC’s Educational Oversight Committee
A member of the South Carolina state legislature is leading the crusade that classroom teachers, not consultants and bureaucrats, ought to be the top priority in the South Carolina public school budgets, That contention has come from critics of the local Beaufort County public school system too. [ read article ... ]
Letter to editor: Thanks for accurate Tea Party report
Reader: Thanks for accurate Tea Party report
Dear Editor,
Thank you for your objective report on the Tea Party that was held at the Henry Chambers Waterfront Park on Tuesday. I was there and your report was very accurate. [ read article ... ]
Signs of the times: Tea Party Express in Beaufort
Signs of the times: Tea Party Express in Beaufort
The Tea Party Express came to Beaufort in a big bus Tuesday afternoon as a crowd of more than 2,000 people (we counted them) defied the rain and gathered under and around the covered pavilion at Beaufort’s downtown waterfront park for an affair that lasted almost three hours. [ read article ... ]
Editorial comment: Jails are full of people who return time after time
Editorial comment: Jails are full of people who return time after time
The lead article on the front page of The Beaufort Tribune yesterday illustrates the degree to which civil society has become broken in the United States. We are now carrying the subject of the article every day–the people arrested and put in the county jail during the preceding 24 hours. [ read article ... ]
Tea Party Express II national bus tour nears Beaufort, Joe Wilson to speak
Tea Party Express II nears Beaufort, Joe Wilson to speak
The Tea Party Express II national bus tour is coming to Beaufort and is getting nearer and nearer on its trek from California to Florida. U.S. Congressman Joe Wilson of Beaufort’s own Second Congressional District will be the featured speaker at the 3:30 p.m. event this coming Tuesday, November 10. Tea Party national leaders and pop-music artists will be the hosts and entertainers at the Beaufort gathering. [ read article ... ]
Photo of the day: Frank Gibson catches big trout
Frank Gibson catches big trout
Trout are running in Beaufort’s salt waters these days, and Captain Frank Gibson recently caught a big one. Way to go, Frank!
Deloach and Heyward win re-election to Port Royal town council
Deloach and Heyward re-elected to Port Royal town council
Incumbents Vernon Deloach and Mary Beth Heyward were re-elected to Port Royal town council Tuesday. A low turnout brought victory to Deloach and Heyward against challengers Julia Peters and Sallie Germer. [ read article ... ]
Op Ed: State Senator Tom Davis supports school spending reform
Tom Davis supports school spending reform
When it comes to public education in South Carolina, the bad news is all too familiar — almost half of our children do not graduate from high school in four years, and of those who do graduate, far too many score at the bottom of national academic assessments. [ read article ... ]
Port Royal voters go to polls today
Port Royal voters go to polls today
Voters in the town of Port Royal go to the polls today to elect members of the town council. If you live in Port Royal, be sure to vote.
Tea Party Express coming to town
Tea Party Express coming to town
The Tea Party Express is coming to Beaufort next Tuesday, November 10, at 3:30 p.m., at Beaufort’s downtown waterfront park. [ read article ... ]
City redevelopment commission meets Thursday
City redevelopment commission meets Thursday
The City of Beaufort’s redevelopment commission will meet 4:00 p.m. Thursday in the city hall conference room, 302 Carteret Street, Beaufort. Here is the agenda for the meeting and the minutes of the last meeting: [ read article ... ]
Mayor invites public to city council workshop today
Mayor invites public to city council workshop today
An invitation from the mayor:
One of my favorite mayoral duties is participating in our monthly, soon to become twice monthly, city council workshops. Please take some time from your busy schedule to listen and share your thoughts at our workshop today, Tuesday, November 3, as your city council considers two important items: [ read article ... ]
Presbyterians march, Sunday, November 1, 2009
Scots march for Faith, Freedom and Family
Wearing plaids signifying their hereditary clans. carrying unfurled banners and marching behind two kilt-wearing bagpipers and a drummer from Charleston, the Scots of Beaufort’s First Presbyterian Church on Sunday made their traditional march down Church, Craven, Charles and Bay Streets in the historic district after their annual Kirkin’ O’ the Tartans church service. They returned to the front of their sanctuary on Church Street for an annual picnic under tents set in the closed street. [ read article ... ]
Music Beaufort: USCB Festival Series opens Sunday with host Edward Arron
USCB Festival Series opens Sunday
The 2009-2010 USCB Festival Series opens Sunday with cellist Edward Arron, the new artistic director and host, and pianist Rieko Aizawa, violinist Corey Cerovsek and violist Toby Appel for an evening of Beethoven, Jean Françaix and Schumann. Arron succeeds Charles Wadsworth as the artistic director, host, and resident performer of the series, who retired last spring. [ read article ... ]
Boeing picks North Charleston as 2d assembly site for 787 Dreamliner
Boeing picks North Charleston to assemble 787 Dreamliner
North Charleston site consists of Boeing Charleston and Global Aeronautica. These facilities perform fabrication, assembly, and integration of 787 fuselage sections.
Boeing announced Thursday that it has chosen its North Charleston facility, located about 70 miles from Beaufort, as the location for a second final assembly site for the 787 Dreamliner program. Boeing evaluated criteria that were designed to find the final assembly location within the company that would best support the 787 business plan as the program increases production rates. In addition to serving as a location for final assembly of 787 Dreamliners, the facility also will have the capability to support the testing and delivery of the airplanes. [ read article ... ]
Gov. Mark Sanford escapes impeachment hearing
Sanford escapes impeachment hearing
Governor Mark Sanford escaped an impeachment hearing Tuesday, The Washington Times reported. “It is pretty clear that nothing the governor has been accused of shows any serious crimes or serious misconduct in office required by the state constitution for impeachment proceedings,” State Rep. Walter McLeod, a Democrat, told The Washington Times. [ read article ... ]
Beaufort City Council meets tonight, read agenda here
City Council meets tonight
Beaufort City Council will meet tonight starting at 6:00 p.m. in the courtroom of the city’s new municipal complex, 1901 Boundary Street, Beaufort. Included on the agenda is second reading of an ordinance to change the makeup of the redevelopment commission and an executive session, the purpose of which is not stated on the agenda. [ read article ... ]
Here’s Beaufort county council’s agenda for today’s meeting
County council meets today
The 11 members of Beaufort County Council will meet in a regular semi-monthly meeting at 4:00 p.m. today in the large meeting room, Hilton Head Island Branch Library, 11 Beach City Road, Hilton Head Island. [ read article ... ]
County computer snafus continue, auto license plates latest victim
County computer snafus continue, auto license plates latest victim
On Thursday a notice appeared without fanfare on the Beaufort County web site: “Auditor Seeks Help from DMV Regarding October Tags”. Translation: A computer snafu has messed up the county’s ability to mail vehicle renewal notices.
At the request of Beaufort County Auditor Sharon Burris, the SC Division of Motor Vehicles has agreed to waive penalties and fines for late payments due by October 31st for motor vehicle license plates. [ read article ... ]
County council committee to consider overruling Kubic on Lady’s Island trash dump closing
Committee tackles Kubic on Lady’s Island trash dump
If you are concerned about the decision by Gary Kubic, the county administrator, to close the Lady’s Island Convenience Center (that’s the euphemism for the trash dump and recycle center near the county airport on Lady’s Island), you should plan to attend Beaufort County Council’s public facilities committee meeting Tuesday. [ read article ... ]
Open Letter to the public: Beaufort’s Mayor Billy Keyserling says more city changes on the horizon
Keyserling says more city changes on the horizon
An open letter to the public:
Like many issues City Council has undertaken in recent months, reorganizing the City Redevelopment Commission (CRC) and outsourcing downtown parking to the CRC and Mainstreet are very complicated and perhaps even emotional because they involve change. [ read article ... ]
Catherine Ceips leads movement to recall elected officials
Catherine Ceips leads movement to recall elected officials
Catherine Ceips, state senator from Beaufort county until her defeat by Tom Davis last November, is leading as co-chairman a non-partisan statewide movement to amend South Carolina’s constitution to allow citizens the right to recall elected officials from office, that is, fire elected officials if they do not live up to high standards. Here is her statement on the movement: [ read article ... ]
Here’s Beaufort county council’s agenda for today’s meeting
Greenheath PUD on county council’s agenda today
The 11 members of Beaufort County Council will meet in a regular semi-monthly meeting at 4:00 p.m. today in council chambers in the county administration building, Ribaut Road, Beaufort. A full agenda of items will be considered including approval of a development agreement with Gleason Place, L.P., for Greeheath, the planned unit development (PUD) on Lady’s Island owned by Fred Trask and his family. [ read article ... ]
Art exhibit and sale starts at Beaufort Memorial Hospital
Art exhibit and sale starts at hospital
The 19th annual Beaufort Art Association (BAA) / Beaufort Memorial Hospital Foundation (BMH) benefit and sale is now underway. Admission is free, and the public is invited to attend. Art is displayed for sale in the Beaufort Memorial Hospital hallways adjacent to the registration lobby, around the corner from the main entrance reception desk. The exhibit will run through Friday, December 4, 2009. [ read article ... ]
Editorial observation: School district is starting a propaganda campaign
Here are questions the school district & school board need to answer
The Beaufort County School District issued a press release yesterday, a Sunday, which is an unusual day for the administrators of our school district to be at work for any reason, much less to write and send out a press release. The press release is unusual for another reason–it purports to be a statement from the school district, but it is actually a statement from the school board, or is it? [ read article ... ]
Charles Lehmann, chamber’s visitor & convention bureau chief, resigns; Elizabeth O’Brien hired
Charles Lehmann resigns, Elizabeth O’Brien hired by chamber of commerce
Charles Lehmann, executive director of the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Visitor & Convention Bureau has resigned. His last day of work at the chamber was yesterday. Carlotta Ungaro, the chamber president, announced Lehmann’s resignation today. [ read article ... ]
Beaufort city council holds special meeting, votes to increase property taxes 14.83%
City council votes to hike property taxes 14.83%
Beaufort city council members met in special session yesterday for the sole purpose of considering on first reading an ordinance to set the tax levy for the city’s fiscal year 2010 operating budget, according to the notice for the meeting. Instead, the council members were presented with a resolution involving a millage increase for the capital budget. Council voted unanimously to increase the millage for the capital budget, resulting in a combined millage for the two budgets of 60.62 mils, which will result in a property tax increase of 14.83%. [ read article ... ]
State senator Tom Davis announces upcoming “Talk to Tom” meetings with constituents
Tom Davis announces “Talk to Tom” fall schedule
Senator Tom Davis, a Republican, represents the voters and residents of Beaufort county in the South Carolina state senate. Yesterday he announced his schedule of “Talk to Tom” forums over the next two months at various places throughout Beaufort county. They are his way to hear expressions of local concern in person from the people he represents. [ read article ... ]
Editorial cartoon: Nobody is listening to Mark Sanford any more
Analysis: Beaufort’s new comprehensive plan covers potential future annexations
City’s new comprehensive plan covers potential future annexations
Beaufort officials will release to the public the long awaited final draft of the city’s new comprehensive plan at 4:00 p.m. Tuesday in the city’s new courtroom, 1901 Boundary Street. [ read article ... ]
$2.4 million school tax increase on county council agenda for Monday
$2.4 million school tax increase on council agenda Monday
Beaufort County Council will hold a regular meeting starting at 4:00 p.m. Monday in council chambers, Ribaut Road, Beaufort. On the agenda is the proposal by the Beaufort County Board of Education to increase spending and school taxes by $2.4 million. This happens to be the exact amount of money the school system has contributed to the operation of the new Riverview Charter School, approved by the board after the budget was acopted in June, though the board asserts the increase is not due to Riverview. [ read article ... ]
Here’s a summary of Beaufort’s new comprehensive plan
Summary of Beaufort’s new comprehensive plan
“This document is very important in the life of our organization,” City Manager Scott Dadson said, speaking about the City of Beaufort’s new comprehensive plan, to be unveiled this coming Tuesday at 4:00 p.m. “Staff has tried to tie ‘what we do’ with this plan and, as such, finances and serviceability are part of the discussion. In my 20-plus years of being a city manager, this is the first time that this has been done.” [ read article ... ]
Beaufort to unveil new comprehensive plan next Tuesday
Beaufort to unveil new comprehensive plan next Tuesday
After a year of gathering information, holding workshops with city residents, consulting with experts, studying, analyzing, drafting and revising, the City of Beaufort is ready to reveal its new comprehensive plan, titled Vision Beaufort 2009. [ read article ... ]
Letter to editor: Chairman of Beaufort United Way kicks off 2010 campaign
Chairman of Beaufort United Way kicks off 2010 campaign
I am pleased and proud to be the chairman of the Northern Beaufort County campaign for United Way of the Lowcountry this year. We have a goal of $2.5 million this year to keep our partner agencies going in 2010. [ read article ... ]
Editor’s comment: Politicians and bureaucrats do not want an informed electorate
Editor’s comment: Politicians and bureaucrats do not want an informed electorate
An informed electorate is the worst enemy of the incumbent politician and the entrenched bureaucrat. They rely on the ability emotionally to manipulate both the base and the best instincts of an uninformed voter pool. It is in their best interest to keep Americans bereft of proper information, because it keeps them in power. [ read article ... ]
Here are the members of the Beaufort County Board of Education
Meet your board of education representative
Below are photographs of the 11 members of the Beaufort County Board of Education. They hold elective office positions.
Each voter casts his or her vote for only one representative on the Beaufort County Board of Education, the representative from the voter’s district. This means that you have voter influence over only one of the 11 members of the board. As the result of a change in law by county council in the 1980s, there are no longer any at-large representatives on the board of education representing the collective view of all the voters in the county. [ read article ... ]
State oversight agency says Beaufort County’s public school system is “below average” and “in jeopardy”, trend is downward
Beaufort County’s public schools get D for “below average”, trend is downward toward flunking
The independent, nonpartisan group set up by the South Carolina state legislature to oversee improvement in our state’s K-12 public education system has given Beaufort County’s public schools a D for performance, which is “below average” and “in jeopardy” of not meeting next year’s performance goals. Our school system’s performance trend is downward compared to previous years, in the direction of flunking out. [ read article ... ]
YouTube: Jim Rex, our state’s superintendent of education, opposes public school choice
State Education Superintendent Jim Rex opposes school choice
The following is a YouTube presentation created by The Voice for School Choice, an initiative of the non-profit South Carolinians for Responsible Government in Columbia SC. The organization is in favor of legislation to allow parents more choice in where they send their children to school in order to improve the level of primary and secondary education of children in South Carolina. Jim Rex, the current state superintendent of education, states in this video that he is opposed to school choice.
Jim Rex, SC state superintendent of education, announces candidacy for governor
State Education Superintendent Jim Rex runs for governor
Jim Rex, the incumbent South Carolina state superintendent of education, has announced his candidacy for governor of the state. Rex is the sole Democrat currently holding a statewide elected office, which he won by a margin of 455 votes in 2006. [ read article ... ]
County council’s finance committee considers property tax increase to spend even more money on schools
Stewart Rodman
County council’s finance committee considers school budget increase
Monday night the finance committee of Beaufort County Council met and took up discussion of changes proposed by the Board of Education to increase in mid-year the school portion of real estate property taxes. [ read article ... ]
Here are the members of Beaufort County Council
Meet your county council representative
Below are photos of the 11 members of Beaufort County Council. They hold elective office positions.
Each voter casts his or her vote for only one representative on Beaufort County Council, the representative from the voter’s district. This means that you have voter influence over only one of the 11 members of the council. As the result of a change in law by county council in the 1980s, there are no longer any at-large representatives representing the collective view of all the voters in the county. [ read article ... ]
Sandwich boards on city council’s agenda tomorrow
Sandwich boards on city council’s agenda tomorrow
The issue of allowing sandwich boards on Beaufort’s major arterial highways is on city council’s agenda for second (final) reading at its upcoming regular meeting tomorrow. The meeting will begin at 6:0 p.m. in the Beaufort Municipal Complex courtroom, 1901 Boundary Street. In anticipation of the event, numerous citizens have sent letters to Mayor Billy Keyserling expressing support and opposition to the proposal. Here is a sampling: [ read article ... ]
Alarm sounds on Mark Sanford’s visit to Beaufort
Alarm sounds on Sanford’s visit
On Gov. Mark Sanford’s tour of Beaufort yesterday, an alarm went off when he stopped at the new location of a local business, Butler Marine, on Sea Island Parkway, Lady’s Island. [ read article ... ]
Gov. Mark Sanford tours Beaufort, acts like it’s business as usual
Mark Sanford visits Beaufort
Gov. Mark Sanford toured Beaufort Wednesday with State Rep. Shannon Erickson. After a stop at the University of South Carolina to help celebrate Constitution Day, they proceeded to St. Peter’s Catholic Church on Lady’s Island, where Sanford addressed a meeting of the Rotary Club of Beaufort. [ read article ... ]
Editorial comment: No wonder the public is cynical
Editorial comment: No wonder the public is cynical
Nothing in politics is ever the way it seems to be. The resolution adopted by the US House of Representatives yesterday in the matter of Rep. Joe Wilson is a case in point. [ read article ... ]
Here is vote of SC members of US House of Representatives disapproving the behavior of Rep. Joe Wilson
Joe Wilson gets vote of only one SC colleague
The citizens of South Carolina have six representatives in the US House of Representatives. Of the five other US congressmen from South Carolina, only one voted in favor of Joe Wilson yesterday. Here is how they voted on the resolution disapproving the behavior of their South Carolina colleague in the House: [ read article ... ]
Here is text of resolution of US House of Representatives disapproving the behavior of Rep. Joe Wilson
Resolved: “House of Representatives disapproves of the behavior of the Representative from South Carolina, Mr. Wilson”
At 4:18 p.m. on Tuesday Rep. Steny Hoyer of the fifth congressional district of Maryland presented on the floor of the US House of Representatives Resolution 744 titled Question of the Privileges of the House. Hoyer, a Democrat, is the majority leader of the House. [ read article ... ]
Letter to editor: Playing the race card against Joe Wilson is racist
Reader says he has no respect for president
I support with my vote, with donations and with work as a volunteer, if desired, Joe Wilson and his future of representation of this district in the US Congress. [ read article ... ]
Anti-Joe Wilson protest on Port Republic Street meets Joe Wilson supporters
Protesters for and against Joe Wilson contend on Port Republic Street
While the Tea Party rally proceeded at the downtown waterfront park late yesterday morning, anti-Joe Wilson protestors gathered in front of Wlson’s Beaufort office on Port Republic Street calling for his ouster in the next election. Calls and hand-made signs of “Joe must go” punctuated the scene. [ read article ... ]
Beaufort Tea Party gathers 500 supporters in 912 rally in downtown waterfront park
500 Tea Party goers rally in waterfront park
As tens of thousands of Tea Party protesters marched on Washington DC yesterday, almost 500 Tea Party protesters gathered in downtown Beaufort at the Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park yesterday morning. [ read article ... ]
South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Karen Floyd and party’s executive committee call for Gov. Mark Sanford to resign
Pressure on Sanford to resign continues to build
The well-orchestrated plan to drive Gov. Mark Sanford from office continued Thursday with a call by his party’s South Carolina executive committee for his resignation from office. The call follows a similar call by Sanford’s fellow Republicans in the SC House of Representatives and by the Republican lieutenant governor, Andre Bauer, for Sanford’s resignation. [ read article ... ]
Shannon Erickson explains why she has not called for Gov. Mark Sanford to resign
Erickson explains her stand on Sanford
Shannon Erickson, the Beaufort area’s representative in the SC House of Representatives, issued the following statement on Thursday to explain why she has not joined in the call by her Republican colleagues for Mark Sanford to resign as governor of South Carolina: [ read article ... ]
Rob Miller, Democrat, raises $700,031 in 36 hours to oppose Joe Wilson, Republican, in Congressional election
Joe Wilson’s faux pas creates well funded Democrat opponent, Rob Miller of Beaufort
Rob Miller
Republican Joe Wilson’s faux pas has enabled Rob Miller, Democrat of Beaufort, to become a very well funded challenger against Wilson in the 2010 Congressional election, still 14 months away. Donations to Miller’s campaign chest have soared to $700,031 in just 36 hours, according to ActBlue, an online Democrat fundraising organization. In contrast, Wilson’s campaign fund is approximately $211,000 at this date, according to a recent filing with the Federal Election Commission. [ read article ... ]
Letter to editor: 2d Congressional District received a wake-up call
Reader: Wilson “misguided, uninformed, and shrill”
Well, here’s an in-state, Beaufort resident email agreeing with all those out-of-staters when I say that Joe Wilson showed himself to be the misguided, uninformed, and shrill Congressman he truly is Wednesday evening. [ read article ... ]
Local and out-of-state readers come to defense of Rep. Joe Wilson in emails to The Beaufort Tribune
Locals and out-of-staters defend Joe Wilson
The Beaufort Tribune also received Thursday a number of emails defending Rep. Joe Wilson. Here they are: [ read article ... ]
Letter to editor: Port Royal resident says Rep. Joe Wilson deserves a court martial
Local reader: Joe Wilson deserves a court martial
I am a voting resident of Port Royal. Last night The Honorable Joe Wilson embarrassed the 2nd District of South Carolina. Please note that I addressed him as The Honorable. This is the proper title of respect for a member of the Congress of the United States. [ read article ... ]
Out-of-state emails to The Beaufort Tribune attacking US Rep. Joe Wilson continue
Out-of-state emails attacking Joe Wilson continue
Emails addressed to The Beaufort Tribune from out-of-state people continued Thursday, expressing disgust with Republican Rep. Joe Wilson of the US 2d Congressional District, in which Beaufort county is located. The number of hits on the Trib’s article about Wilson’s Town Meeting in Beaufort on August 23 also spiked with many hits being referred by The Huffington Post, an overtly anti-Republican and anti-conservative web site. Here are the emails: [ read article ... ]
Tribune flooded with out-of-state anti-Joe Wilson emails
Tribune flooded with out-of-state anti-Joe Wilson emails
An unprecedented number of emails were sent to The Beaufort Tribune in the four hours between 10:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. last night. All of the emails came from out-of-state people, following what has been reported in the national media as an “outburst” by U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson on the House floor at last night’s joint session of Congress. Some of the emails cast disparagement on the citizens and the state of South Carolina. Here are the messages: [ read article ... ]
Do you know your representative in the SC House of Representatives?
Beaufort’s SC House members a diverse group
Beaufort county is divided into five districts for representation in the SC House of Representatives. With the call coming yesterday from a large majority of the House Republicans for a member of their own party, Gov. Mark Sanford, to resign his office, the issue of Sanford’s continuation as governor appears to be headed for an impeachment showdown in the House sometime this fall. [ read article ... ]
Beaufort City Council tries to digest sandwich boards
Will Beaufort choke on sandwich boards?
Last night the Beaufort City Council debated on first reading a proposed change in the sign ordinance to allow advertising sandwich boards on the public sidewalks outside of businesses on the main commercial highway arteries into town including Ribaut Road, Highways 170 and 21, and Sea Island Parkway on Lady’s Island. Sign boards are already permitted in the downtown commercial district and on Boundary Street. [ read article ... ]
SC Attorney General confirms Jerri Ann Roseneau as Beaufort County clerk of court until 2012 general election
Roseneau confirmed as Beaufort County clerk of court until 2012
The office of SC Attorney General Henry McMaster has issued an opinion confirming Jerri Ann Roseneau as Beaufort County clerk of court until the general election in November 2012. Roseneau was appointed interim clerk on August 7 following the abrupt resignation of Elizabeth Smith in the face of indictments charging her with embezzlement of public funds in the clerk’s office. [ read article ... ]
1,000 attend Town Hall meeting, largest local in history
Town Hall meeting draws 1,000
Approximately 1,000 local residents jammed the stands in Beaufort High School gymnasium at 10:00 a.m. to meet with U.S. Congressman Joe Wilson at the first of two town hall meetings he held in Beaufort county Saturday. It was the largest Town Hall meeting with an elected representative from Washington D.C. in local memory. [ read article ... ]
Beaufort’s representative in U.S. Congress, Joe Wilson, holds Town Hall Meeting in Beaufort today
Congressman Joe Wilson comes to town today
U.S. Representative Joe Wilson (Republican), whose gerrymandered Second Congressional District meanders in a strangely configured swath from north of Columbia in the center of the state to Beaufort on the coast, will appear at a Town Hall Meeting in Beaufort today. Wilson resides in Lexington SC, about 120 miles from Beaufort. [ read article ... ]
Catherine Ceips presented with 2009 “Katie’s Hero” award
Catherine Ceips recognized for criminal DNA testing legislation
Parents of murder victim Katie Sepich recognize former State Senator Catherine Ceips of Beaufort for her work on legislation to require DNA testing upon felony arrest. John Walsh of America's Most Wanted television show (above left) presented the award to Ceips.
Philadelphia PA. The parents of murder victim Katie Sepich were joined by John Walsh from the America’s Most Wanted television show in presenting former SC State Senator Catherine Ceips of Beaufort with the “Katie’s Hero Award”. [ read article ... ]
State senator reports possible grounds for Governor Mark Sanford’s impeachment and removal from office
Sanford faces possible call for impeachment & removal from office
Governor Mark Sanford faced a possible call on Monday for his impeachment and removal from office on grounds of abusing state finances. [ read article ... ]
Editorial comment: Mark Sanford has lost his marriage and South Carolinians have lost their faith in their governor
Governor Mark Sanford comes home to Beaufort, wife goes home to Sullivan’s Island
On Friday, August 7, 2009, the day of the departure of the wife of the governor of South Carolina from the governor’s mansion, the governor came home to Beaufort. The day was not the end of the term of office of the governor, but the end of the joint residency of him, his wife and their children in the governor’s house in Columbia. The state’s first lady has decamped with the children. [ read article ... ]
Governor Mark Sanford appoints Jerri Ann Roseneau as Beaufort County clerk of court to replace indicted clerk
Jerri Ann Roseneau appointed interim clerk of court
Jerri Ann Roseneau, a legal assistant in the law firm of Ladson Howell, the Beaufort County attorney, was appointed interim Beaufort County clerk of court today by Governor Mark Sanford in a ceremony attended by Sanford on the Beaufort County courthouse steps.
Roseneau will serve out some or all of the unexpired term of Elizabeth Smith, who resigned last week in the face of indictments charging her with embezzlement of public funds in the clerk’s office. Smith’s term was scheduled to expire at the next general election in November 2012. Her resignation opened up the vacancy now filled by Roseneau. [ read article ... ]
Message from Mayor Billy Keyserling: Engage for a better Beaufort
Beaufort’s Mayor Keyserling praises city’s efforts
While many governments are facing today’s economic uncertainty like deer frozen staring into the headlights of an oncoming car, your city leaders are taking a different approach. [ read article ... ]
Beaufort County Clerk of Court Elizabeth Smith accused of embezzlement
Beaufort County clerk of court indicted and resigns
Beaufort County Clerk of Court Elizabeth Smith (far right in picture above last November 22 with South Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Jean Toal, center forward in green suit) was indicted today on numerous charges and resigned her office. [ read article ... ]
Beaufort County Council to meet on Monday, agenda available here
The eleven members of Beaufort county council will hold a regular meeting on Monday, July 27, 4:00 p.m. in the large meeting room, Hilton Head Island branch library, 11 Beach City Road, Hilton Head Island. Click here for the complete agenda.
Editorial comment: Press access to governmental information “a necessary ingredient of good government” says S.C. Attorney General
The recent and ongoing inability of The Beaufort Tribune readily and easily to obtain public information from the Beaufort County Board of Education and the Beaufort County School District brings us to publish today the complete text of the South Carolina Freedom of Information Act.
The Attorney General of South Carolina says it best in his preface to the act: “A diligent and alert press is a necessary ingredient of good government, and as public officials we have a duty to assist members of the media in the exercise of their responsibilities.” [ read article ... ]
Editorial cartoon: At the Beaufort County Board of Education retreat
Editorial cartoon by Michael Benton.
More than 1,000 people attend Tea Party on July 4
More than 1000 people converged at the Federal Court House on Bay Street, downtown Beaufort, on July 4 at 12 noon for the Tea Party event. [ read article ... ]
“South Carolina cannot afford any additional embarrassment,” Tom Davis says
Over the past two weeks, South Carolinians have been disappointed, angry and embarrassed by the actions of Gov. Mark Sanford. I share these emotions. We cannot control the unfortunate circumstances that got us to this place, but we can and must control how we now move past them. [ read article ... ]
Talk and silence rule the day for Mark Sanford
Reggie Lord, head of South Carolina’s State Law Enforcement Division (SLED), said today that his office has found no evidence that Governor Mark Sanford violated laws by taking state-funded trips to South America during which he visited his mistress in Argentina. [ read article ... ]
Political cartoon: Mark Sanford gives advice
Cartoon by Michael Benton
Senator Tom Davis signals upcoming decision against Mark Sanford
Mark Sanford’s staunchest ally, Tom Davis, hints he will withdraw his support
In a cryptic statement issued today (click here for full text), Beaufort’s state senator in the South Carolina General Assembly, Tom Davis, a Republican who has been Governor Mark Sanford’s staunchest political ally, hinted that he will decide “very shortly” that he is withdrawing his support for Sanford to remain as governor of South Carolina. [ read article ... ]
Full text of State Senator Tom Davis’s “Dear Friend” e-mail
Text of State Senator Tom Davis’s e-mail
The following is the complete text of the e-mail that South Carolina State Senator Tom Davis sent to the news media today: [ read article ... ]
Op Ed: Mayor Billy Keyserling applauds city’s “financial dashboard”
Mayor Billy Keyserling claims increased financial transparency on city’s internet site
The following is a news release from Billy Keyserling, mayor of the City of Beaufort.
In recent years, many developed a mistrust for their government. They came to believe that decisions were made secretly and information about important issues was withheld.
To ensure the highest level of transparency in city government, we are working diligently to make sure citizens know as much as possible, as quickly as possible, about what happens within and outside of our city council chambers. [ read article ... ]
Views on Mark Sanford tell the story of his trials, tribulations and survival as governor
Mark Sanford survives infidelity scandal and continues as governor, for now
The following recent articles summarize the story of Governor Mark Sanford’s personal humiliation but political survival as governor of South Carolina:
Maria Belen Chapur, Mark Sanford’s girl friend in Argentina, wrote to news network C5n of Buenos Aires on her relationship with Sanford. In the letter she explains how the romantic e-mail messages she and Sanford sent to each other fell into the hands of the news media in the United States. [ read article ... ]
Commentary: When Mark Sanford lost the opportunity to run for president today, Beaufort lost something too
Sanford’s loss is Beaufort’s loss too
When Mark Sanford lost the opportunity to run for president today, Beaufort lost something too. [ read article ... ]
Quarter billion dollar county and school budgets to be adopted on Monday
County and schools
spend $1,055,545 a day
Beaufort county council is poised to pass on third and final reading the county’s $103,769,730 budget and the school district’s $171,425,974 budget at its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday.
Taken together, the budgets total $275,195,704, more than a quarter billion dollars in local public spending for county government and county schools. That is a spending rate of $1,055,545 every work day [ read article ... ]
Council considers county & school budgets Monday
Budgets are major items on county council’s agenda
Beaufort, Sunday, June 7, 2009. Beaufort County Council will hold the first of its two regular June meetings Monday at 4:00 p.m. in council chambers at the county’s administrative building on Ribaut Road. [ read article ... ]
State Senator Tom Davis summarizes his first year impressions of the SC General Assembly
Tom Davis wants more powerful governor
Beaufort, Friday, June 5, 2009. My first year as a senator in the South Carolina General Assembly confirmed for me why I decided to seek public office in the first place – our state’s government is badly structured, badly managed and badly in need of reform. [ read article ... ]
Beaufort County Budget FYE June 30, 2010
30% increase in city taxes adopted by Beaufort city council on Tuesday night
City council passes budget, increases taxes 30% !
Beaufort, Thursday, May 28, 2009. Beaufort Mayor Billy Keyserling revealed to The Beaufort Tribune today that property owners in Beaufort will start paying annual real estate taxes 30% higher than in the past. [ read article ... ]
