Port Royal’s Town Council Members (from left) Jorge Guerrero, Mayor Pro Tempore Mary Beth Heyward, Jerry Ashmore, Darryl Owens, and Mayor Kevin Phillips address the crowd just before the ribbon cutting for the recently opened Sands Beach Causeway on Thursday, June 26, 2025. Amber Hewitt/The Island News

Sands Beach Ribbon Cutting

July 2, 2025

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Port Royal’s Sands Beach Causeway is officially open after the ribbon cutting on Thursday, June 26, 2025. Amber Hewitt/The Island News

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