February 23
1868: James Edwin McTeer, future Beaufort County Sheriff, is born.
1915: Robert Smalls dies. At the time of his death, he was suffering from malaria and diabetes.
– Compiled by Mike McCombs
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December 12 2023: Former City Councilman Phil Cromer is elected Mayor of the City of Beaufort.
December 6 2023: Beaufort Police Chief Dale McDorman announces he would be retiring Jan. 26, 2024.
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November 28 2023: Fourteenth Circuit Solicitor Duffie Stone, in a letter to S.C. Attorney General Alan
November 21 2022: HELP of Beaufort breaks ground on its new facility at 1600 Ribaut Road