Beaufort Sportfishing and Diving Club meeting February 8
The Beaufort Sportfishing and Diving Club’s February meeting will be held Thursday, Feb. 8, at the Beaufort Yacht and Sailing Club located on Lady’s Island off of Meridian Road. The social begins at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting will begin at 7 p.m.
Local guide, Captain Neil Kendrick of Carolina Tail Charters, will discuss Sheepshead. He will present rods and reels, various rigs and sure techniques for hooking. This will also include the proper use of mussels and frozen blue crab when fiddlers are not available.
Beaufort Boat & Dock Supply, Butler Marine, The Archurch Group and Danny Walsh again are our drawing sponsors. Congratulations to Debra Norwood for winning the last monthly $50 drawing. Winners must be present at the next month’s meeting to receive the cash award.
Guests are welcome. Reservations are not needed.
For additional information, please contact Captain Frank Gibson at 843-521-7340 or email fgibson@islc.net.
County offering free electronics recycling event Saturday
The Beaufort County Department of Solid Waste and Recycling will host two free electronics recycling events for County residents Saturday, Feb. 10. They will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the following locations:
- River Ridge Academy 3050 Raider Drive, Bluffton
- Beaufort County Public Works, 140 Shanklin Road, Beaufort
Items that will be accepted for recycling include personal computers, laptops, CRT monitors, LCD monitors, CRT televisions, non-CRT televisions, printers, hard drives, and miscellaneous electronics (cell phones, tablets, and fax machines).
Items not accepted at this event include microwaves,vacuums, stereos, speakers, tuners, VCRs, DVD players, lamps, etc.
These can be taken to the Convenience Centers for disposal and will not be unloaded at the event.
Citizens are asked to stay in their cars during the event. Staff will unload electronics. Residential only.
For questions about Beaufort County recycling events, please call the Solid Waste and Recycling Office at 843-255-2736 or visit https://bit.ly/3OrvP3O.
February LIBPA meeting
The Lady’s Island Business & Professional Association will meet at 8 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 13, at the Beaufort Realtors’ Association Headquarters at 22 Kemmerlin Lane, Lady’s Island.
Brittanee Bishop, the Program and Finance Manager for the Beaufort County Engineering Department, will be the featured speaker. The public is welcome to stop by for coffee and conversation concerning the community.
Public test of Ballot Tabulating Machines
A public test of the Central Count Scanners (Ballot Tabulating Machines) for the Feb. 24, 2024 Republican Presidential Preference Primary (PPP) will begin on Friday, Feb. 23, at 10 a.m. at the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Beaufort County office, located at 15 John Galt Road, Beaufort. For more information, call 843-255-6900.
Beaufort Twilight Run in search of sponsors
The Beaufort Twilight Run is a little less than two months away – March 23, 2024 – and is looking for sponsors. A sponsorship is a wonderful opportunity to help support the students at Riverview Charter School and to promote a business or place of employment.
For more information, contact Christina Gecy, BTR Sponsorship Chair at christinagecy@gmail.com. Review the sponsorship packet at https://bit.ly/49fAygV or complete the sponsorship form at https://bit.ly/48UqEBI.
– Compiled from staff reports
