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Council member Dawson to host Sheldon Township Heirs Property workshop

County Council Member Gerald Dawson (District 1), along with Beaufort City Councilman Mitch Mitchell, and Luana Graves Sellars of Lowcountry Gullah Foundation, are hosting a workshop on Sheldon Township Heirs Property.

It will be Saturday, May 18, from 10 a.m. until noon at Booker T. Washington Center, Yemassee.

Guest presenters will be:

  • Beaufort County Treasurer Maria Walls;
  • Beaufort County Assessor Ebony Sanders.

The workshop is free and open to the public.

For questions and more information please contact Lowcountry Gullah Foundation at 843-715-3506 or www.lowcountrygullahfoundation.org; or Council Member Dawson at 843-986-7265 or gdawson@bcgov.net.

Port Royal Police Spring Fling

The Port Royal Police Department is hosting a Spring Fling event from noon to 2 p.m., Saturday, May 18, at Live Oaks Park in Port Royal. 

There will be free food, face painting and games to be enjoyed by all. Child Identification Kits will be available from the Port Royal Police Department.

County offering free electronics recycling event

The Beaufort County Department of Solid Waste and Recycling will host two free electronics recycling events for County residents Saturday, May 18. They will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the following locations:

  • River Ridge Academy 3050 Raider Drive, Bluffton; and
  • 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, DVDs, lamps, etc. These can be taken to the Convenience Centers for disposal and will not be unloaded at the event.

Stay in your car. Staff will unload electronics. Residential only.

If you have questions about Beaufort County recycling events, please call the Solid Waste and Recycling Office at 843-255-2736 or visit the website.

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