Arbor Day celebration set for Dec. 6
In honor of Arbor Day, which is observed throughout South Carolina on the first Friday in December, the City of Beaufort and its Public Works Department, working along with the Park and Tree Advisory Commission, will plant two Allee Elm trees to continue to beautify the City.
At 10 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 6, the Arbor Day celebration will begin on Palmetto Street just outside the Beaufort Police Department.
For 33 years, the City of Beaufort has been named Tree City USA by the National Arbor Day Foundation. Beaufort has received this national award in recognition of its commitment to its trees and urban/community forests. Criteria for this award include having a tree ordinance, a tree board (Park & Tree Advisory Commission), a community forestry program, and an Arbor Day observance and proclamation.
The trees are courtesy of the City of Beaufort and PTAC. For more information, please contact Adam Wellins at 843-525-7054.
Beaufort County Assessor hosting community events
Beaufort County Assessor Ebony Sanders is hosting multiple community events at County Library Branches to allow the public an opportunity to meet with her staff and share questions and concerns regarding real property.
Each community event will be from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.
The dates are as follows:
Bluffton Branch Library, 120 Palmetto Way: Thursday, Dec. 5 — Large Meeting Room.
Lobeco Branch Library, 1862 Trask Parkway: Monday, Dec. 16.
In the event of an unforeseeable change in the date, time, or location, the Assessor’s Office webpage will be updated to reflect rescheduling. If you have any questions, please contact Liz Rigg, Appeal/BAA Coordinator at BAA@bcgov.net or 843-255-2404.
Malkin to speak at December Indivisible Beaufort meeting
ACLU-SC Advocacy Director Josh Malkin will be the featured speaker at the December meeting of Indivisible Beaufort at 11 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 14 at St. Helena Branch of the Beaufort Public Library at 6355 Jonathon Francis Sr. Road on St. Helena Island.
Sponsored by Indivisible Beaufort, Lowcountry Pride, and FABB, in the Building Movements For Justice program, Malkin will talk about the bills that have been filed for the 2025 South Carolina Legislative Session and discuss ways to advocate for the issues that matter to all of us.
The event is free and open to the public.
