The Rauch Report By Bill Rauch The numbers show the difference Beaufort’s Betsey Robinson (1945-2015) made. In 1989 her 13 year-old son, Reynolds, was accidentally shot and killed by a nine year-old neighbor who was playing with his family’s .22 rifle. The tragedy was the impetus for Betsey to take on the cause of children… Keep Reading
The Rauch Report – By Bill Rauch As our local governments gaze afar, dreaming of businesses they could attract to the Beaufort area, their economic development efforts neglect the elephant that is already in the room – and growing: the U.S. Department of Defense. Beaufort’s businesses are getting the back end business, but — despite their… Keep Reading
By Bill Rauch Next month South Carolina Electric and Gas will seek approval from South Carolina’s Public Service Commission to impose a 2.8 percent rate hike on the utility’s residential electric customers. If approved, the new rate will take effect in October, 2015 and affect the company’s approximately 650,000 customers, many of whom live in… Keep Reading