With 55% of the votes, George O’Kelley beat fellow candidates Larry
Holman and Ron Petit to fill the open Beaufort City Council seat. According
to the Beaufort County Board of Elections, there was a 12% voter turnout.
From staff reports Beaufort native Robert Smalls’ birthday was celebrated at the annual Robert Smalls Birthday
Lyn Markovich Bryant, Omega Smalls and Victoria Smalls discuss growing up together to attendees on Sunday,
By Mike McCombs The Island News Mother Nature played nice, the rain held off until after
January 21, 1933 — March 16, 2025Beaufort, SC William “Bill” Rankin Patton, Jr., age 92, spent