League of Women Voters to meet
The League of Women Voters Beaufort will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 8 at Sea Island Presbyterian Church, 81 Lady’s Island Drive. The group is using this meeting to kick off election work, focusing on registration, candidate forums, and informed voting.
September LIBPA meeting
The Lady’s Island Business & Professional Association will meet at 8 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 13. S.C. Rep. Shannon Erickson (R-124) will be the featured speaker. Stop by for coffee and conversation concerning the community. The meeting will be held at the Beaufort Realtors’ Association Headquarters at 22 Kemmerlin Lane, Lady’s Island.
Trask Boat Landing open
Closed since early July for new dock installation, the H. E. Trask Boat Landing is now open to the public. All work was completed in time for the Labor Day Weekend.
The entire cost of the project was expected to be $288,609. Part of the project cost was funded by a Hospitality Tax Grant – $52,309 – with the balance of $236,299 covered by the Public Works Department.
The project was put out to bid and awarded to R.L. Morrison & Sons, Inc.
Beaufort County is still conducting a survey of boat ramp users. The information citizens may provide will be most helpful in determining boat ramp needs, value of boat ramps to the economy and jobs market, as well as give insight into developing boating access needs and individual boat ramp site needs. The survey – found at https://bit.ly/3SE4kV1 – should take less than five minutes.
For more information, call Beaufort County Public Works Department at 843-255-2800.
NFIB endorses McMaster for Governor
During an event held at Charleston’s Wulbern-Koval Company, the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) announced its endorsement of Governor Henry McMaster for a second full term.
NFIB State Director Ben Homeyer made the announcement today at Wulbern-Koval, a 50-year NFIB member. NFIB advocates for the interests of small businesses around South Carolina.
“Governor McMaster has been an unwavering supporter of small business beginning when he served as attorney general and continuing through his first term as governor,” Homeyer said. “Governor McMaster threaded the needle when it came to South Carolina’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Governor McMaster’s leadership helped protect both lives and livelihoods, and he has kept South Carolina’s economy strong despite global challenges such as inflation and disruptions in the supply chain.”
Nash endorsed by Planned Parenthood
Barb Nash, Democratic candidate for S.C. House District 124 has been endorsed by Planned Parenthood Votes! South Atlantic.
“It is an organization that I support as we fight for women’s bodily autonomy and any attempt to strip away our rights,” Nash said in a news release. “I stand with Planned Parenthood on calling on the S.C. Senate to reject a ban on abortions. Abortion bans do not decrease abortions, they not only increase the risks to a woman’s health but also take away a woman’s freedom to make her own decisions about her body.”
– From staff reports
