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August 28

2019: Beaufort weightlifter Dade Stanley sweeps the gold medals (Snatch, Clean and Jerk, and Overall) in the 81kg weight class at the Youth Pan Am Championships in Guayaquil, Ecuador.

August 30

2021: Retired U.S. Army Capt. Seth Keshel and attorney Lin Wood, a Beaufort County resident, are among the guest speakers at the Audit The SC 2020 Vote Rally at Olde Beaufort Golf Club.

August 31

1867: Maj. Gen. E. R. S. Canby replaces Maj. Gen. Dan. E Sickles in command of the Second Military District, consisting of North and South Carolina.

2019: More than 200 people turn out at the Beaufort Black Chamber of Commerce to hear Democratic Presidential candidate Julian Castro speak.

September 3

2021: The Town of Port Royal holds a “do-over” July 4 fireworks celebration – the initial one was plagued by technical difficulties – at The Sands.

— Compiled by Mike McCombs.

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