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May 18

2019: Hilton Head Island’s Cohen Bruner, 16, and sister Skyler Bruner, 14, win the men’s and women’s titles, respectively, in the Beaufort River Swim. The siblings’ father, Carlton Bruner, swam for the United States in the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta.

May 23

2019: The Beaufort County Board of Education approves a four-year contract with Frank Rodriguez, the veteran educator selected to become the new Beaufort County School District Superintendent. Rodriguez was a regional superintendent in Palm Beach County, Fla.

– Compiled by Mike McCombs

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