December 12
2023: Former City Councilman Phil Cromer is elected Mayor of the City of Beaufort. Cromer defeated former City Councilman Mike Sutton in a special election to fill the seat for the rest of the term of former Mayor Stephen Murray, who resigned in September.
December 13
2022: Scott Marshall is announced as the Beaufort City Council’s selection to replace Bill Prokop as City Manager. Prokop was set to retire in January 2023.
December 17
1803: The Town of Beaufort is incorporated by the State of South Carolina.
1959: The Richard V. Woods Memorial Bridge, named for a South Carolina Highway Patrol officer killed in the line of duty, is opened, connecting downtown Beaufort with Lady’s Island.
— Compiled by Mike McCombs
