<b>Paul Sommerville to speak to LIBPA
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Paul Sommerville, who is the Chairman of Beaufort County Council and District 2 representative, will be the guest speaker at the Tuesday, November 12 meeting of the Lady’s Island Business and Professional Association which will be held at 8 a.m. in the Beaufort Realtors Association Headquarters located in the Palmetto Business Park (behind BB&amp;T Bank) on Lady’s Island Drive. The meeting is open to the public.

Councilman Sommerville has been requested to include in his discussion with our members the following subjects.

• What will be the long term impact of approval of the new Lady’s Island Airport Master Plan?

• What are the factors involved in the county developing its own landfill?

• Should Beaufort County Council consider reducing taxes similar to the action taken by the school board?

• Have county business licenses evolved into a negative influence on the growth of businesses?

<b>Port Royal man </b><b>arrested on drug charges</b>

On October 29, members of the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Drug Investigations Section arrested Terry Welborn on drug charges.

Drug investigators received information over the past year in reference to a subject by the name of Terry selling scheduled drugs from a residence in Port Royal. Investigators were able to identify the subject as Terry Welborn, residing at 116-A Tamara Lane in Port Royal.

When the search warrant was executed, quantities of various pills and crack cocaine were seized, as well as $25,000 in cash.