<a href="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Community-Mayor-Billie-Keyserling-Speaks-with-the-BCSL-Group-Crop.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-20816" src="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Community-Mayor-Billie-Keyserling-Speaks-with-the-BCSL-Group-Crop-300x196.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="196" /></a>Assembled in the Beaufort County Council Chambers last Wednesday morning, the 2015 Beaufort County Senior Leadership class received updates and commentary from elected and appointed officials of Beaufort County during Government Day.  Speakers included: Duffie Stone, Country Solicitor; Paul Somerville, County Council Chair; Maria Walls, County Treasurer-elect; and Ebony Sanders, County Deputy Assessor.  All facets of county level government were explained, followed by an extensive question and answer session.

The class moved to Council Chambers in Beaufort City Hall for an afternoon session of presentations by Billy Keyerling, Mayor of Beaufort; Lisa Sulka, Mayor of Bluffton; and Van Willis, Town Manager of Port Royal.  All three presented cases for their city and towns with a view towards the future.  The role that history has played in the development of this area was also discussed. Photo courtesy of Larry Bernard.