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(50770, 4, '2021-06-23 13:26:51', '2021-06-23 17:26:51', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Larry Dandridge</strong><br><br>This is the last of four articles on end-of-life planning and hospice. The bottom-line message in this column has been, “Do not wait until you are terminally ill to plan for the last years or months of your life.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is almost impossible to tell how long we will live or if we will be mentally capable of giving care and other instructions at the end of our life. Not only old people get sick or injured. No one knows if they will be the victim of a car wreck, other accident, violent crime, disease, or natural disaster.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Now is the time, when you are healthy and able to plan in advance for medical and other care. It will not take long to prepare an end-of-life plan and it costs nothing. All you need to do is think through what you want done and not done, at the end of your life, and discuss your wants with your loved ones.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Here are some tips on how to get started and put together a plan that will prevent you, your loved ones, your doctors, and others from stress, confusion, and disagreements, when you are no longer able to make medical decisions for yourself.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Talk to your loved ones and tell them what you want done at the end-of-your life with your health care, property, pets, and funeral services and burial.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Choose a person to make medical care decisions for you, when you can no longer make decisions.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Have your doctor or hospice explain what Advance Directives are and why you need them. Advance directives are legal documents that help doctors and loved ones understand clearly your wishes about medical and mental care. You can read some of the 32 listed resource guides about Advance Directives at www.cdc.gov/aging/pdf/acp-resources-public.pdf and https://www.state.sc.us/dmh/804-97.htm or, if you are a Veteran, you can go to https://www.va.gov/find-forms/about-form-10-0137a/.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Prepare, sign, and date and have witnessed a Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care and a Living Will. If you are a Veteran, the VA has a VA Form 10-0137 that you can use.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Give a copy of your advance directives to your primary care physician, loved ones, specialty physicians, skilled nursing facility, hospice, and the serving VA Medical Center if you are a veteran.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Put all of your important papers in a safe and fire proof place and tell your immediate family where the papers are. This includes your will or living trust, living will, medical advance directive, healthcare power of attorney, general power of attorney, life insurance policies, investments, passwords, DD214 Discharge Record, VA disability award letters, CRSC award letters, and other important documents.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Make your house accident proof by making it fall proof, well lighted, clutter free, and slip resistant, with hand rails installed on stairs, and grip bars installed in your bathroom. Your hospice, skilled nursing facility, home health provider, and home and life insurance provider can help you with this.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Continue to enjoy your life to the fullest. Benefit from the tremendous satisfaction that you have taken care of end-of-life planning, thus saving your loved ones, doctors, and others stress, grief, and confusion at the end of your physical life.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Here are 11 ways to help you pick the best hospice for you.&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list {\"ordered\":true} -->\n<ol><li>Have two hospices brief you and your caregiver(s) on the services they provide. Consider your physicians recommendations for which hospice to use.&nbsp;</li><li>Ask the hospice if they will assign volunteers to assist you and your caregivers. Have the hospice assure you that they will have a volunteer when, where, and how you need them. Make sure the hospice has enough volunteers to meet your needs.&nbsp;</li><li>Ask the hospice if they will send a substitute volunteer or hospice representative if your assigned volunteer is not available.&nbsp;</li><li>Ask the hospice if they have an inpatient hospice facility like the ones in Summerville and Mount Pleasant, SC, in case you need inpatient care and do not want to go to a hospital or skilled nursing facility. In-patient hospice facilities are designed around the needs of the patient and the family. However, they are only used about 3% of the time because patients want to live and die at home.&nbsp;</li><li>Ask the hospice if their social workers and other employees will do all they can to help you and your caregivers to find a way to get the things you need to live the remainder of your life as safe, comfortable, happy, and painless as possible. Social workers are in the business of finding a way and not saying no.&nbsp;</li><li>Ask the hospice if they will interview you and help you prepare a written or videotaped summary of your life and what you want to say to your loved ones.&nbsp;</li><li>Ask if the hospice has any certifications beyond their basic Medicare, VA, and State Certifications. Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC), Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP), and the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) certifications show a commitment to excellence.&nbsp;</li><li>Ask the hospice if any of their employees (RNs, etc.) have any special hospice certifications. Such certifications are strong evidence of higher quality care.&nbsp;</li><li>Ask the hospice if they will cover the cost of ambulance or other special transport, if needed, to and from hospitals, nursing facilities, and inpatient hospice facilities.&nbsp;</li><li>Make sure the hospice knows that you are aware that you are legally authorized to change hospices once per benefit period and, if you are not satisfied with their care, you will change hospices.&nbsp;</li></ol>\n<!-- /wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There are at least 15 hospices in Beaufort County, including Agape Care (the largest hospice in SC), Amedysis, Tidewater, Pruitthealth, Friands of Caroline, Caris, Regency Southerncare, Homestead, Crescent, Patriot, Hospice Care of America, Compassus, Island, and others.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The author wishes to thank the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center’s Public Affairs Officer, Wayne Capps and Hospice Doctor John Franklin and Agape Care of SC Director of Operations and fellow volunteer at the terrific RHJVAMC, Mrs. Dana Holtvoigt for the information they provided me.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Larry Dandridge is a past hospice volunteer, volunteer coordinator, marketing manager, administrator, CEO, and board chairman, and the founder of a hospice in Missouri. An accomplished writer and motivational speaker, he writes columns for the ISLAND NEWS, including the Veterans Benefits Column, What Citizens Should Know About Policing Column, and the Hospice Column. You can contact Larry at his email, LDandridge@earthlink.net.</em> <br><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>EDITOR’S NOTE</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>These columns are not meant to replace carefully reading local, county, state, and federal law or the need for a lawyer when seeking legal advice.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Larry Dandridge is not an employee of THE ISLAND NEWS and his opinions are his alone. Readers should rely their Doctor, Physician Assistant, Nurse Practitioner, and Registered Nurse, Medicare, Medicaid, their Private Insurance Company, State Medical Department, the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), and the hospice of their choice for advice on hospice. Although every precaution has been taken in the preparation of these articles, the publisher and author assume no responsibility for errors or omissions. Neither is any liability assumed by the author or THE ISLAND NEWS for damages resulting from the use of information contained herein&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Do not wait – help your family and plan now for end of life and hospice', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'do-not-wait-help-your-family-and-plan-now-for-end-of-life-and-hospice', '', '', '2021-06-23 13:26:54', '2021-06-23 17:26:54', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50770', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50772, 4, '2021-06-23 13:29:21', '2021-06-23 17:29:21', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There are millions of mosquitoes swarming this summer, sucking blood and leaving itchy, red bumps on the skin. They are a common summer nuisance. Although using insect repellent and other prevention tips can reduce your chances of being bit, really, getting at least one skeeter bite this summer is almost inevitable.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mosquitoes are pesky parasites leaving bite marks that can be unbearable to itch. So, what\'s the best way to stop yourself from scratching?&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"Mosquito saliva deposits in the skin from where the bite is, and it\'s causing a reaction to that saliva,\" says Dr. Summer Allen, a Mayo Clinic family physician.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Some of the tried-and-true home remedies for treating mosquito bites work well. <strong>Calamine lotion, over-the-counter hydrocortisone cream and even a cold compress can ease the itch. </strong>It\'s going to sooth and kind of calm down that intense burning and inflammation that you\'re feeling in your skin. And, while it\'s not always easy, it\'s important to keep the itching to a minimum.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you scratch it hard enough or depending on what you use to scratch your skin, you can cause a break in your skin. You can develop a bacterial infection.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"Time takes care of it and try <strong>to do your best not to scratch it </strong>if you can,\" says Dr. Allen.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Courtesy: Mayo Clinic News Network.<br><br><em>Exclusive content from CARE Magazine</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'How to ease the itch of mosquito bites', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'how-to-ease-the-itch-of-mosquito-bites', '', '', '2021-06-23 13:29:24', '2021-06-23 17:29:24', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50772', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50774, 4, '2021-06-23 13:31:04', '2021-06-23 17:31:04', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ah, the great outdoors. As more of you are getting vaccinated against COVID-19, more of you are getting back into nature—enjoying distancing and extended hours of hiking, fishing, boating and exploring. And locally, the Annual Water Festival is on the horizon, where many residents will be out having fun in the sun.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>While these activities are healthy for the mind and body, it’s important also to factor in precautionary measures to prevent heat-related injuries when you’re far from climate-controlled environments.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When you’re having fun, sometimes you don’t realize you’re becoming overheated. It’s important to be cautious and stay cool because if heatstroke occurs, immediate medical attention is required.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Heatstroke occurs when the body reaches a temperature of 104 degrees or higher, and symptoms can include confusion, altered speech, nausea or vomiting, rapid breathing and a racing heartbeat, among other symptoms. The condition is usually a result of prolonged exposure to high temperatures or physical exertion in high temperatures.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The good news is that it’s often predictable and preventable. Take these steps to prevent heatstroke during hot weather:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Wear loose fitting, lightweight clothing. </strong>Wearing excess clothing or clothing that fits tightly won\'t allow your body to cool properly.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Protect against sunburn. </strong>Sunburn affects your body’s ability to cool itself, so protect yourself outdoors with a wide-brimmed hat and sunglasses and use a broad-spectrum sunscreen with an SPF of at least 15. Apply sunscreen generously, and reapply every two hours — or more often if you’re swimming or sweating.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Drink plenty of fluids. </strong>Staying hydrated will help your body sweat and maintain a normal body temperature.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Take extra precautions with certain medications. </strong>Be on the lookout for heat-related problems if you take medications that can affect your body’s ability to stay hydrated and dissipate heat.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Never leave anyone in a parked car. </strong>This is a common cause of heat-related deaths in children. When parked in the sun, the temperature in your car can rise 20 degrees F (more than 6.7 C) in 10 minutes. It’s not safe to leave a person in a parked car in warm or hot weather, even if the windows are cracked or the car is in shade. When your car is parked, keep it locked to prevent a child from getting inside.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Take it easy during the hottest parts of the day. </strong>If you can’t avoid strenuous activity in hot weather, drink fluids and rest frequently in a cool spot. Try to schedule exercise or physical labor for cooler parts of the day, such as early morning or evening.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Get acclimated. </strong>Limit time spent working or exercising in heat until you\'re conditioned to it. People who are not used to hot weather are especially susceptible to heat-related illness. It can take several weeks for your body to adjust to hot weather.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Be cautious if you’re at increased risk. </strong>If you take medications or have a condition that increases your risk of heat-related problems, avoid the heat and act quickly if you notice symptoms of overheating. If you participate in a strenuous sporting event or activity in hot weather, make sure there are medical services available in case of a heat emergency.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If heatstroke does occur, the condition requires emergency treatment. Untreated heatstroke can quickly damage your brain, heart, kidneys and muscles.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The damage worsens the longer treatment is delayed, increasing your risk of serious complications or death. Seek medical treatment immediately if you experience these symptoms:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>High body temperature.</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Altered mental state or behavior. </strong>Confusion, agitation, slurred speech, irritability, delirium, seizures and coma can all result from heatstroke.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Alteration in sweating. </strong>In heatstroke brought on by hot weather, your skin will feel hot and dry to the touch. However, in heatstroke brought on by strenuous exercise, your skin may feel dry or slightly moist.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Nausea and vomiting. </strong>You may feel sick to your stomach or vomit.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Flushed skin. </strong>Your skin may turn red as your body temperature increases.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Rapid breathing. </strong>Your breathing may become rapid and shallow.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Racing heart rate. </strong>Your pulse may significantly increase because heat stress places a tremendous burden on your heart to help cool your body.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Headache. </strong>Your head may throb.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Source: https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/press-room/heatstroke-prevention-tips<br><br><em>Exclusive content from CARE Magazine</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Heatstroke prevention tips', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'heatstroke-prevention-tips', '', '', '2021-06-23 13:31:07', '2021-06-23 17:31:07', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50774', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50776, 4, '2021-06-23 13:32:30', '2021-06-23 17:32:30', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>USC Beaufort Center for the Arts welcomes Preslaysa Williams, an award-winning author of contemporary romance and women’s fiction with an Afro-Filipina twist.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Williams loves sharing her culture with her readers and will do just that at this special event at 6 p.m., Tuesday, July 13. The conversation and book signing will feature one of Preslaysa Williams’ highly praised novels, A Lowcountry Bride, released June 1.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Set in the South Carolina Lowcountry, A Lowcountry Bride is one of “21 Books We Can’t Wait to Read in 2021” on Essence Magazine’s website and has been called an, “emotionally Stirring debut” by Oprah Daily.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In addition to being an award winning author, Preslaysa Williams is a professional actress.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Williams began acting at age 8, joining the Screen Actors Guild as a teenager when she co-starred on the Nickelodeon TV show, The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>More recently, Preslaysa has appeared on NBC’s award-winning show This Is Us and on Showtime’s Homeland. She also appeared in the film Last Moment of Clarity, which was released in 2020.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Books will be available for purchase at Center for the Arts and a meet-and-greet book signing will follow. Tickets are $10 and may be purchased online at www.uscbcenterforthearts.com or by calling 843-522-4145.<br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>WANT TO GO?</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>What: </strong>A conversation, book signing with award-winning author and actress Preslaysa Williams.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>When: </strong>6 p.m., Tuesday, July 13.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Where: </strong>USC Beaufort Center for the Arts, 801 Carteret St., Beaufort.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Tickets: </strong>Tickets are $10 and may be purchased online at www.uscbcenterforthearts.com or by calling 843-522-4145.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Books: </strong>Books will be available for purchase at Center for the Arts and a meet-and-greet book signing will follow.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Spend an evening with award-winning author Preslaysa Williams', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'spend-an-evening-with-award-winning-author-preslaysa-williams', '', '', '2021-06-23 13:32:32', '2021-06-23 17:32:32', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50776', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50778, 4, '2021-06-23 13:34:07', '2021-06-23 17:34:07', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Atlanta collage artist Laura W. Adams teamed with Mystic Osprey Gallery in Beaufort to create awareness about our country’s diminishing maritime forests, and in doing so, they have raised just more than $2,000 for the Port Royal Sound Foundation.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Adams’ original works were purchased by collectors in Savannah, Hilton Head, Jacksonville, Fla., and as far away as Maryland and Denver. Fifteen percent of the proceeds from the sales are donated to the foundation.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Her collages include found items from nature, textured papers, painted papers and exotic patterned papers from many different countries of origin that have been cut up, layered, and adhered with acrylic medium. Often, 10 or more layers of material are used to create a single work. The result is a “painting” with a distinct, three-dimensional effect.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The works feature animals found in the maritime forest such as woodpeckers, kingfishers, migratory neotropical songbirds, and a most amazing bobcat stalking prey among a field of black-eyed Susans. Plants and trees of the maritime forest are represented, as well, such as resurrection ferns, Spartina grasses, scrub pines, live oak, palmetto, holly and wax myrtle.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The show has done beautifully and raised awareness of how we humans are impacting and diminishing the maritime forests. One signature piece, the 36 x 60-inch ‘Kingfishers on the Edge of the Maritime Forest’ is traveling by climate-controlled art van to Denver,” Mystic Osprey Gallery owner Robert Howell said. “We\'d love to see the ‘Resurrection Fern and Live Oak’ and ‘Magnolia Tree in Live Oak Forest’ find their forever homes here in the Lowcountry and raise even more money for The Port Royal Sound Foundation. If our wonderful supporters and patrons who have seen the show tell their friends, even more people will be exposed to Laura\'s incredible artistry, and our cause.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I strive to create artwork that is aesthetically beautiful and speaks to maintaining, even increasing, the beauty of the natural environment around us,” Adams said. “Protecting the birds, animals and their habitats enhances our quality of life and makes us better stewards of the earth. I hope my art brings better awareness of the beauty of the natural world and inspires us to conserve it.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Maritime forests are increasingly rare coastal ecosystems that support a diversity of plants and animals. Hardy species of trees and bushes withstand high winds, periodic salt water flooding, and salt spray. Mammals and reptiles make the forests their home, and thousands of birds migrate through these forests each year.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Helping coastal ecosystems can come in a variety of forms,” Port Royal Sound Foundation Naturalist and Education Coordinator Chris Kehrer said. “You can join a beach sweep, volunteer with a turtle protection program, visit a state park, donate to organizations with missions that help educate and protect natural resources and you can contact local and state officials to object large scale developments on coastal islands.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Adams’ remaining maritime forest works will hang through mid-July. Mystic Osprey Gallery is open noon to 6 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday and by appointment (call 843-475-6781). Mystic Osprey will close August and September.<br><br><em>Above: Laura Adams at work in her Atlanta studio</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Atlanta artist, Mystic Osprey Gallery raise money for Port Royal Sound Foundation', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'atlanta-artist-mystic-osprey-gallery-raise-money-for-port-royal-sound-foundation', '', '', '2021-06-23 13:34:09', '2021-06-23 17:34:09', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50778', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50780, 4, '2021-06-23 13:47:19', '2021-06-23 17:47:19', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>USC Beaufort Center for the Arts presents the final “Listen on the Lawn Concert” of the summer at 6 p.m., Sunday, June 27, featuring the homegrown sounds of local musicians Kirk Dempsey and Tim Devine on the USCB Center for the Arts front lawn.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As original members of the local band The Bull Grapes, Dempsey &amp; Devine bring their salt water soul to the Lowcountry.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Patrons should bring a lawn chair, a summer supper or snack, and a beverage of choice. The lawn opens for seating at 5:15 p.m., with music starting at 6. Tickets are $10 per person. Children younger than 12 are free.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tickets must be purchased in advance at www.uscbcenterforthearts.com or by calling 843-521-4145. In case of inclement weather, the performance will be moved into the CFA theater.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Listen on the Lawn finale features Dempsey & Devine', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'listen-on-the-lawn-finale-features-dempsey-devine', '', '', '2021-06-23 13:47:22', '2021-06-23 17:47:22', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50780', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(50783, 4, '2021-06-23 13:50:11', '2021-06-23 17:50:11', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Conroy Center to host virtual discussion of account of ‘American family’s experience with war, loss, and remembrance’</strong><br><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host a virtual visit with Matthew A. Tallon, co-author with his father, Lt. Col. Joseph F. Tallon, of the new memoir, 100 Days in Vietnam, at 6 p.m., Thursday, June 24.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This free event will be live-streamed on the Conroy Center\'s Facebook page (www.facebook.com/patconroyliterarycenter) and also accessible on Zoom at https://bit.ly/3trb5ww.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":50749,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/vietnam-Matthew-Tallon.jpg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/vietnam-Matthew-Tallon.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50749\"/></a><figcaption>Matthew Tallon</figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Joseph Tallon’s story, told through his wartime letters, recollections, and the words of his son, is a moving account of an American family’s experience with war, loss, and remembrance,” filmmaker Ken Burns said in praise of the memoir. “100 Days in Vietnam offers readers both a rare window on the final days of our painful national odyssey in Vietnam and a remarkable record of an individual’s determined quest to honor a fallen comrade.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As American troops continue their steady exodus on the last day of their ground war in Vietnam, Lieutenant Joe Tallon is shot down by an enemy missile. Forced to eject at a dangerously low altitude from their OV-1 Mohawk, Joe and his tactical observer, Specialist-5 Daniel Richards, land in the flaming wreckage.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Lieutenant Tallon survives but Specialist Richards does not. Stateside, Lieutenant Tallon begins to heal and proceed with his life. But the loss of his tactical observer is never far from his mind. Forty years later, Joe embarks on a quest to bring recognition to the sacrifice of Richards and secure a Purple Heart for his family.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Painstakingly recreated from wartime letters and remembrances and contextualized by contemporary news accounts, 100 Days in Vietnam is a collaboration between Joe and his son Matt, also an Army veteran. Here we experience the war through the emotions of the man who survived it: the drudgery and monotony of airfield life, the heartache of a newlywed missing his wife, the terror of combat missions, the agony of injury and rehabilitation, and the bittersweet relief from the completion of his final mission to bring recognition to his fallen comrade.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>About the authors</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>– <strong>Joseph F. Tallon </strong>is a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel who served from 1969 to 2007. 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(50788, 4, '2021-06-23 13:53:48', '2021-06-23 17:53:48', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Port Royal Cypress Wetlands</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Open to the public everyday during daylight hours, located on Paris Ave. Free. Experience the wonders of the wetlands as you stroll the boardwalk and visit the rookery. This is a working organic laboratory and stormwater system for the benefit of all. A photographer’s paradise with nesting birds, alligators, turtles, etc. For more information visit www.friendsofportroyalcypresswetlands.org , Facebook at FriendsofPRCypressWetlands, or on Instagram at friendsofprcypresswetlands.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>The Historic Port Royal Museum</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>10 a.m. to 3 p.m. or upon request, Thursdays through Sundays, The Historic Port Royal Museum, 1634 Paris Ave. The museum features the turn-of-the-century businesses and industries of Port Royal: Shrimping, crabbing, oystering, the railroad, the school and the mercantile. Great gifts featuring local artists are available. For more information. visit www.portroyalhistory.org, email unionchurch1004@gmail.com or call 843-524-4333.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Ancestor of the Land – Rufus Daniel Mitchell</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursdays through Saturdays, Beaufort Arts Council Exhibition Hall, Mather School Museum, Technical College of the Lowcountry, 921 Ribault Road, Building 1. A Tribute by Bernice Mitchel Tate, Andy Tate and Dr. Derek Mitchell Tate to the Beaufort County Rural Black Farmer. An authentic Beaufort County, S.C. 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This free event will be live-streamed on the Conroy Center\'s Facebook page (www.facebook.com/patconroyliterarycenter) and also accessible on Zoom at https://bit.ly/3trb5ww.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Joseph Tallon’s story, told through his wartime letters, recollections, and the words of his son, is a moving account of an American family’s experience with war, loss, and remembrance,” filmmaker Ken Burns said in praise of the memoir. “100 Days in Vietnam offers readers both a rare window on the final days of our painful national odyssey in Vietnam and a remarkable record of an individual’s determined quest to honor a fallen comrade.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort Water Festival Cornhole Tournament</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>5 p.m., Saturday, June 26, Beaufort Academy. Same day registration starts at 4 p.m. Cost is $60 per team (Competitive) and $30 per team (recreational).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Historic Inn at Cotton Hall opens to public</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, June 26, The Inn at Cotton Hall, Yemassee. The Inn at Cotton Hall, one of South Carolina’s most notable and historical estates, will open its doors and grounds to the public for guided tours and a marketplace. In addition to guided home tours, there will be a Barn Sale and vendor market featuring local artisans and crafts. Visitors can stroll through the Alley of the Oaks and roam the grounds, stables and gardens. Food and beverages will be available from an on-site food truck. Tickets are $40 and includes the guided home tour and access to the grounds of the estate. For tickets and more information, go to https://cottonhallhousetour.eventbrite.com or @cottonhallevents on Facebook and Instagram.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>City of Hardeeville’s 4th Off Main</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>6 to 9 p.m., Saturday, June 26, Richard Gray Recreation Complex, behind Hardeeville City Hall, 205 Main St. Hardeeville. A free event for families and people of all ages. Live music provided by Muddy Creek, food trucks, face painting, bounce houses, inflatable games, life-size games of Jenga, Connect 4, and more with the night ending with a fireworks display. For more information, call Hardeeville Parks, Recreation &amp; Tourism Department at 843-227-4089.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Listen on the Lawn: Kirk Dempsey &amp; Tim Devine</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>6 p.m. Sunday, June 27, USC Beaufort Center for the Arts lawn. Tickets are $12 for ages 12 and older. Part of the Listen on the Lawn, the USC Beaufort Center for the Arts fundraiser. Bring a chair or blankets, snacks or supper, and beverage of choice. The Lawn will open at 5:30 p.m. for seating. Tickets must be purchased in advance online at https://www.uscbcenterforthearts.com/.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Alexis Perry at Hearth</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>6 to 9 p.m., Wednesday, June 30, Hearth Wood Fired Pizza, 802 Bay Street, Beaufort. Charleston singer-songwriter Alexis Perry, 19, will perform. Perry will be joined on guitar by fellow Charleston recording artist Chris Holly, her music teacher and manager.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Maye River Quilters Guild meeting</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>10 a.m., Saturday, July 10 via Zoom. To get the link for the meeting, visit mayeriverquiltguild.com. For additional meeting dates and times, and for membership forms to join the group, visit the website or call 843-530-1244.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>An evening with Preslaysa Williams</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>6 p.m., Tuesday, July 13, USC Beaufort Center for the Arts, 801 Carteret St., Beaufort. A conversation and book signing with award-winning author and actress Preslaysa Williams. Her latest novel, A Lowcountry Bride, was released June 1. Tickets are $10 and may be purchased online at www.uscbcenterforthearts.com or by calling 843-522-4145. Books will be available for purchase at Center for the Arts and a meet-and-greet book signing will follow.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Northern Beaufort County Democratic Club meetings</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>6:30 to 8 p.m., Thursday, July 15, Washington Street Park. After a year of masks, social distancing, hygiene measures and vaccinations (you have yours, right?), we can finally meet in person. Meetings at the beautiful, newly refurbished Washington Street Park at the corner of Washington Street and Newcastle Street in Beaufort.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>LIVE After 5</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>5 to 8 p.m., Thursday, July 15, downtown Beaufort. 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(50792, 4, '2021-06-22 13:55:00', '2021-06-22 17:55:00', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From S.C. Press Association</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>YEMASSEE – The Inn at Cotton Hall, one of South Carolina’s most notable and historical estates, will open its doors and grounds to the public for guided tours and a marketplace from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, June 26.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We’ve made a major investment to enhance the entire Cotton Hall experience, from the home to the grounds, and we’re excited to show the public this beautiful historical grand estate,” Director of Events Amy Lane said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Visitors will enjoy a guided tour of the newly redecorated grand home that will include a Q&amp;A with the home’s decorator and refreshments. The Inn at Cotton Hall is a 10,000 square feet Georgian style home that sits alongside the Alley of the Oaks and has 26 rooms and nine baths.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The estate dates back to the late 1700s, while the current inn was built in the 1930s, nearly 100 years after the original home was built, which was later destroyed by General William T. Sherman’s troops during the Civil War.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Today, The Inn at Cotton Hall is the setting for beautiful Lowcountry weddings and special events.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In addition to guided home tours, there will be a Barn Sale and vendor market featuring local artisans and crafts. Visitors can stroll through the Alley of the Oaks and roam the grounds, stables and gardens. Food and beverages will be available from an on-site food truck.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tickets are $40 and includes the guided home tour and access to the grounds of the estate. For tickets and more information, go to https://cottonhallhousetour.eventbrite.com or @cottonhallevents on Facebook and Instagram.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Historic Inn at Cotton Hall opens to public', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'historic-inn-at-cotton-hall-opens-to-public', '', '', '2021-06-23 13:56:14', '2021-06-23 17:56:14', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50792', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(50800, 4, '2021-06-23 14:01:49', '2021-06-23 18:01:49', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort County Administrator Eric Greenway announced Thursday, June 17, that Whitney Richland has been named Deputy County Administrator. She started in her new role Monday, June 21.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Whitney has excelled as the County Chief Financial officer by updating our account system and procedures and leading her office through multiple mandated audits while creating the FY22 budget that efficiently uses taxpayers’ dollars,” Greenway said in a release. “The strengths she brings to this role will complement mine as together, we lead County government and manage more than 1,400 County employees.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Miss Richland will be paid $163,000 along with the traditional benefits package offered to County employees.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Miss Richland’s previous role was Assistant County Administrator/Chief Financial Officer for Beaufort County — a position she’s held since October 2020. She has planned activities and directed staff to complete the Annual Financial Report and annual external audit. She developed and implemented new procedures based on best practices to improve accountability in the Finance Department starting in FY 2021. Additionally, she has provided sound recommendations for prudent use of surplus funds to refund and defease debt to Council, resulting in a savings to County taxpayers of approximately $5 million.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I am honored to continue working with all our terrific County employees and eager to assist Eric in day-to-day operations,” Richland said. “I look forward to working closely with our County Council and getting more involved in the variety of exciting projects that reflect our growth while preserving our precious Lowcountry beauty.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Miss Richland previously served as Bulloch County Board of Commissioners Chief Accountant from November 2013 to September 2014 before being promoted to Chief Financial Officer in 2014. Prior to her role in Bulloch County Finance, she began her career as an Auditor with the Georgia Department of Audits in 2010.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Her education includes dual bachelor’s degrees in Business Administration in Accounting and Management from Georgia Southern University. She is also a Certified Public Accountant with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and certified Governmental Financial Manager with the Association of Government Accountants.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'County ACA/CFO Whitney Richland named Deputy County Administrator', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'county-aca-cfo-whitney-richland-named-deputy-county-administrator', '', '', '2021-06-23 14:01:51', '2021-06-23 18:01:51', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50800', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50802, 4, '2021-06-23 14:03:22', '2021-06-23 18:03:22', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On July 1, Capital Waste Services will begin to serve residents and businesses in the City of Beaufort for trash, yard debris and recycling pickups, replacing current provider Waste Pro.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The City has released a list of what will probably be common questions as the transition occurs to eliminate as many bumps in the process as possible.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>When does the new service start?</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Capital Waste will begin services on Thursday, July 1. Waste Pro will pick up trash through June 30.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>When will I get new bins?</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Capital Waste will deliver two new bins to each single-family home – a trash bin and recycling bin. It will take several days to deliver them all, but every home should have the new bins by July 1.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>What happens to my old bins?</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If your current bin has a Waste Pro logo on it, here is the plan:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Through June 30, put out recycling and trash as you would normally. Waste Pro will pick up your recycling. A second truck is scheduled to then pick up your recycling bin right after it has been emptied.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If your trash pickup day is Thursday and Friday of next week, put out your trash in the Waste Pro bin on Thursday or Friday, June 24 or 25. After it is emptied, Waste Pro will send a truck to pick up the empty container. The same will happen to homes that have Mon-Tues-Wed service on June 28-29-30.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Until July 1, do not use Capital Waste Services bins for your trash. Waste Pro will not empty them.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Leave your Waste Pro bins out by the curb until Waste Pro picks them up, even if it is a day or two after your final service.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you still use a City of Beaufort garbage bin, leave those out as well after your last June use. Capital Waste Services will pick them up after July 1.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>What about local businesses?</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you have a dumpster, that will stay. If you have a bin, Waste Pro should pick up the old ones on or before June 30 and Capital Waste will deliver you a new one before July 1.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Who do I call or email if my garbage isn’t picked up or if a bin hasn’t been removed from the curb after a few days?</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Before July 1: Waste Pro, 843-645-4500. After July 1: Capital Waste Services, 843-757-2722.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Will my pickup days change from what they are now?</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Currently, Capital Waste Services will keep trash pickup days the same as they are now. However, recycling pickups, which happen every other week, will now be the same day as your trash pickup. So, if your trash pickup day is Wednesday, your recycling day will be on every other Wednesday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Monday, July 5, is the holiday for Fourth of July. Will garbage be picked up on July 5?</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Yes. If Monday is your service day, then your trash will be picked up on Monday, July 5.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'FAQ as City changes to new trash pickup company', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'faq-as-city-changes-to-new-trash-pickup-company', '', '', '2021-06-23 14:03:23', '2021-06-23 18:03:23', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50802', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50805, 4, '2021-06-22 14:03:00', '2021-06-22 18:03:00', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort County Council Members York Glover (District 3) and Paul Sommerville (District 2) will host a joint district meeting with Beaufort County Board of Education Member William Smith and State Representative Michael Rivers to discuss community issues.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The meeting will be held from 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, June 24, at the St. Helena Elementary School Cafeteria. The meeting is open to the general public.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Residents do not need to register in advance for the meeting.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information, please contact Beaufort County Council Member Glover (yglover@bcgov.net, 843-812-2909) or Council Member Sommerville (psommerville@bcgov.net, 843-986-7430).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'County Council members hosting joint meeting', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'county-council-members-hosting-joint-meeting', '', '', '2021-06-23 14:04:44', '2021-06-23 18:04:44', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50805', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50807, 4, '2021-06-23 14:05:54', '2021-06-23 18:05:54', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A historic marker was unveiled on Monday on the old Blue Channel Corporation grounds near Fishcamp on 11th Street in Port Royal. From left are Port Royal Town Councilman Jerry Ashmore, Julie Zachowski of the Beaufort County Historical Society, Eileen Newton of the Historic Port Royal Foundation and History Proffessor Emeritus Larry Rowland of the University of S.C. Beaufort. Also on hand were former employees of Blue Channel. Photo by Bob Sofaly</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'MARKING HISTORY', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'marking-history', '', '', '2021-06-23 14:05:55', '2021-06-23 18:05:55', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50807', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50810, 4, '2021-06-23 14:11:49', '2021-06-23 18:11:49', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Going straight on Sam’s Point Road just got easier </strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>LADY’S ISLAND<em> </em>– You may have missed it but Thursday, June 17, was something of a red letter day for Lady’s Island travelers. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"left\",\"id\":44839,\"width\":115,\"height\":154,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/lolita.jpg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/lolita-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44839\" width=\"115\" height=\"154\"/></a><figcaption>Lolita Huckaby</figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On that day, in this year of 2021, the county’s first project funded by the 2018 one cent sales tax was completed – the long-awaited Sam’s Point Road right-turn lane.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The road addition, which includes a piece of a bicycle lane and sidewalk, creates two through lanes for traffic heading to the McTeer Bridge and points southwest.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The sales tax, which went into effect May 2019, has already raised $70 million, of which $30 million is designated for projects along the U.S. 21-S.C. 802 corridor.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>(For a complete look at what those planned projects are, check out www.BeaufortCountyPenny.com)&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br><strong>More talk about plans </strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>BEAUFORT – It may not be the most interesting show in town but public hearings on the county’s updated comprehensive development plan drew almost 150 citizens earlier this month.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>How many had comments on the detailed document is unclear since the hearings were an open format, which means folks walk around, look at the documents and discuss their concerns with the county planning staff and consultants.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The 130-page plan, which comes with a 43-page “playbook,” is an update on the existing 1997 and 2010 comp plans which, theoretically, have helped guide development.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>These recent hearings follow the three public hearings and public surveys held last October at the beginning of the process.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The usual “suspects” have commented on the document – the Coastal Conservation League, the Beaufort County Open Land Trust – but a new group, the Lowcountry Equitable Land and Resource Trust, recently weighed in with criticisms, contending it overlooks the county’s Black communities. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The group wants to see more capital projects for the St. Helena Island area, including an art center, a high school and water-sewer service impact studies.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Feel free to take a look at the proposed plan yourself by visiting www.envisionbeaufortcounty.com or taking a look at copies at the local libraries. There’s also a cool 124-page “atlas” which includes all kind of demographics about the area.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The planners hope to get the document to the County Council for approval (which will include public hearings) by September … or the end of the year.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br><strong>If you’re reading this while sitting on the bridge, ... </strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>BEAUFORT – In a recent meeting of the city’s Neighborhood Association, a comment was made about the opening schedule of the Woods Memorial Bridge and how perhaps it could be tweaked to better accommodate the ever-increasing traffic.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>From time to time, complaints are heard about being held up by the open bridge – folks late for church, for a doctor’s appointment, for a meeting with an attorney to change their will. But lately conversation has been more focused on the Murdaugh murders or proposed development in the downtown area, speeding cars or drive-by shootings.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The bridge crosses the Intracoastal Waterway, and while it’s technically owned by the S.C. Department of transportation, it’s the U.S. Coast Guard that sets the opening schedule, which becomes official by being listed in the National Register. The current schedule:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>– <strong>On Monday through Friday: </strong>Prohibits opening the swing bridge for large boats and ships during morning and evening rush hours. (The bridge must remain open to car traffic between Lady\'s Island and downtown Beaufort from 6:30 a.m. to 9 a.m., and from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. each day.) The bridge is limited to opening only at the top of the hour from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>– During the months of April, May, October, and November, considered peak “snowbird” boat travel, from Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays, From 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., the draw bridge need not open to navigation; and between 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., the draw need open only on the hour and half-hour.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>– And yes, the official schedule says the draw bridge shall open on signal from a boat at all times.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Folks who have been here for awhile know that complaints about the bridge scheduling often lead to comments like “why don’t they replace that thing,” referring to one of the few remaining swing bridges in South Carolina.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Debate about a replacement bridge is almost as old as the ebb and flow of the tides.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There is no long-range plan for replacement … lots of talk, no specific plan.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In the meantime, follow the wise advice of former state Rep. Edie Rodgers, also a former City Council member who recommended, at that same meeting, if you’re stuck in traffic, waiting for a boat to pass under the bridge, just sit there and enjoy the magnificent view.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br><strong>Now we know a little more of the story </strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>BEAUFORT – The city announced at the beginning of last week plans to go with another garbage collection company, Capital Waste, leaving Waste Pro after 12 years.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>By the end of the week, we knew a little more about what this is going to cost city residents – Monthly garbage bills, which show up on your Beaufort-Jasper Water and Sewer water bill, will increase $3.06, to $20 a month.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Commercial customers will also see an increase based on the number of pickups they require.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>All of this, which includes separate recycling pickups, begins July 1.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The city council selected the Columbia-based Capital Waste from four bidders for the five-year contract. <br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Lolita Huckaby Watson is a community volunteer and former reporter/editorial assistant/columnist with The Beaufort Gazette, The Savannah Morning News, Bluffton Today, Beaufort Today and The Robesonian (Lumberton, N.C.). She can be reached at bftbay@gmail.com. </em><br><br><em>Pictured at top: Gray\'s Hill native Darius Brown provided a personal link to the area\'s history for the \"Free and Equal\" interactive app produced by USC Beaufort’s Institute for the Study of the Reconstruction Era and the Walking Cinema media company, which celebrated the app’s release with a launch party Thursday night at the historic Porter Chapel in the Naval Heritage Park. The app is free and available at Google Play or Apple App Stores. Gullah gospel tunes were performed by church members from St. Helena Island at the launch party, as well. Photo by Lolita Huckaby.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'LOWCOUNTRY LOWDOWN', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'lowcountry-lowdown-40', '', '', '2021-06-23 14:11:52', '2021-06-23 18:11:52', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50810', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50812, 4, '2021-06-22 14:12:00', '2021-06-22 18:12:00', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>for solid waste collectors, haulers beginning July 1</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beginning July 1, solid waste hauler licenses for 2021-2022 will be available for all associated collectors and haulers operating in Beaufort County. The County will not accept disposal charges at its approved landfills from collectors and haulers who do not have a valid license after August 1.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>License fees are $100 per year for the first vehicle and $50 for each additional vehicle/decal.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort County’s Code of Ordinances requires that all contractors providing residential waste collection and transportation within the County have a license which, along with decals, can be obtained from either the Beaufort or Bluffton location of the Beaufort County Solid Waste and Recycling Department.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To schedule an appointment or if you have questions, please contact Cindy Carter at ccarter@bcgov.net or 843-255-2745.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Foundation gives $100k to promote distance learning</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort County Distance Learning Fund of Coastal Community Foundation has awarded $100,000 to five nonprofits providing distance learning services to students in Beaufort County.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The fund was launched at Coastal Community Foundation in January with $100,000 in seed money from Beaufort County to help support nonprofit organizations that are currently offering distance learning services and those who would like to begin offering distance learning components to Beaufort County students.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>McMaster nomintates Lightsey to be SC Secretary of Commerce</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>S.C. Governor Henry McMaster has nominated longtime South Carolina business executive Harry M. Lightsey III to serve as the next secretary of the South Carolina Department of Commerce. Lightsey, a former top executive with Bellsouth, AT&amp;T and General Motors, will succeed Bobby Hitt, who is retiring in the fall.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Harry Lightsey has been a fixture in South Carolina’s business community for decades, and I’m confident that with the vast experience he will be bringing to the Department of Commerce, South Carolina will keep winning,” McMaster said in a release. “Our state will have the workforce, infrastructure, intellectual capital, environmental assets and the quality of life necessary to compete – both nationally and globally – for jobs and investment.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>SC Military Department to host career fair for service members, public</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The South Carolina Military Department (SCMD) will host a military career and resource fair for all service members with the South Carolina National Guard and the public, Thursday, June 24.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The SCMD, in partnership with Operation Palmetto Employment, will host up to 130 employers and veteran resources. Military hour will be from 9 to 10 a.m., designated for service members, and then open to the public until 2 p.m. The career fair will be at the state fair ground, 1200 Rosewood Drive in Columbia. Enter the fairground by using Gate 6 on George Rogers Blvd.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The purpose of this career fair is to provide an opportunity to the South Carolina National Guard service members who have been on orders in support of COVID-19 to obtain civilian employment with their transition from active-duty, as well as provide the opportunity for other service members and the public to gain employment or advance their career.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Attendees are reminded to bring several copies of your resume.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'NEWS BRIEFS', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'news-briefs-190', '', '', '2021-06-23 14:13:12', '2021-06-23 18:13:12', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50812', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50814, 4, '2021-06-22 14:13:00', '2021-06-22 18:13:00', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A public hearing has been scheduled for 7:05 p.m., Tuesday, July 13, to review the City of Beaufort’s “performance and accomplishments” in regards to the completion of the Mossy Oaks Drainage Project.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The public hearing will be held in the City of Beaufort Council Chambers at 1911 Boundary Street, Beaufort, SC 29902, and can be viewed live via Facebook at the City\'s page (www.facebook.com/CityBeaufortSC/).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to the city’s public notice, the hearing will be used to “review program performance and accomplishments conducted under a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) project known as CDBG Project # 4-CI-18-002 City of Beaufort Mossy Oaks Drainage Project, wherein the following activities were undertaken: The City of Beaufort expended $1,000,000 in CDBG funds and approximately $400,000 in local funds to upgrade the existing drainage system in the Mossy Oaks area of the City of Beaufort.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The project benefitted approximately 1,250 residents, 60.8 percent of which were considered low-to-moderate income.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This public hearing and the matters to be discussed are subject to the provisions of the City of Beaufort’s Citizen Participation Plan, developed in anticipation of participation in the State of South Carolina\'s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program, providing for the participation of the citizens of the City of Beaufort in the planning and implementation of community and economic development projects which will involve CDBG funds.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Citizen Participation Plan is available for review at 1911 Boundary Street between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Persons with questions or comments concerning the public hearing or the Citizen Participation Plan may contact Barbara A. Johnson, Lowcountry Council of Governments, P.O. Box 98, Yemassee, S.C. 29945 or by calling 843-726-5536.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Public hearing scheduled on Mossy Oaks Drainage Project', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'public-hearing-scheduled-on-mossy-oaks-drainage-project', '', '', '2021-06-23 14:14:11', '2021-06-23 18:14:11', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50814', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50816, 4, '2021-06-23 14:16:07', '2021-06-23 18:16:07', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort’s Robbie Robertson, 81, enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in Camden, N.J. in 1957. After Boot Camp at Parris Island and Infantry training he served as a Marine guard aboard the USS Providence (CLG-6) deploying to WESTPAC. Thereafter, several tours brought him to be commissioned in 1965 in Pensacola, Fla., where he earned his wings in 1967. He flew helicopters (UH-34D) in Vietnam at Phu Bai, later flying the Sea Stallion (CH-53) in search and rescue at MCAS Cherry Point before transitioning to jets (A-4 Sky Hawk) at MCAS Beaufort and in Vietnam at Ben Hoa. He retired as a Major in 1979 with 22 years of service and as the Airfield Operations Officer at MCAS Beaufort. After active duty, he attended Technical College of the Lowcountry to become a Registered Nurse, then worked 22 years in various health-related positions in Beaufort County. He’s also known for his years of working for the Beaufort Water Festival.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":50724,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Robbie-Robertson-as-Young-Marine.jpg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Robbie-Robertson-as-Young-Marine-753x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50724\"/></a></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>– Compiled by John Chubb, American Legion Post 9. For nominations, contact jechubb1@gmail.com.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'VETERAN OF THE WEEK – ROBBIE ROBERTSON', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'veteran-of-the-week-robbie-robertson', '', '', '2021-06-23 14:16:09', '2021-06-23 18:16:09', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50816', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50818, 4, '2021-06-23 14:17:19', '2021-06-23 18:17:19', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Some call it “a right of passage.” Others say it\'s “Redneck Heaven.” Any way you look at it, Harold\'s Country Club in Yemassee is definitely an experience. Photo by Ron Callari. To submit a Lowcountry Life photo, you must be the photographer or have permission to submit the photo to be published in The Island News. Please submit high-resolution photos and include a description and/or names of the people in the picture and the name of the photographer. Email your photos to theislandnews@gmail.com.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'LOWCOUNTRY LIFE', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'lowcountry-life-164', '', '', '2021-06-23 14:17:23', '2021-06-23 18:17:23', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50818', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50820, 4, '2021-06-23 14:18:49', '2021-06-23 18:18:49', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;<strong>By Mike McCombs&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Disaster was averted on Father’s Day as two swimmers being swept out to sea by the current off the south end of Harbor Island were rescued and returned to safety by members of the Fripp Island Sea Rescue.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Beaufort Dispatch paged us with a water emergency just before noon, and we launched Rescue 3 from the Fripp Marina at 12:11 p.m.,” Fripp Island Sea Rescue Communications Office Michael Beach said. “… Our rescue boat with two experienced crew members was able to round the north end of Harbor Island in the heavy weather by about (1 p.m.), find and recover the two adult swimmers in the Atlantic off the south end of Harbor Island and get them safely into our boat.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tropical Storm Claudette was moving through the area with gale force winds and, according to Beach, there were particularly rough seas with high wind and rain coming back from the Harbor River Buoy to well within the new Harbor River Bridge.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Initially, the swimmers were difficult to spot, but eventually, firemen spotted the pair with a “boogie board” between 300 and 400 yards off shore being swept out to sea.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When they were reached, they told rescuers they were tired but fine, according to Beach.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Because of the rough weather, Rescue 3 took the swimmers to Russ Point Landing on Hunting Island where EMS was standing by. The pair declined medical attention.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Rescue 3 was back at the Fripp Marina by 1:40 p.m.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Other agencies involved included Beaufort Dispatch, Beaufort Water Search and Rescue, Fripp and Lady’s Island fire departments and U.S. Coast Guard. The S.C. Department of Natural Resources was notified, as well.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“It was an excellent outcome with the two persons returned safely to Harbor Island that afternoon,” Beach said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', '2 swimmers rescued from riptide', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2-swimmers-rescued-from-riptide', '', '', '2021-06-23 14:18:51', '2021-06-23 18:18:51', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50820', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50822, 4, '2021-06-23 14:22:32', '2021-06-23 18:22:32', '<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2> <strong>SLED releases heavily redacted secondary reports from night of murders </strong></h2>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;<strong>By Mike McCombs&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Two weeks after the murders of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh and on the day the S.C. State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) released heavily redacted reports from the night of the killings, 14th Circuit Solicitor Duffie Stone released a statement regarding his office’s involvement in the investigation.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Paul Murdaugh, 22, and Maggie Murdaugh, 52, were found shot to death June 7 at their family’s Colleton County home.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At the time of his murder, Paul Murdaugh was facing three felony charges in connection to the fatal boat crash in February 2019 in Beaufort County that killed 19-year-old Mallory Beach.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Murdaugh and Beach were among six people thrown from a boat when it crashed into a piling on Archers Creek near Parris Island on Feb. 24, 2019. Beach’s body was found one week later on March 3.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Murdaugh was eventually charged with one count of boating under the influence causing death and two counts of boating under the influence causing great bodily injury in connection to the boat crash. He pleaded not guilty to the charges in May, 2019.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Stone recused himself and his office from that case because of close connections to the powerful Murdaugh family. Among the connections, Stone succeeded Randolph Murdaugh III as the 14th Circuit Solicitor, and Alex Murdagh, Paul Murdaugh’s father, often works on cases with the 14th Circuit Solicitor’s office.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A member of the Murdaugh family was solicitor of the S.C. 14th Judicial Circuit from 1920 to 2006.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At least one S.C. media outlet has suggested Stone should once again recuse himself from this case, as well. Though not necessarily a suspect, Alex Murdaugh has been named by SLED a person of interest in the murders of his son and wife.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Stone’s statement from Monday tries to differentiate between the connections to the boat crash investigation and the connections to the murder investigation.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Here is the statement by Stone regarding the investigation into the deaths of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The 14th Circuit Solicitor’s Office recognizes the high degree of public interest regarding the recent deaths of Maggie Murdaugh and her son Paul. However, it is neither prudent nor proper for me to comment on particulars of this or any case while it is under investigation. To do so would risk interfering with the S.C. State Law Enforcement Division’s investigation.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I have maintained contact with S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson and SLED Chief Mark Keel. My office is available to SLED for legal advice and investigative support, as it would be to any law-enforcement agency leading an investigation of this type in the 14th Circuit.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“To my knowledge, there is no clear suspect in this case at this time. As such, speculation about the propriety of my office’s involvement is precisely that – speculation. Conflicts of interest are a matter of legal ethics. An expert on that subject – former University of South Carolina law dean Robert Wilcox – recently told the Charleston Post and Courier, ‘The mere fact that the Murdaugh name is closely associated with the solicitor’s office doesn’t cause me any concerns at this point. We have no idea who the solicitor will ultimately be engaged in prosecuting.’</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Additionally, S.C. Attorney General’s Office spokesman Robert Kittle recently told The Island Packet newspaper, ‘Until the investigation is complete, any decision on a prosecutor is premature. No one has been charged yet so there’s no one to prosecute.’</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“That was not the situation when I recused my office in the aftermath of the 2019 boating crash for which Paul Murdaugh was eventually charged. In that case, it was immediately apparent Mr. Murdaugh would be a suspect, that his father owned the boat in which those involved were traveling and that other passengers were related to employees of my office. Thus, any comparison of these cases simply is not apt.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Suffice it to say, ethical conduct is paramount to me and to those who serve the 14th Circuit Solicitor’s Office. We will act promptly and ethically should conflicts arise in this case, as we always have.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Prior to the release of Stone’s statement on Monday, SLED released several supplemental incident reports from the night of the murders. The reports were highly redacted did contain a few facts the public may not have known.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“As Chief of SLED, I urge the public to be patient and let the investigation take its course. This case is complex, and we will not rush this or any investigation,” SLED Chief Mark Keel said in the release. “Investigative decisions we make throughout this case must withstand the scrutiny of the criminal justice process. SLED agents continue to interview possible witnesses, collect and process potential evidence, and investigate every lead with the same diligence we devote to every case.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“SLED agents are working tirelessly with our partners to build a case against any person responsible for the murders of Paul and Maggie Murdaugh to ensure that justice is served.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Among the things learned from the newly released reports:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Colleton County Sheriff’s Office maintained the integrity of the crime scene until the arrival of SLED.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Sheriff’s Office found two vehicles at the crime scene, impounding at least one.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>SLED asked the Sheriff’s Office to search for any video surveillance evidence in the morning hours after the murders.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We will continue to evaluate the records in this case and will release additional information when possible,” SLED spokesperson Tommy Crosby said in the release.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The release and reports can be seen at www.sled.sc.gov.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Mike McCombs is the editor of The Island News and can be reached at TheIslandNews@gmail.com.</em><br><br><em>Above: 14th Circuit Solicitor Duffie Stone</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Solicitor Stone releases statement on Murdaugh investigation', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'solicitor-stone-releases-statement-on-murdaugh-investigation', '', '', '2021-06-23 14:22:34', '2021-06-23 18:22:34', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50822', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50824, 4, '2021-06-23 14:26:39', '2021-06-23 18:26:39', '<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2> <strong>Parris Island fully reopens, holds 1st open graduation </strong></h2>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;<strong>From staff reports&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island fully reopened to the public on Wednesday, June 16. MCRD Parris Island announced the reopening last Tuesday on its Facebook page.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The public had been restricted from Parris Island due to COVID-19 concerns for roughly a year.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The depot will now be open each day of the week to visitors. This includes no restrictions on the amount of people allowed for all future recruit training graduations.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>All Family Day and Graduation activities have resumed and will be accessible to the public.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":50720,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/06182021-MCRD-graduation-3-8979.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/06182021-MCRD-graduation-3-8979-1024x685.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50720\"/></a><figcaption>Family and friends pack the reviewing stands to watch as 352 new U.S. Marines graduate from basic\ntraining Friday, June 18, at Marine Corps Recuit Depot Parris Island during the first Marine Corps\ngraduation fully open to the public in roughly a year. The public has been restricted from Parris Island\ndue to COVID-19 concerns. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The depot’s first fully open graduation in roughly a year, held, Friday, June 18, was a special event in itself.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Chief Warrant Officer 4 Herschel “Woody” Williams, retired, was the Parade Reviewing Official.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Williams is the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient of the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II. He earned the medal for his actions while serving with 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Division. As a bonus, Williams was able to watch his great-grandson graduate with Series 2045, Echo Company. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>While the depot will be fully reopened, there are still mask mandate requirements that will be enforced at the following facilities on base: Marine Corps Exchange, the commissary, the Douglas Visitor Center, the museum, the all-weather training facility, Subway, the bowling alley and Lyceum. <br><br><em>Pictured at top: Chief Warrant Officer 4 Herschel “Woody” Williams, retired, shakes hands with Sgt. Brittany Guadalupe following the graduation of Echo Company on Friday, June 18, at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island. CWO Williams is the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient of the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II. He earned the medal for his actions while serving with 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Division. As the Parade Reviewing Official, Williams was able to watch his great-grandson graduate. Photo by Bob Sofaly</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Welcome back', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'welcome-back-2', '', '', '2021-06-23 14:26:42', '2021-06-23 18:26:42', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50824', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(50827, 4, '2021-06-23 14:29:41', '2021-06-23 18:29:41', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;<strong>By Lolita Huckaby&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>PORT ROYAL – It’s been a long time coming but maybe … just maybe … development of the 300-plus acres that used to be the Port of Port Royal appears close to happening.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Since 2017 when the current property owners Grey Ghost Properties (GGP) bought the shuttered port facility for $9 million from the state, the town has been working with the owners to develop a comprehensive “marina village” on the banks of Battery Creek – a “village” that includes the current dry-stack storage facility, the former port terminal building, the current Fishcamp restaurant and open space for more than 500 dwelling units.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The planned unit development, or PUD, approved by the town council in 2017 also includes commercial space and a 300-slip marina.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>While the town has been putting pressure on GGP to live up to timelines established in the PUD agreement, apparently a buy-out has been in the works. And the potential buyer, based on wording in the agreement changes given a first-reading vote of approval last week by the town council, is “SH,” LLC, or Safe Harbor Marinas.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sources close to the pending buyout have confirmed Safe Harbor Marinas, a national marina operations company which leases Beaufort’s Downtown Marina and owns Port Royal Landings and Skull Creek Marina on Hilton Head Island as well as more than 100 other marinas. Safe Harbor was purchased in October 2020 by Sun Communities, a real estate investment trust.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And based on discussion at Monday night’s Municipal Planning Commission, where commissioners were asked to approve the proposed PUD changes, the deal appears imminent.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Time is of the essence,” said Whit Suber, project developer for the current owners.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>While the commissioners appeared reluctant to give their approval to the proposed PUD changes because of a lack of detailed information, attorneys for the potential buyer initially offered to delay the decision until a workshop could be scheduled.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But after conferring and realizing that the Town Council is already slated to review the document for a second and final reading at the next meeting July 7, the parties opted to push for a workshop – and special meeting – to consider a decision.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Commissioner Wendy Zara, a Port Royal resident just appointed to the board, raised a number of specific questions about the changes, saying there were “just too many blank spaces” in the document.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Commission Chairman Mike Tomy, agreed.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I think we all agree we want something to happen here, but it’s a pretty big deal not just to us but to the community,” he said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The agreement allows for 575 residences to be built as single family homes and in multi-story buildings. The development already has state and federal Army Corps permits for a marina with 220 boat slips but Suber pointed out that number was based on mega-yachts. The actual number of slips might be closer to 300 if the marina was marketed for “smaller” boats.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Zara stressed that the new PUD changes needed to make it clear there could not be construction of another dry-stack storage facility on the property. The existing dry-stack which is in operation, has been a source of concern for town residents who consider it unsightly and not in compliance with landscape requirements in the original development agreement.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Commissioners agreed to a special meeting Friday afternoon, time to be determined, to further discuss the PUD changes and possibly come up with a recommendation for the town council.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Council can still accept the PUD changes, without the MPC’s blessings.<br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Lolita Huckaby Watson is a community volunteer and former reporter/editorial assistant/columnist with The Beaufort Gazette, The Savannah Morning News, Bluffton Today, Beaufort Today and The Robesonian (Lumberton, N.C.). She can be reached at bftbay@gmail.com</em><br><br><em>Above: Graffiti, decaying concrete and rusted buildings are all that’s left of the old Port of Port Royal. Reports indicate sale of the port may be imminent. Photo by Bob Sofaly. </em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Once again, Port of Port Royal sale appears imminent', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'once-again-port-of-port-royal-sale-appears-imminent', '', '', '2021-06-23 14:29:43', '2021-06-23 18:29:43', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50827', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(50836, 4, '2021-06-23 02:09:00', '2021-06-23 06:09:00', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Charleston singer-songwriter Alexis Perry will perform at Hearth on Wednesday, June 30, from 6- 9pm.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Having written her first song at age seven, Alexis, 19, has been making serious music for about three years now. She garnered attention beyond Charleston with last year’s release of the haunting Mazzy Star cover “Fade Into You,” but her song “Murder in Suburbia” – and its intriguing video – gained Alexis widespread critical praise and a growing international fan base.&nbsp;<br><br>A&amp;R Factory writes of Alexis, “Inspired by Southern American literature, murder mysteries, and astrology, this is a true creative that isn’t interested in filling any genre at all and instead, makes her own… With a vibrant voice that you can’t shake off quickly, you get lost inside her creation and smile to yourself as you know you are seeing someone so beautifully unique, in this often fake copycat world.”<br><br>Alexis Perry will be joined on guitar by fellow Charleston recording artist Chris Holly, her music teacher and manager. Hearth Wood Fired Pizza is located at 802 Bay Street in downtown Beaufort.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Alexis Perry to perform at Hearth', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'alexis-perry-to-perform-at-hearth', '', '', '2021-06-23 15:11:27', '2021-06-23 19:11:27', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50836', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(50848, 4, '2021-06-30 11:42:04', '2021-06-30 15:42:04', '', '05242021 Joint Session, 3-9230', 'From left, Beaufort County Councilman York Glover, Beaufort County Board of Education member William Smith, S.C. Rep. Michael Rivers, D-Beaufort and Beaufort County Councilman Paul Sommerville listen to questions during the Joint Session Meeting on Thursday, June 24 at St. Helena Elementary School. More than 100 local residents were able to speak directly to those elected officials who represent them at different levels of government and ask questions about whatever was on their mind. Photo by Bob Sofaly.', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '05242021-joint-session-3-9230', '', '', '2021-06-30 15:26:50', '2021-06-30 19:26:50', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/05242021-Joint-Session-3-9230_edited-1.jpeg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
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This particular day, he remembers what he was having for lunch as he sat in the window: biscuits and tea, which he balanced on a tray in his lap. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I hear this sound coming from down the street,” Alshimmari said. “It took a minute for me to realize a mortar had just dropped on the house two doors down. Everything started to move in slow motion, and the tray flipped in my hand; biscuits flew everywhere and I saw metal window casings and bars flying past. I knew this was a firefight. 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Through assistance from the U.S. Government, Alshimmari’s mother and sisters were granted asylum in Jordan, and he and his father moved to Texas in 2011, where his journey to becoming a United States Marine would begin.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“When I was in school in America, I felt like I was a part of something but I didn’t ever really belong,” Alshimmari said. “Every 9/11 remembrance day I would sit at the back of the class and just watch as heads would turn to look at me. I was judged by where I came from and what I looked like. 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Now, as a Drill Instructor School student at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island and a sergeant of Marines, his goals have shifted to how he can better lead his Marines and train his recruits; not only because of his experiences in the Marine Corps, but because of the adversity he has overcome.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>First Sgt. Juan Segura, the senior enlisted advisor for Drill Instructor School and one of Alshimmari’s instructors, recollects meeting Alshimmari in the first days of class and being struck by his story of resiliency. Segura remembers a similar experience from the opposite side of the coin, as a Marine deployed in Iraq. Segura and his squad would stuff their pockets with candy and small trinkets from their care packages to give to the children as they patrolled the area.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“When I talked to him about how he got to where he is today, where he experienced what he did as a child in Iraq, and having been there myself it was different,” Segura said. “The kids we saw when we went on patrols were the future, and we learned that if we treated them as such, they would go on to do great things just as Alshimmari has.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Segura said Alshimmari stood out to him because of his clear professionalism and determination in every task he was given.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I see him in the future sharing his story with his Marines and that’s something to admire,” Segura said. “His story had so much tied in to what the Marine Corps has gone through in the last 20 years. It’s almost symbiotic.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Alshimmari says his desire to take care his Marines and recruits in the future is that much stronger because of what he survived.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“If I could say one thing about my experience from living in Baghdad to coming to America and serving, it’s to give your Marines a chance,” Alshimmari said. “I always apply what I went through in the past to how I am now; often, I see people given one and only one chance and if they make a mistake, and they are then labeled for life. Second chances are a must.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Segura spoke of a similar pride of belonging that came from being in the Marines and experiencing firsthand the relationships built between nations.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I think about those times when we would meet those children on patrol,” Segura said. “Even small-level leadership I had understood that not everybody was an enemy, and where there is mutual respect, there is friendship. What I see in Alshimmari is that, somewhere down the line, a Marine or a few Marines got it right, and now not only to come to the United States to become a citizen, but to also become a Marine and serve; and on top of everything, have the desire to make and lead the Marines of the future … that is admirable.” <br><br><em>Photos by Sgt. Dana Beesley, USMC </em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Second chances', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'second-chances', '', '', '2021-06-30 13:01:40', '2021-06-30 17:01:40', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50883', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50885, 4, '2021-06-30 13:05:00', '2021-06-30 17:05:00', '<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2><strong>Group offers tips on supporting, assisting veterans with PTSD</strong><br></h2>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Ami Neiberger-Miller</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As Americans ready for barbecues and fireworks on the Fourth of July, it’s also important to remember that some veterans might be uncomfortable in large crowds or around loud noises.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Swords to Plowshares, a nonprofit organization that is nationally recognized for its decades of experience and leadership in building comprehensive programs and resources for low-income, homeless, and at-risk veterans, reminds everyone to be supportive of our veterans by respecting how they choose to engage in Fourth of July activities.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Not all veterans who are exposed to combat or other traumatic military experiences are diagnosed with PTSD. Approximately 30% of Vietnam War veterans experience PTSD over the course of their lifetimes, and approximately one in five service members who have returned from deployment operations in Afghanistan and Iraq have symptoms of PTSD.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Because Fourth of July fireworks displays can sound like explosions or gunfire, and these might remind some veterans of traumatic experiences, some will choose to avoid them.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Loud noises may cause a veteran with PTSD to relive or re-experience a traumatic event in their past. This may induce an overly vigilant or guarded response, a preoccupation with danger, or a fixation with being prepared for whatever may occur in the future.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Some veterans may want to avoid public events at other times, even if fireworks are not involved. Research has found that for some veterans, emotional gatherings with patriotic symbols can be a risk for worsening or recurrence of PTSD symptoms.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Others may want to avoid watching the news if it focuses on stories about war. Repeated exposure has been found to be a risk for developing PTSD or worsening of PTSD symptoms, particularly for those veterans who are following the news closely and viewing coverage that is reminiscent of their own experiences.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hyperarousal, difficulties sleeping or concentrating, a startle response, or avoiding sitting with a back to a door or window may also be due to cumulative trauma. These responses may also correspond to the actual traumatic events if their trauma occurred.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>PTSD has a relationship with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and chronic pain as part of what is referred to as “the polytrauma clinical triad.” TBI symptoms such as sleep problems, trouble with memory and concentration, depression, anxiety, and irritability may overlap with those of PTSD.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To help our nation’s veterans, it’s important for caregivers, supporters, and advocates to be well-educated on how to assist them. Developed by Swords to Plowshares and funded in partnership with the Walmart Foundation, Toolbox.vet is unique in that it blends written content with podcast audio and video conversations with real veterans and advocates. Information about PTSD, community-based care, veterans benefits, and much more is available.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Veterans in crisis and those concerned about them can call the Veterans Crisis Line at 1-800-273-8255 (press 1) to talk with caring, qualified responders or go to veteranscrisisline.net. Effective mental health treatment is available through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and through private healthcare providers.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Ami Neiberger-Miller works for Swords to Plowshares, a community-based not-for-profit organization founded in 1974 that provides counseling and case management, rapid re-housing and eviction prevention services, employment and training, supportive housing, and legal benefits assistance for low-income, homeless and at-risk veterans in the San Francisco Bay Area. Swords to Plowshares promotes and protects the rights of veterans through advocacy, public education, and partnerships with local, state and national entities. For more information, visit https://www.swords-to-plowshares.org/.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Recognize some veterans may hope to avoid July 4 celebrations', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'recognize-some-veterans-may-hope-to-avoid-july-4-celebrations', '', '', '2021-06-30 13:05:03', '2021-06-30 17:05:03', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50885', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50888, 4, '2021-06-30 13:08:40', '2021-06-30 17:08:40', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>U.S. Marines with the Special Response Team (SRT) and officers with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Department SWAT Team participate June 14 in joint training aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island. The training included practical application drills that simulated real world scenarios and were designed to increase the proficiency of both units. Photo by Lance Cpl. Samuel C. Fletcher, USMC.<br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'JOINING FORCES', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'joining-forces', '', '', '2021-06-30 13:08:42', '2021-06-30 17:08:42', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50888', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50890, 4, '2021-06-30 13:10:01', '2021-06-30 17:10:01', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To be a small state, and not heavily populated, South Carolina’s influence stretches farther than I ever expected when I moved away from my home state.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When I was growing up, Sen. Strom Thurmond was a towering figure, and along with “junior” senator Ernest “Fritz” Hollings, the state’s political leaders enjoyed prominent positions at the tables of the powerful. I never would have imagined Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott, however many years later, would wield comparable influence.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Not to mention House Majority Whip James Clyburn, who undoubtedly saved Joe Biden’s political aspirations when he endorsed the future president to South Carolinians on the eve of Super Tuesday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>From A (comedian Aziz Ansari’s eloquent TV series, Master of None) to W (Wakanda, fictional home of the comic superhero Black Panther, personified by Anderson’s Chadwick Boseman), South Carolina’s fingerprints are all over popular culture.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In sports, there’s a school up in the Golden Corner where they play some pretty good football, I hear. Must be something in those hills. I can’t overlook Limestone’s dominance in lacrosse, the Midlands, where the women’s basketball is top-notch, or the Lowcountry, where Coastal Carolina’s Chanticleers were the best story in college football.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But the influence that surprises me the most is how often I run into people and places trying to serve what they consider “Carolina\" versions of foods. Lord hammercy.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The worst offenses have come from places that serve barbecue. They just can\'t seem to get “Carolina style” right. Many South Carolinians enjoy the mustard-based sauces the state is known for. I hear that is a claim to fame for Maurice’s popular restaurants. But (whispering) I hate it. I’ve never had a mustard-based sauce that wasn’t too mustardy or too sweet, and few places ask if I want their mustard sauce on the side.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There\'s a place here in Savannah I won\'t name that I visited my first week living here. They claimed to have some of the best barbecue around. What was brought to my table was obviously reheated meat covered in one of the nastiest mustard sauces I\'ve ever experienced. That visit was a twofer: my first and my last.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I much prefer the vinegary pepper sauce popular in eastern North Carolina. That\'s what I grew up on, that’s what I love, that\'s what barbecue tastes like to me.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I was pleasantly surprised while watching Netflix’s Chef’s Table Barbecue to find out world-famous, award-winning Rodney Scott\'s BBQ’s sauce of choice is a vinegar-pepper sauce. The Hemingway native won a James Beard award for his culinary artistry. Places outside the Carolinas just can’t nail the balance: their sauces are too thin, too thick, too vinegary, or bland mixes of black pepper, hot sauce and water.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I once ordered the Carolina slider at The Tipping Point, a restaurant and bar nestled in an upscale subdivision in Montgomery, Ala. It was a nice portion of pork and vinegar-pepper sauce. The cook seemed pleased when I told him I was from the Carolinas and his version of “Carolina style” was credible.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The last time I looked, though, the Carolina slider was gone from their menu. In its place is a \"Carolina Dog,” a quarter-pound beef frank topped with barbecue pork, “Carolina Sauce,” mustard and slaw. Yeesh. I try to stay away from menu items that sound like something Guy Fieri would decline as being “a little overboard.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Other places can\'t get sweet tea right. Some have no idea what grits are. And I wish I had photos of the faces made over the years by grocery store employees I have asked about livermush.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And hash! Oh, my beloved July 4 favorite. (Sigh) God help the next person who says, “Oh, you mean Brunswick stew,” when I talk about hash. I’m not talking about Brunswick stew!</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I\'m talking about that heavenly slow-cooked mixture of beef, pork, onions, butter and black pepper that I think of every time the Fourth of July comes around. Back home, the best always comes from the local VFW or one of the fire departments that cook and sell it as a yearly fundraiser. It is a staple for my family – and apparently no one outside South Carolina has ever heard of it!</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Maybe that\'s for the best. Given the track record of people outside the Carolinas trying to make \"Carolina style,\" they would just mess it up anyway.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Terry E. Manning lives and works in Savannah, Ga. He is a Clemson graduate and worked for 20 years as a journalist. He can be reached at teemanning@gmail.com.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Everybody wants a taste of the Carolinas', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'everybody-wants-a-taste-of-the-carolinas', '', '', '2021-06-30 13:10:04', '2021-06-30 17:10:04', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50890', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(50892, 4, '2021-06-30 13:12:19', '2021-06-30 17:12:19', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ross Jones’ family and friends honored his life in a memorial service at St. Helena’s Anglican Church last Friday. Ross was a retired Navy captain, and for 13 years he served also as the City of Beaufort’s comptroller.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Comptrollers are the ones who keep track penny-for-penny of the people’s money.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>That readers may not recall Ross’ name is because he did such a good job. You only read about municipal comptrollers when they screw up. Ross never screwed up.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And, as always, this time, too, his timing was right on the mark.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>While dozens of beloved Beaufort mothers and fathers, aunts, uncles, grands, friends, and colleagues have over the past 16 months, because of the pandemic, gone to their graves without “celebrations of their lives,” Ross’ memory received a hearty celebration Friday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It was well-deserved.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Honoring the life of a quiet, church-going family man who did his job gracefully and without complaint — a breed some say is all-too-quickly passing also into memory — Ross’ wife, Celeste, and their sons and grands were there to lead the remembrance. They were sorry because they’ll miss him dearly, but they were not sad. Their Ross had lived a good and full life. They know where he’s gone, and that they’ll be reunited with him There in due course.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I first met Ross Jones when he was hired by Beaufort City Manager John McDonough in the late ’90’s, but I got to know him well after I was elected mayor in 1999.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We had a routine at budget time. I won’t say we did this every June, but we certainly did it every June when the staff was recommending a tax millage increase for the upcoming fiscal year. The routine was the line-by-line review of the budget. Typically it was two 9 to 11 a.m. sessions back-to-back with Ross, the city manager and me with the door closed sitting around the little round table in the city manager’s office.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Here is the little cat-and-mouse game that most elected officials don’t bother to play. But if you want to try to run a lean, bare bones operation — and not put taxes up unnecessarily — you must do this. It is a natural government tension that must be confronted.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is a fact that city managers rest easier when there is not only a healthy “contingency fund” in a budget, but also a little “fat” too. We all do similar maneuvers in our personal lives. We don’t wish to live without a financial cushion – a rainy day fund – if we can help it. But cities have taxing authority to cover their rainy days. Cities can’t get laid off from their jobs.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort’s contingency fund is there in black and white for all to see. But it takes some digging to find the fat, especially if able practitioners like McDonough and Jones are the ones who have tucked it away. But, because it is the people’s money, by law the fat too is there in black and white.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The favorite budgeter’s trick is a cousin of what’s called in the private sector “double-billing,” where in the municipal budget version an expense shows up in one part of the city’s budget, and then 100 pages later the same expense is shown in another part of the document. The city will only spend that money once, so the second line item becomes discretionary money that the city manager can use for unanticipated expenses. City managers don’t care for unanticipated expenses, but covering them with the fat from last year’s budget makes them go down the easiest.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>One example of our talks I remember was an approximately $200,000 item for the renovation of the Arsenal Building. It could have been slightly more. The year was about 2002, and the city had several years before taken the crumbling Arsenal over from the county.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It was on the second day of our talks. I said, “Wait a minute, we paid this money yesterday,” as I fumbled through my copy of the proposed budget. The City Manager and the Comptroller sat silently. They were going to make me find the earlier line. More silence as I fumbled. Then finally, finding the earlier line, I said, “Here it is! Look right here. We paid this money already.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ross, quietly and with almost believable contrition, said, “Gee Mayor, that was my oversight.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Indeed it was. He had overseen — at the city manager’s explicit direction I have no doubt — the tucking of that 200K item a second time into the back pages of the budget. McDonough never said a word. Ross had his back. And at the ensuing city council meeting the $200,000 find was chalked up to “a budget preparation oversight.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Let me be clear. They teach this trick in City Manager 101. Everyone does it.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Who knows what else got by us? The city never came up short: that I know for sure. And, except by referendum, during Ross’ tenure the city council raised the millage rate only once, and that by just 1.5 mils. There were no “misuse of city money” scandals. The city rebuilt the streets and the sidewalks downtown. The city rebuilt most of its parks, including the Henry C. Chambers Park and the Pigeon Point Park. The city planned, funded, and built the Boundary Street municipal complex. And the city got the rest of the Boundary Street project planned, passed, permitted and funded too. There was more, but that list suffices.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And it was Ross Jones who kept track of every one of the taxpayers’ pennies that were spent on those projects.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Thanks Ross from a grateful city … for a job well done.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Bill Rauch was the Mayor of Beaufort from 1999 to 2008 and has twice won awards from the S.C. Press Association for his Island News columns. He can be reached at The RauchReport@gmail.com.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Thank you Ross Jones for a job well done', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'thank-you-ross-jones-for-a-job-well-done', '', '', '2021-06-30 13:12:20', '2021-06-30 17:12:20', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50892', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50894, 4, '2021-06-30 13:17:46', '2021-06-30 17:17:46', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The rules of the Zero-Sum Game are quite simple: If I win, you lose; if you win, I lose. All or nothing. Black or White. No shades of gray.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In Jared Diamond’s lengthy but insightful book, Collapse, he makes a strong case why some societies survive and others do not. He identifies five major elements that contribute to either winning or losing. Decisions (or lack thereof) made by the powers that be often play a dominate role in this game of chance.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Diamond references historian Barbara Tuchman’s book, The March of Folly, which focuses on major episodes in history where those powers made foolish, idiotic, reckless and imprudent decisions that were NOT in their own best interest. Indeed, most were fatal, not only to human lives, but also to its society or institutions.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In today’s fragile sociopolitical environment where our democracy seems to be under attack by some of those reckless powers, Tuchman and Diamond’s insights are critically important, and the lessons to be learned from them, are more necessary than ever in preserving our nation’s short experiment with a democratic republic form of government.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The governments of the State of Israel have always been divided; yet they have managed to make existential decisions that were in their best interest. However, today, polarization has reached a level of grave social and political threats. With the forced “retirement” of Prime Minister Netanyahu, Israel has had to establish a regime of forced compromise between political opposites, because it has only a one-vote majority. It is the only way this newly formed government can succeed, and maybe resurrect the civility and consensus that has been absent for decades.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In meaningful ways, our deeply divided government resembles the current status quo of Israel’s, as it too has a voting majority of but one vote. Both countries’ most recent leaders have left their nations divided through their divisive rhetoric and toxic proclivity for pushing the boundaries of each country\'s democratic founding principles for the sake of retaining power.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tuchman has identified “folly,” broadly defined, to be the primary culprit of felonious societal failures. The foundations of these stupidities, historically reflected in government mismanagement, are all too familiar: tyranny or brutal oppression; excessive ambition; incompetence or decadence; obstinance or ignorance.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>These “principles of folly” are often found bound together, and they constitute the critical ingredients in the recipe for government “policy” that is, by definition, counter-productive to the well-being of those governed.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sometimes, it takes years or even decades for the tragic effects of marching to the drumbeat of folly to manifest themselves. It took almost 60 years of blatant unashamed Papal corruption to bring the destruction of Rome and the ruination of the “universal” Church, drowning under the tsunami flood of righteous reformist Protestants, led by Martin Luther.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>From 1470 to 1503, the six so-called “Renaissance Popes” whose follies led to perdition, were variously characterized by indescribable depravity, corruption, penury, simony, nepotism, sodomy, incest and out-right criminality.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As evil and disgusting as these Vicars of Christ were none could hold a candle to the degeneracy of Rodrigo Borgia, aka Pope Alexander VI (1492-1503). So destructive and long-lasting were the effects of these continued follies perpetrated by the Papacy that it is no surprise that Protestantism is the current prevailing Christian denomination in the US.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At other times, the catastrophic outcome of wretched governmental foolishness seems almost to have happened overnight. The sorrowful tales of LBJ’s habitual, pathological lying about Vietnam, and its resultant indiscriminate slaughter of the innocent, is another grievous case in point.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Today in America we have yet another regrettable example, although its race of folly has not yet been completed: it is the inexplicable idiocy in and by one of our major political parties, who have bought into The Big Lie, lock, bankrupt stock and rotting barrel.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A falsehood of folly based on demonstrably fabricated conspiracies and treacheries, underwritten by an unquenchable thirst for complete and permanent power. Foolhardy decisions being made (or not) by these do-nothings is paving the road to political purgatory. Few outside this tribe believe this nonsense. But will it succeed in ending our precious republic as we know it?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>History reminds us that if we choose to enter the Race of Folly, which is contrary to our own best interests, we shall inherit a hurricane that will destroy our democratic republic. It is past time to awaken to the reality of the speedway of craziness that we currently find ourselves in, and do something about it.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If the Tribe of Folly wins, we all lose. Game over. The sum of zeros is zero!</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>“Well, all I know is what I read in the newspapers.” – Will Rogers. </em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>David M. Taub was Mayor of Beaufort from 1990 through 1999 and served as a Beaufort County Magistrate from 2010 to 2015. You can reach him at david.m.taub42@gmail.com.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'The march of foolhardiness and the zero-sum game', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'the-march-of-foolhardiness-and-the-zero-sum-game', '', '', '2021-06-30 13:17:49', '2021-06-30 17:17:49', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50894', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50896, 4, '2021-06-30 13:20:11', '2021-06-30 17:20:11', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is Saturday, early, and I’m sitting at our rustic, planked, dining room table watching the sun rise behind Lady’s Island. This morning I’ve got my coffee, tangerine and the prospect of some mimosa-infused conversation.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Later this morning my wife and I will attend a fundraising brunch hosted by the Open Land Trust. For me brunch means mimosas, quiche and, assuming one doesn’t drink more than two mimosas, the prospect of doing something sentient in the afternoon.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Open Land Trust was formed in 1971 responsive, in part, to the development that was just beginning to reshape, fill-in and fill-up our largely empty landscape. Its founding also coincided with a proposal for County-wide zoning.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The notion of County-wide zoning was not immediately embraced. Indeed, many called it a “taking.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But the County argued that zoning was a legitimate governmental function and, now, a necessary function. And as our planners traveled the byways of Beaufort County, it became clear that many folks (mostly on Hilton Head) were not buying into the model then being proposed.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Eventually, Hilton Head Island would (sort of) secede from Beaufort County creating a new town and its own zoning.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>By 1980, home builders and land developers were a powerful voice. They quickly took up the term — Takings Legislation — and argued that critical lines, set-backs, design standards and wetland mitigation were unconstitutional. They hired lawyers and went to court when necessary and, in 1992, were successful in beating back (or diluting) the “one unit for every three acre” proposal for the parts of the County that had somehow remained rural.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort County and the South in general took up the mantle and mantra of less government, lower taxes and strong protection of private property. This fundamental notion was sometimes packaged into concepts like, “Smart Growth,” which allowed flexibility, deviations from the norm and more or less camouflaged the fast-growing divide between planners and a political culture that had a contempt for any limitation on growth.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort County’s planning history then devolved into a series of fights between developers who wanted to capitalize on a booming market and planners who wanted to direct or limit growth. Those fights played themselves out in Bluffton, on Hilton Head Island and, famously, at Palmetto Bluff.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As those fights went forward, and were mostly won by developers, newly arrived retirees from New Jersey looked around and realized that certain areas, Bluffton in particular, had become a seamless ocean of townhouses, apartments, big box retailers, nail salons and Thai take-out. They began to think that Beaufort County bore more than a passing resemblance to Bayonne, N.J.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And now the rural places in Beaufort County were isolated, relegated to St. Helena, Dale, Big Estate and several other “strategic hamlets.” The lower, South of Broad part of Beaufort County, was largely gone.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This is not to say that the efforts of the Open Land Trust have been futile. They have protected more than 25,000 acres in this area; and they currently have projects involving another 11,000 acres. There are, throughout the County, strategic tracts of land like Lemon Island, the reclaimed bluff that parallels Boundary Street, and the western approach to St. Helena Island that attest to the good they have done and are doing to preserve the essence of this place.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But if one happens to be in the vicinity of Carteret Street, say at 3 or 4 in the afternoon, one senses a “systemic” problem. What one actually sees are lined-up Expeditions and Escalades ticking over in the late afternoon sun.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>These super-sized vehicles and their unhappy occupants are all waiting to cross the Beaufort River. That same scenario is played out on Ribaut Road in the Town of Port Royal. Here one sees hundreds Tundras, Tahoes and Silverados stacked up, waiting for their chance to cross the McTeer Bridge.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The newly issued Comprehensive Plan 2040 lists the need for more infrastructure (bridges) and specifies impact fees and a 1 percent sales tax. But it also warns this tried-and-true funding may need some help from buses and “Park and Ride”; bicycles and, God Help us, walking and self-ambulating methodologies.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Although the Open Land Trust has been active on Lady’s Island, maybe some old fashioned zoning involving limits on the building of houses would have helped. But Lady’s Island, parts of which have sought out the density afforded by the City of Beaufort, has gone the way of Bluffton and Bayonne.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Scott Graber is a lawyer, novelist, veteran columnist and longtime resident of Port Royal. He can be reached at cscottgraber@gmail.com.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Bless the Open Land Trust but zoning would have helped', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'bless-the-open-land-trust-but-zoning-would-have-helped', '', '', '2021-06-30 13:20:14', '2021-06-30 17:20:14', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50896', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50898, 4, '2021-06-30 13:22:12', '2021-06-30 17:22:12', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>21 from Beaufort graduate USC Beaufort</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There were 21 Beaufort students in the University of South Carolina Beaufort\'s Spring 2021 graduating class:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Brice Adkins of Beaufort (29907) earned a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Kyle Bilak of Beaufort (29906) earned a Bachelor of Science in Information Science &amp; Tech</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Crystal Bonaparte of Beaufort (29902) earned a Bachelor of Science in Human Services</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Christopher Catalano of Beaufort (29907) earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Lingtao Chen of Beaufort (29906) earned a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Chaely Corniel of Beaufort (29906) earned a Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Madeline Drew of Beaufort (29907) earned a BS in Nursing in Nursing</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Jacilyn Frazier of Beaufort (29903) earned a Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Alyson Gibson of Beaufort (29902) earned a BS in Nursing in Nursing</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Molly Hoffman of Beaufort (29902) earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Joseph Keith of Beaufort (29902) earned a Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sarah Kirkham of Beaufort (29907) earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Linda Lanni-Kreisel of Beaufort (29907) earned a BS in Nursing in Nursing</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Lauren Londono of Beaufort (29906) earned a BS in Nursing in Nursing</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mackenzie Mansfield of Beaufort (29907) earned a BS in Nursing in Nursing</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Veronica McLeod of Beaufort (29902) earned a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Celia Nguyen of Beaufort (29906) earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Kyleigh Peeples of Beaufort (29902) earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Illiana Santa Cruz of Beaufort (29906) earned a Bachelor of Arts in History</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Henry Schubert of Beaufort (29906) earned a BS in Nursing in Nursing</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Victoria Smalls of Beaufort (29902) earned a Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>USC Beaufort is the fastest growing four-year institution within the University of South Carolina System. It offers 20 baccalaureate degrees on three campuses – Bluffton, Beaufort and Hilton Head Island.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>College of Charleston announces President\'s and Dean\'s list for Spring 2021</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>College of Charleston congratulates more than 2,200 students who were named to Spring 2021 President\'s and Dean\'s lists, including 17 from Beaufort.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sarah Suber of Beaufort (29907), President\'s List. Suber is majoring in Biology.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Addison MacPhee of Beaufort (29907), President\'s List. MacPhee is majoring in Computer Science.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Nicholas Beckert of Beaufort (29907), President\'s List. Beckert is majoring in International Business.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Anne McKenzie of Beaufort (29907), President\'s List. McKenzie is majoring in Exercise Science.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tatiana Myers of Beaufort (29906), President\'s List. Myers is majoring in Public Health.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Susan Roberts of Beaufort (29906), President\'s List. Roberts is majoring in Religious Studies and Anthropology.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dean Harris of Beaufort (29907), Dean\'s List. Harris is majoring in Music.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mason Monti of Beaufort (29906), President\'s List. Monti is majoring in Theatre.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Emily Potter of Beaufort (29907), President\'s List. Potter is majoring in Marine Biology.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ashley Weber of Beaufort (29907), Dean\'s List. Weber is majoring in Elementary Education.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Shannon Smith of Beaufort (29907), Dean\'s List. Smith is majoring in Undecided.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Frederick Scheper of Beaufort (29907), President\'s List. Scheper is majoring in Undecided.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Briana Pope of Beaufort (29907), Dean\'s List. Pope is majoring in Biology.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>James Cole Budi of Beaufort (29907), Dean\'s List. Budi is majoring in Geology.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Cassandra Knoppel of Beaufort (29906), President\'s List. Knoppel is majoring in Art History and Historic Preservation/Community Planning.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Jacob Rye of Beaufort (29906), Dean\'s List. Rye is majoring in Marine Biology.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Olivia Vyge of Beaufort (29907), President\'s List. Vyge is majoring in Psychology.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Founded in 1770 and located in the heart of historic Charleston, the College of Charleston is a nationally recognized public liberal arts and sciences university.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort’s Russell makes Ga. Tech Dean’s List</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Arionna Russell </strong>of Beaufort made the Dean\'s List for the Spring 2021 semester at the Georgia Institute of Technology. This designation is awarded to undergraduate students who have earned a 3.0 or higher academic average for the semester.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Georgia Institute of Technology, or Georgia Tech, is a top-10 public research university developing leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Hastings graduates from Saint Francis</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Shaun Hastings </strong>of Beaufort graduated with a Bachelor of Science from Saint Francis University during the May 8-9 commencement exercises. Hastings was among more than 700 students who received degrees.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hastings, an Exercise Physiology major, was named to the Dean\'s List for the Spring 2021 semester.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Students who receive a Dean’s List distinction must have full-time status and attain a quality point average of 3.5 on 12 or more credits during a single semester, with no continuing or incomplete grades.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Saint Francis University in Loretto, Pa. is the oldest Catholic-Franciscan college in the United States.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'EDUCATION BRIEFS', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'education-briefs-33', '', '', '2021-06-30 13:22:15', '2021-06-30 17:22:15', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50898', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50900, 4, '2021-06-30 13:24:08', '2021-06-30 17:24:08', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort Academy has announced its Honor Roll and Headmaster’s List for the second semester of the 2020-2021 academic year:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>5th Grade</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Headmaster’s List: </strong>Amelia Mitchell, Grayson Odom, Alivia Ogden, Tobias Patel, Ava Richards, Lyanne Santiago-Gierbolini.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Honor Roll: </strong>Hunter Disbrow, Waylon Dudley, Charley Frey.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>6th Grade</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Headmaster’s List: </strong>Elsa Billig, Keiley Good, Hailey Heckert, Aahana Patel, Lorelai Vasquez, Titus Weaver.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Honor Roll: </strong>Margaret Adams, Amorette Chapman, Madelyn Colton, Christian Garza, Sadie Siegel, JaShon Williams.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>7th Grade</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Headmaster’s List: </strong>Tanner Altman, Savannah Libby, Addison Norris, Katelyn Schoener, Colton Stinger, Cohen Weaver.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Honor Roll: </strong>Topper Burgin, Emma Disbrow, Aaron Leslie, Oliver McSweeney, Franklin Savage.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>8th Grade</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Headmaster’s List: </strong>Dylan Chapman, Lakyn Chittenden, Peter Dastous, Jr., Patrick Good, William Harrelson, Gordon Ivey, Jade Melanson, Grace Simmons, Langdon Taylor.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Honor Roll: </strong>Kaylee Bartholomew, Davis Bonebrake, Luke Miller, Sumner Pingree, Tucker Scoggins.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>9th Grade</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Headmaster’s List: </strong>Katherine Brosnan, Aden Harrington, Clay Lohr, Tency Lynn, Adelaide Rogers, Claire Tumlin, Gabrielle Young.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Honor Roll: </strong>Olivia Dinkins, Benjamin Frey, Sullivan Gay, Vann Hefner, Margaret Hiers, Cooper McCullough, Marin Mead, Nathaniel Nash, Madeline Nelson, Jaxen Porter, Caleb Snyder.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>10th Grade</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Headmaster’s List: </strong>Brycen Ambrose, Elizabeth Foster, Kate Luckey, Ansh Patel, Gigi Pingree, G Simmons, Benjamin Steen, Adam Vasquez.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Honor Roll: </strong>Braydon Dineen, Jack McDougall, Sage McGill, Kylie Mitchell, Caroline Patterson, Katherine Taylor, Ashleigh Wilson.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>11th Grade</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Honor Roll: </strong>Ashton Bishop, Emma Grace Dinkins, Mary Hanna Hiers, John Asher Howell, Benjamin Lubkin, Lily Melville, Brian Rogers, Brandon Trapp, Jack Carter Worrell.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>12th Grade</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Headmaster’s List: </strong>Cierra Haynes, Maeve Kalady, Mariah Midyette, Emilie Claire Nason, Ansleigh Pingree.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Honor Roll: </strong>Maleik Chalmers, Matthew Coyle, Emma Dillinger, Knox Foster, Alyssa Lewis, Donovan Monroe, Rachel Reineri, Chase Vaigneur.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Beaufort Academy Honor Roll and Headmaster’s List', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-academy-honor-roll-and-headmasters-list', '', '', '2021-06-30 13:24:10', '2021-06-30 17:24:10', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50900', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50902, 4, '2021-06-30 13:28:26', '2021-06-30 17:28:26', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort County School District is partnering with The United Way of the Lowcountry, The Public Library Foundation of Beaufort County and The Pat Conroy Literary Center to provide nearly 7,000 free books to children this summer as part of a program called Book Drop Blitz.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This program was designed to get books into the hands of Lowcountry children to encourage them to read during the summer.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Becoming a stronger reader is achieved through practice, just like becoming better at sports or an instrument,” Director of Literacy for Beaufort County School District Melissa Murray said in a release. “Students need to read during the summer, so we are providing high interest books that are connected to our local history and culture.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Friends, siblings, and neighbors are encouraged to stop by any of the 19 locations to obtain a book that they can read, discuss, and enjoy together. Murray said, “To me, that is the readerly life we want for all our students.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Through August 14, free books including picture books and chapter books will be available for students at Beaufort County lending libraries, and public libraries, throughout Beaufort County. Each Monday morning, books will be dropped off at each of the sites listed and will be available until they run out. There will also be enrichment activities, book readings, and more to accompany each book.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"Fight the summer slump by picking up a book to read,” USC Beaufort Associate Professor of Literacy and United Way of the Lowcountry’s education impact chairperson Renarta Tompkins said. \"You may not be able to leave the house, but your mind can travel anywhere with a book.\"<br><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Book Drop Blitz encourages summer reading for Lowcountry children', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'book-drop-blitz-encourages-summer-reading-for-lowcountry-children', '', '', '2021-06-30 13:28:52', '2021-06-30 17:28:52', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50902', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(50905, 4, '2021-06-30 13:30:27', '2021-06-30 17:30:27', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>About 150 people attended the final event of the Listen on the Lawn series Sunday evening on the grounds of the USC Beaufort Center for the Arts. Here, Tim Devine, left, Tim Belk and Kirk Dempsey performed free of charge. All money collected from ticket sales go to help the University’s Center for the Arts fund another Listen on the Lawn series in the fall. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'LISTEN ON THE LAWN', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'listen-on-the-lawn', '', '', '2021-06-30 13:30:29', '2021-06-30 17:30:29', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50905', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50907, 4, '2021-06-30 13:32:08', '2021-06-30 17:32:08', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>S.C. Department&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>of Natural Resources&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The results from a 2019 study of the Southeast’s southern flounder, one of the region’s most sought-after saltwater fish, were sobering: the research showed that southern flounder numbers were at historically low levels across the region due to overfishing.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Following the regional study, biologists from the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) confirmed similar trends in South Carolina waters: the overall abundance, number of young fish produced and average size of southern flounder were all down. A public survey showed similar observations and concerns among South Carolina anglers, who expressed a strong preference for quickly rebuilding the fishery.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Now, the South Carolina General Assembly has responded with a suite of changes that will reduce the harvest of southern flounder in South Carolina waters, allowing the population to begin recovery.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The new regulations include a minimum size limit of 16 inches and allow a catch limit of five fish per person, per day and no more than 10 fish per boat, per day. Previously, the minimum size limit was 15 inches, and the catch limit was 10 fish per person per day and 20 fish per boat per day.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The new regulations will take effect Thursday, July 1.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“These new management measures will end the overharvest of flounder, allowing the fishery to begin to rebuild,” said Phil Maier, who oversees the agency’s Marine Resources Division. “We\'re grateful to the angling community for sharing their vision for the fishery and to the leaders who worked hard to craft this solution. We look forward to seeing this popular fish become a more common catch along the South Carolina coast.” <br><br><em>Photo courtesy of SCDNR.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'New SC flounder regulations take effect July 1', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'new-sc-flounder-regulations-take-effect-july-1', '', '', '2021-06-30 13:32:10', '2021-06-30 17:32:10', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50907', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50909, 4, '2021-06-30 13:33:34', '2021-06-30 17:33:34', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In an effort to keep people and waterways safe during the Independence Day holiday, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) Law Enforcement Division will once again be conducting courtesy boat inspections at certain public boat landings around the state.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort County will have two inspection sites over the holiday. On Saturday, July 3, SCDNR will conduct inspections from 10 a.m. to noon at Battery Creek Landing on Parris Island. Then on Sunday, July 4, there will be inspections at Lemon Island Landing (Edgar Glenn) on the Chechessee River from 10 a.m. to noon.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Fourth of July weekend is the year\'s busiest weekend on state waters, and officers want to do everything possible to keep boaters out of harm\'s way.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>SCDNR officers will perform quick but thorough inspections for required safety equipment and proper boat and motor registration. Those who are not in compliance with safety regulations or registration requirements will not be ticketed during the complimentary inspections. Instead, they will be given an opportunity to correct the problem before they launch their boat. SCDNR officers will also be available to answer questions and give boaters tips on how to stay safe on the water.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Additional inspections will also be hosted later in July, including from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, July 17 at Battery Creek Landing for the Beaufort Water Festival.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To report boating violations such as reckless operation or an intoxicated boat operator, call the SCDNR toll-free, 24-hour hotline at 1-800- 922-5431. For a copy of South Carolina\'s boating regulations, to find out about local boating safety courses or to obtain a free float plan form, contact the SCDNR Boating Safety Office at 1-800-277- 4301 or visit https://www. dnr.sc.gov/education/boated. html.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'SCDNR courtesy inspections set for July 4 holiday', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'scdnr-courtesy-inspections-set-for-july-4-holiday', '', '', '2021-06-30 13:33:37', '2021-06-30 17:33:37', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50909', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(50913, 4, '2021-06-30 13:38:39', '2021-06-30 17:38:39', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>S.C. Department of Natural Resources</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Saltwater anglers fishing in South Carolina waters will begin paying more for their licenses beginning July 1. The change will affect both resident and non-resident recreational anglers, and saltwater charter fishing vessels.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"right\",\"id\":50914,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Screen-Shot-2021-06-30-at-1.37.24-PM.png\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Screen-Shot-2021-06-30-at-1.37.24-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50914\"/></a></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The increase in the license fee passed by state lawmakers and signed into law by Gov. Henry McMaster earlier this month was one part of a comprehensive legislative package aimed at addressing overfishing of flounder that also included changes to size and bag limits, and the establishment of a new stocking program designed to help rebuild the state\'s flounder population over time.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For South Carolina residents, the cost of an annual saltwater recreational fishing license will increase from $10 to $15, bringing South Carolina’s saltwater recreational license fees for residents in line with neighboring states (Ga.: $15; N.C.: $16). This represents the first increase in the state\'s saltwater license fee in two decades.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Increases to state saltwater fishing license fees take effect July 1', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'increases-to-state-saltwater-fishing-license-fees-take-effect-july-1', '', '', '2021-06-30 13:38:42', '2021-06-30 17:38:42', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50913', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(50917, 4, '2021-06-30 13:41:13', '2021-06-30 17:41:13', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Justin Jarrett</strong><br><strong>LowcoSports.com</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When Karen Erwin was named the new volleyball coach at Beaufort High School, she started looking for a team camp where her new squad could hone their skills this summer. But with the COVID-19 pandemic still lingering, opportunities were difficult to find.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>So she’s bringing the camp to the Lowcountry instead — and not just for Erwin’s Eagles.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Howard University head coach Shaun Kupferberg will lead Beaufort High’s Lady Eagle Volleyball Camp from July 12-15, giving middle and high school players a chance to develop the skills to succeed next fall — and perhaps continue their careers at the next level.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Coach Kupferberg leads one of the strongest HBCU volleyball programs in the country,” Erwin said. “The Lowcountry doesn’t often get an opportunity for a top NCAA Division I program to come recruit in our area.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And Kupferberg won’t just be looking for potential recruits for his Howard squad, which won five straight MEAC championships from 2015-19, reaching the NCAA Tournament each year during that stretch. He’ll also use his connections to help prospective recruits gain opportunities with other HBCU programs.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We’re excited to give volleyball players in the Lowcountry access to such high-quality coaching and the opportunity to learn more about what it takes to play at the collegiate level,” Erwin said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The camp also serves as a fundraiser for the Eagles’ volleyball program to purchase equipment that has been loaned from local club teams in recent years.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Participants will receive instruction focused on all aspects of the game, including passing and serve-receive, hitting, blocking, setting, and serving, but they’ll also be able to take part in a Q&amp;A session on college recruiting with Kupferberg.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The size of the camp will be limited, allowing players to get ample court time and touches on the ball, and Erwin says it’s already more than half full. Players can reserve a spot by paying the $175 registration fee via Venmo (@BGBC-2021) and joining the Google Classroom group (code: qx3rllp).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information or to ask questions, text Erwin at 281-797-1101.<br><br><em>Above: Howard University head coach Shaun Kupferberg. Photo provided.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Howard coach to lead Beaufort High volleyball camp', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'howard-coach-to-lead-beaufort-high-volleyball-camp', '', '', '2021-06-30 13:41:16', '2021-06-30 17:41:16', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50917', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(50919, 4, '2021-06-30 13:43:36', '2021-06-30 17:43:36', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Mike McCombs</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There was almost a third athlete with Beaufort ties headed to the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, but it wasn’t to be.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort’s Michael Dickson reached the finals of the 110-meter hurdles Saturday night at the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Trials at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore., but he finished sixth, failing to make the U.S. Olympic Team.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort High School graduate and former track athlete at North Carolina A&amp;T would have joined weightlifters C.J. Cummings and Mahassen Hala. Cummings, a Beaufort native, will compete fot eh U.S. in the 73kg weight class, while Hala, who trains with Coach Ray Jones in Beaufort, will be the first female Olympic weightlifter in Lebanon’s history.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dickson finished third in his semifinal heat with a time of 13.29 to qualify for the final. He ran a 13.34 in the final. Grant Holloway, Devon Allen and Daniel Roberts claimed the three Olympic spots for Team USA.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We are very proud of you Michael Dickson. You represented Beaufort High and Beaufort SC, very well in your first Olympic Trials. Great job!!!!” Beaufort High School Boys Track and Field Coach Reggie Jones posted Saturday night on Facebook.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dickson was a two-time state champion for Jones at Beaufort High before running for Head Coach Duane Ross from 2016 to 2019 at N.C. A&amp;T, where he earned first-team All-America honors twice in the 4x100-meter relay and the 100-meter hurdles and won five MEAC championships. He represented the U.S. in the fall of 2019 in The Match track meet in Europe.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Former Whale Branch Early College High School principal and current Beaufort County School District Executive Director Mona Lise Dickson and Charles Dickson are Michael Dickson’s parents.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Mike McCombs is the editor of The Island News and can be reached at TheIslandNews@gmail.com.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Beaufort’s Dickson comes up short in Olympic qualifying', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beauforts-dickson-comes-up-short-in-olympic-qualifying', '', '', '2021-06-30 13:43:38', '2021-06-30 17:43:38', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50919', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50921, 4, '2021-06-30 13:45:23', '2021-06-30 17:45:23', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Wes Kerr</strong><br><strong>LowcoSports.com</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A decade after his graduation from Newberry College, Ron Parker will have his name etched alongside his alma mater’s greatest. The former Beaufort High School standout and longtime Kansas City Chiefs starter was selected to the Newberry Athletics Hall of Fame on Monday, joining a class of four former Wolves.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Nicknamed “The Ghost” due to his speedy and stealthy play at defensive back, Parker completed a legendary career for the Division II program, leading his team with six interceptions during his junior year before picking off five more passes the following season. He racked up numerous distinctions during his collegiate tenure, including the South Atlantic Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 2009 along with Division II All-America honors in 2009 and 2010.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Despite going undrafted in 2011, Parker went on to make his NFL debut that same year in Oakland. After bouncing between the practice squad and the active roster with the Raiders, Seattle Seahawks, and Carolina Panthers, the Ghost enjoyed a successful six-year stint with the Kansas City Chiefs, starting 77 games from 2013 to 2018 while racking up 342 solo tackles, eight sacks, and 11 interceptions, including a pick-six against Cincinnati in 2018. On Jan. 6, 2020, Parker announced his retirement, concluding an inspirational story of hard work and resilience.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Parker will be recognized in a ceremony at Newberry College on September 11 and will also be honored that night at the Wolves’ football game against North Greenville. He will be joined in this year’s class by James Conrad (baseball), Stan Elrod (baseball and basketball), and Margret Hewett Greene (soccer).&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Ron Parker named to Newberry Athletics Hall of Fame', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'ron-parker-named-to-newberry-athletics-hall-of-fame', '', '', '2021-06-30 13:45:25', '2021-06-30 17:45:25', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50921', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50923, 4, '2021-06-30 13:47:26', '2021-06-30 17:47:26', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You hear it all the time: “Eat your vegetables”. While it may seem like a simple undertaking, we all know that that is easier said than done.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Research has shown that nearly 90% of Americans do not eat the recommended 2–3 cups of vegetables per day. Many view vegetables as bland, boring and, quite frankly, unappetizing. But they don’t have to be.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Vegetables, especially those from the crucifer family (broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, kale, and cabbage) and allium family (garlic, onions, leeks, green onions, shallots, red onion) are incredibly rich in phytonutrients and antioxidants that are anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer. It is hard to overestimate the importance of including a minimum of 5 servings of vegetables into your diet per day.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>4 ways to incorporate more vegetables into a diet, even if you don’t love them:&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>1: Smoothies&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Smoothies are a great way to start your day with an easy 2 servings of vegetables. Baby spinach or baby kale are an easy addition of potent vegetables that when combined with a non-dairy milk, frozen fruit and a nut butter, are “hidden” from your tastebuds while still providing incredible health benefits.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>2: Sauces&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Broccoli, cauliflower, and finely chopped kale are easily added to tomato sauce that can be poured over pasta or as part of a curry. A light steam or sauté after cutting your veggies into small pieces will make them all but undetectable in your pasta or curry meal.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>3: Flavoring&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Onions and garlic (the allium family) are great flavor enhancers that, when sauteed at the beginning of meal prep, enhance flavor beautifully while providing incredible health benefits. The key is to chop them finely and sauté thoroughly.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>4: Salads&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Salads can be fun and very rich in vegetables. A healthy lettuce like arugula is a nice base, but add finely sliced red cabbage, green onions (or sauteed red onions), sliced carrots, some baby kale, ripe tomatoes and avocado, and you have a satisfying meal that provides easily 3 to 4 servings of vegetables. Top with some ground flax, toasted almonds or hemp seeds to boost protein and fat content.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Source: Dr. Vikki Petersen, Certified Clinical Nutritionist, Chiropractor and Functional Medicine doctor </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Exclusive content from CARE Magazine</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Flavorful ways for adults and children to add more vegetables to their diet', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'flavorful-ways-for-adults-and-children-to-add-more-vegetables-to-their-diet', '', '', '2021-06-30 13:47:28', '2021-06-30 17:47:28', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50923', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50925, 4, '2021-06-30 13:48:21', '2021-06-30 17:48:21', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The American Red Cross continues to experience a severe blood shortage that is negatively affecting blood product availability across the country. <strong>Blood and platelet donors are needed now </strong>to help ensure hospital shelves are stocked with blood products over the Fourth of July holiday and beyond.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As a thank-you, all those who come to give July 1-6 will receive a Red Cross embroidered hat, while supplies last. And, donors who come to give July 7-31 will receive a $10 Amazon.com Gift Card by email, plus a chance to win gas for a year (a $5,000 value).*&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong><em>Donate at the&nbsp;</em></strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Palmetto Service Center&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>181 Industrial Park Rd.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hardeeville, SC 29927&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Phone: </strong>1-843-757-7437&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Regional Blood Drive', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'regional-blood-drive', '', '', '2021-06-30 13:48:24', '2021-06-30 17:48:24', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50925', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50927, 4, '2021-06-30 13:49:31', '2021-06-30 17:49:31', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>A physician talks about hot car deaths and how parents can help prevent an accident from happening.&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As the temperatures start to climb, Cleveland Clinic Children’s emergency medicine physician, Purva Grover, MD, is warning parents about hot car deaths—which have increased in recent years.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), a record 53 children died from vehicular heatstroke in 2018 and 2019. There has been one death so far this year.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“This is a topic very close to my heart, and the reason is we see this loss every summer. Every summer, we see and hear about a tragedy which could have been prevented,” said Dr. Grover.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>NHTSA reports that a car can reach 115 degrees when it’s just 70 degrees outside. The federal agency also noted the majority of hot car deaths happen because a child was left behind in the vehicle.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>People may wonder how that’s possible, but Dr. Grover said it can happen to anyone. A parent could be running late for work and get distracted or maybe the caretaker’s routine changed and they forgot.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Her advice, put something you would need that day in the backseat, like a cellphone, briefcase or purse. You could even use one of your shoes.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dr. Grover said those items are by no means more important than a child, but it can help provide an extra layer of protection.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The more awareness we create about something, the more we hear about something, the more cognizant we might be as we go through our daily lives,” said Dr. Grover. “To say, ‘Oh that day I heard so-and-so talk about it.’ Even if it just brushes or crosses your mind one hot second, that might be that one second of cognizance which reminds you or alerts you and can really save a human life.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dr. Grover said another suggestion is to leave your car windows cracked. That way there is some air flow in the vehicle. It would also make it easier for a bystander to hear yelling or crying if a child was accidentally left behind. <br><br><em>Exclusive content from CARE Magazine</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Dangers of leaving child in hot car', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'dangers-of-leaving-child-in-hot-car', '', '', '2021-06-30 13:49:33', '2021-06-30 17:49:33', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50927', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50929, 4, '2021-06-30 13:55:48', '2021-06-30 17:55:48', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Walking is a low-impact activity that offers a number of health benefits. A person should take the length and intensity of a walk into account to reap the maximum advantages.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>While walking has many benefits, there is limited evidence on the benefits of going for a walk after eating. People should take their personal circumstances into account and know that if they prefer to walk at different times of day, they are still reaping many health benefits.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Read on to learn more about the benefits of walking after eating, the potential downsides, and how to determine the ideal walk length and intensity.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Potential benefits of walking after eating</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>There are many benefits of walking after eating. Some of these include the following:</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Reduces gas and bloating</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to a 2020 study, moderate daily exercise improves symptoms such as gas and boating in people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Their findings suggest that people can decrease their symptoms by 50% when they increase their daily step count from 4,000 to 9,500.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Researchers suggest that as the body moves, it stimulates the digestive system. This aids the passage of food.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is important to note that this study was done on university students, the majority of whom identify as women. They were all diagnosed with IBS, and they were not taking medication to reduce symptoms. This study also did not look specifically at walking right after eating.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>While this study indicates that a person can reduce common digestive issues by increasing their step count, it merely shows an association. Additionally, this was an observational study of people with IBS. This means the observed findings will not apply to all populations.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Different studies have conflicting results. One German study suggests that while walking after a meal meant faster gastric emptying (which is how quickly the food moves from the stomach to the small intestine), it does not affect GI symptoms.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Regulates blood sugar</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After a person eats a meal, their blood glucose increases, especially if the meal contains a lot of carbohydrates. This is a temporary rise in blood sugar. In a person who does not have diabetes, their body will release insulin. Insulin lowers blood sugar and helps keep levels in check.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There are a variety of ways a person can manage their blood glucose, and walking after eating is one of them.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to a 2018 study, a walk’s timing affects postprandial blood glucose, or post-meal blood sugar levels. The findings suggest that a short walk after a meal lowers blood glucose levels more than walks done before a meal.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is important to note that this study was done on nondiabetic young adults. The study design did not include information on other demographic factors, such as the race of the participants, so it may not be representative of larger populations.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Supports mental health</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Walking is a possible way to improve mental health. This is because it reduces stress hormones, including adrenaline and cortisol.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When a person goes for a walk, the body releases endorphins that act like natural painkillers. These decrease discomfort, boost mood, reduce stress, and induce feelings of relaxation.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>However, research does not indicate that walking after a meal specifically improves a person’s mental health. If this is the primary benefit a person is looking for, they should aim to fit a walk in whenever suits them best.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Improves sleep</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Regular exercise, in any form, can help relieve insomnia. This exercise can include walking.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Research indicates that for some people, regular exercise can be as effective as insomnia medication. One older study shows that in adults, long-term regular exercise significantly decreased the amount of time it took them to fall asleep.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>However, going for a leisurely walk after dinner can also benefit people without insomnia. Getting a moderate amount of aerobic activity increases the amount of slow-wave, or deep, sleep a person gets at night. However, vigorous exercise can be stimulating, and it may cause the opposite effect.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Lower blood pressure&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Regular physical activity can lower blood pressure and LDL cholesterol, which is good for heart health. 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This occurs if the food in the stomach moves around, inhibiting digestion.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If someone has eaten a large, heavy meal, they may prefer to wait before walking.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Ideal walk length</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Similarly, one person’s ideal walk length may be different from another’s.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The CDC recommends a person gets 30 minutes of physical activity per day, 5 days per week. If someone cannot manage this, they can break the amount into shorter walks. They can gradually increase the length as they feel more comfortable and their fitness level improves.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Individuals may also find shorter walks are more manageable with their schedule. People should choose the walk length that is most comfortable — and practical — for them.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Manage the intensity</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Gentle walking after a meal has various health benefits. However, high-intensity exercise is not always a good idea.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The process of digestion starts in the mouth as soon as a person starts eating and can continue for hours afterward. Intense, strenuous exercise can cause digestive distress. It can also lead to an upset stomach.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Instead, people should aim for low to moderate-intensity walking. They should aim to increase their heart rate without pushing enough to be out of breath.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If someone is new to walking after meals, they should begin with a relaxed stroll. 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(50931, 4, '2021-06-30 13:57:23', '2021-06-30 17:57:23', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Summer is back and so are the bonfires and backyard barbeques. They can be a great way to have some fun, but itís always important to be careful when you’re around open flames.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We see a fair share, frankly speaking, of touching the grill, touching the surface, food falling over. All of those are pretty common occurrences, unfortunately,” said Purva Grover, MD, emergency medicine physician for Cleveland Clinic Children’s.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>She said while adults might be the ones cooking on the grill or building the fire, parents also need to keep a close eye on their kids. She said it can be very easy for them to accidentally grab onto something hot or get too close to the flames.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The same advice applies for adolescents. They may be tempted to throw random stuff into the fire, which can be incredibly dangerous.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to safety experts, trash, plastic, cardboard, wet wood and accelerants like gasoline or lighter fluid should never be used.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I usually recommend that the parents actually have a pile of things that can be thrown into the fire and can be used in the fire, especially when we talk about the adolescent age group because we have seen some pretty nasty fire-related injuries and heat-related injuries,” said Dr. Grover.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>She said if you suffer a major burn, seek medical care right away. However, if it appears to be more minor, run it under cool water and wrap it in gauze. Never put ice on the burn, which can further damage the tissue.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Exclusive content from CARE Magazine</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Staying Safe with Bonfires and Backyard Barbeques', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'staying-safe-with-bonfires-and-backyard-barbeques', '', '', '2021-06-30 13:57:25', '2021-06-30 17:57:25', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50931', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50933, 4, '2021-06-30 14:04:40', '2021-06-30 18:04:40', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Fireworks are synonymous with our celebration of Independence Day. Yet, the thrill of fireworks can also bring pain.&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As the Independence Day holiday approaches, many people may be planning to launch fireworks at home with immediate family as an alternative to the large gatherings and celebrations of previous years.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s 2019 Fireworks Annual Report, fireworks were involved in an estimated 10,000 injuries treated in U.S. hospital emergency departments during 2019, with hands and fingers being among the most injured body parts. Of the noted 10,000 injuries, an estimated 73% were treated between June 21st and July 21st.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Remember, fireworks can be dangerous, causing serious burn and eye injuries. You can help us prevent fireworks-related injuries and deaths. How? By working with a national, state or local organization where you live to promote fireworks safety in your community.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Follow these safety tips when using fireworks:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Never allow young children to play with or ignite fireworks.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Avoid buying fireworks that are packaged in brown paper because this is often a sign that the fireworks were made for professional displays and that they could pose a danger to consumers.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Always have an adult supervise fireworks activities. Parents don\'t realize that young children suffer injuries from sparklers. Sparklers burn at temperatures of about 2,000 degrees - hot enough to melt some metals.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Never place any part of your body directly over a fireworks device when lighting the fuse. Back up to a safe distance immediately after lighting fireworks.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Never try to re-light or pick up fireworks that have not ignited fully.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Never point or throw fireworks at another person.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Keep a bucket of water or a garden hose handy in case of fire or other mishap.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Light fireworks one at a time, then move back quickly.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Never carry fireworks in a pocket or shoot them off in metal or glass containers.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After fireworks complete their burning, douse the spent device with plenty of water from a bucket or hose before discarding it to prevent a trash fire.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Make sure fireworks are legal in your area before buying or using them.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sources: <a href=\"https://www.hiltonheadregional.com/\">https://www.hiltonheadregional.com/</a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><a href=\"https://www.cpsc.gov/Safety-Education/Safety-Education-Centers/Fireworks\">https://www.cpsc.gov/Safety-Education/Safety-Education-Centers/Fireworks</a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Firework safety tips for Independence Day 2021', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'firework-safety-tips-for-independence-day-2021', '', '', '2021-06-30 14:04:42', '2021-06-30 18:04:42', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50933', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50935, 4, '2021-06-30 14:06:18', '2021-06-30 18:06:18', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A copy of this map of the Port Royal Sound, created by New World Cartology in Green Point, S.C., was presented to the Beaufort County Council this week as a \"thank you\" for support from the Port Royal Sound Foundation. Dean Moss, chairman of the nonprofit, suggested the map be hung in the council\'s executive chambers as a reminder “of how important your job is to … protect this incredible ecosystem. And by protecting this ecosystem, you protect all of Beaufort County.” Copies of the map are available for sale at the PRSF Maritime Center on S.C. 170.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'THE MAP! THE MAP!', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'the-map-the-map', '', '', '2021-06-30 14:06:21', '2021-06-30 18:06:21', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50935', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50938, 4, '2021-06-30 14:09:55', '2021-06-30 18:09:55', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On Tuesday, June 22, Beaufort County Sheriff\'s Office investigators arrested 17-year-old Zayvion Moon of Burton on two counts of Attempted Murder and one count of Possession of a Weapon during the Commission of a Violent Crime in connection with a June 16 graduation party shooting at the Grays Hill Community Center.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Moon turned himself in to investigators at the Beaufort County Sheriff\'s Office Law Enforcement Center in Beaufort and was transported to the Beaufort County Detention Center.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"left\",\"id\":50939,\"width\":393,\"height\":294,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/ZayvionMoon.jpg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/ZayvionMoon-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50939\" width=\"393\" height=\"294\"/></a></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to the Sheriff’s Office, at approximately 11:45 p.m. on June 16, Sheriff\'s Office deputies responded to a report of shots fired at a graduation party at the Grays Hill Community Center on Bruce K. Smalls Drive in Grays Hill.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As responding deputies approached, they observed two vehicles leaving the area. While some deputies proceeded to the scene, other deputies followed the vehicles to the Beaufort Memorial Hospital (BMH), where they learned that two of the vehicles\' occupants were gunshot victims: one adult male and one juvenile female.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The juvenile female sustained minor wounds and was treated at BMH, while the male, who sustained serious wounds, was transferred to the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Witnesses advised that the two victims were shot inside the community center during the party.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Through forensic evidence and numerous interviews of witnesses, investigators identified the subject responsible for the shooting as Moon. Investigators met with a Beaufort County magistrate and obtained warrants for Moon’s arrest.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', '17 year old charged in Grays Hill shooting', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', '17-year-old-charged-in-grays-hill-shooting', '', '', '2021-06-30 14:09:58', '2021-06-30 18:09:58', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50938', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(50941, 4, '2021-06-29 14:10:00', '2021-06-29 18:10:00', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort Sportfishing and Diving Club meeting</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>7 p.m., Thursday, July 8, Beaufort Yacht and Sailing Club located on Lady’s Island off of Meridian Road. Social begins at 6:30 p.m. Guests are welcome. Reservations are not needed. Captain Mike Rentz, local guide, for Salty Seas Charters will discuss Trout. Weigh in your favorite catch at the Port Royal Landing Marina – Safe Harbor – during regular hours. Congratulations to John Mucha for winning the monthly $50 drawing for May. Winners must be present at the next month’s meeting to receive the cash award. or additional information, contact Captain Frank Gibson at 843-522-2122 or email fgibson@islc.net.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>I A Mobility Outlet grand opening</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, July 10, 30 Robert Smalls Parkway. I A Mobility Outlet is holding its grand opening. Speak with a member of the team for the answer to any mobility-related questions. The event will be joined by the Gullah Express food truck, as well as the Rolling Cow Creamery.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Maye River Quilters Guild meeting</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>10 a.m., Saturday, July 10 via Zoom. To get the link for the meeting, visit mayeriverquiltguild.com. For additional meeting dates and times, and for membership forms to join the group, visit the website or call 843-530-1244.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'WHAT’S HAPPENING', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'whats-happening-59', '', '', '2021-06-30 14:10:59', '2021-06-30 18:10:59', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50941', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50943, 4, '2021-06-29 14:11:00', '2021-06-29 18:11:00', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>County buildings, offices to close for Independence Day</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In observance of Independence Day, all Beaufort County government buildings and offices will be closed Monday, July 5, and will reopen Tuesday, July 6.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>All Convenience Centers in Beaufort County will be closed Sunday, July 4, and will reopen Monday, July 5.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hilton Head Island Airport and Beaufort Executive Airport will maintain regular business hours during the holiday. All emergency services, law enforcement, and hospitals will operate as expected.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Lions Club pancake breakfast July 17</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort Lions Club will hold its semi-annual pancake breakfast from 8 to 11 a.m., Saturday, July 17 at Sea Island Presbyterian Church, 81 Lady\'s Island Drive. For 75 years, the Beaufort Lions Club has provided assistance to northern Beaufort County residents with vision needs such as surgeries, glasses, or equipment.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Please plan to attend the breakfast and help northern Beaufort County residents with vision needs. Tickets may be purchased at the door or from a member of the Beaufort Lions Club. For information, call 843-522-0066.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>SCDOT limiting lane closures for holiday</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To help holiday traffic flow, the S.C. Department of Transportation (SCDOT) prohibits lane closures on interstate highways for non-emergency highway work during the Fourth of July holiday travel period. These restrictions will be in place from 6 a.m. Friday, July 2, through 10 p.m., Tuesday, July 6.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>With continued progress due to SCDOT’s Strategic 10-Year Plan to rebuild South Carolina’s roads, more work zones are in place all across South Carolina. SCDOT reminds motorists to remain alert and use caution.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Motorists may keep up with travel conditions by using SCDOT’s 511 system, which provides real-time traffic information on all South Carolina interstate highways and some of the highways along the coast. Users can call 511 or access www.511SC.org 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and download the free app.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'NEWS BRIEFS', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'news-briefs-191', '', '', '2021-06-30 14:11:55', '2021-06-30 18:11:55', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50943', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(50952, 4, '2021-06-30 14:21:58', '2021-06-30 18:21:58', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A Burton Fire District Captain/EMT provided aid to a passenger who was in distress during a return flight from New Orleans, preventing the flight from having to make an emergency landing.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>While returning from a family vacation in New Orleans on an America Airlines flight last week, Capt. Bobby Davidson, an Air Force veteran and a member of the Lowcountry Firefighter Assistance Support Team (F.A.S.T.) trained to help firefighters cope with tragedy and PTSD, noticed a passenger sitting nearby in severe distress.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The passenger, a military veteran, was experiencing a PTSD crisis resulting in emotions that drew concerns from the flight crew and passengers alike, with one flight attendant concerned that they would have to make an emergency landing if the situation continued. Using his knowledge and experiences as a fellow veteran himself, along with his F.A.S.T. team training, he was able to comfort and calm the veteran, and fellow passengers, throughout the flight allowing it to safely reach its destination without incident.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>American Airlines sent Davidson a letter of appreciation and awarded him 15,000 bonus miles.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":50953,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Screen-Shot-2021-06-30-at-2.21.24-PM.png\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Screen-Shot-2021-06-30-at-2.21.24-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50953\"/></a></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Davidson graduated the S.C. Fire Academy in 2003 where he was selected to receive the Order of the Maltese Cross award for the student who best exemplifies the courage and integrity of the fire service. In addition to awards for community involvement, Davidson was selected as Burton’s Firefighter of the Year in 2010 and Fire Officer of the Year in 2015. In 2017, he received the S.C. Firefighters’ Association Citizenship award for his mission work in Africa, and in 2018 he was selected as the Beaufort Exchange Club Firefighter of the Year.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Burton Fire Captain renders aid on flight, prevents emergency landing', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'burton-fire-captain-renders-aid-on-flight-prevents-emergency-landing', '', '', '2021-06-30 14:46:32', '2021-06-30 18:46:32', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50952', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(50957, 4, '2021-06-30 14:33:52', '2021-06-30 18:33:52', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Two men were arrested last week in connection with the 2020 shooting death of Malcolm Moore at a pool party on Seaside Road on St. Helena Island.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On June 9, more than a year after the shooting, a Beaufort County magistrate issued warrants for the arrests of Tey\'Veon Smalls, 22, of Ridgeland, and James Stafford Jr., 25, of St. Helena Island, for Murder and Possession of a Weapon during the Commission of a Violent Crime.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":50959,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Screen-Shot-2021-06-30-at-2.35.30-PM.png\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Screen-Shot-2021-06-30-at-2.35.30-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50959\"/></a><figcaption>Smalls & Stafford</figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On Wednesday, June 23, with the assistance of the Jasper County Sheriff\'s Office and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED), Smalls was located and arrested in Ridgeland.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On the morning of Friday, June 25, Stafford turned himself in to Sheriff\'s Office deputies in Beaufort.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office, at approximately 9:55 p.m. on May 25, 2020, Sheriff\'s Office deputies responded to a report of a gunshot victim at a pool party on Seaside Road, St. Helena Island.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When deputies arrived, they located a wounded man — later identified as 27-year-old Malcolm Moore of Beaufort — and secured the scene for Beaufort County Emergency Medical Services to respond, treat and transport him to the Beaufort Memorial Hospital.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On the way to the hospital, Moore died as a result of the gunshot wounds.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to investigators, there were more than 100 people at the party and some in attendance may have witnessed the shooting, but no subjects were immediately located or identified.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Over the past year, Sheriff’s Office investigators continued to locate witnesses and conduct interviews.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Eventually, in those interviews, witnesses identified the subjects responsible for Moore’s shooting death as Smalls and Stafford.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After his arrest, Smalls was taken to the Jasper County Detention Center to be held pending transport to Beaufort County later that day. Stafford was taken to the Beaufort County Detention Center.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As of press time, both remain incarcerated at the Beaufort County Detention Center.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Two arrested in connection with 2020 St. Helena pool party killing', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'two-arrested-in-connection-with-2020-st-helena-pool-party-killing', '', '', '2021-06-30 14:37:26', '2021-06-30 18:37:26', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50957', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(50961, 4, '2021-06-30 14:38:24', '2021-06-30 18:38:24', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort City Council passed the City of Beaufort’s operating budget of $23,769,178 for Fiscal Year 2022 at its June 22 Regular Meeting. The fiscal year begins on July 1, 2021, and ends on June 30, 2022.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The budget includes a modest reduction in property taxes and reflects the City’s expectation that tourism will rebound in the coming year.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The $23.7 million comes in at 3.24 percent over the FY 2021 budget, and includes a 1.1 millage reduction, which means that homeowners will pay less in property tax.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>General Fund appropriations, which includes most City of Beaufort departmental operations and debt service, are estimated to be $18.7 million. The Parks &amp; Tourism Fund appropriations, which include some police operations, marine operations, Waterfront Park operations, parking operations and various downtown operations, are budgeted at $3.3 million.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Stormwater Utility Fund is budgeted at $1.1 million, and the State Accommodations Fund, which includes various tourism and marketing functions, as well as grants, is budgeted for $491,686. The Fire Impact Fund is budgeted at $70,400.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Homeowners will see an increase in their monthly trash refuse fee, which last went up in 2014. It is increasing from $16.20 to $20 a month beginning with the July billing cycle. Capital Waste Services of Columbia will take over the City’s trash and recycling services beginning July 1.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The budget sets various fees for FY 2022, from special duty fees for police services to park deposit fees to building permit fees, which remain at FY 2021 levels.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The budget reflects no new debt.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The budget ordinance can be found at https://bit.ly/2TnhRG.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'City Council passes $23.7 million budget', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'city-council-passes-23-7-million-budget', '', '', '2021-06-30 14:38:26', '2021-06-30 18:38:26', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50961', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50963, 4, '2021-06-30 14:39:45', '2021-06-30 18:39:45', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>A big success for Jasper County</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We have just completed a wonderfully successful first for Jasper County – hosting a PGA tournament at Congaree Golf Club and bringing millions of television viewers into our backyards. The benefits of this golf tournament will ripple through Jasper County and the Lowcountry for months and maybe years to come.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to the PGA Tour, the Palmetto Championship at Congaree is expected to have an estimated $50 million impact on the South Carolina economy, plus a $54 million value in media coverage. I hope many of you were able to see some of the tournament on TV or in person so you have a feel for how important this media coverage is to our county.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Working with partners big and small, this community pulled together a major tournament in a matter of three months – something that usually takes a year or longer to organize.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>From the volunteers on the course to the emergency services, from the people who helped with the COVID testing to the golfers and their support teams that came through the Ridgeland-Claude Dean Airport and other local airports, from our sheriff’s office to Congaree’s members and leaders, from the PGA to our state leaders, I share a heartfelt thank you from Jasper County Council.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As our airport continues to expand and improve, as our roads and highways are upgraded, as our economy grows, I see exciting things in the very near future for Jasper County.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>– Barbara Clark, Chair, Jasper County Council</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'LETTER TO THE EDITOR', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'letter-to-the-editor-51', '', '', '2021-06-30 14:39:47', '2021-06-30 18:39:47', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50963', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50965, 4, '2021-06-30 14:43:20', '2021-06-30 18:43:20', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort’s Dominic Christofek, 35, enlisted in the Navy in Cleveland in 2004. After Boot camp at Great Lakes, he trained as a Medical Corpsman including Combat Medicine. He served at MCAS Beaufort and then was embedded with the Marines in Iraq and with the Navy CBES in Okinawa and Afghanistan where he treated all branches and foreign forces. He’s also served at NAS Pensacola and for six years at MCRD Parris Island before retraining as a respiratory therapist and an assignment to Naval Medical Center Camp Legeune. Christofek was medically retired this year and now serves his community at Coastal Carolina Hospital.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":50967,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Dominic-Christofek-as-Young-Sailor-Crop.jpg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Dominic-Christofek-as-Young-Sailor-Crop-1015x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50967\"/></a></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>– Compiled by John Chubb, American Legion Post 9. For nominations, contact jechubb1@gmail.com.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'VETERAN OF THE WEEK DOMINIC CHRISTOFEK', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'veteran-of-the-week-dominic-christofek', '', '', '2021-06-30 14:43:23', '2021-06-30 18:43:23', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50965', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(50969, 4, '2021-06-30 14:44:49', '2021-06-30 18:44:49', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After moving here last year from western North Carolina, just south of Asheville, Sofia Karen Dow of Lady’s Island admits, “The beauty of this area continues to amaze me.” Dow snapped this photo from the bluff in Port Royal toward Parris Island during one late afternoon as a balmy day was just starting to become a serene evening. To submit a Lowcountry Life photo, you must be the photographer or have permission to submit the photo to be published in The Island News. Please submit high-resolution photos and include a description and/or names of the people in the picture and the name of the photographer. Email your photos to theislandnews@gmail.com.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'LOWCOUNTRY LIFE', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'lowcountry-life-165', '', '', '2021-06-30 14:44:50', '2021-06-30 18:44:50', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50969', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50972, 4, '2021-06-30 14:56:55', '2021-06-30 18:56:55', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Make way for more shopping opportunities </strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br><em>BEAUFORT </em>- Plans for a 197,000-square foot commercial development, Beaufort Station, are inching forward, receiving preliminary approval from the city last week. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The development on 30 acres of heavily wooded land owned by the John Gray family is located at the intersection of Robert Smalls Parkway and the Parris Island Gateway, across the highway from Walmart Supercenter, Belks and T.J. Maxx stores.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It’s probably a good thing the project is moving forward since S.C. Department of Transportation is busy erecting a new stop light as well as traffic medians along the Parkway to serve the development.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The city even issued a “heads up” notice to the public last week that the road work was progressing but according to a very reliable source the Highway Patrol is already writing warnings enforcing the as-yet-none-existent medians.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Charlotte developers representing the Beaufort Station told the city Design Review Board last week planning for the project has been in the works for the past three years. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>They did NOT say who the tenants would be, although they stated the smaller units were already “60 to 70 percent occupied with very little effort.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Names like Starbucks, Chipotle, and Old Navy were dropped into the discussion which board members said they hoped would bring some traffic relief to the existing Starbucks on Boundary Street.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It’s going to be interesting to see the race to see that strip of Robert Smalls be developed. Starting with what was the Beaufort Plaza, where the marketing team there is looking for tenants to neighbor the proposed new Publix which hasn’t broken ground yet.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Then there’s the car dealership community, farther south and the new Harbor Freight, … a new carwash and a new Verizon store, less than a mile from where the existing Verizon is located.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>With the new apartment complexes being built along the Parkway, closer to the Broad River Bridge and the new residences being built on old Salem Road, developers with their high-priced land consultants apparently know what they’re doing.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>P.S. The DRB also gave conceptual approval for redevelopment of the former Carver Brothers building supply at the intersection of Parris Island Gateway and Boundary Street/U.S. 21.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Developers want to turn that vacant structure into a storage facility, to store all the retail stuff folks are going to have the increased opportunity to buy.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br><strong>Now Dragonboat looking for a home</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>BEAUFORT – While new development keeps taking up more land and clearing more trees, another non-profit boating activity is facing the threat of homelessness.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dragonboat Beaufort found out last month they would no longer be welcome at the Port Royal Landings, now that Safe Harbor Marinas is the new owner.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The nonprofit, which raises dollars to help those with cancer, have used the Landings docks since 2013.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For those not familiar with Dragonboat Beaufort, it’s an international organization of rowing teams who band together to raise money and support for cancer patients. The teams compete around the country and when the event is held locally, hundreds of participants and visitors flock to the area, booking hotel rooms, eating in restaurants, etc.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort Rowing Club had to vacate their home dock when new owners of the dock tripled the rent.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Representatives of both groups are contacting private communities, land owners and other marinas hoping for water access.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>All while the same Safe Harbor that owns the former Port Royal Landings and is believed to be the potential buyer of the Grey Ghost LLC property on Battery Creek, plan what has been described as a 300-boat marina.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br><strong>Update on Grey Ghost</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>PORT ROYAL – Wording changes that could facilitate the sale of the former Port of Port Royal property on Battery Creek, cleared the Municipal Planning Commission last week, advancing action into the Town Council’s court.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In a special meeting held to accommodate current owners of the property, Grey Ghost Properties LLC, and the potential buyers, the MPC members spent an hour tweaking changes to the 2017 Planned Unit Agreement, or PUD, which outlines what can, or cannot be built on the waterfront property.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Commission’s approval sends the proposed changes to the Town Council for a public hearing on July 7.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Stay tuned. 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(50987, 4, '2021-06-30 15:47:23', '2021-06-30 19:47:23', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>&nbsp;By Mike McCombs</strong><br><br>SEABROOK<em>&nbsp;</em>– You often hear people remark that no one ever reports the good news.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>That’s just not true, and here’s proof: Vicky Desylva came home Monday night.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Friends, family and people she didn’t even know were a part of a caravan of motorcycles, cars, SUVs and even a fire engine that paraded down Morgan Road on Monday evening for the last few feet of her more-than-eight-month journey.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And hopefully, she’s here to stay.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Vicky’s mother, Jennifer Marlow, said her daughter was roughhousing with her sister last fall when her sister felt a bump on Vicky’s breast.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A trip to the doctor revealed more bumps and resulted in a trip to a breast surgeon for an examination, ultrasounds and blood work.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Then came the call no parent wants to get, around 5 p.m., Oct. 29, 2020: “Her blood shows she has leukemia.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Jennifer immediately made all the necessary phone calls to family, including her husband, Dana, and hit the road for the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Vicky had accute lymphoblastic leukemia. She was in&nbsp;Charleston about 50 days … the first time around.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>She failed the first phase of induction. The chemotherapy wouldn’t take.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Her white counts would go down then come right back up like nothing happened,” Jennifer said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Doctors determined she needed a bone marrow transplant. Her mother would be the donor.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On March 8, she went back into the hospital 10 days before the transplant. She had six sessions of total body radiation, underwent tests, X-rays and bone marrow biopsies.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Then came the big day – March 18, the bone marrow transplant.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Vicky’s hospital stay was a total of 51 days. Then the real test, making it through 100 days cancer-free living nearby in Charleston.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":50847,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/06282021-Vicky-Desylva-2-9289_edited-1.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/06282021-Vicky-Desylva-2-9289_edited-1-1024x819.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50847\"/></a><figcaption>Emma Abrams, left, with her dog Bessie, and Felicia Smith welcome Vicky Desylva, right, home after she spent the previous 151 days in Charleston while undergoing treatment for Leukemia at MUSC. Friends, family and a contingent of riders from the Bikers Against Bullies motorcycle club were on hand to welcome her back home. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br>Jennifer said she struggled initially.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“In the beginning I was a mess,” she said. “I’m a big believer in God, but I had a moment where I yelled at God, ‘Why me, why this, why my kid?’”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Jennifer tried hard not to let Vicky see her struggle.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I would go to the bathroom or go outside and break down,” she said. “That was short-lived, though. God won’t give us anything that we can’t handle.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As time passed, Jennifer said she handled the situation better. Mainly because Vicky herself set the example.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Vicky is really strong. One of the doctors came in and Vicky was sleeping, and said, ‘I’m just waiting for Vicky to break down,’” she said. “I said, ‘What do you mean?’ He said, ‘Well, she hasn’t really cried, she hasn’t been mean or lashed out.’ I said, ‘Vicky is not going to do that. She’s not going to cry. She’s not going to lash out. That’s not who she is.’</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“It was hard for me, but I knew Vicky was going to kick cancer’s butt.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The doctors warned Vicky and the Marlows that most kids end up back in the hospital at some point. A fever. An infection. Something. Don’t be afraid, they said. It happens.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It didn’t happen.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The support of family and close friends kept Jennifer and Dana and Vicky strong.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As the days in Charleston drew to a close, someone contacted Bikers Against Bullies. The group goes into schools and gives anti-bullying and making-the-right-choices talks.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Along with a fire engine from the Sheldon Fire District, a dozen or so members of the group braved the rains of Tropical Storm Danny to wait for Vicky and her family Monday evening at the Dollar General near Gardens Corner. From there, they escorted the string of cars belonging to Jennifer, her family and friends to the Marlows’ home in Seabrook, where more family and friends were waiting with hugs, gifts, food and smiles. (<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yYAZuddZ9Y\">See video here</a>.)</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“When we got the call about this, I mean how can you say no to this?” said Zane “Gonzo” Lewis of Bikers Against Bullies. “A few people were giving us a little bit of grief today about riding into a tropical storm. We said, ‘we don’t care, there’s a kid on the other side.’ We just did it today, mainly, because it’s the right thing to do. Period. A little bit wet, but we’ll be dry when we get home.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Surprised, Vicky said she didn’t expect this and didn’t know about any of it until it was happening.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>She said she realized when “Mom put her blinkers on and slowed down and people started running in the street.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The prognosis is good. Vicky still has 100 percent donor cells.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>She has to go to the clinic once a week for 180 days. But as Jennifer said, they’re taking it step by step.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Vicky said she was strong because she knew she “had a lot of support. I knew if I broke down, I had people around me to help me get through.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>She’s said she’s not scared of coming out of remission.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“It happened once,” Vicky said. “I can do it all over again.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Here’s hoping she doesn’t have to.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Mike McCombs is the editor of The Island News and can be reached at TheIslandNews@gmail.com.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Above:</em> <em>Vicky Desylva, 15, left, and mom Jennifer Marlow pose for a picture with some of the Bikers Against Bullies motorcycle club as a backdrop Monday afternoon. 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(51023, 4, '2021-07-04 13:53:19', '2021-07-04 17:53:19', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>19 year old sweeps golds in 89-kg weight class at USA Weightlifting Junior Nationals</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Mike McCombs</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"dropCap\":true} -->\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">When Dade Stanley left Beaufort to start his freshman year at Clemson University last fall, weightlifting was put on the back burner.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But don’t think for a second that he’s not still cooking.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Stanley, 19, swept the Snatch and Clean &amp; Jerk and set a personal record with an Overall total of 306 kilograms to win gold in the 89-kilogram weight class by 10 kg Thursday at the USA Weightlifting Junior National Championships in Detroit.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To say the Beaufort High School graduate’s performance was a surprise would be an understatement.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“It shocked me definitely to be able to hit a PR of any sort after coming back,” Stanley said Friday. “I thought I’d have been about where I was before. … I figured that would have given me a good chance. But when I saw the guys who would have been my main competition weren’t on, I figured if I have a good day, I’d have a good chance.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Stanley was 5-for-6 on his lifts. He lifted 127, 132 and 138 kg to win the Snatch and lifted 158 and a personal-record 168 kg in the Clean &amp; Jerk before missing on 175 kg. Team Beaufort Coach Ray Jones said the effort at 175 was an attempt to qualify Stanley for the World Championships team.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Dade can be a good as Dade wants to be,” Jones said. “We sent him, but we really didn’t know what to expect.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Competitively, Stanley was returning after a layoff of more than a year. His last competitive meet was the American Open in March 2020, where his Overall total was 303 kg.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Stanley returned home from school at the end of April and didn’t start training again until May 10. The first two weeks were strictly conditioning.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It’s safe to say Jones didn’t dream of a championship after such a long layoff from competitive lifting and just seven weeks or so of training.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Not only is it not likely, it’s not even heard of,” he said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Jones didn’t set up a program for Stanley to follow at Clemson.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“He was smart enough to do it on his own,” Jones said. “I didn’t have a clue what to expect. We were flying blind.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Stanley didn’t want to pay for CrossFit, and COVID-19 restrictions at Clemson limited him to just a basic gym, where Olympic weightlifting workouts weren’t possible.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“So basically, I was just just doing strength training – dead lifts, squats, working on my core,” he said. “For the most part, it was all second nature (when I got back to lifting). It was just about timing.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“There’s not many like Dade,” Jones said. “He might not have the strength that C.J. 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(51034, 4, '2021-07-04 21:50:50', '2021-07-05 01:50:50', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Mike McCombs</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The old saying goes “success breeds success.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When it comes to Coach Ray Jones and the Team Beaufort Olympic Weightlifting program, it couldn’t hold more true.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>During a week that saw Beaufort natives and standbys C.J. Cummings and Dade Stanley claim USA Weightlifting National Championships in Detroit, two more Team Beaufort (Team Divergent) lifters emerged as stars.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ian Graham, a 17-year-old Beaufort native, won gold in the Clean &amp; Jerk (131 kg), bronze in the Snatch (107 kg) and silver Overall (238 kg) – all personal records – in the 102-kilogram weight class of the Youth National Championships. He finished second by just a kilogram.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And 19-year-old Marr-Khie Desvarieux, originally from New Smyrna Beach, Fla., won gold in the Clean &amp; Jerk (109 kg), silver in the Snatch (87 kg) and silver Overall (196 kg) in the 71-kg weight class in the Junior National Championships.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":51079,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_3710.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_3710.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51079\"/></a><figcaption><em>Nineteen-year-old Marr-Khie Desvarieux won gold in the Clean &amp; Jerk (109 kg), silver in the Snatch (87 kg) and silver Overall (196 kg) in the 71-kg weight class in the Junior National Championships this week in Detroit. Photo by Ray Jones.</em></figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br>Desvarieux, too, finished second by a kilogram. In fact she thought she had completed her final lift that would have given her the win. But it was disallowed on a technicality by the judges.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“She had it overhead,” Jones said. “She did it.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“It was a lot of fun,” Desvarieux said. “I had a lot of support from my coach and my teammates. It definitely could have went a lot worse. I’m definitely happy. I’m just really happy to be competing on a stage again.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Because of the pandemic, instead of separate events, this year’s USA Weightlifting Championships – Youth, Junior, Under-25 and Senior – were all held in the same place at the same time.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Jones said this was beneficial for Team Beaufort as Cummings and Stanley could be there to encourage the other lifters.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“C.J. was there and involved, and that’s what I wanted,” Jones said. “He was there and involved and humble and supportive. And Dade was the same way, too.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Turns out, Lebanese-born Mahassen Hala, who trains with Team Beaufort, was a big influence, as well.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Marr-Khie Desvarieux</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Desvarieux, who has been lifting since 2016, said she has always played sports but eventually switched to CrossFit. But she didn’t like the cardio training and was much happier after making the switch to weightlifting.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Last year, she and a friend grew disenchanted with their coaching situation at the time. Her teammate was friends with Hala, and that connection helped Desvarieux earn the chance to train remotely with Jones beginning in October 2020.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Recently, Desvarieux had been staying with Hala in Beaufort to train in person with Jones,</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“She’s really, really talented, just the way she moves,” Jones said. “Her biggest obstacle at this point is overcoming attitude and gaining confidence. She’s going to do really, really well over the next six to eight months or so.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“It’s been pretty life-changing, a whole different environment,” Desvarieux said. “I just turned 19, I’m traveling on my own. I’m just way more positive than used to be. 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(51086, 4, '2021-07-07 13:34:48', '2021-07-07 17:34:48', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Larry Dandridge</strong><br><br>If you can’t work because of a military service-connected disability, you may qualify for “Individual Unemployability (IU).” This means you may be able to get disability compensation or benefits (health care primarily) at the same level as a Veteran who has a 100% disability rating. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There are two ways to apply for and receive a 100% military service-connected disability rating from the VA.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list {\"ordered\":true} -->\n<ol><li>The first way is to apply for 100% service-connected disability based on one or more service-connected disabilities, which were caused by wounds, injuries, illnesses, or hazardous material (HAZMAT) contaminations. The specific instructions for filing a claim for service-connected disability are found at https://www.va.gov/disability/how-to-file-claim/ .&nbsp;</li><li>The second way to apply for 100% service-connected disability is to submit a VETERAN’S APPLICATION FOR INCREASED COMPENSATION BASED ON UNEMPLOYABILITY, using VA Form 21-8940 and VA Form 21-4192. This application is based on you having a service-connected disability that keeps you from working, regardless of your VA service-connected disability rating.&nbsp;</li></ol>\n<!-- /wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The VA web site https://www.va.gov/disability/eligibility/special-claims/unemployability/ explains what IU is, what qualifies you for IU, and what forms and evidence you need to submit to file a claim for IU.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You may be eligible for IU if you meet both of the requirements listed below.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You have at least 1 service-connected disability rated at 60% or more disabling, or 2 or more service-connected disabilities, with at least 1 rated at 40% or more disabling and a combined rating of 70% or more, and</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You can’t hold down a steady job that supports you financially because of your service-connected disability. Odd jobs don’t count.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Also, in certain cases, you may qualify for IU at a lower than 60% or 70% disability rating, based on an exception, like marked interference with employment or frequent periods of hospitalization. For more information on exception rules see https://helpdesk.vetsfirst.org/index.php?pg=kb.page&amp;id=1963 .&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Applying for IU is so important that a Veteran should use a Veterans Service Officer (VSO) or another certified adviser to help prepare an IU claim. There is a State of SC Veterans Service Office in every SC county. See a list of SC County Veterans Service Offices at https://scdva.sc.gov/county-veterans-affairs-offices. The Beaufort County Vets Service Office is located in the Disabilities and Special Needs Building, at 100 Clear Water Way, Beaufort, SC 29906, phone number (843) 255-6880, and FAX (843) 255-9445. Call ahead to make an appointment.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The VA can only consider disabilities that have already been awarded by the VA as service-connected. So, if you have a service-connection VA disability award for hip and back injuries of 60% but the main reason you cannot work is because you have unclaimed serious Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), the VA will not consider your PTSD in your IU claim.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The VA does not make its decision on IU based on a Social Security Disability Award. However, if your social security disability award is for the same service-connected disabilities the Veteran is making an IU claim for, then include the award letter in your claim and all the service-connected disability evidence you submitted to the Social Security Administration.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>IU is not always rated as a permanent condition. The VA may require you to undergo periodic medical exams to evaluate your IU. There are safe-guards in place to prevent unjustifiable removal of an IU determination. The VA must provide you with prior notice of their plan to take away your IU benefit. The Vet has 60 days to show evidence that his condition(s) have not changed. The Vet also has an option to request a pre-determination hearing.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The most important evidence a Veteran can submit to support an IU claim is a professional opinion (letter and medical records) from a doctor and Vocational Expert. Supporting letters from an Occupational, Physical, or Speech Therapist, Chiropractor, etc., are also strong evidence of unemployability. Ideally you need to get a VA Doctor, Physician’s Assistant (PA), or Nurse Practitioner (NP) to write an opinion supporting IU in your medical records and in a letter stating “it is more likely than not” that your service-connected disabilities make you unable to work.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A similar letter from a civilian doctor, PA, or NP would also be powerful proof of IU. Since no one knows your illnesses, injuries, wounds, and HAZMAT contaminations better than you, it is a good idea for you to help your doctor and vocational experts prepare supporting letters because they may not be familiar with IU claims. Letters supporting your claim and signed, by your past and present employers, co-workers, and other lay witnesses are also important. Letters should end with, “the information in this letter is true to the best of my knowledge”.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Some of the veterans the author knows have filed for IU based on mental illnesses like PTSD, major depressive disorder, major panic disorder, and other disabling conditions. Those claims were supported by detailed letters and recorded interviews from the Vet’s mental health doctor. Those letters included detailed diagnosis and explanation of the mental illnesses, effects of that illness, treatments, sleep deprivation, medication, and how the military caused or worsened the Vet’s mental health. Those letters also included references to medical studies supporting IU for the conditions the Vet is suffering from, and, if applicable, a Military Discharge Review Board decision.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The VA Form 21-8940, VETERAN’s APPLICATION FOR INCREASED COMPENSATION BASED ON UNEMPLOYABILTY is complex and four pages long. Go to https://www.vba.va.gov/pubs/forms/vba-21-8940-are.pdf to download the form</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Section I of the form requires the Veteran’s identification information including the name, Social Security Number, VA File Number, date-of-birth, mailing address, email address, and phone number.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Section II of the form requires submission of the disabilities preventing you from working, the name and address of your doctors (Military, VA, and Civilian), dates of treatment by doctors, and dates of hospitalization.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Section III of the form requires your dates and places of employment for the last five years you worked, the date you last worked full-time, the type of work you did, the hours you worked per week, the date your disability affected employment, the date you became too disabled to work, time loss from illness, highest earnings per month, Reserve or National Guard status, total income for the past 12 months, current earned monthly income, dates and type of work you have applied for, and more.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Section IV of the form requires you to list your education and training, training dates, detailed remarks, and your signature and two witnesses.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The VA Form 21-4192, REQUEST FOR UNEMPLOYMENT IN CONNECTION WITH CLAIM FOR DISABILITY is two pages long. Go to https://www.vba.va.gov/pubs/forms/VBA-21-4192-ARE.pdf to download the form. This form is a request from the VA for employment information from employers the Veteran has worked for in the past five years. The form asks for the Vet’s name, SSAN, VA File Number, date-of-birth, dates of employment, type of work performed, amount earned during last 12 months of employment, date last worked, date of last payment, gross amount of last payment, Reserve or National Guard duty status, what disabilities does the Vet have that prevent working, and much more.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is best if you can personally explain the IU claim process to the employer and help the employer to fill out VA Form 21-4192.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In summary, the VA focuses on whether your service-connected disabilities prevent you from getting a job, keeping a job, and limiting you to jobs that pay below the poverty level. The difference between 60% to 70% service-connected disability and 100% disability may be as much as $2,000.00 per month. If you are a disabled and qualified Veteran, do not miss out on this benefit --- you earned it!</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Larry Dandridge is a Vietnam era wounded warrior, a combat and 100% disabled veteran, an ex-Enlisted Infantryman, an Ex-Warrant Officer Attack Helicopter Pilot and Test-pilot, and a retired Lt. Colonel. He is a past Veterans Service Officer, and a current volunteer Patient Adviser, CEO Advisory Council Member, and Patient and Family Advisory Committee Member at the RHJ VA Medical Center. He is also the Fisher House Charleston volunteer Good Will Ambassador and the VP for Veteran and Retiree Affairs for the Coastal Carolina Army Association Chapter. Larry is the author of the award-winning, non-fiction, and action-packed BLADES OF THUNDER (Book One) and contributing free-lance writer with the Island News, you can email him at: LDandridge@earthlink.net.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>EDITOR’S NOTE</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>These columns are not meant to replace carefully reading the Federal Veterans’ benefits information at www.va.govand other locations or the State of SC Veterans benefit information at https://scdva.sc.gov. Anyone seeking advice on veterans’ benefits are advised to seek the advice and assistance of a Veterans Assistance Officer or another certified Veterans Advisor.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Larry Dandridge is not an employee of THE ISLAND NEWS and his opinions are his alone. Although every precaution has been taken in the preparation of these articles, the publisher and author assume no responsibility for errors or omissions. Neither is any liability assumed by the author or THE ISLAND NEWS for damages resulting from the use of information contained herein.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'What is Veterans Administration (VA) Individual Unemployability (IU) and how do I file for it?', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'what-is-veterans-administration-va-individual-unemployability-iu-and-how-do-i-file-for-it', '', '', '2021-07-07 13:34:51', '2021-07-07 17:34:51', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51086', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(51090, 4, '2021-07-07 13:40:52', '2021-07-07 17:40:52', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Laura Kaponer</strong><br><br><em>I am a family member</em> <em>of an individual who died by suicide. My son David, who was on the spectrum (autism) and extremely high functioning, did not want to be recognized as different from his peers. He wrote a letter declaring his ‘love’ for a young lady at school. She, not knowing how to respond, shared the letter with friends who shared the content with others. Some of these students started teasing him. David came home from school and ended his life.” </em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This was shared by Maria Beth Smith.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Suicide is something we just don’t talk about. When we don’t talk about suicide it’s impossible to understand the mindset of an individual experiencing thoughts, feelings or actions of suicide.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Defining suicide as something ugly and shameful takes away a safe place to seek support. Support that is necessary for both the individual at risk as well as their loved ones. How do we break this turbulent cycle?&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We start the conversation.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We need to approach the conversation of suicide with an open mind in order to break through any misconceptions or prejudices we may have. It’s important to know the language of suicide in order to have the conversation that will promote the greatest possibility of change.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Previously it was said a person “committed suicide.” This strongly indicated that suicide was a deliberate choice. This also insinuated some level of malicious intent such as a person who “commits a crime.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Now the language of suicide reflects that with the term “died by suicide.” Suicide is a death caused by an illness.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), warning signs may include:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Talk: </strong>Of wanting to kill themselves, feeling hopeless or a burden, having no reason to live;&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Behavior: </strong>Increased use of substances, withdrawing from activities, giving away prized possessions, isolating from family and friend;&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Mood: </strong>Depression, anxiety, humiliation/shame, relief or sudden improvement.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Risk factors are characteristics and conditions that increase the liklihood of a suicide attempt. Mental health conditions, substance use problems, serious physical health conditions, prolonged stress or harassment, and stressful life events such as divorce or financial crisis are some possible risk factors listed by the AFSP.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Smith said,”David didn’t have the typical warning signs for suicide, but he did have some risk factors. David came from a ‘broken home,’ his parents were divorced. He had a family history of mental health conditions and suicide, a personal history of episodic depression, and was being harassed by his peers that day. He tended to be an introvert and not share his embarrassment or distress to anyone in the family when he got home from school.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Knowing all the warning signs and risk factors isn’t a guarantee of suicide prevention. Often those left behind blame themselves for not doing or saying something. The most important thing to remember is that suicide is no one’s fault. We can take a proactive role to learn more and offer support where it’s needed. When someone dies by suicide, we all lose. <br><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>MORE INFORMATION&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Some further resources on this topic can be found at www.survivorsofscuicide. com, Suicide Prevention Resource Center (sprc. org) and Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (save.org).&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Laura Kaponer is a mental health advocate, blogger and Certified Peer Support Specialist. You can find her on social media by searching #Laurakaponeris1in5. </em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'When someone dies by suicide, we all lose', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'when-someone-dies-by-suicide-we-all-lose', '', '', '2021-07-07 13:41:19', '2021-07-07 17:41:19', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51090', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(51093, 4, '2021-07-07 13:43:34', '2021-07-07 17:43:34', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is Friday and it is early. This morning I’ve got my coffee (Major Dickason’s Blend), a tangerine and a the expectation of a couple of days in the North Carolina mountains. As soon as Susan wakes we will begin our journey that will take us to the Blue Ridge.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This morning the slate-gray, overcast sky reminds me of those mornings when our military family was about to leave for another the post and, for me, a chance to re-invent myself on a blank canvas.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>One morning — standing beside a military train from which I had just disembarked in Bad Kreuznach — I looked into a still dark German sky wondering what kind of life Landstuhl Army Hospital would hold for me.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As I stood in the pre-dawn darkness I was certain the United States was a solid source of goodness in the world. And, of course, knew that the Soviet Socialist Republic — its young soldiers now waking up about 100 miles to the East — was evil. That morning I believed I was “on the right side of history” however small, insignificant and insubstantial my own role.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>My mother and father came from dramatically different geographies — South Carolina and Ohio — but agreed that Catholicism would be our theology. Both of my parents were attracted to the youth and the idealism of John Kennedy although they couldn’t wear political buttons to assert their preference on post.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>My mother was southern-born and brought some of the Lost Cause sentimentality into the family. My father, who’s ancestor rode with George Custer, was secure in the seriousness of his medical research.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In our family there were some, peripheral notions of injustice and inequality — the enlisted families lived in separate, lesser housing.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But the U.S. Army in Europe (USAEUR) was integrated and every morning I rode the bus to Kaiserslautern American High School with black students. There were problems in Mississippi (in 1962) but those problems were not, as far as I could tell, manifest in Vogelweh.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Then, in the late 1960s, something changed. That something might have been the perceived futility and folly of Vietnam. Maybe the assassinations of John Kennedy, Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy were too much for our psyche to ignore. Maybe it was Richard Nixon and Watergate. Whatever it was we began to question our national character, our innate goodness.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This could be cyclical.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Every nation goes through periods of feeling positive, followed by doubt, maybe the United States needed to confess its sins and then seek absolution. Maybe this troubled passage is a healthy, necessary step on our way to recovery.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But the worry here is that rage that currently inhabits our social landscape will continue; the contempt for our Congress will metastasize; that redemption and recovery will not happen.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The concern is that the criticism, contempt and anger will spill over into some kind of conflict. That we will have a second Civil War.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>One of my friends, a good friend, points to the current impasse in the Congress — and yes, I know the Democrats have a slim majority — as symptomatic of the death of representative government in the United States. He believes there is no solution.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And there is no argument that many in government refuse to compromise. They have a religious, faith-like certainty that they are right.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It does take one back to 1558 when the Brits were evenly divided between Protestant and Catholic and were busy burning and be-heading each other over their theological differences — differences that seem trivial today.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>By 1583, these internal wars had weakened Britain’s Queen making her a target for assassination and invasion. France and Spain, both Catholic, thought this was the right time to invade, capture the tortured island, and drag the faithless Brits back to the Church and to the truth.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Our founding, slightly flawed fathers — Jefferson, Madison and Hamilton — knew how close Britain had come to collapse. They knew the danger of a make-no-deals, take-no-prisoners, burn-your-opponent-the-stake religiosity — and did their best to keep that pathogen out of their new compact. (And, yes, one can say that some of the compromises — like the electoral college and slavery—were bad.)&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But this morning — as we prepare to leave for the cooler, temperate mountains — I choose to believe our fever will break. Like 16th Century Britain we will recover, continue our quest for perfection, and be a reliable source of goodness for the rest of the world.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Scott Graber is a lawyer, novelist, veteran columnist and longtime resident of Port Royal. 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(51095, 4, '2021-07-07 13:44:40', '2021-07-07 17:44:40', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>LowcoSports.com</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It was a big weekend for pro golfers from the Lowcountry, as Beaufort’s Mark Anderson posted his best result yet on the PGA Tour and Bluffton’s Bryson Nimmer tied for third place in the second event on the newly-minted Forme Tour.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Anderson blazed to a 15-under-par 273 at the Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit, posting a pair of rounds of 2-under-par 70 to make the cut and turning it on over the weekend to tie for eighth — his best finish in 98 career events on the top tour. He moved into contention with a 5-under 67 on Saturday and kept himself in the hunt with a 6-under 66 on Sunday, finishing just three shots back of champion Cam Davis, who defeated Troy Merritt and Joaquin Niemann in a playoff for the title.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After missing six straight cuts earlier in the season, Anderson appears to be rounding back into form with his fourth made cut in his last six events and his first top-10 finish on the PGA Tour since a tie for 10th at the 2017 Puerto Rico Open.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Anderson is in the field for this week’s PGA Tour stop at the John Deere Classic in Silvis, Illinois, as he looks to build off his newfound momentum.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Nimmer made a splash in the second event on the new Forme Tour, carding four consecutive rounds in the 60s to tie for third at the Auburn University Club Invitational. After opening with a pair of rounds of 6-under 66, Nimmer posted a 67 and 69 on the weekend to lock down a solid result and finish three shots behind champion Philip Knowles.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Bluffton native and former Hilton Head Christian Academy and Clemson standout also tied for 44th in the Forme Tour’s initial event, the L&amp;J Golf Championship at Jennings Mill Country Club.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Anderson, Nimmer post top-10 finishes on PGA, Forme tours', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'anderson-nimmer-post-top-10-finishes-on-pga-forme-tours', '', '', '2021-07-07 13:44:41', '2021-07-07 17:44:41', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51095', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(51097, 4, '2021-07-07 13:46:40', '2021-07-07 17:46:40', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>LowcoSports.com</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort’s Jerry Bruns continued his strong play last week with a top-three finish in the 70th annual Grant Bennett Florence Junior at the historic Country Club of Florence.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bruns raced out to the 18-hole lead with a blistering 5-under-par 66 in the opening round, but he was unable to maintain the incredible pace and hold off a strong field of golfers from throughout the Palmetto State.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The rising junior at Beaufort High School was just one shot off the pace after shooting even-par 71 in the second round, but he could get only one birdie putt to drop in a final round 72 as Greenville’s Walker Jennings carded three straight rounds in the 60s to finish at 8 under and win by three shots over Rowan Sullivan of Charleston.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bruns finished tied for third with Simpsonville’s Major Lenning. <br><br><em>Photo courtesy of SCJGA</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Beaufort’s Bruns ties for 3rd at Florence Junior', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beauforts-bruns-ties-for-3rd-at-florence-junior', '', '', '2021-07-07 13:46:43', '2021-07-07 17:46:43', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51097', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(51101, 4, '2021-07-07 13:53:28', '2021-07-07 17:53:28', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For many people, the hot summer days are often spent swimming at the pool. But even though the water is usually clear with chlorine, it doesn\'t mean you should be looking underwater. it could cause temporary damage to your eyes.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The next time you dive into a pool, you might want to reconsider opening your eyes underwater.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"Chlorine is a pretty powerful disinfectant and can, in fact, cause some damage to the outer layer cells that protect the cornea,\" says Dr. Muriel Schornack, a Mayo Clinic optometrist.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The occasional glance should be OK, but extended eye opening underwater can cause damage.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"The eye becomes red, irritated. You might become photophobic, or sensitive to light. Your vision might blur a little bit, and your eyes are going to feel irritated or even, frankly, painful,\" says Dr. Schornack.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Most of the time, those symptoms are uncomfortable but temporary. If you really want to look underwater, the doctor-recommended tip:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"… I\'m a huge fan of swimming goggles for a couple of reasons. No. 1, you can protect the front surface of the eye. No. 2, a lot of folks who are highly nearsighted or highly farsighted like to wear their contact lenses while they\'re swimming. And if chlorine soaks into those lenses, now you\'ve got a reservoir of chlorine on the surface of the eye that\'s likely to do damage,\" says Dr. Schornack.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>By Jason Howland/ Mayo Clinic Minute <br><br><em>Exclusive content from CARE Magazine</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Should you open your eyes underwater?', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'should-you-open-your-eyes-underwater', '', '', '2021-07-07 13:53:30', '2021-07-07 17:53:30', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51101', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(51103, 4, '2021-07-07 13:54:38', '2021-07-07 17:54:38', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Regardless of whether a person has a food addiction or eating disorder or simply wants to improve their intake of nutritious foods, they may wish to give up unwanted eating behaviors.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Seek help: </strong>Anyone who suspects that they have an eating disorder or food addiction can contact the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) helpline at 800-931-2237. People looking for help with their nutritional intake can also seek the guidance of a registered dietitian. Alongside the appropriate therapy, nutritional advice can help people manage their health.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Modify the environment: </strong>Environmental cues, which include the sight, smell, and even appearance of foods, may trigger food cravings.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Individuals can adjust their environment without creating restrictions by:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>portioning adequate amounts of food for meals, and then storing the remainder away and out of sight&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>sitting away from buffet tables and reframing the dining experience to focus on the social aspects of human engagement and conversation rather than the foods available&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>placing nutritious foods in visible places to serve as reminders and encouragement for healthy eating — for example, putting fruits in a bowl or plate on the kitchen counter&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>increasing the intake of whole foods and nonstarchy vegetables in preference to highly processed foods, when possible&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Small changes go a long way: </strong>It is important to resist the urge to try fad diets that promise rapid results in a short time, as most people who have dieted to lose weight regain the majority of this weight within five years.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Instead, a person should plan to make gradual but sustainable dietary and lifestyle changes, including regular exercise, to support good health and disease management.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/is-food-addiction \">https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/is-food-addiction </a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Exclusive content from CARE Magazine</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'How to give up unwanted eating behaviors', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'how-to-give-up-unwanted-eating-behaviors', '', '', '2021-07-07 13:54:40', '2021-07-07 17:54:40', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51103', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(51105, 4, '2021-07-07 13:55:59', '2021-07-07 17:55:59', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>A study involving nearly 500,000 people finds that drinking coffee significantly lowers the risk of developing liver disease.&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>The health benefit applies to all kinds of coffee, including caffeinated, decaffeinated, ground, and instant coffee.&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>The study finds that drinking 3–4 cups per day provides the greatest benefit.&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For many, coffee is their favorite—some might say indispensable—part of each day. Yet there is also a constant stream of often contradictory research offering evidence for both coffee’s benefits and risks.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>A large new study has now found that coffee of all kinds lowers the risk of chronic liver disease, fatty liver disease, liver cancer, and death from chronic liver disease.&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The greatest benefit is derived from drinking 3–4 cups of coffee, even decaffeinated, per day. Coffee from grounds is slightly more beneficial than instant coffee.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The study, from researchers at the Universities of Southampton and Edinburgh in the United Kingdom, appears in the journal <em>BMC Public Health</em>.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Liver disease and a welcome study&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Worldwide, liver disease causes 2 million deaths annually, with 1 million people dying from complications of cirrhosis and another from viral hepatitis and hepatocellular carcinoma.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>According to the study, the area most profoundly affected by liver disease is sub-Saharan Africa. Central and South America, Eastern Europe, and Southeast Asia follow.&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Liver disease risk factors include consuming alcohol, having overweight, and having diabetes.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Cleveland Clinic’s transplant hepatologist Dr. Talal Adhami called the study “absolutely amazing” thanks to its scope.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“There have been smaller studies, and there was an association [between liver health and coffee], but this study actually drew a much bigger association just from the sheer number of patients,” he said.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Compared with the participants who did not consume coffee, coffee drinkers’ risk of chronic liver disease was 21% lower.&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>They also had a 19% reduced risk of developing chronic liver or fatty liver disease, and they lowered their risk of hepatocellular carcinoma by 21%. Coffee drinkers were also 49% less likely to die from liver disease.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>For people who drank coffee from ground beans, the reduction in risk was even greater.&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Their risk of developing either chronic liver disease or chronic liver or fatty liver disease was reduced by 35%, of developing hepatocellular carcinoma — by 34%, and of dying of liver disease — by 61%.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dr. Adhami explained that “coffee actually can help in early stages of liver disease,” as the liver becomes inflamed in response to a pathogen.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“It can also affect the scarring tissue process, and later on in cirrhosis patients or patients with advanced scarred tissue who are prone to have primary cancer of the liver. Coffee is helpful at that level too,” he added.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/drinking-any-coffee-reduces-the-risk-of-liver-disease-study-finds \">https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/drinking-any-coffee-reduces-the-risk-of-liver-disease-study-finds </a><br><br><em>Exclusive content from CARE Magazine</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Drinking coffee can reduce the risk of liver disease', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'drinking-coffee-can-reduce-the-risk-of-liver-disease', '', '', '2021-07-07 13:56:02', '2021-07-07 17:56:02', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51105', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(51107, 4, '2021-07-07 13:59:34', '2021-07-07 17:59:34', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>One of the highlights of the summer season is the incredible bounty of fresh produce, and grilling these vegetables gives them a smoky, delicious dimension. Here are some simple tips for flavor perfection:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When preparing vegetables, slice them to expose as much of the vegetable to the grill surface as you can.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Coat vegetables with olive oil before placing them on the grill. This will help prevent them from sticking to the grill.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Use the right tool for the job. Accessories like grill toppers and skewers are perfect for keeping smaller foods like cherry tomatoes and onions from rolling around or falling through the grate.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Don\'t leave vegetables unattended. Vegetables are delicate and can easily overcook if not monitored.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Grill extras. Leftover grilled vegetables are great in soups, salads, sandwiches and on pizzas and pasta.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When grilling vegetables, consider this popular recipe. <br><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Grilled Zucchini Rolls&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Ingredients</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;medium zucchinis, sliced 1/4-inch thick, lengthwise</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;tablespoon olive oil</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ounces chevre (soft goat cheese), at room temperature</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pinch of freshly ground black pepper</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pinch of kosher salt</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;tablespoons sun-dried tomatoes, oil-packed and minced</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;teaspoon oil from the sun-dried tomatoes</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;teaspoon fresh thyme, minced</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;tablespoons Parmesan cheese, freshly grated</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Directions</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Preheat the grill on medium.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Brush both sides of sliced zucchini with olive oil and sprinkle with salt. Place on the grill and cook for 4 minutes per side.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When cooked, set on a wire rack to cool.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In a small bowl, combine the chevre, salt, pepper, sun-dried tomatoes, oil and thyme.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Using a small spatula, spread the cheese mixture thinly over one side of the zucchini.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Lightly roll the zucchini, and place seam side down on a small, parchment-lined baking sheet. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Place baking sheet on top rack of the grill for 15 minutes.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Remove to a platter and serve.Source:&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.broilkingbbq.com/\">www.broilkingbbq.com</a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Tips for perfectly grilled vegetables', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'tips-for-perfectly-grilled-vegetables', '', '', '2021-07-07 13:59:36', '2021-07-07 17:59:36', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51107', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(51109, 4, '2021-07-07 14:06:29', '2021-07-07 18:06:29', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ouch! If you’ve got a pinched nerve, you’re likely aware of it day and night because of the pain and numbness it produces. But many people with pinched nerves around the spine—a highly common problem—have no idea how they’re diagnosed or treated, according to Kaliq Chang, MD.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A colloquial term that describes nerve compression, pinched nerves leading from the spine can trigger troublesome symptoms much farther away, such as in the arms and legs. That’s because these extremities are connected to nerves along the neck and back, Dr. Chang explains.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If your pinched nerve is located in your neck, pain, tingling, numbness or even weakness can show up in your arms and hands. In your back, a pinched nerve can lead to similar symptoms in the buttocks, radiating down the back of the upper leg.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“These symptoms can be all over the map—brief or long-lasting, minor or terrible,” explains Dr. Chang, an interventional pain management specialist. “Many people feel pinched nerve symptoms for just a day or two before they quickly resolve, but if they’re long-lasting and severely impact your days, you’d be wise to get checked by a doctor.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Risk factors and causes&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The first thing your doctor might determine is whether you’re predisposed to a pinched nerve due to various risk factors. Dr. Chang says these include:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Overweight or obesity</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Pregnancy</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Diabetes</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Occupations requiring repetitive motions</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Family history&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beyond risk factors, certain habits or medical conditions can also lead directly to pinched nerves, Dr. Chang says. Your doctor is likely to observe and check for:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Injuries</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Poor posture</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Holding your body in one position for long time periods</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Arthritis</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Spinal bone spurs</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Herniated or bulging discs in spinal vertebrae&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Taking a comprehensive medical and personal history is the first and most important step toward accurately diagnosing and treating pinched nerves,” Dr. Chang explains. “Only after this step should your doctor decide which tests might unearth the cause and determine the best treatment approach.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Diagnosis and treatment</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A variety of diagnostic tests can point to the exact reason for your pinched nerve, Dr. Chang notes. These include:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Nerve conduction studies</em>: These use electrodes to measure electrical nerve impulses, as well as muscle and nerve function.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Electromyograph</em>y: This assesses the electrical activity in muscles both at rest and while contracting.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>MRI imaging</em>: These detailed images reveal possible nerve root compression.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The best news possible involves pinched nerve treatment. “Most patients need only rest, temporarily avoiding any activities that worsen symptoms,” Dr. Chang says.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Your doctor may also recommend other treatments that include:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>NSAIDs </em>(nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) such as ibuprofen or naproxen to soothe nerve pain and inflammation.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Physical therapy </em>to stretch and strengthen muscles surrounding the pinched nerve site, relieving pressure on the nerve.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Epidural steroid injections</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Surgery</em>, a last resort if nonsurgical measures don’t work and your pain and other symptoms are severe and long-lasting.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“For the vast majority of people with pinched nerves, this is a short-term bother,” Dr. Chang says. “This is one case where time (usually) does heal.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Kaliq Chang, MD, is an interventional pain management specialist board-certified in anesthesiology at Atlantic Spine Center. Atlantic Spine Center is a nationally recognized leader for endoscopic spine surgery with several locations in NJ and NYC. http://www.atlanticspinecenter.com, www.atlanticspinecenter.nyc <br><br><em>Exclusive content from CARE Magazine</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'How pinched nerves are diagnosed and treated', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'how-pinched-nerves-are-diagnosed-and-treated', '', '', '2021-07-07 14:06:31', '2021-07-07 18:06:31', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51109', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(51111, 4, '2021-07-07 14:10:55', '2021-07-07 18:10:55', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Emergencies come in many forms: fires, hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, floods, violent storms. In the event of extreme weather or a disaster, would you know what to do to protect your pet? Leaving pets out of evacuation plans can put pets, pet owners, and first responders in danger. Even if you try to create a safe place for them, pets left behind during a disaster are likely to be injured, lost, or worse. Be prepared: make a plan and prepare a disaster kit for your pet.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Before an emergency:</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To get started, familiarize yourself with the types of disasters that could affect your area and consider your options for providing care for your pet(s).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Disasters can happen without warning, so be prepared:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Make sure your pet(s) wear collars and tags with up-to-date contact information and other identification.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Microchip your pet(s) – this is one of the best ways to ensure that you and your pet are reunited if you are separated. Always be sure to register the microchip with the manufacturer and keep your contact information up to date with the microchip company.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Keep a leash and/or carrier near the exit.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Make sure you have proper equipment for pets to ride in the car (carriers, harnesses, pet seatbelts).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Prepare a Pet Disaster Kit so evacuation will go smoothly for your entire family. Ask your veterinarian for help in putting together your pet’s veterinary records.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Make a Plan</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Plan where you and your pet will stay in case you need to evacuate your home. Pets may not be allowed in local shelters, unless they are service animals. Many disaster evacuation centers (such as Red Cross evacuation centers) do not accept pets and other animals.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Identify shelters or out-of-town friends or relatives where your pets and other animals can stay.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Locate boarding facilities or animal hospitals near your evacuation shelter and in the case you are unable to return home right away.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Create a buddy system in case you’re not home during an emergency. Ask a trusted neighbor who can check on your animals and can evacuate your animals if necessary.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Locate a veterinarian or animal hospital in the area where you may be seeking temporary shelter and add the veterinarian’s contact information to your emergency kit.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Create an emergency kit for your pet</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Prepare an emergency kit for your pet ahead of time.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Purchase a pet carrier for each of your pets (write your pet’s name, your name, and contact information on each carrier).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Food and water for at least 2 weeks for each pet</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For cats: litter box and litter</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For dogs: plastic bags for poop</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Medications for at least 2 weeks</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Medical records, including record of vaccination for rabies and other diseases, prescription medications, and medical history.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sturdy leashes or harnesses</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Microchip number</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Contact information (cell phone, work phone, home phone) of owner and close relative or friends</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>During an Emergency</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sheltering during an evacuation</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Remember, during a disaster, what is good for you is good for your pet. If you leave your pets behind, they may be lost, injured – or worse. Never leave a pet chained outdoors.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Contact your local emergency management office and ask if they offer accommodations for owners and their pets. If accommodations are needed for your pet(s):&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Contact local veterinary clinics, boarding facilities, local animal shelters, family or friends outside the evacuation area, or a pet-friendly hotel, particularly along evacuation routes.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Remember to take your pet’s emergency kit with you.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Learn what to expect if you take your pet to an evacuation center.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sheltering in place</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When sheltering at home with your pet, make sure the room chosen is pet-friendly in the following ways:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Select a safe room, preferably an interior room with no (or few) windows.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Remove any toxic chemicals or plants.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Close off small areas where frightened cats could get stuck in (such as vents or beneath heavy furniture).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Diseases that can spread between pets and people during a natural disaster: </em>Natural disasters can contribute to the transmission of some diseases. Exposure to inclement weather conditions, stagnant water, wildlife or unfamiliar animals, and overcrowding can put your pet at risk for getting sick. Some of these illnesses can be transmitted between pets and people (also known as zoonotic diseases or zoonoses). Some common disaster-related diseases that pets can pass to people are the following: rabies, leptospirosis, and diseases spread by mosquitoes, fleas, and ticks.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>After an Emergency</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After an emergency, familiar scents and landmarks may have changed. Pets can become confused and lost, so it’s important to keep pets on leash or in a carrier when they’re being transported or when you go outside. Some hazards to be aware of for pets and people include snakes and other wildlife, especially after flooding, and downed power lines.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Returning home</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Check your home for sharp objects, spilled chemicals, and exposed wiring to protect your family and your pets from injury.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The behavior of animals may change dramatically after a flood, flash flood, thunderstorm, or hurricane. Normally quiet and friendly animals may become irritable.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Monitor animals closely and only release them in a safe and secure environment.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Contact a veterinarian if you notice any signs of stress, discomfort, or illness in your pets.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Finding a lost pet</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Make sure that your family is in a safe location before you begin your search.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you are in a shelter that houses pets, inform one of the pet caretakers. Give the pet caretaker a missing pet flyer.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"right\",\"id\":51112,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Screen-Shot-2021-07-07-at-2.08.38-PM.png\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Screen-Shot-2021-07-07-at-2.08.38-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51112\"/></a></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Many shelters and organizations will house pets lost during disasters. Contact your local humane society, animal welfare organization, or county or state animal response team to find the shelters or organizations near you. The National Animal Rescue and Sheltering Coalition may also be able to help find the right local response organization.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In addition to shelters and rescue organizations, you can contact local animal control about your lost pet and post missing pet flyers in the area once conditions are safe.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If your pet has a microchip, call the microchip company to let them know your pet is missing and make sure all the information about your pet including your current contact information is updated and current.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sources:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><a href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/healthypets/emergencies/index.html\">https://www.cdc.gov/healthypets/emergencies/index.html</a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Pet Disaster Preparedness Kit</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Pets in Evacuation Centers</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Humane Society of the United States: Making a disaster plan for pets <br><br><em>Exclusive content from CARE Magazine</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Pet safety in emergencies', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'pet-safety-in-emergencies', '', '', '2021-07-07 14:10:57', '2021-07-07 18:10:57', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51111', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(51114, 4, '2021-07-06 14:11:00', '2021-07-06 18:11:00', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Okatie’s McAlister graduates from Bradley</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Okatie native Richard McAlister graduated with a BSME in Mechanical Engineering Biomedical Engineering from Bradley University in May. McAlister was among the 1,000-plus students who earned degrees. Bradley University is a top-ranked, private university in Peoria, Ill.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>4 area students graduate from Coastal Carolina</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Coastal Carolina University recognized nearly 1,200 students during its in-person Spring 2021 commencement ceremonies, held Friday, May 7, and Saturday, May 8, in Brooks Stadium. Among the graduates were: Devin Hyatt of Beaufort (29907), Will Durbin of Beaufort (29907), Xavier Jackson of Beaufort (29902) and Anna Mayfield of Okatie (29909).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Coastal Carolina University is a dynamic, public comprehensive liberal arts institution located in Conway, located just minutes from the resort area of Myrtle Beach.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'EDUCATION BRIEFS', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'education-briefs-34', '', '', '2021-07-07 14:13:08', '2021-07-07 18:13:08', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51114', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(51116, 4, '2021-07-07 14:17:13', '2021-07-07 18:17:13', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Veteran administrators have been selected to lead nine Beaufort County School District (BCSD) schools. Superintendent Frank Rodriguez announced the new principal selections for this fall during the Wednesday, June 30 Board of Education meeting. Seven of the selections by Rodriguez were internal moves, and two were external hires from outside the district.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The nine new principals are:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>M.C. Riley Elementary School </strong>– Melissa Holland, principal of Beaufort Elementary since 2015, replaces Adrienne Sutton, a 30-year district veteran who retired after serving as principal of M.C. Riley Elementary School for more than a decade and prior to that, principal of Hilton Head Island Early Childhood Center. Holland’s 20-plus-year career at BCSD began as a teacher at Hilton Head Island Elementary School. She has held assistant principal positions at Bluffton, Lady’s Island, and Beaufort elementary schools. She holds master’s degrees in Early Childhood Education and Educational Administration, both from the University of South Carolina.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort Elementary School </strong>– Michelle Sackman, principal at Mossy Oaks Elementary since 2017, replaces Melissa Holland. Sackman began her 20-plus-year educational career at BCSD as a multi-age teacher at Broad River Elementary School and has held positions at Coosa, Beaufort, and Whale Branch elementary schools. She currently serves as a curriculum writer and facilitator for the S.C. Department of Education. She holds a master’s degree in Education Leadership from Capella University.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Mossy Oaks Elementary School </strong>– Melissa Vogt, principal at Whale Branch Elementary School since 2018, replaces Michelle Sackman. A veteran educator with 20-plus years of experience at BCSD, Vogt began her career teaching at M.C. Riley Elementary School and has held assistant principal positions at Bluffton, Broad River, and Red Cedar elementary schools. She holds a master’s degree in Education Leadership from Georgia Southern University.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Whale Branch Elementary School </strong>– Marva Neal, an assistant principal at Okatie Elementary School since 2011, replaces Melissa Vogt. Neal began her career with the United States Air Force, serving as an Information Manager and Air Cargo Specialist. She has been with BCSD for 20-plus years and has held positions at St. Helena and Okatie elementary schools. She earned a master’s degree in Educational Administration from the University of South Carolina, and she holds two additional master’s degrees from Lesley University in Technology in Education and Curriculum and Instruction.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Lady’s Island Elementary School </strong>– Davina Coleman, an assistant principal at Robert Smalls International Academy since 2018, replaces Marvelle Ulmer who retired after serving as Lady’s Island Elementary School’s principal for more than a decade. Coleman began her educational career as a math teacher in Hawaii and has held positions at Beaufort Middle School and Robert Smalls International Academy. She holds a master’s degree in Education in Administration from the University of South Carolina.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Robert Smalls International Academy </strong>– Bradley Tarrance, Godwin Heights Public School Principal in Grand Rapids, Mich., replaces Celeste LaVan, Ed.D., who has been promoted to Executive Director at the District Office. Tarrance has 20-plus years in education, having served as a middle school language arts teacher and principal of two turn-around middle schools in San Antonio, Texas, where he has also held results oriented, leadership-focused positions. He holds a master’s degree in Education Leadership from Trinity University in San Antonio.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>H.E. McCracken Middle School </strong>– Ryan Milling, an assistant principal at H.E. McCracken Middle School since 2020, replaces Lindsey Skirtich who left the district for a position in the private sector. Milling began his educational career as a school counselor and held positions in Darlington, Fort Mill, and Florence School District 3 before joining BCSD in 2020. He holds master’s degrees in Educational Leadership and Counseling and Development, both from Winthrop University.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Hilton Head Island Middle School </strong>– Tanja Wheeler, Ed.D., an educator with international school principal experience, replaces Patricia Freda who retired after 35-plus years in education. Wheeler has 30-plus+ years of educational experience, beginning her career as a family and consumer science teacher in Hamilton, Ohio. She went on to serve as principal at Nacel International School Systems and Future International School. Wheeler holds a doctorate degree in Educational Leadership and Management from Capella University.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Battery Creek High School </strong>– Denise Lessard, an assistant principal at Battery Creek High School since 2017, replaces Chad Cox, Ed.D., who has been promoted to Executive Director at the District Office. Lessard began her 30-year educational career in Early Childhood Education in New Hampshire, later becoming a secondary social studies teacher, district new teacher mentor, and class transition director. Lessard joined BCSD as a social studies teacher at Whale Branch Early College High School in 2015 and subsequently served as an instructional coach at Battery Creek High School. She holds a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies in Educational Leadership from Plymouth State University.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The district will be selecting new principals for Whale Branch Early College High School and Whale Branch Middle School in early July.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'School district announces new principal selections at nine schools', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'school-district-announces-new-principal-selections-at-nine-schools', '', '', '2021-07-07 14:17:18', '2021-07-07 18:17:18', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51116', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(51118, 4, '2021-07-07 14:20:44', '2021-07-07 18:20:44', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>School officials, students, Board of Education members and community supporters celebrated on Tuesday, June 29, the beginning of construction on the district’s project to be funded through the bond referendum approved by county voters in November 2019.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Commencing this month with an anticipated completion date of September 2023, construction will be broken into multiple phases. A total of $56 million in referendum funds was budgeted for Battery Creek High School renovations that include, but are not limited to:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Career and technical education improvements</strong>: a new culinary kitchen, agricultural sciences lab, greenhouse, business lab enhancements, and welding HVAC upgrades;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Athletic improvements: </strong>A new weight room, athletic offices, new turf field, concession building, field house, baseball and softball press boxes, as well as new dugouts and scoreboards for football and softball;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Safety and security improvements: </strong>IT upgrades, a new fire protection sprinkler system, new camera and PA systems, door and door hardware replacement, hardening of the building exterior, and new fencing;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>New finishes in classrooms, offices, restrooms, locker rooms, cafeteria, and kitchen;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Building-wide HVAC and electrical upgrades; and</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A new ROTC suite.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Speakers at the groundbreaking ceremony included Board of Education Chair Christina Gwozdz, Superintendent Frank Rodriguez, Battery Creek Principal Chad Cox, and Student Lighthouse Leader Ivan Huerta.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Both Gwozdz and Rodriguez expressed appreciation to county voters who approved the school district’s bond referendum. “All of these infrastructure enhancements allow us to provide our students with the best environment to learn,” Rodriguez said. “Our goal is to prepare them in the best way possible so that they can be academically successful.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Columbia-based M.B. Kahn Construction is the contractor for the renovations and the designer of record is Jumper Carter Sease Architects.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>All referendum projects and expenditures are being independently monitored by the Citizen-Led Oversight Committee, which was represented at the ribbon-cutting ceremony at Battery Creek High School.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Battery Creek High School holds groundbreaking for renovations', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'battery-creek-high-school-holds-groundbreaking-for-renovations', '', '', '2021-07-07 14:20:47', '2021-07-07 18:20:47', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51118', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(51120, 4, '2021-07-06 14:20:00', '2021-07-06 18:20:00', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Port Royal Cypress Wetlands</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Open to the public everyday during daylight hours, located on Paris Ave. Free. Experience the wonders of the wetlands as you stroll the boardwalk and visit the rookery. This is a working organic laboratory and stormwater system for the benefit of all. A photographer’s paradise with nesting birds, alligators, turtles, etc. For more information visit www.friendsofportroyalcypresswetlands.org , Facebook at FriendsofPRCypressWetlands, or on Instagram at friendsofprcypresswetlands.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>The Historic Port Royal Museum</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>10 a.m. to 3 p.m. or upon request, Thursdays through Sundays, The Historic Port Royal Museum, 1634 Paris Ave. The museum features the turn-of-the-century businesses and industries of Port Royal: Shrimping, crabbing, oystering, the railroad, the school and the mercantile. Great gifts featuring local artists are available. For more information. visit www.portroyalhistory.org, email unionchurch1004@gmail.com or call 843-524-4333.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Ancestor of the Land – Rufus Daniel Mitchell</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursdays through Saturdays, Beaufort Arts Council Exhibition Hall, Mather School Museum, Technical College of the Lowcountry, 921 Ribault Road, Building 1. A Tribute by Bernice Mitchel Tate, Andy Tate and Dr. Derek Mitchell Tate to the Beaufort County Rural Black Farmer. An authentic Beaufort County, S.C. Gullah Cultural Heritage photographic, visual art, digital art, material culture exhibition and instillation experience celebrating the life and times of Rufus Daniel Mitchell (1913-1987), his family and the historic Sheldon farming community.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort Sportfishing and Diving Club June meeting</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>7 p.m., Thursday, July 8, Beaufort Yacht and Sailing Club located on Lady’s Island off of Meridian Road. Social begins at 6:30 p.m. Guests are welcome. Reservations are not needed. Captain Mike Rentz, local guide, for Salty Seas Charters will discuss Trout. He will present rods and reels, and baits/lures of choice. This information will also include how to select best fishing spots, dealing with water clarity, tides, and currents. Beaufort Boat &amp; Dock Supply, Butler Marine, and Adams Marine Seminars again are drawing sponsors. Weigh in your favorite catch at the Port Royal Landing Marina – Safe Harbor – during regular hours. Congratulations to John Mucha for winning the monthly $50 drawing for May. Winners must be present at the next month’s meeting to receive the cash award. or additional information, contact Captain Frank Gibson at 843-522-2122 or email fgibson@islc.net.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>I A Mobility Outlet grand opening</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, July 10, 30 Robert Smalls Parkway. I A Mobility Outlet is holding its grand opening. Speak with a member of the team for the answer to any mobility-related questions. The event will be joined by the Gullah Express food truck, as well as the Rolling Cow Creamery.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Maye River Quilters Guild meeting</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>10 a.m., Saturday, July 10 via Zoom. To get the link for the meeting, visit mayeriverquiltguild.com. For additional meeting dates and times, and for membership forms to join the group, visit the website or call 843-530-1244.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Artistic Enchantment: Fiber &amp; Fabric Creations</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, though July 16, USC Beaufort Center for the Arts. Free and open to the public. Masks and social distancing are required. Art exhibit featuring enchanting fiber and fabric creations. Experience nature-inspired hooked rugs by Dot Schaphorst and unique quilts by Suzanne Aulds.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>An evening with Preslaysa Williams</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>6 p.m., Tuesday, July 13, USC Beaufort Center for the Arts, 801 Carteret St., Beaufort. A conversation and book signing with award-winning author and actress Preslaysa Williams. Her latest novel, A Lowcountry Bride, was released June 1. Tickets are $10 and may be purchased online at www.uscbcenterforthearts.com or by calling 843-522-4145. Books will be available for purchase at Center for the Arts and a meet-and-greet book signing will follow.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Northern Beaufort County Democratic Club meetings</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>6:30 to 8 p.m., Thursday, July 15, Washington Street Park. After a year of masks, social distancing, hygiene measures and vaccinations (you have yours, right?), we can finally meet in person. Meetings at the beautiful, newly refurbished Washington Street Park at the corner of Washington Street and Newcastle Street in Beaufort.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>LIVE After 5</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>5 to 8 p.m., Thursday, July 15, downtown Beaufort. Every third Thursday of the month is downtown Beaufort’s newest recurring monthly party with live music, local artists, late night shopping and drink and food specials. Rain or shine. Free entertainment, sponsored by Activate Beaufort, featuring Wayne Grabenbauer and Southbound 17.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Lions Club pancake breakfast</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>8 to 11 a.m., Saturday, July 17, Sea Island Presbyterian Church, 81 Lady\'s Island Drive. The Beaufort Lions Club will hold its semi-annual pancake breakfas. For 75 years, the Beaufort Lions Club has provided assistance to northern Beaufort County residents with vision needs such as surgeries, glasses, or equipment. This year\'s menu will consist of fluffy pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs, cheesy grits, orange juice, luscious sausage gravy and biscuits, and coffee. Tickets may be purchased at the door or from a member of the Beaufort Lions Club. For information, call 843-522-0066</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'WHAT’S HAPPENING', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'whats-happening-60', '', '', '2021-07-07 14:22:29', '2021-07-07 18:22:29', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51120', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(51122, 4, '2021-07-07 14:28:45', '2021-07-07 18:28:45', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort-Jasper Water &amp; Sewer Authority (BJWSA) Engineering Department will hold a virtual public meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 15 at 6 pm, to present plans for the North Street Transmission project. Register for the meeting at https://bjwsa_beaufort.eventbrite.com.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This project consists of connecting existing water mains on Hamar Street and Robert Smalls Parkway with a 20-inch transmission main. These improvements keep BJWSA in compliance with South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC) requirements.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Benefits include an increase in water flow and consistency of water pressure throughout the service area, improved service to customers in downtown Beaufort and Lady’s Island and an increase in capacity for emergencies such as fire protection. Additionally, these improvements will allow the authority to maintain a high ISO rating for the fire departments, which translates to insurance rate savings for customers.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Customers with questions regarding the project may go to www.bjwsa.org/current-projects or contact projectinquiry@bjwsa.org for additional information.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'BJWSA to hold meeting on North Street Transmission Main project', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'bjwsa-to-hold-meeting-on-north-street-transmission-main-project', '', '', '2021-07-07 14:28:48', '2021-07-07 18:28:48', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51122', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(51124, 4, '2021-07-07 14:31:13', '2021-07-07 18:31:13', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Once again, the Burton Fire District responded to four motor vehicle collisions over a holiday weekend that resulted in injuries.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Over the July 4 holiday weekend – Friday, July 2 to Sunday, July 4 – the Burton Fire District responded to four motor vehicle collisions, all of which resulted in injury.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On Friday, July 2, just after 1:30 p.m., Burton firefighters and Beaufort County EMS responded to a motor vehicle collision at the intersection of Laurel Bay Road and Bay Pines Road.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Emergency crews arrived and found two passenger vehicles with moderate to heavy damages. Both drivers suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Laurel Bay Road was closed for approximately one hour while emergency crews assisted the injured and removed roadway hazards.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Later that evening, just before 9 p.m., Burton firefighters and county EMS again responded to a motor vehicle collision with injuries on Bay Pines Road, this time at the intersection of Parker Drive. The extent of injuries is unknown.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On Saturday, July 3, just after 11 p.m., Burton fire crews and county EMS responded to a single-vehicle collision at the Broad River Blvd. and Jennings Road intersection. Emergency crews arrived on scene to a single vehicle in the tree line with heavy damage.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Firefighters helped remove the occupants from the vehicle, three of whom, including a child, were transported to the hospital with potentially serious injuries.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On Sunday, July 4, just past 7 a.m., again on Broad River Blvd, Burton and county EMS responded to another single-vehicle collision. Emergency crews arrived on scene to a passenger vehicle off the roadway and lying on its roof.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Firefighters stabilized the vehicle so the driver, who appeared to have non-life-threatening injuries, could be safely removed.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>During the previous Memorial Day weekend, Burton firefighters responded to four motor vehicle collisions, as well. All resulted in injuries.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Four car crashes, multiple injuries over holiday weekend in Burton', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'four-car-crashes-multiple-injuries-over-holiday-weekend-in-burton', '', '', '2021-07-07 14:31:15', '2021-07-07 18:31:15', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51124', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(51126, 4, '2021-07-07 14:33:43', '2021-07-07 18:33:43', '<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2><strong>At least 3 sickened, 1 dead from chicken contaminated with Listeria</strong></h2>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tyson Foods Inc., is recalling approximately 8,492,832 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) chicken products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced July 3.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The frozen, fully cooked chicken products were produced between Dec. 26, 2020 and April 13, 2021. The products that are subject to recall are listed can be found at https://bit.ly/3xfWjdY. The products are sold mostly under the Tyson label, though there are a handful sold under other brands such as Little Caesars’s, Marco’s Pizza and others. Labels of the affected products can be found at https://bit.ly/3xj9efm.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The products subject to recall bear establishment number “EST. P-7089” on the product bag or inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped nationwide to retailers and institutions, including hospitals, nursing facilities, restaurants, schools and Department of Defense locations.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On June 9, FSIS was notified of two persons ill with listeriosis. Working in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state public health partners, FSIS determined there is evidence linking the Listeria monocytogenes illnesses to precooked chicken produced at Tyson Foods Inc. The epidemiologic investigation identified three listeriosis illnesses, including one death, between April 6 and June 5.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Consumption of food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, a serious infection that primarily affects older adults, persons with weakened immune systems, and pregnant women and their newborns. Less commonly, persons outside these risk groups are affected.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Listeriosis can cause fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and convulsions sometimes preceded by diarrhea or other gastrointestinal symptoms. An invasive infection spreads beyond the gastrointestinal tract.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In pregnant women, the infection can cause miscarriages, stillbirths, premature delivery or life-threatening infection of the newborn. In addition, serious and sometimes fatal infections in older adults and persons with weakened immune systems. Listeriosis is treated with antibiotics.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Persons in the higher-risk categories who experience flu-like symptoms within two months after eating contaminated food should seek medical care and tell the health care provider about eating the contaminated food.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>FSIS is concerned that some product may be in consumer and institutional freezers. Consumers should not eat these products. Institutions should not serve these products. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When available, the retail distribution list(s) will be posted on the FSIS website at www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Consumers with food safety questions can call the toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) or live chat via https://ask.usda.gov/s/ from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Eastern Time), Monday through Friday</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Tyson recalling more than 8 million pounds of chicken products', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'tyson-recalling-more-than-8-million-pounds-of-chicken-products', '', '', '2021-07-07 14:33:46', '2021-07-07 18:33:46', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51126', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(51128, 4, '2021-07-07 14:40:00', '2021-07-07 18:40:00', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Photos by Bob Sofaly</strong><br><br>Above, a small boat flies the Stars and Stripes as it cruises through by the sea wall Saturday, July 3, near Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park. <br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":51070,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/07032021-Out-and-About-for-the-Fourth-3-7993.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/07032021-Out-and-About-for-the-Fourth-3-7993-1024x682.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51070\"/></a><figcaption>Many homes in Port Royal were decorated with American flags and patrotic bunting.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":51072,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/07032021-Out-and-about-for-the-Fourth-5-8014.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/07032021-Out-and-about-for-the-Fourth-5-8014-888x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51072\"/></a><figcaption>How big is the Garrison Flag that usually flies on the Richard V. Woods Memorial Bridge in Beaufort? Big enough to cover all four decks of the observation tower at The Sands in Port Royal.<br><br></figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":51069,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/07032021-Out-and-About-for-the-Fourth-2-7989.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/07032021-Out-and-About-for-the-Fourth-2-7989-837x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51069\"/></a><figcaption>A lone American flag is reflected off an old mirror at Maggie Mae’s on Saturday in Port Royal.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":51074,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/07032021-Out-and-About-for-the-Fourth-7-8000.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/07032021-Out-and-About-for-the-Fourth-7-8000-1024x700.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51074\"/></a><figcaption>Barbara Berry said on breezy days she has to adjust the bunting and flag on the second floor at her 8th Street home in Port Royal. Here she unwraps Old Glory from its pole Saturday.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->', 'Out and about on Independence Day weekend', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'out-and-about-on-independence-day-weekend', '', '', '2021-07-07 14:41:11', '2021-07-07 18:41:11', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51128', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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