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(56435, 4, '2022-03-30 12:55:36', '2022-03-30 16:55:36', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Last week’s veterans’ benefits article was Part 1 of a two-part article on how the VA can help a veteran while he or she is getting out of the military.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The first article explained the difference between the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), and the National Cemetery Administration (NCA). It also reminded veterans to go to their joint DOD and VA exit briefings and read their welcome kit, which describes transitioning to VA health care, enrolling in VA health care, continuing education, obtaining educational and career counseling.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This article will cover veterans preparing to find a job, becoming a homeowner, applying for a disability rating, planning for the veteran’s financial future, applying for supplemental income, and requesting a veteran’s military service records.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Prepare to find a good job</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Veterans need to plan for a new career before getting out of the military. Veterans with service-connected disabilities receive individualized support from the VA for education, training, or credentialing needs for employment. Read about this assistance at https://www.va.gov/careers-employment. Call the VA Benefits line at 800-827-1000 if you have questions or need more information.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For help applying for Veterans Readiness and Employment assistance contact your VA Regional Office. VR&amp;E is a Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) program. Read the basic information on VR&amp;E at https://www.benefits.va.gov/vocrehab/index.asp.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Veterans can also re-read the Oct. 6, 2021 The Island News article <em>What are veterans’ and military service members’ VR&amp;E benefits </em>at https://bit.ly/3iJ22DE.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Read about the VR&amp;E Program and how to apply online, by mail, or in-person, at the VR&amp;E Process Page at https://www.va.gov/careers-employment/vocational-rehabilitation/.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Veterans and their spouses can also review The Island News articles <em>What veterans and spouses need to know about federal jobs</em>, which are dated Oct. 20 and Oct. 27, 2021, at</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>https://bit.ly/3iGZENB and https://bit.ly/3DiBG4F.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Become a homeowner</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The VA can help veterans obtain a VA guaranteed home loan. Learn about VA guaranteed home loans at https://www.benefits.va.gov/homeloans. The VA helps military service members, veterans, and eligible surviving spouses become homeowners. The VA provides a home loan guaranty benefit and other housing-related programs to help veterans buy, build, repair, retain, or adapt a home for their own personal occupancy.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>VA Home Loans are provided by private lenders, such as banks and mortgage companies. The VA guarantees a portion of the loan, enabling the lender to provide you with more favorable terms.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The main benefits of using a VA home loan include:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>No down payment required. However, lenders may require down payments for some borrowers using the VA home loan guaranty, but the VA does not require a down payment.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Competitively low interest rates.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Limited closing costs.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>No need for private mortgage insurance.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The VA home loan is a lifetime benefit. You can use the guarantee multiple times.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Veterans should download and read the VA Home Loan Guaranty Buyer’s Guide at https://bit.ly/388sxQP. Veterans can also call the VA Regional Loan Center at 877-827-3702 or visit their VA Regional Loan Center to get answers to questions on VA home loans.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Apply for a military service-connected disability rating from the VA</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Veterans may be eligible to apply for monthly disability compensation for service-connected disabilities. Learn online about applying for Disability Compensation at https://www.va.gov/disability/how-to-file.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Veterans can also get answers to their questions on how to file for disability compensation by calling the VA Benefits line at 800-827-1000 or by visiting their local VA Regional Office.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Veterans should make certain they prepare for and take maximum advantage of the Separation Health Assessment, which is a single exam that supports the VA disability compensation program and Department of Defense (DoD) mandatory separation, history, and physical exam. The VA conducts the exam when the service member is applying for disability compensation and has at least 90 days remaining on active duty.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>DoD conducts the exam for service members who aren’t filing a disability compensation claim or have fewer than 90 days remaining on active duty. The assessment provides a complete medical evaluation at separation, which documents any medical concerns identified during the service member’s military career.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Most importantly, veterans should read the information at the VA website www.va.gov and https://www.va.gov/disability/how-to-file-claim/ before they separate from military service. They should also read The Federal Benefits for Veterans, Dependents, Survivors Pamphlet 80-19-01 at https://bit.ly/3qFWTRc.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You can file a claim with the help of a Veterans Service Officer (VSO) or another certified adviser. S.C. County Veteran Affairs Offices’ addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses can be found at https://scdva.sc.gov/county-veterans-affairs-offices. Filing a claim can be complicated and confusing, therefore using a VSO is always wise.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Veterans may want to read the past veteran’s benefits articles from The Island News to help them understand disability compensation and how to apply.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Dec. 16, 2020: </strong><em>Are you eligible for VA Disability Benefits? </em>– https://bit.ly/3IIC7X5. The Eligibility for VA disability benefits page is found at https://www.va.gov/disability/eligibility.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Nov. 18, 2020: </strong><em>Why military members should keep good records of injuries and illnesses </em>– https://bit.ly/3uxwJkG.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Dec. 22, 2020: </strong><em>How do I file a claim for Service-Connected Disability with the VA? </em>– https://bit.ly/3NptsMJ.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Dec. 30, 2020: </strong><em>Are you eligible for VA Disability Compensation and other benefits for illnesses, conditions caused by hazardous materials (HAZMAT)? </em>– https://bit.ly/3LkbFVl.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Dec. 1, 2021: </strong><em>Are you eligible for veterans’ benefits based on presumptive conditions? </em>– https://bit.ly/3tINzO8.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Feb. 16, 2022: </strong><em>Who can help me determine what my veterans’ benefits are and help me file a claim? </em>– https://bit.ly/3DfxVx1.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Plan for your family’s financial future (VA Life Insurance)</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The VA provides valuable life insurance benefits to give service members, veterans, and their families the peace of mind that comes with knowing their family is protected. Veterans should carefully read the information at https://www.benefits.va.gov/insurance/ before leaving military service.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Veterans should call the VA Service Mans’ Group Life Insurance (SGLI) and Veterans Group Life Insurance (VGLI) phone 800-419-1473 to get answers to their questions on VA life insurance. Read about the New VA Life Insurance Program called VALI at https://bit.ly/3tTncFz.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There is too much information on VA insurance options and eligibility for this article, but veterans should read all the information at https://www.va.gov/life-insurance/options-eligibility/. At this website veterans can learn about VA Life Insurance Options including:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance (SGLI): </strong>Get group life insurance while you’re serving.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Family Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance (FSGLI): </strong>Add coverage for your spouse and dependent children (children who rely on you for financial support).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Traumatic Injury Protection (TSGLI): </strong>Get short-term financial support to help you recover from a severe injury.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Veterans’ Group Life Insurance (VGLI): </strong>Get group life insurance once you’ve ended your service.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Service-Disabled Veterans Insurance (S-DVI): </strong>If you’re disabled because of an injury or illness caused—or made worse—by your active service, continue your life insurance beyond 2 years after you leave the military.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Veterans’ Mortgage Life Insurance (VMLI): </strong>If you have a severe service-connected disability, get mortgage protection insurance for a home that’s been adapted to meet your needs.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Apply for supplemental income</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The VA Veterans Pension Program provides supplemental income to eligible low-income wartime veterans. Read about this benefit at https://www.va.gov/pension. This website covers Eligibility for Veterans Pension, How to apply for a VA pension as a Veteran, Aid and Attendance benefits, housebound allowance and VA Survivors Pension. Veterans can call the VA Benefits Line at 800-827-1000 for more information on supplemental income.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Request your military service medical and personnel records and your discharge papers</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Every veteran needs a copy of his or her service records and discharge papers (DD214, DD215, Report of Separation, or other forms of discharge papers). Read about how to request copies of your service records and discharge papers at https://www.va.gov/records/get-military-service-records/ and at the National Archives at https://www.archives.gov/veterans.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Veterans may also want to read the Jan. 20, 2021 The Island News article on veterans’ benefits How do I get a copy of my DD Form 214 and other service records? at https://bit.ly/37VOemS.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As always, the author of this article recommends you use a trained and certified Veterans Service Officer (VSO) to help you understand and apply for veteran and veterans’ family benefits.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You can find an accredited representative or a VSO in the following ways:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list {\"ordered\":true} -->\n<ol><li><strong>S.C. County VSO Directory. </strong>Go to list of names, phone numbers, addresses and email addresses at the SC Directory of VSOs at https://bit.ly/3HNQLwt. Make sure you call them and make an appointment before going to their office. This will ensure you will know what to bring with you (for example DD214, Military Medical and Personnel Records, etc.) and prevent you from wasting a trip to the office without an appointment.</li><li><strong>eBenefits Gateway. </strong>Go to eBenefits gateway at VSO Search – VA/DoD eBenefits to find a local representative (including a recognized VSO, an attorney, or a claims agent) by state/territory, zip code, or the organization’s name. Open https://bit.ly/35ZKNur in your browser and click on Go to eBenefits.</li><li><strong>DVA General Counsel Veterans and Military Organizations Directory. </strong>Or search the VA Office of the General Counsel’s list at https://bit.ly/3gGQWht to find VA-recognized organizations and VA-accredited individuals by name, city, state, or zip code. You can also download and view the VA’s Office of the Secretary Veterans and Military Organizations 2019 Directory at https://bit.ly/3HMYc7m.</li></ol>\n<!-- /wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Following are the phone numbers and email addresses of other S.C. and Ga. county VSOs in The Island News footprint.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort County </strong>– 100 Clear Water Way, Beaufort, S.C. 29906; 843-255-6880; fax no. 843-255-9445. The office is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday, by appointment only. The website is https://bit.ly/3uKeZUQ.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Colleton County </strong>– Janet D. Smith, 843-549-1412, cvao@colletoncounty.org.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Charleston County </strong>– David J. LeBlanc, Sr., 843-974-6360, vaoffice@charlestoncounty.org.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Hampton County </strong>– Sharon Johnson, 803-914-2085/2087, sjohnson@hamptoncountysc.org.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Dorchester County </strong>– Johnny K. Brown, 843-832-0050, JKBrown@dorchestercountysc.gov.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Jasper County </strong>– Alton Jenkins, 843-726-7727, ajenkins@jaspercountysc.gov.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Berkeley County </strong>– Jan Helton, 843-377-8506, jan.helton@berkeleycountysc.gov.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Chatham County, Ga. </strong>– Reggie Louis, 912-920-0214, Ext. 2194, reggie.lewis2@va.gov, 1170 Shawnee Street, Savannah, Ga. 31419.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Liberty County &amp; Hinesville, Ga. </strong>– Charles Isaac, 912-408-2948, charles.isaac@vs.state.ga.us, 500 East Oglethorpe Highway, Hinesville, Ga. 31313.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Veterans Service Organizations like the DAV, VFW, American Legion, AMVETS, and dozens of others also have Veterans Service Officers to help veterans and their family members. For example, the Disabled Veterans of America (DAV) Chapter 12 in Beaufort has an excellent VSO, Michael Vergantino at (843) 301-2543 or mlv1030@gmail.com. He is ready to help any veteran or veteran’s family member.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There is also an American Legion VSO, Pauly Maloney located in the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center (843-789-7506, Paula.Maloney@va.gov).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Lastly, there is a State of S.C. VSO, Elizabeth Singleton, in the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center at 843-789-7456.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You can read more than 40 articles on veterans’ benefits written by Larry Dandridge at www.yourislandnews.com.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Larry Dandridge is a Vietnam War wounded warrior, disabled veteran, ex-Enlisted Infantryman, ex-Warrant Officer Pilot, and retired Lt. Colonel. He is a past Veterans Service Officer, a Patient Adviser at the RHJ VA Hospital, the Fisher House Charleston Good Will Ambassador, and the VP for Veteran Affairs for the local Army Association Chapter. Larry is the author of the award-winning book Blades of Thunder and a contributing free-lance writer with the Island News. Contact him at LDandridge@earthlink.net or 843-276-7164.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'How the VA can help you while getting out of the military', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'how-the-va-can-help-you-while-getting-out-of-the-military-2', '', '', '2022-03-30 12:55:37', '2022-03-30 16:55:37', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=56435', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(56437, 4, '2022-03-30 12:56:52', '2022-03-30 16:56:52', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Volunteers with Operation Homefront and Food Lion teamed up to give away food packages, cans of popcorn and other Easter-related items for free to 100 military families Friday at Praise Assembly. A larger than life Easter Bunny waves to the children in the respective vehicles. Food Lion also made a $20,000 donation to help further the organization’s mission to build strong, stable, and secure military families. Since 2010, Operation Homefront has provided more than 145,000 meals to military and veteran families through its Holiday Meals for Military program. The program offers junior- and mid-grade enlisted families, who are often far from loved ones, with all the grocery items necessary to prepare a traditional family meal. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Helping military families', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'helping-military-families', '', '', '2022-03-30 12:56:53', '2022-03-30 16:56:53', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=56437', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(56439, 4, '2022-03-30 12:58:17', '2022-03-30 16:58:17', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Honoring National Library Week, the Beaufort County Library System and the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host a touring free public program, “I Was Born to Be in a Library”: Pat Conroy’s Great Love of Libraries, at the Hilton Head, Bluffton, and Beaufort branch libraries on April 4-6.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The author of The Prince of Tides, The Great Santini, and The Water Is Wide, acclaimed southern storyteller Pat Conroy (1945–2016) is synonymous with the Lowcountry. Conroy Center executive director Jonathan Haupt will discuss Conroy’s lifelong love of books and libraries — focusing on the roles public libraries, school libraries, and Pat\'s own personal library played in his writing life. Through video and audio clips, photographs, and pub l i sh e d and unpublished writings by and about Conroy, this presentation welcomes attendees into the book-filled world of one of America\'s most beloved writers.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Haupt will be assisted in the presentations by Beaufort High School student interns Alisha Arora and Millie Bennett, both members of DAYLO: Diversity Awareness Youth Literacy Organization.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Learn more about the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center at www.patconroyliterarycenter.org and about the Beaufort County Library System at www.beaufortcountylibrary.org.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Schedule&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>2 p.m., Monday, April 4: </strong>Hilton Head Island Branch Library, 11 Beach City Road, presented by Jonathan Haupt.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>4:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 5: </strong>Bluffton Branch Library, 120 Palmetto Way, presented by Jonathan Haupt and Alisha Arora.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>4:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 6: </strong>Beaufort Main Library, 311 Scott Street, presented by Jonathan Haupt and Millie Bennett.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Beaufort Co. Library, Conroy Center hosting free program ', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-co-library-conroy-center-hosting-free-program', '', '', '2022-03-30 12:58:18', '2022-03-30 16:58:18', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=56439', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(56441, 4, '2022-03-30 12:59:39', '2022-03-30 16:59:39', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The longest running Carpenters\' tribute in North America is beginning its 11-year-anniversary tour and will be at USC Beaufort Center for the Arts for two shows only on Saturday, April 2. Considered one of the best vocalists of all time, Karen Carpenter captured the attention of a generation with the surprisingly deep material of her unabashedly catchy pop music.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Singer and playwright Lisa Rock has been performing to sold-out crowds for years. She’s written more than 15 original concerts and cabarets and has compiled a moving tribute to the music and life of Carpenter and brings it to the stage with her si-piece backing band.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dedicated to recreating the true sound of The Carpenters, Rock and her band showcase some of the most memorable songs of the 70s including We’ve Only Just Begun, Rainy Days and Mondays and Close to You.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To purchase your tickets, for “Close to You” The Music of the Carpenters on April 2 go to uscbcenterforthearts. com. Showtimes are 2 and 7:30 p.m. <br><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>WANT TO GO?&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>What: </strong>Lisa Rock in Close to You: The Music of the Carpenters&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>When: </strong>2 and 7:30 p.m., Saturday, April 2&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Where: </strong>USCB Center for the Arts, 801 Carteret Street, Beaufort&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Tickets: </strong>$40 for adults, $35 for seniors, $25 for students. Purchase at USCBCenterForTheArts.com&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Rock brings Carpenters tribute to Beaufort ', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'rock-brings-carpenters-tribute-to-beaufort', '', '', '2022-03-30 12:59:39', '2022-03-30 16:59:39', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=56441', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(56443, 4, '2022-03-30 13:01:40', '2022-03-30 17:01:40', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>North Carolina artist Joyce Vukela-Mayer has developed a unique method of creating contemporary pieces. Working on a steel canvas, she combines paint and other chemicals to create a reaction that develops, over time, into unique patterns. Sometimes the patterns resemble elements of nature: fish, bubbling water, trees. Sometimes the result is more abstract.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Vukela-Mayer will be Thibault Gallery’s featured artist at the April First Friday event in downtown Beaufort.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“She’s different. We always look for artists whose work stands out and it’s not something you’d find down the street,” said Mary Thibault of the Thibault Gallery, where Vukela-Mayer’s paintings are displayed. For instance, unlike most art exhibits’ strictly hands-off policy, Vukela-Mayer’s space at the Thibault features a sign reading “Feel free to touch.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When they opened their gallery nine years ago, Mary and Eric Thibault, both artists themselves, wanted to create an open and welcoming space.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We wanted to overcome the word ‘gallery,’” Mary Thibault said. Inviting visitors to touch Vukela-Mayer’s paintings is just one example of that vision.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The gallery owners work to both complement the thriving downtown art scene and to emphasize their gallery’s unique approach. “We’re looking not only at the art, but at the artists,” Mary Thibault said. “We think of our artists as family.” Many artists have exhibited there for years.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Thibault said that when she met Vukela-Mayer she knew the artist would become part of the “family.” Not only is her art beautiful and inviting, but Vukela-Mayer and the gallery owners derive inspiration from the same source.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We have more conversations about God in our gallery than art,” Thibault said.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Vukela-Mayer didn’t set out to be an artist. She worked for IBM for several years before switching gears to become a general contractor. She was always interested in art, though, and it was something her family encouraged.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>One day, a friend called and said she’d like to get together and work on some art projects. They decided to pray about it first, and Vukela-Mayer returned to some homework she had been doing for a Bible study. The scripture was about two artisans in the Old Testament.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“What creative project is God calling you to do?” the homework asked.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Vukela-Mayer took the question as a sign that she should pursue her artistic interests. But it wasn’t easy choosing a medium to express herself. She painted on wood, canvas, and the computer before finding what she refers to as reactive paintings on metal.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A Pittsburgh native, Vukela-Mayer studied Chemical Engineering at Carnegie-Mellon University. “Engineering, which requires finding solutions to previously unsolved problems, was instrumental in developing creativity,” according to Vukela-Mayer.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“When I started, I was trying to capture the beauty in nature, which you can’t really do, even with photography,” Vukela-Mayer said. “Now, what I’m doing is capturing beauty through nature.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>That means using her engineering background to set up a process of oxidation that allows the materials that she uses — metal, paint, chemicals — to combine in their own ways. The result has become Vukela-Mayer’s signature style. After the chemical reactions — often in several layers — are complete, the painting is sealed and then coated with an automotive finish to create a touchable piece that is a departure from the ordinary.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Vukela-Mayer calls it “Art that is formed in collaboration with the One through whom everything came into existence. My prayer is that everyone sees my artwork will be blessed, and that God will be glorified.” <br><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>WANT TO GO?&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>What: </strong>Artist Joyce Vukela- Mayer&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>When: </strong>5 to 8 p.m., Friday, April 1&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Where: </strong>The Thibault Gallery, 815 Bay Street, Beaufort&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Joyce&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Vukela-Mayer featured artist for April’s First Friday at Thibault Gallery', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'vukela-mayer-featured-artist-for-aprils-first-friday-at-thibault-gallery', '', '', '2022-03-30 13:01:41', '2022-03-30 17:01:41', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=56443', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(56445, 4, '2022-03-30 13:02:49', '2022-03-30 17:02:49', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The key to being a good soldier is listening carefully and being obedient. No one, especially God wants a servant that decides to be absent without leave or that is rebellious and always wants to do things their way.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Every effective military has strict discipline for a purpose and this is for making sure the soldier is focused on what the leader is saying. One reason for going through boot camp is to learn certain skills while training the individual to build strength so they are in excellent physical condition.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Going into battle is very strenuous and demands for each team member to be strong and confident. But even more important than building physical endurance, their minds must be educated, transformed, and renewed to follow orders and to be ready to respond without fear under the most terrifying and difficult situations.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To have someone’s attention, the person must trust and respect the one who is in command and these components are crucial to being victorious. As we can see, the concept of awareness and perseverance cannot be over-emphasized in our relationship with our Lord and King.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In the summer of 2021, I began asking God to help me develop a deeper level of awareness of His presence along with more discipline, wisdom, and discernment. I wrote down a few positive statements to confess in my prayers and whenever it would cross my mind. I do not want to be lukewarm and continued to ask for a revelation of more fire and passion to consume me.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Information is only a gathering of knowledge until it becomes quickened as divine truth and wisdom to our mind and conscience. Many people know a lot of facts, but until truth energizes and activates conviction within our hearts, it will not change our destiny.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I have also asked Him to help me recognize errors so that I might know the correct interpretation of His Word. I desperately need a higher level of sensitivity to His voice so that I can comprehend what He is saying. These opportunities are critical components of the Christian experience and will be accomplished or ignored according to our level of desire.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Knowing God is based on communication, but evidently, many who call themselves a Christian are either not convinced this is true or they are not interested in participating. The overwhelming percentage of these people avoid prayer simply because this is something they do not want to do.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>They have convinced themselves that God does not care if they pray or not because they believe that whatever they do or choose not to do will not make any difference as far as their good standing with Him. As long as He has prepared a beautiful heaven for them after this life, all is good even if they do nothing.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The truth is they are held accountable for not praying, along with other duties such as personal Bible research and worship, witnessing and praying for a burden for the lost, developing an awareness of God’s presence, and being ready to respond to divine appointments such as laying hands on the sick and confronting evil, being filled with the Holy Spirit, walking in reverential fear of who He is and demonstrating His nature and character, just to name a few.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>So, what is the secret to having an exciting and effective prayer life? We must first decide if this is something we really want. If we desire to invest our time into knowing God He will provide everything needed to make it happen.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I wonder how many believe yielding our will to Him is just too extreme and radical? For any of us to enter into a walk of faith and love, we must discern His voice as He tells us what He wants us to pray about. Dwelling in the secret place with Him is not based upon systematic theology or a proper scriptural exegesis. It’s simply a lifestyle of discipline where listening and obeying becomes more important than pleasing others or our own agenda.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>How often do you ask Him for a fervent passion to pray? Without love and a burden we will not care and this no doubt explains the enormous lack of interest. It’s not that we are begging to suffer, we are choosing God’s that will probably include it.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Charles Spurgeon is quoted as saying, “A little faith will bring your soul to heaven, but great faith will bring heaven to your soul.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Billy Holland is a Christian minister, community chaplain, and author. Read more about the Christian life at billyhollandministries.com.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Without a burden, we will not pray', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'without-a-burden-we-will-not-pray', '', '', '2022-03-30 13:02:50', '2022-03-30 17:02:50', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=56445', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(56447, 4, '2022-03-30 13:07:03', '2022-03-30 17:07:03', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is Monday morning, and I’m sitting on my deck in Port Royal — a weathered, well-used wooden deck built one weekend by my neighbor Roy Gray. The deck now features a Solo-brand stainless steel fire pit ($249.99) and four storm-battered Adirondack chairs of indeterminate value.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This morning I’ve got a small fire in the Solo which sometimes draws neighbors and friends. But today I’m alone with my coffee (Lavazza Medium Roast), a yellow legal pad, and thoughts about the actor, William Hurt.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>William Hurt died yesterday, and my fading memory involuntarily hauls me back to the 1981 when William Hurt starred with Kathleen Turner in a wonderfully dark movie called “Body Heat.” Hurt played the role of a sole (legal) practitioner in a small town that looked a lot like Beaufort.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ned Racine practiced in a second floor walk-up office, ate chicken salad sandwiches in a diner that reminded me of Harry’s Restaurant, and employed an overworked secretary who used a manual typewriter and a rotary telephone.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And then Racine meets the voluptuous Matty Walker and his life goes into a long, erotic free-fall that takes place in a stuccoed mansion accessorized by wind chimes.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But if there is a theme in “Body Heat” it is the heat — an ever-present sauna-like heat that stuns the residents into somnambulism or, in the case of Racine, murder.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Racine’s fall into the abyss takes place gradually — actually very small steps that, at first, can be explained or rationalized or anesthetized by Evan Williams poured over ice.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But as the movie moves forward, Ned is repeatedly hit with damning news pointing to his own guilt. And he reacts to each of these events without much yelling or any tears — he is the definition of stoic. Rather Lawrence Kasdan has the camera focus on Ned’s face, actually his eyes.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And those eyes radiate a desperation almost any person — any person who has known adrenalin-enhanced fear — can readily recognize.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It’s some of the finest acting I have ever seen.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Although other films had been made in Beaufort, notably The Great Santini in 1979, The Big Chill’s arrival in 1983 put Beaufort on the map. It was the movie that showed-off Bay Street, Tidaholm, The Point and our sunset-electrified marsh.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And it was 1983 when William Hurt and his then girlfriend, Sandra Jennings, came to my office one morning seeking help with an agreement that detailed their relationship with their soon to be born son.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Because the agreement was prepared by a New York law firm, and was drafted with New York domestic relations law in mind, I could not interpret the document. Nor could I represent either of them. And I said so.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Thereafter the three of us spent a half hour talking about the movie that was being shot over at Tidaholm. That evening when I walked in the door I said to Susan, “I spent some time with Bill Hurt.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“You know it’s getting worse.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“What’s getting worse?” I asked.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Your lying. Your inability to distinguish the fact from fiction. I really think you need help. Perhaps weekly counseling,” she said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Later when I was called upon to testify — Ms. Jennings sued Mr. Hurt claiming a “common law marriage” — Susan was stunned by this uncharacteristic, momentary truth-telling on my part.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I can’t compel you to testify,” Ms. Jennings’ lawyer said, “But we will put you up in the Plaza.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“No,” I said. “I want to stay in the Parker-Meridien. It has a swimming pool on the 42nd floor.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And so on one morning I swam 40 laps high above Manhattan, walked downtown to the courtroom where I testified, and was then interviewed by Maury Povich on his night-time show called “Current Affair.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After the show, Susan and I walked over to West 67th Street and sat next to Dan Rather at Cafe’ de Artistes. And for a moment — a brief moment be sure — we were happily bathed in the purple-hued phosphorescence of American celebrity.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>William Hurt’s acting made “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” “Children of a Lesser God,” and “Broadcast News” superb movies. But the ending in “Body Heat” — Racine’s discovery that Matty choreographed their love affair, engineered his conviction and faked her own death is a great bit of storytelling. Everything is revealed in the caption under her yearbook photograph — “Intends to make millions and spend her life on the beach in Bali …”</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 -->', 'Inability to distinguish the fact from fiction', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'inability-to-distinguish-the-fact-from-fiction', '', '', '2022-03-30 13:07:04', '2022-03-30 17:07:04', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=56447', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(56449, 4, '2022-03-30 13:14:21', '2022-03-30 17:14:21', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There is a battlefield strategy wherein the losing side retreats and tends to its wounds before attacking anew in hopes of surprising a foe lulled into the complacency of apparent victory.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After a lifetime of hearing it threatened at every opportunity, it looks like the South is rising again.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I don’t mean literally. There is no nation of insurgents declaring armed warfare on the United States of America — not yet, anyway — but the cold war between those who would lead society into a future of diversity and equality and those who would drag us back to an era of unchecked White rule is trying to heat up.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you accept the argument that the Civil War was about states’ rights — specifically, the right to permit some citizens to enslave others for monetary gain — then it’s hard to avoid seeing parallels with the current push for states’ rights to regulate elections, censor public education and take away women’s control over their bodies.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Just last week, Republican Senator Mike Braun of Indiana responded to a question about states’ rights in relation to abortion and interracial marriage. The context was his consideration of Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Braun said the Supreme Court had overstepped with <em>Roe V. Wade </em>in legalizing abortion. When asked if he felt that way about other decisions such as <em>Loving V. Virginia</em>, which legalized interracial marriage, Braun said he did. He later tried to clarify his comments but the original question seemed clear enough, as did his reply.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse, one of the diminishing number of relatively sane Republicans left in Congress, announced that while he recognized and respected Jackson’s qualifications he would not be voting in support of her appointment because she wasn’t enough of an “originalist” to suit his tastes.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Who needs modern wisdom to interpret and apply law when you have the original Constitution, written to affirm the rights of White land-owning slaveholders over everyone else’s?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Reporter Josh Moon of The Alabama Political Reporter has written for years of the “Alabamization” of America, with the nation becoming “a not-so-magical land where crooks rule by claiming the moral high ground and voters routinely choose to give their money to billionaires.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sounds like an apt description of the insatiable grift perpetrated on working-class conservatives — and I’m not just saying that because I used to work with Josh.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The sentiment is further echoed in Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Cynthia Tucker and historian Frye Galliard’s new book, “The Southernization of America: a Story of Democracy in the Balance.” The two native Alabamians — she is Black, he is white — revisit the writings of John Egerton, another Southerner who saw the ways the South was negatively influencing the rest of the country.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In the introduction to their book, Tucker and Galliard write of former Alabama Gov. George Wallace:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“In the presidential primaries of 1964 and ’68, Wallace spoke more obliquely about race, almost as if he were teaching the nation how to think in code. … Wallace cast the federal government as a bully — an outside force pursuing integration without regard for the will of the people — and himself as a noble defender of freedom.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We hear echoes of Wallace’s code in today’s protests against mask mandates and transgender rights, with well-intentioned public heath officials being rewarded with death threats and every politician who isn’t a Republican described as being part of the “radical left.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We see the code in the rear windows of our neighbors’ cars, the stickers of the white rabbit branded with the letter “Q” for QAnon, or the Three-Percenters, who pledge to take up arms to save the country from federal overreach. They align themselves with some mythical three percent of colonists who fought the British during the American Revolution, though that number has been refuted.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We note increasingly violent rhetoric, where every ideological disagreement becomes a call to arms; where riled-up masses are urged to “fight like hell” to save the country; where enemies must be hung from the highest tree; where even a Supreme Court justice’s spouse can text that any course of action is justified since “there are no rules in war.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The South, of course, doesn’t hold a patent on poor race relations or any other measure of social dysfunction, but it often seems to take an embarrassing pride in its rebellious image.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Still, anyone who thinks they want to start another war here should study its devastating effects abroad. There are no winners in war, only the living and the dead.</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 -->', 'Look away, look away, look away from Dixieland', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'look-away-look-away-look-away-from-dixieland', '', '', '2022-03-30 13:14:21', '2022-03-30 17:14:21', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=56449', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(56451, 4, '2022-03-30 13:15:51', '2022-03-30 17:15:51', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort’s Joshua Powell has been named to the Provost\'s List at Troy (Ala.) University for Term 3 of the 2021/2022 academic year.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Provost\'s List honors full-time undergraduate students who are registered for at least 12 semester hours and who have a grade point average of at least 3.65. Term 3 includes students at TROY\'s campuses in Dothan, Phenix City and Montgomery, Ala., along with students outside of Alabama and online.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Powell named to Troy Provost\'s List ', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'powell-named-to-troy-provosts-list', '', '', '2022-03-30 13:15:52', '2022-03-30 17:15:52', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=56451', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(56453, 4, '2022-03-30 13:16:40', '2022-03-30 17:16:40', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Technical College of the Lowcountry will host a Health Sciences Job Fair from 4-7 p.m. on Thursday, March 31, on its Beaufort Mather Campus.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Nearly 15 employers from across the Lowcountry and beyond will be on hand for the event. The job fair is free and open to the public.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The healthcare industry, locally and nationally, is hiring and looking for trained healthcare workers in particular. Healthcare and healthcare support roles were among the highest ranked jobs of 2022, accounting for nearly four in 10 of the 100 best jobs across all industries, according to U.S. News and World Report.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In addition, representatives from the college’s health sciences program area will provide information about its programs in Surgical Technology, Massage Therapy, Medical Assisting, Nursing, Physical Therapist Assistant, Radiologic Technology, Phlebotomy, Patient Care and Emergency Medicine.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort Mather Campus is at 104 Reynolds Street, in Beaufort. The event will take place in the Student Center, in Building 12.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'TCL to host Health Sciences Job Fair ', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'tcl-to-host-health-sciences-job-fair', '', '', '2022-03-30 13:16:41', '2022-03-30 17:16:41', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=56453', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(56455, 4, '2022-03-30 13:17:38', '2022-03-30 17:17:38', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Applications for the FBI Columbia field office’s annual Teen Academy are available online.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This year’s course will be held July 20-21 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the FBI Columbia headquarters, located at 151 Westpark Blvd., Columbia.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Teen Academy program allows students, ages 15-18, to get a comprehensive look into today’s FBI. Students will receive presentations on topics including terrorism, cyber crime, public corruption, polygraph exams, evidence response, SWAT, and other day-to-day FBI field office operations.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Those interested in participating in the FBI Columbia Youth Academy must have parental approval before applying and must meet the eligibility requirements as follows:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Must be a United States citizen.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Must reside in South Carolina.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Must be between the ages of 15 and 18.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Must be enrolled in an accredited high school or home-school environment, recognized by your school district.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Must have a grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 or higher.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Students who meet the eligibility requirements must complete an application, which can be found by visiting https://bit.ly/3Nu5uQn. Students will also be required to type a 500-word essay on why they would like to attend the Teen Academy, and how they would apply what they will learn to their futures.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Applications and essays are due by 5 p.m. on Friday, April 22. Applications submitted after that date will not be accepted.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Completed applications and essays may be emailed to Columbia_Outreach@FBI. gov. They may also be mailed to FBI Columbia c/o Community Outreach, 151 Westpark Blvd., Columbia, S.C. 29210.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Questions about the Teen Academy should be directed to the Community Outreach Specialist at Columbia_Outreach@FBI.gov. Selected applicants will be notified by email on May 10.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'FBI Columbia accepting Teen Academy applications ', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'fbi-columbia-accepting-teen-academy-applications', '', '', '2022-03-30 13:17:39', '2022-03-30 17:17:39', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=56455', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(56457, 4, '2022-03-30 13:19:14', '2022-03-30 17:19:14', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Capt. Stephen Hudson&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>169th Fighter Wing&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Public Affairs&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The South Carolina Air National Guard (SCANG) hosted 20 high school Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (JROTC) teams – including Beaufort High School – for the “Top Gun” drill meet competition, March 26.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This competition is considered the state championship. The SCANG has held the drill meet over the past three decades. However, it was not held in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>More than 350 cadets from high schools around South Carolina, and one high school in North Carolina, converged for the one-day event. Cadets from the 20 teams represented Air Force, Army and Navy JROTC training programs and competed for honors in 12 drill and ceremony events.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Everything is well run out here,” said retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Allen Stewart, Aerospace Science Instructor at Lakewood High School in Sumter County. “The kids are excited and we have a great group.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The drill and ceremony categories included platoon, squad, duet, and individual level competitions which featured precision marching, color guard as well as armed and unarmed routines. All the routines were held on the base flight line with 169th Fighter Wing F-16 Fighting Falcon jets serving as the backdrop.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Overall the day was a success,” said Senior Master Sgt. Kenneth Monroe, event coordinator and SCANG Recruiting superintendent. “The instructors were pleased and the day went extremely smooth.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Monroe added the event could not have happened without the support of the more than 75 volunteers who came from McEntire, Shaw Air Force Base, University of South Carolina ROTC, and the South Carolina Army National Guard. Volunteers served as competition judges, scorers, as well as other duties.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Col. Quaid Quadri, 169th Fighter Wing commander, presented trophies to the winners at the awards ceremony that afternoon.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The overall winners for the 2022 Top Gun Drill Meet were:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>First Place </strong>– Spring Valley High School, Columbia, S.C.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Second Place </strong>– Fort Dorchester High School, North Charleston, S.C.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>All photos from this year’s competition can be found on the SCANG’s Flickr page at www.flickr.com/photos/thescang.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'South Carolina Air National Guard wraps up successful Top Gun drill meet ', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'south-carolina-air-national-guard-wraps-up-successful-top-gun-drill-meet', '', '', '2022-03-30 13:19:15', '2022-03-30 17:19:15', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=56457', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(56464, 4, '2022-03-30 13:23:11', '2022-03-30 17:23:11', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>LowcoSports.com&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>May River’s girls and Hilton Head High’s boys claimed the team titles at the Bob Jenkins Coaches Classic Region 7 meet Saturday at Whale Branch, but Beaufort High athletes claimed seven individual titles and five Eagles qualified for the Elite meet next month in Summerville.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Anaiya Houseal was the Eagles’ top performer, claiming gold in the high jump and long jump and claiming one of 16 spots in the Elite field in the high jump. Whale Branch’s Xavier Chaplin also won two events, the discus and shot put, but he didn’t make the Elite cut, while Beaufort’s Charlize Antia qualified in the 800 and the 1,600 despite finishing second to May River’s Anya Arroyo in the latter race.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort’s Nash Mills continued his incredible return from injuries suffered in a serious car accident last July, winning the 800 with a time of 2:03.97 to qualify for the Elite meet, while teammate Jayla Daise won the shot put and qualified with a mark of 35-10. Heaven Dagin won gold for the Eagles in the pole vault and eighth-grader Gavin Moore won the 3200, while Whale Branch’s Kaylyn Caldwell won the triple jump and teammate Talaijah Bartley claimed the 100-meter hurdles.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Eagles finished third in the girls standings with Whale Branch one spot behind in fourth, while the Warriors were fourth in the boys standings with Battery Creek seventh and Beaufort in eighth.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>May River teammates Arroyo (1,600, 3,200) and McKenna Swinton (shot put) and the Sharks’ boys 4x400 and girls 4x800 relays will join the quintet of Eagles at the Bob Jenkins Coaches Classic Elite meet on April 23 at Summerville High School.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Beaufort claims 7 golds; 5 qualify for Bob Jenkins Elite meet ', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-claims-7-golds-5-qualify-for-bob-jenkins-elite-meet', '', '', '2022-03-30 13:23:12', '2022-03-30 17:23:12', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=56464', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(56466, 4, '2022-03-30 13:24:15', '2022-03-30 17:24:15', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Rast, Beaufort&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>hold off Rebels&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Her defense didn’t do her any favors with seven errors leading to five unearned runs, but Beaufort High softball ace Kylie Rast continued her torrid start to the season with another dominant outing in the circle Monday to lead the Eagles to a 7-5 home win over Thomas Heyward Academy to stay undefeated.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The only blemish on the Eagles’ record is a tie with John Paul II, but they nearly made a negative mark with some sloppy defense behind Rast, who lowered her season ERA to 0.70 with a complete game, striking out 12 and limiting the Rebels to five hits and five walks. All five runs were unearned.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Rebels rallied from a 3-1 deficit to tie the game before grabbing the lead in the fifth, but Beaufort scratched across a pair of runs in the fifth and sixth frames to take control.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Jayla Champion came up clutch from the nine-spot for the Eagles with a pair of hits and two RBI, while Reese Brozek added two hits. Lucy Dantzler and Abigail Hayes each went 2-for-3 to pace the Rebels.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort (5-0-1) was scheduled to travel to James Island for a tough matchup Wednesday.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>THA 100 211 0 — 5 5 8&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>BHS 021 022 X — 7 6 7&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>WP: </strong>Kylie Rast 7 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 0 ER, 5 BB, 12 K&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>BHS: </strong>Kylie Rast 1-4, 2B; Reese Brozek 2-4; Kyrsten Cruikshank 1-4, 2 R; Jayla Champion 2-3, 2 RBI&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>John Paul II 18,&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Battery Creek 4&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tevi Mullen and Cayce Graves each allowed two runs over three strong innings, combining for 11 strikeouts, and the Golden Warriors racked up 18 hits in a rout of the visiting Dolphins. Maddie Heathcott went yard and smacked two doubles to highlight a 3-for-5 night with five RBIs and three runs, and Madison Zeroll was 4-for-5 with two doubles and a two RBIs. Mullen also had three hits, and she and Addison Roppelt each had two of JPII’s 10 doubles. Hannah Maroney had an RBI triple and a run for Creek.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'SOFTBALL ROUNDUP ', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'softball-roundup-2', '', '', '2022-03-30 13:24:16', '2022-03-30 17:24:16', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=56466', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(56468, 4, '2022-03-30 13:25:06', '2022-03-30 17:25:06', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>LowcoSports.com&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After dropping two games to Region 7-4A leader James Island last week, Beaufort High baseball bounced back in a big way Monday, as first-year coach Zach Jacobs’ team went on the road and routed rival May River 12-3 to open a key region series.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Eagles rapped 12 hits, including three for extra bases, and took advantage of three May River errors, as Tommy Winburn was 3-for-3 with a triple and four RBIs, and Hunter Rast went 3-for-3 and drove in a run to lead the way for Beaufort.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort broke it open with a four-run third inning and tacked on in each of the next three innings to open it up. Davis Woods took care of the rest and stymied the Sharks in a complete game, allowing two earned runs and seven hits with three strikeouts and no walks.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Eagles (4-8, 3-2) were slated to host the Sharks to conclude the series Wednesday before playing a non-region game at home against Hanahan on Thursday and traveling to Fort Dorchester on Friday.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>BHS 004 121 4 — 12 12 3&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>MR 100 200 0 — 3 7 1&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>WP: </strong>Davis Woods 7 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>BHS: </strong>Logan Brutcher 2-4, 2B, RBI, R; Zach Talbert 2-3, 2 BB, RBI, 2 R; Tommy Winburn 3-3, 3B, BB, 4 RBI, 2 R; Hunter Rast 2-3, RBI, 2 R&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Eagles bounce back to slam Sharks ', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'eagles-bounce-back-to-slam-sharks', '', '', '2022-03-30 13:25:06', '2022-03-30 17:25:06', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=56468', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(56470, 4, '2022-03-30 13:26:44', '2022-03-30 17:26:44', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Bluffton 2, John Paul II 1 </strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Former Bluffton coach Josh Fox took his undefeated Golden Warriors into The Den, and the Bobcats sent JPII home with its first loss of the season. Anthony Hill opened the scoring early for JPII, but the Bobcats answered quickly and their attack was relentless in the second half until finding the game-winner. Luis Rojas and Bryce Robertson scored goals for the Bobcats, a rarity against JPII keeper Evan Slusne, one of the Lowco’s best, who made 12 saves.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort Academy 1, Coastal Hurricanes 1&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Eagles played to a draw with the Coastal Hurricanes homeschool program out of Georgia in a well-played contest. Zeke Gonzalez broke through for BA’s goal on a beautiful set piece from 25 yards out, and freshman goalkeeper Isaac Leslie had 8 saves, including a sensational stop in the final minutes to preserve the draw and was named man of the match.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Whale Branch 6, Baptist Hill 3&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>William Limas racked up nine points on four goals and an assist, Joseph Hicks added two goals and an assist, and Denis Orellans, Benjamin Sanchez, and Brian Jaramillo Ruiz all had assists in a region road win for the Warriors.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Colleton County 7, Whale Branch 5&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>William Limas scored a brace, Joseph Hicks had a goal and an assist, and Aaron Fields and Benjamin Sanchez each tallied a goal for the Warriors, while Denis Orellans had two assists and Brian Jaramillo Ruiz added one, but the Cougars’ attack was relentless in a non-region contest in Seabrook on Friday&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'BOYS SOCCER ROUNDUP ', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'boys-soccer-roundup-3', '', '', '2022-03-30 13:26:44', '2022-03-30 17:26:44', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=56470', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(56477, 4, '2022-03-30 13:36:21', '2022-03-30 17:36:21', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Gaines joins Weichert Realtors in Beaufort&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Brodrick Gaines is joining the Beaufort office of Weichert, Realtors – Coastal Properties.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Gaines, born in Tuscaloosa, Ala., is an active duty U.S. Marine. He attended recruit training at MCRD Parris Island, graduating in June 2011. Gaines has served in various units and locations in the Marine Corps where he has earned various military commendations and awards.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In 2021, Gaines graduated from the University of Arizona with his Bachelor of Science in psychology. He is the author of the 5-star-rated motivational book, It Starts with You. In 2022 as an experienced real estate investor, he became a licensed Realtor with Weichert Realtors – Coastal Properties in Beaufort.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Johnson joins Weichert Realtors in Beaufort&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Darius Johnson is joining the Beaufort office of Weichert, Realtors – Coastal Properties.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Born and raised in Colleton County, Johnson was taught at a young age the importance of hard work and integrity. He found his way to Beaufort by working various jobs in Beaufort and Jasper counties. Johnson has a passion for real estate, investing, finances and aside from his real estate license he also currently holds a license to sell Property, Casualty, Surety and Marine insurance in the state of South Carolina.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":56379,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Johnson.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Johnson-680x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56379\"/></a><figcaption>Darius Johnson</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Weichert, Realtors – Coastal Properties is the third largest Weichert affiliate in the nation and one of the Lowcountry’s largest real estate firms. The company has five offices in Hilton Head, Beaufort, Bluffton, Okatie/Sun City and Savannah.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information about Weichert, Realtors – Coastal Properties, contact Joe or Karen Ryan at 843-341-3700 or visit www.weichertcp.com.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'BUSINESS BRIEFS ', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'business-briefs-41', '', '', '2022-03-30 13:36:22', '2022-03-30 17:36:22', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=56477', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(56479, 4, '2022-03-30 13:38:58', '2022-03-30 17:38:58', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As The Morgan Companies held a groundbreaking event Monday for Beaufort Station, a new 200,000-square-foot shopping center to be situated on 31 acres of land located at the southwest corner of Robert Smalls Parkway and Parris Island Gateway, five more retailers coming to the development were announced.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>City of Beaufort Mayor Stephen D. Murray and South Carolina State Representative Shannon S. Erickson (R-District 124), community leaders, and representatives from The Morgan Companies were present at the development site.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>During the event, The Morgan Companies announced that retailers PetSmart, TJ Maxx, Home Goods, Five Below, and Rack Room Shoes will be joining the previously confirmed anchor tenants – Aldi Grocery Stores, Hobby Lobby, Ross Dress for Less, Ulta Beauty and Old Navy.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>PetSmart and TJ Maxx already have Beaufort locations. Both are currently located across Robert Smalls Parkway from the Beaufort Station location in the Cross Creek shopping center. The closest Home Goods, a home furnishing and accessory store, and Rack Room Shoes locations are in Bluffton.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Five Below is a specialty discount store aimed at teens and tweens.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We couldn’t be more excited to announce that we have leased all anchor tenant spaces at Beaufort Station,” The Morgan Companies President Trey Morgan said. “The interest in our development has been nothing short of phenomenal, and that is a credit to the Beaufort community and their dynamic and growing population.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>WIMCO Corp is serving as the general contractor for the project. Site work is under way, and Beaufort Station is expected to be open to the public in Fall 2023.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Visit www.beaufortstationshopping.com for more information about the retail center.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Groundbreaking event held for Beaufort Station ', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'groundbreaking-event-held-for-beaufort-station', '', '', '2022-03-30 13:38:59', '2022-03-30 17:38:59', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=56479', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(56481, 4, '2022-03-30 13:40:57', '2022-03-30 17:40:57', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Lolita Huckaby&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>April 1 is no joke for volunteers and supporters of The Lending Room.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The nonprofit which accepts and distributes gently used medical equipment began 60 years ago in a volunteer’s garage thanks to the efforts of the Beaufort Memorial Hospital’s Women’s Auxiliary.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This year, Friday, April 1, thanks to the generosity of Beaufort Memorial Hospital, the agency will be moving to its new home at 954 Ribaut Road, across the street from the hospital. April 1 also happens to be the same day in 2019 the agency opened at its previous home on Parris Island Gateway, next to the Habitat for Humanity Re- Store.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We’re thrilled to be this close to Beaufort Memorial Hospital,” The Lending Room Board President Martha O’Regan said.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And with proximity to the Good Neighbor Medical Clinic one block to the south, “it’s going to be great for our clients and expands on our existing relationship with these great, health professionals,” she added.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>With the new location, coordinators are hoping to expand the Lending Room’s cadre of volunteers so that the facility can be open more hours during its five-day schedule.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We’ve been able to open the office for partial hours on Monday through Friday but with more volunteers, those hours could definitely be expanded,” O’Regan said.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The organization, which relies on donations and grant money to distribute donated equipment for a nominal fee, will officially open its doors for business on April 4.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tax deductible donations can be made via check to The Lending Room, Inc., by mail (P.O. Box 1535, Beaufort, 29901) or dropped off at the new office. For more information about the organization, visit https://lendingroombeaufort.com.&nbsp;</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></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Lending Room finds new home ', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'lending-room-finds-new-home', '', '', '2022-03-30 13:40:58', '2022-03-30 17:40:58', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=56481', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(56483, 4, '2022-03-30 13:42:57', '2022-03-30 17:42:57', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong><em>by Nicole Brudos Ferrara&nbsp;</em></strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Colorectal cancer, the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the U.S., according to the National Cancer Institute.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Colorectal cancer begins when healthy cells in the colon or rectum develop mutations, or changes, in their DNA. These damaged cells then become cancerous, grow and divide uncontrollably, and form a tumor. Genetic factors play a role in this process.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Some gene mutations passed through generations of your family can increase your risk of colorectal cancer significantly. The most common inherited syndromes that increase colorectal cancer risk are familial adenomatous polyposis and Lynch syndrome, also known as hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer. But you don\'t need a family history of colorectal cancer to have a genetic mutation that could cause the disease.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"Someone can have developed a mutation in their germ line and be the first person in the family to have colorectal cancer,\" says Lisa Boardman, M.D., a gastroenterologist and hepatologist at Mayo Clinic. \"Family history is not the end of the story.\"&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Genetics drives development of more colorectal cancers than previously thought&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Jewel Samadder, M.D., a gastroenterologist and hepatologist at Mayo Clinic, and researchers in Mayo Clinic\'s Center for Individualized Medicine, recently found 1 in 6 patients with colorectal cancer had an inherited cancer-related gene mutation that likely predisposed them to the disease. In addition, the researchers discovered that 60% of these colorectal cancer cases would not have been detected using a standard guideline-based approach.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to Dr. Samadder, these findings are important for three reasons:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list {\"ordered\":true} -->\n<ol><li><strong>Cancer prevention. </strong>If health care professionals can identify people who have a genetic predisposition for developing colorectal cancer, they can use a colonoscopy to screen those people at an earlier age, or more frequently, to remove precancerous polyps and prevent colorectal cancer from developing.&nbsp;</li><li><strong>Family health. </strong>Health care professionals now know that most genes linked to the development of colorectal cancer are autosomal-dominant. This means that if you have a genetic predisposition for colorectal cancer, your children have a 50% chance of inheriting the genetic mutation driving that predisposition. Knowing this would help health care professionals screen those in your family at highest risk of developing colorectal cancer.&nbsp;</li><li><strong>Individualized treatment. </strong>For people diagnosed with colorectal cancer who have a genetic predisposition for the disease, health care professionals may be able to identify therapies such as immunotherapy or other drugs that can target specific molecular pathways in patients\' tumors, which can improve survival and reduce the side effects of chemotherapy.&nbsp;</li></ol>\n<!-- /wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Colorectal cancer diagnosis? Ask for genetic testing&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"Anybody with a colorectal cancer diagnosis should speak to their primary care physician, oncologist or surgeon about the importance of genetic testing to identify if there was a mutated gene that predisposes them to cancer,\" says Dr. Samadder. \"Knowing this could potentially change the management of their cancer to improve survival—and help prevent cancer in their loved ones.\"&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You should know your family medical history for all cancer types, as diagnosis for one cancer could indicate that you\'re at higher risk for other cancers. It\'s also important to be aware of any relatives who may have been diagnosed with multiple cancers, or those who were diagnosed at a young age. Even knowing if a first-degree relative has had a polyp removed during colorectal cancer screening can be important. All these factors can play a role in your risk for colorectal and other cancers.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Knowing your family\'s cancer history means you can take a proactive approach to cancer prevention.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"Anyone who has colorectal cancer should get genetic screening,\" agrees Dr. Boardman. \"Even if you have no family history of colorectal cancer, we still recommend it.\"&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Genetic testing for Lynch syndrome is particularly important. Lynch syndrome is an inherited condition that increases your risk of colon and endometrial cancers, and several other cancers. Lynch syndrome also causes cancers to occur at an earlier age than they might in the general population.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you have Lynch syndrome, your children have a 50% chance of having it as well, as do other first-degree relatives.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you\'ve been diagnosed with colorectal cancer, these three steps are recommended:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list {\"ordered\":true} -->\n<ol><li>Talk to your health care professional about genetic testing and ask if genetic counseling is available.&nbsp;</li><li>If your health care professional doesn\'t offer genetic testing or genetic counseling, find a genetic counselor in your area. <strong>The National Society of Genetic Counselors </strong>website offers a directory of counselors you can search.&nbsp;</li><li>Seek a second opinion at a <strong>National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center </strong>in your state. These cancer centers are funded by the National Cancer Institute to deliver cutting-edge cancer treatments to patients.&nbsp;</li></ol>\n<!-- /wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Research conducted by physician-scientists has led to improvements in prevention and treatment, and the survival of more people diagnosed with colorectal cancer. The five-year survival rate in the U.S. is now 64.7%, and death rates have been falling on average 2% each year from 2010 to 2019, according to the National Cancer Institute.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sources: <a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?page_id=56484\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"56484\">https://cancerblog. mayoclinic.org/2022/03/10/what-you-should-know-about-genetics-colorectal-cancer/&nbsp;</a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?page_id=56486\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"56486\">https://findageneticcounselor. nsgc.org/&nbsp;</a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><a href=\"https://www.cancer.gov/research/ infrastructure/cancer-centers\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https://www.cancer.gov/research/ infrastructure/cancer-centers\">https://www.cancer.gov/research/ infrastructure/cancer-centers&nbsp;</a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Exclusive content from CARE magazine</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'What you should know about genetics, colorectal cancer ', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'what-you-should-know-about-genetics-colorectal-cancer', '', '', '2022-03-30 13:43:28', '2022-03-30 17:43:28', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=56483', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(56489, 4, '2022-03-30 13:45:34', '2022-03-30 17:45:34', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bath time can be an enjoyable opportunity for a parent or caregiver and baby to bond. It is useful to have all the equipment ready before beginning to help bath time go smoothly.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The bathroom should be warm, and the baby should be wrapped in a towel immediately after a bath to maintain their warmth.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A baby should never be left unattended at bath time.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A baby’s bath temperature should be 98.6–100.4°F or about 98.6°F for a newborn. Babies have thinner skin, so they need cooler bathwater than adults. An adult can check the temperature with their elbow as it is more sensitive to heat than a hand. If the water does not feel cooler or warmer than the elbow, the temperature is suitable for a baby.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Parents and caregivers can ensure the water temperature is safe for a baby by:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Checking the temperature with either an elbow or a bath thermometer before bathing a baby.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mixing the water well to ensure there are no hot spots.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Running the cold water first before adding hot water. To cool down the faucet, allow the cold water to run for a few moments after turning off the hot water.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ensuring not to run hot water on its own when a baby is in the bath, as it could accidentally scald their skin. If the water needs topping up, run the cold and hot water together.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Placing the baby away from the faucet if using a full-size bathtub. Or use a section of a flexible Styrofoam pool noodle to cover the faucet. This protects baby from an accidental scald and from a bump on the head.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends lowering the temperature in hot water systems to minimize the risk of burns. A temperature around 122°F (50°C) is ideal.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To make bathing baby as enjoyable and safe as possible, people can consider:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Making the bathroom warm and draft-free.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Putting the baby’s towel on a warm radiator, if possible, so it can warm them after their bath.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Having everything nearby before beginning bath time.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Talking reassuringly throughout bath time. This can help the baby feel calm and is a great way to encourage language development.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ensuring to never leave a baby unattended around water. If a parent or a caregiver needs something from another room, they should take the baby with them.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ensuring that an older child is not left to supervise a baby as they may not have a fully developed perception of danger.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sources:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><a href=\"https://www.medicalnewstoday. com/articles/baby-bath-temperature\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https://www.medicalnewstoday. com/articles/baby-bath-temperature\">https://www.medicalnewstoday. com/articles/baby-bath-temperature </a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><a href=\"https://www.who.int/news-room/ fact-sheets/detail/burns\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https://www.who.int/news-room/ fact-sheets/detail/burns\">https://www.who.int/news-room/ fact-sheets/detail/burns </a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><a href=\"https://www.aad.org/public/ everyday-care/skin-care-basics/care/ newborn-bathing\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https://www.aad.org/public/ everyday-care/skin-care-basics/care/ newborn-bathing\">https://www.aad.org/public/ everyday-care/skin-care-basics/care/ newborn-bathing </a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Exclusive content from CARE magazine</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'What is the ideal baby bath temperature? ', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'what-is-the-ideal-baby-bath-temperature', '', '', '2022-03-30 13:45:34', '2022-03-30 17:45:34', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=56489', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(56491, 4, '2022-03-30 13:47:11', '2022-03-30 17:47:11', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Christopher Byrne&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There’s a reason nobody wants warts, since these small, grainy bumps— which often show up on the hands—are bothersome and embarrassing. But so-called “common warts” are highly treatable and can even disappear on their own, according to Christopher Byrne, PA-C, of Advanced Dermatology P.C.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Nearly 1% of the population is dealing with warts at any given time, according to the American Academy of Family Physicians. Caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV) entering through a tiny cut or break in the skin, warts are highly contagious—whether to other people or other locations on the affected person’s body, Byrne explains.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Warts can actually be spread through casual skin contact or by sharing items such as towels or washcloths,” says Byrne, a physician assistant who’s also a founding member of the New York Dermatology Physician Assistants. “Most people have either experienced warts themselves or seen them on others, but don’t always understand how they got there.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The HPV virus is wily, sneaking through cracks in the skin such as a hangnail or scrape,” Byrne adds. “Biting your nails can also enable warts to spread around your nails and fingertips.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>When to see a doctor&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Those with warts may have noticed that the flesh-colored bumps—which can also show up on the face, feet and other body areas—are dotted with tiny black pinpoints. These are actually small, clotted blood vessels in the wart, Byrne notes.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But you may be unsure whether it’s time to see a doctor for common warts. Byrne advises medical attention especially when the growths are:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Painful&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Changing in appearance or color&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Interfering with your life or everyday activities&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Appearing in clusters&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“While common warts aren’t cancerous, you may also be wondering if your growth is actually a wart or something else,” Byrne says. “Anyone can get them, but children and those with weakened immune systems are more prone to the HPV virus causing warts.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Diagnosing warts is straightforward for a dermatology specialist, Byrne adds. “Your doctor will either know just from looking at the bumps that they’re warts, or may take a sample to test for HPV,” he explains.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Treatment and prevention tips&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The majority of untreated warts will simply vanish over time—typically months, Byrne says. But because warts are often unsightly, you may want to speed that process. Byrne explains your treatment options:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>At-home medications: </strong>Over-the-counter wart removers usually contain salicylic acid, which come in liquid, gel and patch form. By applying the medication each day for several months, you can dissolve the wart one layer at a time.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Freezing: </strong>Known medically as cryotherapy, your doctor can freeze the wart off by applying liquid nitrogen. After, a blister will form that will then peel off with the wart itself. Sometimes several such treatments are needed.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Immunotherapy: </strong>Because warts are caused by a virus, stubborn cases might benefit from a topical chemical that provokes an immune response to make the warts go away.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Lasers: </strong>Your doctor can aim a specialized laser light to cut off a wart’s blood supply by heating and destroying tiny blood vessels inside it.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Topical medication: </strong>You doctor may apply a liquid containing a chemical called cantharidin to the wart, cutting off its blood supply. 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(56501, 4, '2022-03-30 13:56:09', '2022-03-30 17:56:09', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Registering to vote, educating voters with accurate information and ensuring voting is accessible to all eligible voters is more important now than ever, and appropriately the League of Women Voters Beaufort has announced the kick-off of their REV It Up campaign for another election season utilizing the National VOTE411.org website.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When potential voters visit VOTE411.org, they can just click on their state, and when they register to vote or give their address, they will receive the information they need for their county, district and precinct.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The League also invites citizens to use and share their new QR (Quick Response) code, either with this story or on their website – lwvbeaufort.org – to register and help others to register, find your polling place, candidates, issues and more. Visitors to this site can find answers to their election questions for all 50 states.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"right\",\"id\":56415,\"width\":332,\"height\":332,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/SC-Beaufort-QR-code.png\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/SC-Beaufort-QR-code-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56415\" width=\"332\" height=\"332\"/></a></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The nonprofit, nonpartisan League of Women Voters Beaufort is a source of credible voter information and civic education in Beaufort County and the group is publicizing VOTE411.org because it is an effective tool for all who want to be informed.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The goal is for every eligible person to be empowered, to be informed, to be registered and to vote, LWVB said in a statement. “Not voting is giving up your voice. Please don’t let others decide your future.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“LWVB is excited about VOTE411.org because it not only gives easy access to all of the information you need to be an informed voter, it also allows you to do everything necessary to register to vote from your home. And to receive an absentee ballot if you’re eligible. (We) are hoping you will use this excellent tool and encourage your friends to do so too.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Business or non-partisan organizations interested in getting involved as a partner in the community to share the LWVB’s mission should email the League at lwvbeaufort@gmail.com.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The LWVB invites all to attend its monthly meetings on the second Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. in the meeting room at Sea Island Presbyterian Church at 81 Lady’s Island Drive. You need not be a member to attend.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Thursday, April 14 meeting will provide a legislative update and discuss how citizens can be an agent to increase voter participation.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'League of Women Voters Beaufort kicks off REV It Up', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'league-of-women-voters-beaufort-kicks-off-rev-it-up', '', '', '2022-03-30 13:56:10', '2022-03-30 17:56:10', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=56501', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(56503, 4, '2022-03-30 13:57:19', '2022-03-30 17:57:19', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Libraries offering tax assistance</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Once again this year, Beaufort County Library System is hosting the Lowcountry Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program that offers free tax help to persons generally earning $57,000 annually or less, differently-abled persons, persons 60 and older, and limited English-speaking persons.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In collaboration with the Beaufort County Human Services Alliance, United Way of the Lowcountry, Inc., free tax preparation is available through in-person sites, drop off options and a virtual program.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tax preparation help will run through Thursday, April 14.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The schedule and locations are as follows:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Lobeco Library, 1862 Trask Parkway, Lobeco: Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., through April 9.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>St. Helena Library, 6355 Jonathan Francis Senior Road, St. Helena: Wednesdays, 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., through April 13.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort Library, 311 Scott Street, Beaufort: Mondays &amp; Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., through April 14.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bluffton Library, 120 Palmetto Way, Bluffton: Mondays, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.. through April 11; Saturdays are appointment only, call 251-616-0551 or emailblufftonvita@gmail.com, Saturday, April 2, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Visit www.beaufortcountylibrary.org/taxes for more information.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>County Solid Waste and Recycling pursuing more than $152,000 in grants</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort County Solid Waste and Recycling is pursuing multiple grants totaling $152,256 to help expand recycling programs and continue to educate the public with campaigns like \"Recycle Know Your Facts.\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The grant funding breaks down as $110,000 for Solid Waste Organics, $15,000 for Solid Waste General Recycling, $22,505 for Used Oil, and $4750 for Waste Tires.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"With the population in Beaufort County growing so quickly, lots of people aren\'t familiar with our recycling guidelines,\" Solid Waste and Recycling Department Director Cindy Carter said. \"These grants will help the department expand its outreach into all the new communities and educate the public on how best to utilize the County\'s 9 Convenience Centers. Our recycling programs have been hugely successful, and we want to keep that positive momentum going.\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The grants cover education and outreach efforts, including reduction and recycling, organic recovery, composting, disposal of oil, and tire disposal. The funds do not need to be matched with County tax dollars.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort County has successfully reduced contamination in recycling bins at the County Convenient Centers. Our education and outreach activities to promote recycling include social media posts, press releases, educational booths, flyers, recycling brochures, promotional materials – coloring books, pens, stickers, and bags.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort Co. 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(56507, 4, '2022-03-30 14:00:43', '2022-03-30 18:00:43', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In honor of National Library Week, celebrated this year from April 3 to 9, the inaugural Beaufort Human Library will be held as a free public event from 1 to 4 p.m., Sunday, April 3, at the Beaufort County Library at 311 Scott St., Beaufort, in partnership with the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center, Beaufort High School\'s Diversity Awareness Youth Literacy Organization, and community organizers and volunteers.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For those that don’t know what a “human library” is, the event\'s “books” will be more than a dozen Beaufort community members from diverse backgrounds and experiences. The human books will be available to be “checked out” in the library for conversations with “readers” about challenges the books have faced and circumstances they have overcome.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The goal of these engaging conversations is to foster empathy and invite greater understanding of the many human stories to be found and shared in our communities. Topics of conversation may include occupations, education, healthcare, gender, race, immigration, addiction, and law enforcement, among others — but ultimately the dialogues will always focus of building bridges of understanding and acceptance, person to person.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>No advance registration is needed. Attendees can arrive between 1 and 3:30 p.m., to check out any available books for 30 minutes of conversation, or to wait for the next opportunity to check out a book. Beaufort High School student volunteers (the “bookmarks”) and adult volunteers (the “librarians”) will be on hand to guide attendees through the process.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Learn more at the Beaufort Human Library Facebook page, www.facebook.com/beauforthumanlibrary, or the Pat Conroy Literary Center website, www.patconroyliterarycenter.org.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This free educational program is sponsored in part by South Carolina Humanities, a not-for-profit organization inspiring, engaging and enriching South Carolinians with programs on literature, history, culture and heritage.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Human Library comes Sunday to Beaufort Library', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'human-library-comes-sunday-to-beaufort-library', '', '', '2022-03-30 14:00:44', '2022-03-30 18:00:44', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=56507', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(56509, 4, '2022-03-30 14:05:34', '2022-03-30 18:05:34', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Tony Kukulich</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Rep. Nancy Mace, R-SC 1, was in Beaufort on Tuesday, March 22, to participate in a panel discussion regarding the threat to national security posed by climate change with a particular emphasis on the projected impact to Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I think anyone in the military will tell you that operational readiness is going to be the most important issue, ensuring that a storm doesn’t take out a training facility or interrupt the training of Marines on Parris Island,” Mace told reporters after the panel. “Any military base on the coast is going to have very similar issues. The rate of sea-level rise is very concerning. They’ve done a very good job so far, but we’ve got to be thinking 2030, 2050. What do we need to have on base to ensure the longevity of Parris Island?”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mace was joined by Brig. Gen. Stephen A. Cheney, USMC (Ret.) and South Carolina’s Chief Resilience Officer Ben Duncan. Duncan is the first to hold that position after the South Carolina Office of Resilience was founded just two years ago. The event was hosted by The Nature Conservancy (TNC).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":56422,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/threat-to-MCRD-PI-panel_20220322-4763.jpg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/threat-to-MCRD-PI-panel_20220322-4763-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56422\"/></a><figcaption>South Carolina Chief Resilience Officer Ben Duncan speaks Tuesday, March 22, during a panel discussion on the threat to Parris Island from sea-level rise in Beaufort. Photo by Tony Kukulich/The Island News.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The Nature Conservancy is convening this conversation because it’s so important that we look at practical solutions to the challenges that are facing our world,” TNC Executive Director Dale Threatt-Taylor said as the event got under way. “We know we can see (sea-level rise) right here on Parris Island. We can see it right here in South Carolina. We can see it in Beaufort County. We know the impacts of sea-level rise. We know the challenges that are affecting our roadways, our facilities and our bases.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The 8,000-acre Parris Island facility is the second oldest Marine base in the country. Marines started training recruits there in 1915, and now approximately 18,000 recruits go through the 13-week training program every year.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to Cheney, a 2018 Department of Defense study listed Parris Island as the military base most susceptible to climate change.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“That kind of lit the fuse, saying we really need to do something about protecting Parris Island,” he said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Cheney was the commanding general of Parris Island from 1999 until his retirement in 2001. He said he was warned before assuming command there that hurricanes would be one of his biggest challenges, though it had been several decades since the area suffered a direct strike. Within months, Hurricane Floyd threatened to generate a 20-foot storm surge that would have put most of the base under seven feet of water.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Fortunately, Floyd did not hit us,” Cheney said. “It brushed us and went north. What’s kind of curious about this is that it made me aware, and the base aware, of how vulnerable we were to any kind of catastrophic event. … Parris Island is intimate with this issue and has been and understands it.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Cheney noted improvements to Parris Island including addition of solar panel arrays and construction efforts to raise roads above the floodplain. However he added that spending on the construction of seawalls and improving the infrastructure on the base is lagging. He offered Camp Lejeune’s experience with Hurricane Florence as a cautionary tale.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":56400,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/threat-to-MCRD-PI-panel_20220322-4797.jpg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/threat-to-MCRD-PI-panel_20220322-4797-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56400\"/></a><figcaption>Brig. Gen. Stephen Cheney, USMC (Ret.), speaks during a panel discussion on the threat to Parris Island from sea-level rise held at the USCB Center for the Arts in Beaufort, South Carolina, Tuesday, March 22, 2022. Photo by Tony Kukulich/The Island News</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hurricane Florence brushed by Parris Island and hit Camp Lejeune as a Category 2 storm. It caused nearly $4 billion worth of damage, much of it due to the age of the buildings on the base.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“That conceivably could happen here,” he said. “There are facilities on Parris Island that are easily 30 or 40 years old.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Despite the challenges facing Parris Island, both Mace and Cheney were adamant the base will remain a viable and critical component of the nation’s defense.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Parris Island is the number one, premier recruit training installation in the United States and for the United States Marine Corps,” Cheney said. “It ain’t going to close. Parris Island is not going anywhere.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Tony Kukulich is a recent transplant to the Lowcountry. A native of Wilmington, Del., he comes to The Island News from the San Francisco Bay Area where he spent seven years as a reporter and photographer for several publications. He can be reached at tony.theislandnews@gmail.com.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Climate change shapes future of Parris Island', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'climate-change-shapes-future-of-parris-island', '', '', '2022-03-30 14:11:00', '2022-03-30 18:11:00', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=56509', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(56511, 4, '2022-03-30 14:06:37', '2022-03-30 18:06:37', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort County Sheriff\'s Office is investigating a shooting Wednesday night near Milledge Village Road in Burton that left one man dead.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to the Sheriff’s Office, at approximately 8:30 p.m., deputies responded to a report of a gunshot victim. When deputies arrived, they secured the scene for Beaufort County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) paramedics to respond.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At the scene, EMS paramedics pronounced the man dead from apparent gunshot wounds.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sheriff\'s Office investigators and the Crime Scene Unit are processing the scene for forensic evidence and interviewing witnesses.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Investigators learned that the subjects fled the scene prior to their arrival.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to the Sheriff’s Office, there does not appear to be a threat to the general public.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Anyone who has information is urged to contact Sheriff\'s Office Emergency Dispatch at 9-1-1 or Crime Stoppers of the Lowcountry at 843-554-1111, if wishing to remain anonymous and for possible reward.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Additional information, including the name of the deceased man, will be released when available.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Man killed Wednesday night in Burton shooting', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'man-killed-wednesday-night-in-burton-shooting-2', '', '', '2022-03-30 14:06:37', '2022-03-30 18:06:37', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=56511', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(56513, 4, '2022-03-30 14:08:21', '2022-03-30 18:08:21', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A Beaufort County man who shot at two unarmed people parked at a St. Helena Island convenience store has been sent to prison.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Deavion Jahquwan Burgess, 20, of St. Helena Island was found guilty of murder Thursday in the April 2020 shooting of Quinton Ventress. A Beaufort County General Sessions jury also found Burgess guilty of the attempted murder of another passenger in the car and of possession of a weapon during commission of a violent crime. He was sentenced to life in prison.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“This was a vengeful, broad-daylight killing that took place in the heart of the St. Helena community,” said Trasi Campbell of the 14th Circuit Solicitor’s Office, who prosecuted the case. “Mr. Burgess presented a lethal threat to that community.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ventress and another passenger were parked in front of a convenience store at 803 Sea Island Parkway while the vehicle’s driver was inside the store making a purchase. Burgess was a passenger in a white Nissan Sentra that pulled up to a gas pump behind the parked car. As he walked toward the store entrance, Burgess looked into the vehicle where Ventress sat, stopped, pulled a gun from his pocket and fired five rounds into the vehicle.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Burgess then ran back to the vehicle in which he arrived, and the driver sped away to the Eddings Point area of St. Helena.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ventress, 26, was stuck in the neck by a bullet that lodged near his spine, a pathologist from the Medical University of South Carolina testified. Ventress was rendered a quadriplegic and spent the next five months hospitalized and on a ventilator. He died in September from complications of his injury, the pathologist said.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The murder weapon was never recovered. However, the shooting was captured on the store’s surveillance system, and Burgess’ DNA was discovered in the white Nissan. The driver of that vehicle testified that, after the shooting, she drove the car away as Burgess instructed her to and that Burgess indicated he intended to shoot at both passengers.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office investigated the incident. Campbell called 19 witnesses during two days of testimony at the Beaufort County Courthouse, and Judge Robert Bonds handed down the sentence</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'St. Helena man convicted of murder in convenience store parking lot ', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'st-helena-man-convicted-of-murder-in-convenience-store-parking-lot', '', '', '2022-03-30 14:08:22', '2022-03-30 18:08:22', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=56513', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(56516, 4, '2022-03-30 14:19:23', '2022-03-30 18:19:23', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Are those bullets or firecrackers?</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It\'s spring and... the bullets are flying?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>That’s not what we like to think about our little community, but if you’re keeping track of local crime reports (which is easier said than done) there does seem to be an increase in shootings in the past month, not just in the city but out in the county as well.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Friday night, March 25, gunshots at the Food Lion on Lady’s Island hit an individual who was taken to BMH and forced shoppers to vacate the building. Suspect eventually turned himself in.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Wednesday, March 23, a man was shot dead on Lexus Lane near Milledge Village Road, which is in the Burton area. No arrests yet.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sunday, March 20, two people were injured by gunshots at the Elks Club on Church Street, which is in the middle of one of Beaufort’s residential neighborhoods.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tuesday, March 22, police interviewed a man at BMH who said he had been shot earlier in the day in Burton. No arrests yet.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Also Tuesday, March 22, a Burton man in a wheelchair was shot in his finger. No arrests yet.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You don’t have to look at the nightly TV news from Savannah or Charleston to realize this corner of the Lowcountry isn’t being targeted, so to speak. Gun violence is rampant but when it comes to a town that’s just won a designation from Southern Living as “South’s Best Small Town,” you just expect better.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort Police Chief Dale McDorman and Mayor Stephen Murray met with concerned neighbors of the Elks Club shooting last week and tried to convey a single message: we’re in this together; we (being the law enforcement community) need your help as much as you (residents) need us.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There were other messages, but just like that one, you can pick those up on most any popular crime/ law enforcement TV show, it’s not easy to make arrests without eye witnesses. The police may know who the criminals are, but without proof, you don’t have a case.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And then there’s the judicial system to blame. More weeks of court are needed. Sentencing guidelines often result in the accused criminal out on the street “before the officer gets home to dinner,” as the police chief said.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Almost as a balance to the recent news about shootings, a St. Helena man was sentenced to life in prison after a local jury found him guilty of shooting another in 2020. That was two years ago; want to guess how many witnesses left the area in that period, how many changed their minds about what they saw?&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The causes and solutions of such societal issues can, and have been, discussed at length. But one issue that arose from the recent public conversation and expressed by neighbors was the need for communication.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In the case of the Elks Club shooting, the police department didn’t issue a statement until Tuesday. McDorman apologized for that and acknowledged it was a mistake to have taken so long.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But in today’s social media climate, there was plenty being said online. And neighbors who had heard those gun shots were fearful. Many were new to the neighborhood and wondered what in the world was happening to their “peaceful” piece of paradise.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The sheriff’s department has, for several years, offered reports on NIXLE, an online alert system which, if you’ve got it properly loaded onto your phone, notifies you of things like car wrecks and traffic congestion. The department spends approximately $16,000 a year for this service which now takes the place of a good, old police scanner you might have had sitting on your desk, if you were one of those people who likes to know where the blue lights are going. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The days of the scanner are pretty much gone, but the days of people wanting to know what’s going on around them, certainly are not. <br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Friday deadline for party filings&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>BEAUFORT – Friday noon is the deadline for filing for the June 14 primaries and there’s already some interesting local races shaping up.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For starters, Jo-Jo Woodward, a former captain in the Sheriff’s Department, is running against against 24-year veteran P.J. Tanner in the Republican primary. No Democrats have filed for the office.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Woodward challenged his former boss in 2018 but lost with just more than 45 percent of the votes. The challenger, after leaving the sheriff’s department, went to work as an investigator for 14th District Solicitor Duffie Stone, prompting Tanner supporters to start the rumor that the Solicitor encouraged Woodward to run.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In addition, Tanner’s wife, Magistrate Angela McCall-Tanner, ran unsuccessfully against Stone in 2016.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A race has also developed in the Beaufort County Council District 2 Republican primary where incumbent Paul Sommerville filed for re-election last week and is facing a challenge from local attorney David Bartholomew. The winner of that primary race will face Democrat Marilyn Harris in November.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And if you’re thinking about running and happen to live in the city of Beaufort, there will be two seats of Beaufort City Council’s four seats will be up for grabs this year, with filing to open in those non-partisan races April 1.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The seats held by Councilmen Phil Cromer and Mike McFee – yes, McFee has to run again – will be open. <br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Harris Teeter update?&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>LADY’S ISLAND – Still nothing to report, BUT clearing has begun on the new Beaufort Station, 31 formerly wooded acres at the intersection of Parris Island Gateway and S.C. 170.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The new shopping center, once most of the trees are gone and pavement is installed, is slated to be the new site of an Old Navy, Hobby Lobby and an Aldi discount grocery. The Morgan Companies out of Charlotte, N.C., are listed as the developers.&nbsp;</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></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'LOWCOUNTRY LOWDOWN', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'lowcountry-lowdown-70', '', '', '2022-03-30 14:19:24', '2022-03-30 18:19:24', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=56516', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(56518, 4, '2022-03-30 14:20:46', '2022-03-30 18:20:46', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Council Member Alice Howard and Beaufort County Engineering are hosting a community meeting for the Shell Point neighborhood at 6 p.m., Thursday, April 7, at Shell Point Baptist Church.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Topics will include an update on the Shell Point stormwater project, which is in the design phase, and applying for grants to secure funding.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort County Stormwater is actively working on a Hazard Mitigation Grant with the South Carolina Emergency Management Division to help fund a portion of the Shell Point Drainage Improvement Projects.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Stormwater Department is currently working through the bidding process to have a design and permitting engineer group hired to assist as the project moves forward.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Also to be discussed are pedestrian access and safety improvements throughout the neighborhood.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information, please contact Beaufort County Council Member Howard by email at ahoward@bcgov.net, by phone at 843-255-2202 (office) or 843-986-7403 (mobile), or by mail c/o Clerk to Council, Beaufort County, P.O. Drawer 1228, Beaufort, S.C. 29901</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Council Member Howard hosting Shell Point Neighborhood community meeting', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'council-member-howard-hosting-shell-point-neighborhood-community-meeting', '', '', '2022-03-30 14:20:46', '2022-03-30 18:20:46', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=56518', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(56521, 4, '2022-03-30 14:24:16', '2022-03-30 18:24:16', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The City of Beaufort’s 2021 Comprehensive Plan was officially adopted by City Council on March 22.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The new Comprehensive Plan replaces the one that had been in effect since 2009. An outline of the new plan was presented to City Council in July 2021 and from that point onward extensive public input was sought – from a multitude of stakeholders in various meetings with the City’s Planning staff, to a public opinion survey, to input from all the City’s planning and zoning boards, to numerous work sessions for the Metropolitan Planning Commission. Once the MPC approved the final draft, it was presented to City Council.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Comprehensive Plan is the document that guides all decisions related to planning, zoning, and development in the City of Beaufort, as required by South Carolina law. The Comprehensive Plan’s various components include land use, housing, community facilities, cultural resources, natural resources, transportation, and resiliency.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In addition to stakeholder and public input, the 2021 plan took into account the City’s Strategic Plan, the Civic Master Plan, and Beaufort 2030 Future Vision exercise.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You can find the 2021 Comprehensive Plan on the City’s website at <a href=\"http://www.cityofbeaufort.org/491/Comprehensive-Plan\">http://www.cityofbeaufort.org/491/Comprehensive-Plan</a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'City Council approves 2021 Comprehensive Plan', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'city-council-approves-2021-comprehensive-plan', '', '', '2022-03-30 14:24:18', '2022-03-30 18:24:18', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=56521', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(56523, 4, '2022-03-30 14:28:27', '2022-03-30 18:28:27', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort’s Ray Johnson, 74, enlisted in the United States Army in 1967 at Fort Benning, Ga. He is a veteran of the Vietnam War, Central America combat operations, and the Iraq War. He attended Basic Combat Training at Fort Benning and graduated from Army flight school in 1968. He served in the U.S. Army and Army National Guard from 1967 to 2007.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":56412,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Ray-Johnson-Iraq.jpg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Ray-Johnson-Iraq-1024x1009.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56412\"/></a><figcaption>Ray Johnson, Iraq</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Working closely with the CIA, he flew, as a pilot and instructor pilot for U.S. Special Forces Long Range Recon Patrols (LRRPS) missions into Cambodia and Laos in 1968 and 1969 and was awarded a Bronze Star for valor. He later served in Central America where he conducted combat and humanitarian operations. After America was attacked on Sept. 11, 2001, Ray was again called to duty and deployed to the combat zone. However, this time he deployed with the Virginia Army National Guard as a Blackhawk combat helicopter instructor pilot and tactical operations officer in Iraq.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":56388,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Ray-Johnson-Vietnam.jpg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Ray-Johnson-Vietnam-843x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56388\"/></a><figcaption>Ray Johnson, Vietnam</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>So, in 2005 at the age of 59, Johnson left his civilian job to fight the war on terrorism. Johnson had parallel careers as a Maryland State Highway Patrol as a Patrolman and Helicopter Pilot and as an Army Master Aviator. After his 43 years of Army service he retired from the U.S. Army/Guard as a Chief Warrant Officer — 5 and from the Maryland State Police with 23 years of service. He then worked briefly for the FAA and as a Medical Evacuation Pilot. After moving to Beaufort he joined the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office as a Deputy, where he works today.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\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 – RAY JOHNSON', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'veteran-of-the-week-ray-johnson', '', '', '2022-03-30 14:28:28', '2022-03-30 18:28:28', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=56523', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(56525, 4, '2022-03-30 14:30:15', '2022-03-30 18:30:15', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ron Callari captured this image of kids taking advantage of the mild weather and the Naval Heritage Skatepark. 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-202', '', '', '2022-03-30 14:30:16', '2022-03-30 18:30:16', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=56525', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(56528, 4, '2022-03-30 14:35:26', '2022-03-30 18:35:26', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Mike McCombs </strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>ST. HELENA ISLAND – The Beaufort County Council voted at Monday night’s meeting on first reading by title only to repeal all Beaufort County impact fees.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The motion passed 7-3 with one abstention.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Council also voted — 8-2 with one abstention — to refund all school impact fees collected since they were enacted in the fall.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Impact fees, often misunderstood, are a method the county uses to force areas of the county that are seeing new development to help pay for the new infrastructure needed to support this development, as opposed to unfairly passing the costs along to parts of the county that aren’t seeing any development.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort County Public Information Officer Chris Ophardt summarized the county’s position in an email to The Island News.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The citizens moving to specific areas of the county have created the need for infrastructure improvements. The new citizens and developers of these areas should be required to pay their proportional share for the growth through impact fees. These fees collected in high-growth service areas keep property taxes lower for everyone. They do not socialize the county\'s infrastructure costs forcing citizens in areas like St. Helena and Seabrook, to pay to build schools or recreation facilities in Bluffton, Port Royal and the City of Beaufort.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Impact fees currently collected in Beaufort County include a roads fee, a parks and recreation fee, a library fee, a fire fee, a boat ramp fee, and the most recent addition, a schools fee. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Anytime there is new construction, there are development fees collected,” District 5 County Councilman Brian Flewelling said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Flewelling explained that “some impact fees are collected in agreements with municipalities.” The county can enact the fees for the unincorporated areas of the county, but they have to rely on the county’s municipalities – Hilton Head Island, Bluffton, Port Royal, Beaufort, etc. – to collect fees in their areas.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For example, all of the county’s municipalities collect roads fees.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Roads fees are a steady source of income,” Flewelling said. “Part of the money used to finance the Boundary Street construction was impact fees” from northern Beaufort County and the City of Beaufort.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But some municipalities don’t have agreements to collect every impact fee. For instance, the City of Beaufort does not collect a library impact fee and hasn’t “for more than a decade now,” Flewelling said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“So Beaufort County won’t build a new library or make substantial improvements to the main branch library in Beaufort because they don’t collect impact fees.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is for this reason that Flewelling made the original motion Monday evening to repeal all school impact fees and return the money collected. The county’s municipalities never started collecting school impact fees and it is unfairly affecting unincorporated Beaufort County.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“It’s unfair for the unincorporated areas of the county to be paying this if no one else is,” Flewelling said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But District 7 Councilman Logan Cunningham amended the motion to repeal all impact fees, setting the stage for the 7-3 vote.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Cunningham declined to comment on why he moved to repeal all impact fees or what he thought or hoped would happen as a result of the motion passing three readings.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The elimination of the impact fees has two more readings, likely four weeks, before it would become final. A variety of things could occur in that time frame.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“There may very well be impact fees that survive this process, Flewelling said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Some could go away and conceivably come back after the county studies the matter. Others might remain. Or they all could go away.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Hopefully by the third and final reading,” Flewelling said, “we will have made the changes that are acceptable to everybody.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If the impact fees are eliminated, County Council will face a dilemma.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“If the county and the municipalities do not collect these impact fees, the County Council will have to make a tough decision,” Ophardt said, “to continue the forced inequity that presently exists, or to forfeit this funding source, causing an unavoidable increase in property taxes for all citizens, which will impose a sizable debt liability on future generations through bonds and loans to fund the expansion of required infrastructure and facilities.”</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 -->', 'Council takes 1st step toward repealing impact fees ', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'council-takes-1st-step-toward-repealing-impact-fees', '', '', '2022-03-30 14:35:27', '2022-03-30 18:35:27', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=56528', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(56530, 4, '2022-03-30 14:50:45', '2022-03-30 18:50:45', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;<strong>By Tony Kukulich&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A pair of recent shootings brought City of Beaufort Mayor Stephen Murray and Police Chief Dale McDorman in front of city residents last week to hear their concerns about recent incidents of gun violence.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Approximately 50 people gathered at the United Church on the corner of Duke and Hamar streets, just blocks from the locations of those two shootings. The meeting was held jointly by the Northwest Quadrant Neighborhood Association, the Old Commons Neighborhood Association and the Pigeon Point Neighborhood Watch.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I really think it’s going to be a community-led effort to get a handle on some of these activities,” Murray said in his opening remarks.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Residents anxious for a solution to violence in the city were repeatedly encouraged by both Murray and McDorman to call the police non-emergency dispatch center to report any suspicious activity.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":56393,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/03242022-Old-Commons-News-Association-2-9541.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/03242022-Old-Commons-News-Association-2-9541-1024x643.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56393\"/></a><figcaption>Beaufort Mayor Stephen Murray addresses\nresidents of the “Northwest Quadrant”\nregarding the recent increase of gun\nviolence within Beaufort’s city limits.\nPhoto by Bob Sofaly.</figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“If you do feel like it’s a critical issue, always feel free to call 9-1-1,” Murray added. “I think the chief will tell you that you’re not bothering law enforcement when you call dispatch or when you call 9-1-1. This is their job. This is what they’re paid to do. They want to hear your concerns before they become real issues.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There were no reported injuries in the first shooting that occurred March 3. According to a police activity log, officers responded to a report of shots fired near Duke and Bladen streets shortly after 7 p.m. Shell casings were recovered and the rear driver’s side window of a vehicle was struck twice. McDorman told The Island News that an estimated 20 to 30 shots were fired and described the shooting as a “targeted event.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The second incident had more serious consequences as dozens of shots were fired in the vicinity of the Elks Lodge at 806 Church St., Sunday, March 20 around 8:30 p.m. The shooting left two men injured, and stray bullets struck homes and cars in the immediate area. There were no injuries to bystanders, but residents were clearly rattled by the incident.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“That was not a random event,” McDorman said of the most recent shooting. “I’m very comfortable with that. That was a targeted event. I believe I know who the target was. Here’s my frustration. There were 30 cars in the parking lot right before the shooting started. Two people have talked to us. That was as of right before I came here. It’s not for lack of trying, trust me. Even one of the victims refuses to talk to us.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to McDorman, police investigators have not yet been able to determine if these incidents were related.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There have been issues with insufficient security associated with events held at the Elks Lodge in the past, Murray said. In 2015, a shooting there killed one man and injured two others, as was reported by WTOC at the time. In the wake of that shooting, officials from the Elks Lodge agreed to only rent the facility to members. Since that time, Murray said there have been no serious problems.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There was a gathering at the Elks Lodge – a memorial service to mark the passing of a long-time resident of the NWQ – that preceded the shooting. But, McDorman and neighbors who live in the immediate vicinity were adamant that those who manage the facility shared none of the blame for the incident.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>McDorman cited a number of frustrations with the court system, many of them relating to the need for more terms of court, which is the time during which courts hear cases. There are currently 12 one-week terms on court in the 14th Solicitor’s District.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“You need to have more court, first and foremost,” he said. “You will not find a cop in this community that thinks any prosecutor in this world is doing his job, because we wouldn’t arrest them if they weren’t guilty. But that’s the way we look at it.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":56410,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/03242022-Old-Commons-News-Association-3-9636.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/03242022-Old-Commons-News-Association-3-9636-931x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56410\"/></a><figcaption>City of Beaufort Chief of Police Dale McDorman tries to explain why a person cannot be arrested just because residents have a bad feeling about them cruising through their neighborhood. “The have Constitutional rights too,” he said.</figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Adding more court terms would mean that cases would go to trial more quickly and reduce the backlog of pending cases. It could also get violent criminals off the streets faster.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“My guys are tired of arresting guys with ankle bracelets on,” McDorman said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Chief among the residents\' concerns was the difficulty experienced while trying to get information about police activity.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We can’t get information about an incident,” said one NWQ resident. “I’d like to know when it’s safe for me to get up off the floor. One of the shootings was right in front of my house, 30 rounds or something. … When can I get up? When is it over?”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A press release for the Sunday night incident was not issued until the following Tuesday, a communication failure that McDorman acknowledged and for which he accepted responsibility. He also committed to putting the department’s daily activity log on its Facebook page. That information has been available on the city’s website, though he also admitted that finding it required some effort.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The city does maintain a Nixle account, a service that provides real-time notifications of public safety concerns to those who subscribe to the service, but the system requires someone to issue an alert.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Somebody has to be able to take a break and put that Nixle out, which we’re dealing with,” McDorman said. “We think we have a solution. We are looking at a more interactive notification software (product) that can maybe do some of these things. We’re working on a schedule to have 24-hour, real-time posting of things as they occur.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Tony Kukulich is a recent transplant to the Lowcountry. A native of Wilmington, Del., he comes to The Island News from the San Francisco Bay Area where he spent seven years as a reporter and photographer for several publications. He and his wife enjoy exploring their new home state. He can also frequently be found playing bass guitar with a couple of local bands. He can be reached at tony.theislandnews@gmail.com.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'City residents voice their concerns over shootings ', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'city-residents-voice-their-concerns-over-shootings', '', '', '2022-03-30 14:50:45', '2022-03-30 18:50:45', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=56530', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(56534, 4, '2022-03-30 14:55:41', '2022-03-30 18:55:41', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;<strong>By Tony Kukulich&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Calling the shooting of a 52-year-old man in Burton last week the “straw that broke the camel\'s back, Beaufort County Sheriff P.J. Tanner held a community meeting Tuesday night, March 29, to discuss recent gun violence in unincorporated Beaufort County, particularly in the Burton area.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We’ve had a running gun show out here between Possum Hill, Milledge Village and some other areas,” he said. “I’ve had the violent crimes task force on the ground out here for a couple of months now almost going door to door trying to retrieve infor-mation about some of the shootings that we’ve had in this community.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A large crowd filed into the auditorium at Battery Creek High School. When Col. Allen Horton of the Sheriff’s Office asked how many of the attendees were Burton residents, a majority of those in the room raised their hand. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Like the meeting held last week by City of Beaufort Police Chief Dale McDorman, Tanner and his staff implored residents to share any information they have regarding recent violence with investigators, saying that communities will have as much crime as they allow.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“People are very reluctant to have a conversation with a deputy,” Tanner acknowledged. “They don’t want to be seen having a conversation with a deputy. When that white patrol car pulls up, that’s not a magnet. We know that there were people here tonight that have critical information about, not only the shooting case we had last week, but the shooting cases we’ve had in the past year.” </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The incident that sparked Tuesday night’s conversation was the shooting death of 52-year-old Burton resident Malcolm Donaldson. On Wednesday night, March 23, deputies responded to a report of a gunshot victim on Lexxus Lane near Milledge Village Road. They found Donaldson in a vehicle, and he was transported to Beaufort Memorial Hos-pital. He died a short time later. A press release issued by the Sheriff’s Office said that evidence collected from the scene indicated “it was likely that more than one subject was involved in the shooting.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Other recent incidents include: the Feb. 24 shooting death 29-year-old Christian Her-nandez on the 100 block of Joe Frazier Road in Burton, allegedly by his 22-year-old stepson Daniel Adame-Guatemala; the March 5 shooting death of 55-year-old Burton Steven Whitlock, who was apparently shot and killed in his yard on Franklin Drive; a March 6 incident in which multiple shots struck homes and vehicles, but resulted in no injuries, on Stuart Point Road in Seabrook; a March 12 shooting at a party in the Green Acres area of Burton that injured an adult male and and juvenile male.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We get a bunch of shots fired calls,” Horton said. “We’ve got vehicles that are being shot. We’ve got homes that are being shot. I can tell there’s been very few cases over the past year, if we’ve 45 shots fired calls, we don’t get names associated with who’s causing the problem. Who’s shooting into the house? Who’s shooting into the car – the names, the aliases, the cars they’re driving. We don’t get that information. We want to work with the community and try to make progress and get that information.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Valeria Richardson attended the meeting and said that she lost a child to gun violence.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We have to do something,” she said. “Unless you’ve lost a child you have no idea. It’s been 12 years for me, and it feels like it just happened. Everytime I hear about all of these killings, it really hits home.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As attendees entered the auditorium, deputies handed each one a sheet of paper with the Crime Stoppers phone number in large print, along with phone numbers for Tanner and a number of his officers and deputies. He emphasized that residents using the Crime Stoppers number can remain anonymous because those calls are not received by the Sheriff’s Office. Rather, Crime Stoppers receives the call and passes the information to the Sheriff’s Office.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to the Crime Stoppers of the Lowcountry website, “All tipsters remain anon-ymous. We do not have caller ID. We do not record phone calls. We do not ask for your name. Computer IPs are not saved. Locations are not tracked. A unique computer generated Tip ID and password are provided to each tipster.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Crime Stoppers of the Lowcountry can be reached at 843-554-1111 or online at www.5541111.com. A phone app entitled P3 Tips is also available.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Be a part of the process,” Tanner said as he concluded his remarks. “Be a part of the solution. Don’t be a part of the problem, and part of the problem is not talking, not communicating. We all together can make this a whole lot better, but we’ve got to start talking.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', ' Sheriff turns to community after ‘running gun show’', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'sheriff-turns-to-community-after-running-gun-show', '', '', '2022-03-30 14:55:41', '2022-03-30 18:55:41', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=56534', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(56536, 4, '2022-03-30 15:06:31', '2022-03-30 19:06:31', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;<strong>By Tony Kukulich&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Speakers with a broad range of experiences related to Ukraine took the stage at the USC Beaufort (USCB) Center for the Arts on Monday night to discuss their perspectives on the war currently being waged there.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Panelists covered topics from economics and military strategy to intensely personal and emotional stories of what life is like for family and friends who have either fled Ukraine or are still in the country.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":56391,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/03282022-Unite-for-Ukraine-3-9781.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/03282022-Unite-for-Ukraine-3-9781-725x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56391\"/></a><figcaption>Beaufort Mayor Stephen Murray was moderator of United for Ukraine on Monday night at the USC Beaufort Center for the Arts. Around 200 people showed up to listen to the panel discussion. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Due to this war – a terrible, terrible thing that happened – I’ve lost my sleep for the last two weeks,” said panelist Inna Lanigan, a Beaufort resident and Ukrainian national with family in Ukraine. “Every morning I wake up and call my mom. ‘Are you still alive?’ It’s so difficult.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In addition to Lanigan, other speakers included Kevin Dopf, a professor of political science at USCB and retired Army officer who taught at the U.S. Army Command &amp; General Staff College; Julie Siebold, who taught English to students in Ukraine; and Tatiana Tatum, a Russian national and artist who has lived in Beaufort since 2018.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A crowd of approximately 200 people filled the theater for an hour-long panel discussion entitled “United for Ukraine.” The event was presented by the City of Beaufort and USCB and moderated by City of Beaufort Mayor Stephen Murray.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In his opening remarks, Murray discussed the city’s efforts to raise money for the informally adopted City of Ostroh in western Ukraine. Ostroh, located 177 miles from the Polish border, has taken in approximately 1,100 refugees. While the fighting has not yet reached that part of the country, Murray said preparations are being made there for a sustained Russian offensive. He also announced that the city’s fundraising efforts to help the residents of Ostroh had reached an important goal.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":56392,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/03282022-Unite-for-Ukraine-4-0632.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/03282022-Unite-for-Ukraine-4-0632-745x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56392\"/></a><figcaption>Mayor Stephen Murray, left, listens as Julie Seibold, second from right, makes her remarks during the Unite for Ukraine panel dicussion Monday night at the University of S.C. Center for the Arts. Listening from center left are Kevin Dopf, native Russian Tatiana Tatum, Seibold and Inna Lanigan, native Ukrainian.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I’m very excited to tell all of you that as of noon today, we have raised $25,050,” he said. “Pat yourselves on the back. This community is so generous and so giving. It’s just been heartwarming to see the reaction and how you’ve donated in such a quick amount of time.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>By the end of the night, that number would rise significantly.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ukraine was invaded by Russia on Feb. 24. Russian military advances have reportedly been slowed by a tenacious Ukrainian defense. Multiple news agencies reported this week that Russia announced its intention to reduce military activity in two areas including the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv and the northern city of Chernihiv. According to Dopf, the effectiveness of the Ukrainian defense has been a surprise to just about everyone.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I think the most surprised person is Vladimir Putin,” he said. “This has a huge effect, that the whole nation coalesced together, and he did not think that that was going to happen. Neither did the Russian military. … They expected everything to be over in a short period of time, that the Ukrainian army was going to surrender. There was a massive miscalculation on the Russian’s part.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Lanigan said that despite warnings about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s intentions to invade Ukraine, many there dismissed the threat.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“None of them thought it was going to happen,” she said. “All the young generation sent emails saying,’Don’t read the news. It’s not good for you. It makes you stressed. Nothing’s going to happen. It’s suicide for Putin. It makes zero sense.’”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In the wake of the conflict, approximately 3.7 million refugees have fled to other countries, as reported by the Pew Research Center this week. The BBC also reported this week that an additional 6.5 million Ukrainians have fled their homes and are displaced inside their country.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Seibold offered a perspective on the challenges faced by refugees, noting that escape from the fighting doesn’t necessarily mean finding safety.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Even when somebody feels like they’ve made it to a safe place, it’s not really safe, it’s not really secure,” she said. “When they’re a refugee and somebody comes and helps them, they’re relying on the good will of the person. They may or may not be a good person that they’re going with. That opens up all kinds of other dangers.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Speaking with The Island News after Monday night’s event, Dopf speculated on what the next couple of months could look like for Putin and the Ukrainians.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“That’s the question everyone is asking,” he said. “I think a possible outcome is that the Russian army will reposition itself, and Putin will declare victory, once he has the Donbas region – the separatist region – under control, and maybe a little more territory. That’s a possible scenario, an offramp where he can get out and declare victory. The Ukrainians won’t buy it, I don’t think. But you never know. He may double down. No one in the world can predict what that man can do.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At the conclusion of the discussion, gallery owners Mary and Eric Thibault and artist Greg Rawls presented Murray with a check for $10,850 raised for the Ostroh relief effort. 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Traveler’s medical insurance is not cheap but anyone who has ever been ill or injured overseas can tell you that not only is the illness or injury stressful but so is paying the provider (doctors and hospital).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The purpose of this article is to inform veterans, especially military service-connected disabled veterans that there is a terrific VA benefit for service-connected disabled veterans called the VA Foreign Medical Program (FMP). The FMP is only for service-connected disabled veterans and is free, but veterans should enroll in the program.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Veteran Health Administration (VHA) FMP Program Overview</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to the VHA’s FMP Information Brochure and the VA’s Community Care website, FMP is for eligible Veterans living or traveling abroad. The VA offers medical services through the Foreign Medical Program (FMP).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Through this program, FMP will pay for health care services, medications, and durable medical equipment for service-connected conditions and conditions associated with and held to be aggravating a service-connected condition. The VA may also authorize foreign medical services for any condition if you are participating in the VA Vocational Rehabilitation Program (Title 38, U.S. Code, Chapter 31).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Read the VHA FMP published information</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Service-connected disabled veterans and their family members should read the information on FMP at the following two VA websites: https://bit.ly/3uSnnQI and https://bit.ly/3uZ07QQ.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Eligibility</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The FMP program is administered by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Office of Community Care in Denver. The eligibility requirements for medical services for veterans outside the U.S. are different from those for veterans within the U.S. VA disability percentages have no bearing when determining eligibility for foreign medical services.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Generally, in order to receive VA benefits and services the Veteran/Servicemember\'s character of discharge or service must be under other than dishonorable conditions (e.g., honorable, under honorable conditions, general). However, individuals receiving undesirable, bad conduct, and other types of dishonorable discharges may qualify for VA benefits depending on a determination made by the VA.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Download, read, and print the VA’s FMP brochure</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Service-connected disabled veterans should download and print a copy of the FMP Information Brochure and apply for this free and valuable veterans’ benefit. The Brochure URL is https://bit.ly/3KhkDCL.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>FMP coverage</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>FMP does not cover non-service-connected disabilities and conditions not associated with and held to be aggravating a non-service-connected condition. FMP will pay for health care services, medications, and durable medical equipment for service-connected conditions and conditions associated with and held to be aggravating a service-connected condition. The VA may also authorize foreign medical services for any condition if you are participating in the VA Vocational Rehabilitation Program (Title 38, U.S. Code, Chapter 31).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Certain countries are excluded</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The VA will not reimburse veterans who reside in countries where U.S. Department of Treasury checks are restricted or where travel is prohibited. Find a current list of U.S. Department of State (DOS) Travel Advisories at the DOS Bureau of Consular Affairs at their website https://bit.ly/3KdcWxu.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Watch the VA’s YouTube video</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Service-connected disabled veterans may also want to watch the VA Foreign Medical Program YouTube video at https://bit.ly/35FS8Q6.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Read the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Veterans should also read the FAQs and answers at the VHA website https://bit.ly/3NMHRCR.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>How to register for FMP</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Military service-connected disabled veterans can register for the FMP by filling out and submitting a Foreign Medical Services Form, VA Form 10-7959f in accordance with the instructions at the VA’s Community Care website https://bit.ly/3KeApOJ.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>PDF 10-7959f Registration Form</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A pdf version of the 10-7959f-1 form can be found at https://bit.ly/3DVAswN and https://bit.ly/3NP0Uws. The form is quite simplified and is only one page requiring the veteran’s name, social security number, VA claim file number, date of birth, address, phone number, and email address.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is recommended (but not required) that the Veteran include a copy of each of his or her VA Award Letters with the VA Form 10-7959f. Including the VA Disability-rating award letter copies with the veteran’s registration request should expedite the VA’s determination and award of FMP benefits. Do not send the VA or anyone your original or only copy of your VA Disability Rating Award letters. Repeat, DO NOT SEND THE VA OR ANYONE YOUR ONLY COPY OF YOUR VA DISABILITY-RATING AWARD LETTER.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Mail or fax your application</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The completed VA Form 10-7959f with copies of award letters should be mailed to the VHA Office of Community Care, Foreign Medical Program, P.O. Box 469061, Denver, CO 80246-9061 or faxed to 1-303-331-7803. If veterans have questions about FMP call 1-303-331-7590 or email hac.fmp@va.gov.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The FMP website is found at https://bit.ly/3j8DeF3.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>VA Authorization Letter</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Once the VHA has received, processed, and approved a veteran’s FMP request, they will send an authorization letter to the veteran. The authorization letter will explain the medical disabilities that the VA will cover through FMP. The veteran will need a copy of this authorization letter with them when they travel to or reside in a foreign country. Without the letter, a foreign health care provider (doctor, nurse, hospital, etc.) will not be able to confirm that the veteran has VA FMP coverage.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Selecting a Foreign Health Provider</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Although veterans may select providers of their choice, the VA recommends (but does not require) that selected providers have the ability to produce their medical documentation and billing statements in English. Documents submitted in a language other than English will require contracted translation services, which may delay claims.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Authorization of care</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For veterans approved and registered by the VHA in the Foreign Medical Program (FMP), authorization in advance of obtaining FMP health care services for VA-rated, military service-connected disabilities are not necessary. Veterans registered and approved FMP participants, with a service-connected disability, who are simply traveling abroad do not need to notify FMP they are traveling.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Veterans who have established permanent residence in a foreign country are encouraged by the VA to notify FMP of their current address. Once the VA FMP Office is notified of the veteran’s foreign country address, arrangements will be made by the VA for FMP registration and the mailing of FMP materials.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Foreign Providers will most likely require payment before discharging the patient. Most likely veterans traveling or living abroad will have to pay the provider, then request reimbursement from FMP. Just like most private medical insurance (travel medical insurance), a foreign medical provider will probably require the veteran to pay for his or her medical bills before they are released from their care (hospital care, etc.).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>How to file a claim</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Use VA Form 10-7959f-2, titled Foreign Medical Program (FMP) Claim Cover Sheet to file for reimbursement for medical services outside of the United States. Veterans can download a .pdf version of this form at https://bit.ly/3uTS8Ve.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Under FMP veterans may elect to choose any health care provider who is licensed to provide the medical services the veteran requires. Veterans may pay the provider and then file a claim by submitting the bill, medical documentation, and proof of payment to the FMP office. Or the provider, if willing, may submit the bill and medical documentation to FMP for payment. The FMP address is VHA Office of Community Care, Foreign Medical Program, P.O. Box 469061, Denver, CO 80246-9061. Foreign providers should also send their claim directly to the VHA, whether or not they require the veteran to pay for the services.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>FMP payments are made by U.S. Treasury checks, issued in U.S. currency. Payments are based on the exchange rate applicable for the date the medical service was rendered, or in the case of hospitalization, the discharge date.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Canada</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Veterans living in Canada are under the jurisdiction of the FMP; however, inquiries and claims must be submitted to Foreign Countries Operations, Veterans Affairs Canada, 2323 Riverside Drive, Second Floor, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1AOP5. That office phone number is (toll-free) 1-888-996-2242 and FAX: 1-613-991-0305.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Pay attention to this final word</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Most veterans stop requesting VA Disability determinations when they reach the VA award of 100 percent service-connected disability. This is a practical decision if the veteran is only interested in his primary benefits in the USA. However, if the veteran has other service-connected disabilities that they have not previously applied for and they want those disabilities covered under the Veterans Health Administration Foreign Medical Program (FMP), they should file a claim for those disabilities with the VA.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Veterans Service Officers can help</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As always veterans can contact a Veterans Service Officer (VSO) for help registering and applying for the FMP program, and for help filing FMP claims. Below are the phone numbers and email addresses of other S.C. and Ga. county VSOs in The Island News.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort County </strong>– 100 Clear Water Way, Beaufort, S.C. 29906; 843-255-6880; fax no. 843-255-9445. The office is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday, by appointment only. The website is https://bit.ly/3uKeZUQ.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Colleton County </strong>– Janet D. Smith, 843-549-1412, cvao@colletoncounty.org.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Charleston County </strong>– David J. LeBlanc, Sr., 843-974-6360, vaoffice@charlestoncounty.org.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Hampton County </strong>– Sharon Johnson, 803-914-2085/2087, sjohnson@hamptoncountysc.org.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Dorchester County </strong>– Johnny K. Brown, 843-832-0050, JKBrown@dorchestercountysc.gov.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Jasper County </strong>– Alton Jenkins, 843-726-7727, ajenkins@jaspercountysc.gov.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Berkeley County </strong>– Jan Helton, 843-377-8506, jan.helton@berkeleycountysc.gov.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Chatham County, Ga. </strong>– Reggie Louis, 912-920-0214, Ext. 2194, reggie.lewis2@va.gov, 1170 Shawnee Street, Savannah, Ga. 31419.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Liberty County &amp; Hinesville, Ga. </strong>– Charles Isaac, 912-408-2948, charles.isaac@vs.state.ga.us, 500 East Oglethorpe Highway, Hinesville, Ga. 31313.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Veterans Service Organizations like the DAV, VFW, American Legion, AMVETS, and dozens of others also have Veterans Service Officers to help veterans and their family members. For example, the Disabled Veterans of America (DAV) Chapter 12 in Beaufort has an excellent VSO, Michael Vergantino at (843) 301-2543 or mlv1030@gmail.com. He is ready to help any veteran or veteran’s family member.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There is also an American Legion VSO, Pauly Maloney located in the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center (843-789-7506, Paula.Maloney@va.gov).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Lastly, there is a State of S.C. VSO, Elizabeth Singleton, in the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center at 843-789-7456.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You can read more than 40 articles on veterans’ benefits written by Larry Dandridge at www.yourislandnews.com.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Larry Dandridge is a Vietnam War wounded warrior, disabled veteran, ex-Enlisted Infantryman, ex-Warrant Officer Pilot, and retired Lt. Colonel. He is a past Veterans Service Officer, a Patient Adviser at the RHJ VA Hospital, the Fisher House Charleston Good Will Ambassador, and the VP for Veteran Affairs for the local Army Association Chapter. Larry is the author of the award-winning book Blades of Thunder and a contributing free-lance writer with the Island News. Contact him at LDandridge@earthlink.net or 843-276-7164.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Military service-connected disabled veterans should enroll in the Foreign Medical Program (FMP)', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'military-service-connected-disabled-veterans-should-enroll-in-the-foreign-medical-program-fmp', '', '', '2022-04-06 13:09:08', '2022-04-06 17:09:08', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=56603', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(56605, 4, '2022-04-06 13:10:02', '2022-04-06 17:10:02', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>U.S. Marine Corps Col. Lance J. Langfeldt, 6th Marine Corps District commanding officer, congratulates Lance Cpl. Tania Bryant, 6MCD administrative specialist, March 29 for earning the Pacesetter of the Month award aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island. The district headquarters Pacesetter of the Month award recognizes the Marine, Sailor, or civilian for their exceptional contributions in support of the district\'s mission. Photo by Sgt. Erin Morejon, USMC.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'PACESETTER', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'pacesetter', '', '', '2022-04-06 13:10:02', '2022-04-06 17:10:02', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=56605', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(56607, 4, '2022-04-06 13:11:15', '2022-04-06 17:11:15', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA) Coastal S.C. Chapter awarded its Outstanding Service Award to the Ralph H. Johnson Medical Center (RHJVAMC) Pharmacy Team on Wednesday, March, 23.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Chapter Vice President for Veteran and Retiree Affairs Larry Dandridge presented the award at the welcome center in the RHJVAMC. Accepting the award was the Chief of the Pharmacy, Dr. Sharon S. Castle, and the Medical Center’s Deputy Chief of Staff, Dr. Simon V. Scalia.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The RHJVAHCS Pharmacy Team was recognized for providing kind, compassionate, polite, empathetic, and outstanding services to veterans and their families in 2021 and 2022 and before.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“With a world-class pharmacy, it is no wonder the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center is the only habitual five-star hospital in S.C., and has been in the top 10 percent of all public and private hospitals in the U.S. for more than a decade for its excellent quality of care, infection prevention, and dozens of other performance measurements,” Dandridge said.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The award letter said, “Thousands of veterans in the Lowcountry of S.C. and Ga., have witnessed the Pharmacy Team receiving 90 percent plus positive scores on customer surveys. We veterans have also noted with pride that in the area of prescriptions received by mail, the RHJVAHCS Pharmacy has outperformed all other VA medical centers in VA Southeast Network (VISN) 7 by 3 to 5 percent.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Previous AUSA awards to the RHJVAMC have gone to an ICU Nurse, the Chief of the Patient Advocates Office, the 4B South Ward Nursing Team, the 4B South Nursing Supervisor, an OIF/OEF (now a Veterans Justice Team) Social Worker, the Emergency Department, and others.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'AUSA chapter gives award to Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center Pharmacy Team', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'ausa-chapter-gives-award-to-ralph-h-johnson-va-medical-center-pharmacy-team', '', '', '2022-04-06 13:11:16', '2022-04-06 17:11:16', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=56607', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(56609, 4, '2022-04-06 13:12:23', '2022-04-06 17:12:23', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Lance Cpl. Dakota Dodd, USMC</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Boy Scouts from Troop 241 learn land navigation techniques March 19 aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The scouts, based out of Bluffton, ranged in age from 12-16 years old. They spent the weekend aboard the depot developing essential wilderness skills.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Lance Cpl. Ethan Romero, a former scout and current Marine instructor with Field Training Company, Weapons and Field Training Battalion, was one of the instructors who spent the day educating the scouts on land navigation techniques.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“They benefit from seeing how the Marines teach land navigation to the new generation of the Corps,” said Romero. “The skills they learned here at Parris Island will help them in camping and wilderness survival throughout their journeys.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Chief Warrant Officer 3 Nathan McCallum, who is the Assistant Scoutmaster for Troop 241, as well as the MCRD Parris Island Range Company gunner, was one of the organizers of this trip as well as ensured each scout was able to earn their badges.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“This unique opportunity gave them such a sense of accomplishment,” said McCallum. “Not only did they complete their Orienteering Merit badge, but the sense of accomplishment is something that will stay with them forever. They were able to complete something that even challenges some recruits.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Boy Scouts conduct land navigation on Parris Island', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'boy-scouts-conduct-land-navigation-on-parris-island', '', '', '2022-04-06 13:12:24', '2022-04-06 17:12:24', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=56609', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(56611, 4, '2022-04-06 13:15:32', '2022-04-06 17:15:32', '<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2>\"This job is more than just talking into a microphone.\"<br><br></h2>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Lance Cpl. Michelle Brudnicki, USMC</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you’ve ever been to Parris Island to pick up your new Marine, or watched a livestream of graduation, you’ve likely heard “The Voice.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The Voice” is a term used for the Marine who narrates the ceremonies held on the depot. But, as told by the Marines who hold the billet, it is so much more than that.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Staff Sgt. Christopher Davis, who has been aboard the depot since 2019, has held the billet for the last year. He was the narrator for every graduation on the depot during 2021 as well as countless retirement and change of command ceremonies.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“This job is more than just talking into a microphone.” Davis said. “Ten percent of ‘the voice’ is the mic and the other 90 percent is assisting the drill masters, or battalions with anything they may need for ceremonies.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A drill instructor on a break from training cycles, is chosen to be the voice through an audition. Each of the training battalions offers up a candidate, and each reads from a different script to get a sense of how well they can articulate and deliver different types of speech. The Marine with the most clear and commanding voice is selected.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Staff Sgt. Mark Gulotta was the newest drill instructor selected to be the voice. He trained under Davis for a few weeks as a shadow after he passed the audition. He took over the role fully on February 25.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I tried to do an announcer-type thing,” said Gulotta. “The drill master corrected me and suggested I just try my normal voice and sure enough it sounded a million times better.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":56564,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/7104303.jpg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/7104303-1024x769.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56564\"/></a><figcaption>Staff Sgt. Christopher Davis and Staff Sgt. Mark Gulotta, with the Recruit Training Regiment, pose for a photo Feb. 25 on the Peatross Parade aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island. Davis spent weeks training Gulotta to take over the position of “the voice.”</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The sound of the voice is iconic in its own right. The tonality has a certain sound to it and the inflection is unmistakable. On the depot, it is a quintessential sound that is recognized no matter where you go.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“No one refers to you as Staff Sgt. Davis or Staff Sgt. Gulotta, they refer to you as ‘voice’,” Davis laughed. “Going through the gate - ‘How are you voice?’ ‘Voice, when are you going back to work?’; it’s always just ‘voice’. It eventually hits you that maybe you are doing something impactful, and that people care about what you do.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As for the sound in itself, there isn’t a class or lesson these Marines attend to become the voice. It is something any Marine can perform, male or female, and is based in being able to speak clearly and articulate as you read.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The sound comes down to the individual. My voice is rather nasally, and SSgt Gulotta’s voice is naturally deeper. Any voice can accomplish the same goal, it’s just a matter of being clear and concise with your sound.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>With the creation of the drill manual, a certain formality to ceremonies became expected. It introduced the way ceremonies are to be conducted down to every detail. With that, came the need for the job of a narrator.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Everything during graduation is written into the order,” said Davis. “Nothing is done simply because we thought it looked or sounded nice.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When he is not on the microphone, the voice is commonly found acting as the right hand man to regimental drill master. Both experts in the conduct and execution of ceremonies, they build off of one another. The voice can and will assist if the drill master is occupied.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I bounce off of the drill master and he bounces off of me,” said Davis. “Everything he knows, I know. When he’s not here I can fill in and be where he needs me to be.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Most drill instructors will not hold this billet during their time on the recruit depot. The duty spans one year, and there is only one drill instructor nominated per battalion when audition time comes around. It is a very unique experience for most, and a position that a Marine will remember for the remainder of their time in the Marine Corps.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“There’s only one voice,” Gulotta said. “There’s a million chiefs, a million senior drill instructors, drill instructors; but there’s only one voice.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Most visitors who have ‘heard’ the voice, likely don’t quite remember it. The reciting of Marine Corps history, a Marine’s accolades and awards being listed off; this all fades into the background for people who are focused on their graduating Marine.That is the idea, according to Davis.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The goal of the voice is to be heard, but never noticed,” Davis said. “You’re not a distraction, you’re simply adding to the ceremony.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Though visitors may only hear the voice announcing their son or daughter’s platoon number on graduation day, the billet is so much more to those who have the privilege of holding it. According to Davis, the billet has allowed him to be there for Marines on their day, from the nation’s newest Marines, to the Corp’s most seasoned.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“As the voice, you are integral to someone’s last day,” Davis said. “Whether that\'s the last day here on Parris Island, the last day being the command Sergeant Major, or the last day being in the Marine Corps for them; you are someone’s peace when it comes to a memorial ceremony. You give a sense of pride and a feeling of recognition that perhaps they haven\'t previously experienced a day in their career.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'The voice of Parris Island', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'the-voice-of-parris-island', '', '', '2022-04-06 13:15:32', '2022-04-06 17:15:32', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=56611', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(56613, 4, '2022-04-06 13:17:33', '2022-04-06 17:17:33', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort County Library Ongoing Programs</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>These are the ongoing programs available at the Beaufort Branch Library Downtown: 2:30 p.m., 1st Tuesday each month, Knitting/Crochet Class; all day during business hours, 1st Thursday each month, Chess Club; 2:30 p.m., last Tuesday each month, Book to Movie Club; daily during library hours, Escape Quest Games.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Bluffton Night Bazaar —&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>a Lowcountry Made Market</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>5 to 8 p.m., first Thursday of each month, Burnt Church Distillery, 120 Bluffton Road. A highly curated selection of accessories, clothing, home goods, custom gifts and more by local artists and makers. The first 20 shoppers of the night at the March 3 Bluffton Night Bazaar will get free market tote bags filled with surprises from our sponsors. Participating vendors for March 3: Miss Katie’s Sweets (food truck), Lite Foot Company, Kara Artman Art, Cottonwood Soap Company, Southern Botanica, Barb’s Boards, Pet Wants, Woodsman’s Wife &amp; Co., Tout Sweet Macarons, 7th &amp; Palm, The Herb Room Apothecary, Marsh View Candles, Kilted Bee Mead, Juke Joint Sweets, Palmetto Kettle Corn/Crescent Moon Macaroons, River Dog Shop, Fabula Collective, SH\' THAT\'S HOT!, Lowcountry Livin’, True South, Mystic Mates Pillows.</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>Tour Historic Fort Fremont</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Fort Fremont History Center, Fort Fremont Preserve, 1124 Land’s End Road, St. Helena Island. Docent-led tours are at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. every Saturday. Travel back in time to the 1800s and the Spanish American War. Visitors to Fort Fremont can learn about the fort’s history by reading interpretive panels, taking a self-guided tour with a smart phone, visiting the history center exhibit hall, or attending a docent-led tour of the property. The Preserve is open to the public Monday through Sunday from dawn to dusk. For more information, visit www.fortfremont.org or contact Passive Parks manager Stephanie Nagid at snagid@bcgov.net.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Port Royal Farmers Market</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>9 a.m. to noon, Saturdays, year round, Naval Heritage Park, 1615 Ribaut Road, Port Royal. Rain or shine. You will find fresh, local, seasonal produce, shrimp, oysters, poultry, beef, pork, eggs, bread and cheese, as well as plants, ferns, camellias, azaleas, citrus trees and beautiful, fresh cut flower bouquets. There are prepared food vendors serving barbecue, dumplings, she crab soup, crab cakes, paella, coffee, baked goods, bagels and breakfast sandwiches. No pets allowed. For more information, visit http://www.portroyalfarmersmarket.com/, visit @portroyalfarmersmarket on Facebook or call 843-295-0058.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>A War on Two Fronts: African Americans Fight for Victory at Home and Abroad</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Through Saturday, Aug. 13, Morris Center for Lowcountry Heritage, 10782 S. Jacob Smart Blvd., Ridgeland. A traveling exhibit adapted from an original exhibition and book developed by the Athenaeum Press at the Horry County Museum. The exhibition and book explore how African Americans in the 92nd and 93rd Army infantry divisions fought for racial equality during wartime, and then went on to be active participants in the Civil Rights Movement. It traces the little-known stories of soldiers on the front lines, and how segregation affected their training, service and recognition. The exhibition draws from the work of Maggi Morehouse, Burroughs Distinguished Professor of Southern History and Culture at Coastal Carolina University and a daughter of a commanding officer in the 92nd infantry division. To learn more about “A War on Two Fronts” and other Athenaeum Press projects, visit www.ccu.press or www.warontwofronts.com. Morris Center is open to the public from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. For more information, visit www.morrisheritagecenter.org or call 843-284-9227.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Lowcountry Made Markets</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>9 a.m. to 1 p.m., first and third Saturday of each month through December, Buckwalter Place Park, next to Kroger off Buckwalter Place Blvd., Bluffton. Each market includes local vendors, live music, food and drink. The events are free. Participating vendors include: Gullah Express LLC (food truck), Declan’s Delights, Pick N Paint Pottery, Preservation Tree Art, 7th &amp; Palm, Kara Artman Art, Southern Botanica, Hedone (bath &amp; body), Blue Door Boutique, The Herb Room Organic Apothecary, Juke Joint Sweets, BPC Custom Furniture, Back to Eden Self Care Products, LLC, Shutterbug Custom Designs LLC, Pet Wants Hilton Head, Grind Coffee Roasters, LLC, Fabula Collective, The Artsy Girl, KODA Glass Designs, Lowcountry Livin’, Legacy Art Gallery, Cottonwood Soap Company, Marsh View Candles and Crafted With A Purpose.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Lowcountry Made Markets in Port Royal</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>9 a.m. to 1 p.m., fourth Saturday of the month through May; second and fourth Saturday through November, Live Oaks Park, 904 14th Street, Port Royal. These markets showcase only local artists, artisans and small businesses. The open-air markets are held “farmer’s market” style with new vendors each month. Each market will also include live music, food and drink, and is free to attend. Vendors include Amidst the Alders, Preservation Tree Art, True South, Pet Wants, Meg’s Sweet Treats, Sativa Health Products, Back to Eden Self Care (Tea), Graceful Stitches, Cottonwood Soap Company (Bath &amp; Body), Sweet Carolina’s Clothing Boutique, B&amp;E Rustic Designs, Blue Door Boutique, Clayed by Reena LLC, Kara Artman Art, The Herb Room Organic Apothecary, Bliss Bites Cookies, Kilted Bee Mead (Soap), HandMade Beaufort, Lovin\' My Skin, LLC, Purely, Inc. and KODA Glass, Lovely Olive Designs, Gone Gullah, Tout Sweet Macarons, Moonlight Crow Creations, Fabula Collective, Finch Sign &amp; Design Metalworks LLC and Honey Bunny Boutique.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>“Pull Yourself Up” Group Exercise Class for women</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>9:30 a.m., select Saturdays, Wardle Family YMCA, 1801 Richmond Ave., Port Royal. This multi-generational women’s group training is a 5-week program taught by Kelly Blackston. It is designed for females who wish to be stronger especially using back muscle shoulders and arms plus build camaraderie and make new friends. Free for ages 13-19; $10 per class for YMCA members; $20 per class for adult non-member. Questions should be directed to Denice Davis, YMCA Healthy Living Program Director at 843-521-1904 or beaufort-jasperymca.org.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Bridges Prep Inshore Slam Fishing Tournament</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Saturday and Sunday. April 8-9. Captains meeting, TBD. Weigh in at Butler Marine Dry Stack. Species include spottail bass, spotted sea trout and flounder. Cost is $150 per boat. All funds raised support Bridges Prep athletic programs. Cash prizes for combined weight. Great opportunity to fish and help support the school. Those interested in sponsoring the event, contact Coach Gruel (bgruel@bridgesprep.org) or Gaylets (sgaylets@bridgesprep.org). To register for the tournament, visit https://bit.ly/31JnBi9.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>CPR training</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>8 a.m to noon, Saturday, April 9, Wardle Family YMCA, 1801 Richmond Ave., Port Royal. Cost is $35 for YMCA certified course. Those interested need to register at the Y as space is limited and filled on a first come, first serve basis. Questions? Contact Contact Frank Hamilton at 843-525-0233 or ghh60fwh@comcast.net.. To register visit the Y front desk or online at beaufort-jasperymca.org and click ‘Register for a Program’ at the top of the page.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Friends of Port Royal Cypress Wetlands guided tours</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>9 a.m., Saturday, April 9. Sunset walk from 6 to 7:30 p.m., Friday, April 22. Sunset walk at 6 p.m., Saturday, May 14. 9 a.m., Fiday, May 27. The Friends of Port Royal Cypress Wetlands (501c3) offers free tours with Master Naturalist Jill Moore, from Moore2Life, as guide. Learn about the different types of wildlife, birds, and plants that inhabit this special place. Tours are approximately 90 minutes and limited to 12 participants. To sign up for a tour please email Kat Bray at info@foprcw.org. For more information, visit www.foprcw.org..</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Intermediate Indigo Workshop</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, April 9, Morris Center for Lowcountry Heritage, 10782 South Jacob Smart Blvd., Ridgeland. Event is $40. Dying to improve your indigo dyeing techniques? Leanne Coulter of Daufuskie Blues Art Gallery leads this \"hands-in\" workshop. Participants will dye a bandana in a natural indigo vat and experiment with more intricate relief methods. Designed for past indigo workshop participants. Please register to attend by April 7. For more information, visit morrisheritagecenter.org or call 843-284-9227.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Occasional Monday Night Movie – Cyrano</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>2 p.m. and 7 p.m., Monday, April 11, USC Beaufort’s Center For the Arts. All seats are $8. Tickets and more information are available at www.uscbcenterforthearts.com/monday-night-movies.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort County Library Special Programs</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>These are the special programs available at the Beaufort Branch Library Downtown: April 12, Poetry Slam; 4:30 p.m., April 26, Pat Conroy’s Love of Poetry; 2:30 p.m., May 4, May the 4th Be With You Star Wars Celebration; 2:30 p.m., June 14, Hurricane Preparedness; 2:30 p.m., July 12, Comic Con; 2:30 p.m., Aug. 16, Local Art Display; 2:30 p.m., Sept. 13, Civic Awareness; 2:30 p.m., Oct. 20, Friends of the Library Celebration; 2:30 p.m., Nov. 15, Beekeeping; 2:30 p.m., Dec. 13, Gingerbread House Contest.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>League of Women Voters Beaufort monthly meeting</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>6 p.m., Thursday, April 14, meeting room, Sea Island Presbyterian Church, 81 Lady’s Island Drive. The meeting will discuss the LWVB project REV it up: Registration, education and voter access. You do not have to be a member to attend. All are welcome. For more information go to lwvbeaufort.org.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort Sportfishing and Diving Club’s April meeting</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>7 p.m., Thursday, April 14, Beaufort Yacht and Sailing Club, Lady’s Island, Meridian Road. Social begins at 6:30 p.m. The April meeting will be a three-part program on Mahi-Mahi aka Dolphin Fish. Economist and Fishery Manager. Coordinator John Hadley from the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will present the following: An overview of Dolphin biology, foraging behavior, and migration patterns; recent changes to management of the Dolphin fishery; potential upcoming changes to management of the Dolphin fishery currently being considered by the Council; and a short discussion will follow on utilizing sea surface temperature charts providing satellite imagery to locate the best opportunities to locate Dolphins. Well known Bluffton Captain and sports writer Collins Doughtie will then present on how to tease, catch, and land large Dolphins. Beaufort Boat &amp; Dock Supply, Butler Marine, and Adams Marine Seminars again are our drawing sponsors. Remember to weigh in your favorite catch at the Port Royal Landing Marina – Safe Harbor – during regular hours. Winners must be present at the next month’s meeting to receive the cash award. Guests are welcome. Reservations are not needed. For additional information, please contact Captain Frank Gibson at 843-522-2122 or fgibson@islc.net.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Soft Shell Crab Festival</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, April 16, Paris Avenue, Port Royal. Free and open to all ages. It will feature the Lowcountry’s soft shell crabs prepared in a variety of styles by area chefs in addition to street festival favorites such as burgers, funnel cakes and more. There will be a kids’ zone for children, a craft/artisan fair and a car show by Beaufort’s Classic Car &amp; Truck Club. Two live acts will be featured during the event – Campfire Tyler will perform on the main stage from 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Guitar man Chris Jones will perform from 2 to 5 p.m. Two ATMs will be on site for those who do not bring cash with them. No pets permitted; only service dogs are allowed. The event is organized by the Old Village Association of Port Royal. To have a booth or sponsor the Soft Shell Crab festival, contact OVA by visiting www.portroyalova.com.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>National Garden Clubs (NGC) flower show</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday, April 20, Tabby Place, 913 Port Republic Street, Beaufort. The event is free to the public. The horticulture exhibit will include trees, shrubs, flowers and container plants. The show will also include a variety of beautiful floral designs, educational exhibits and photography. Hosted by the Beaufort Council of Garden Clubs, which includes seven local garden clubs: The Beaufort Garden Club, Camelia Garden Club, Dataw Garden Club, Lady\'s Island Garden Club, Palmetto Garden Club, Royal Pines Garden Club and Sea Islands Garden Club. The Lowcountry Master Gardeners Association will also participate. Interested parties are encouraged to submit entries either through their garden clubs or by reaching out to victoriabergesen@gmail.com.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Christian Women’s Connection</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Wednesday, April 20. Celebrate the Lowcountry with a traditional South Carolina meal and program. Learn the Shag, the state\'s world-renowned dance, and meet Kae Harper Childs explaining \"Life is a Dance, but who\'s leading?” Prepaid reservations – $28 payable to \"CWC Bluffton\" care of Carol Mock, 607 Argent Way, Bluffton S.C. 29909. For more information, call Julie at 602-750-5465 or email Julie.ott.az@gmail.com.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Full 30-hour lifeguard training</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>April 22-25 &amp; May 1; May 13-16 &amp; 22, location TBD. Cost is $170. Schedule: Thursday 4 p.m. – swim test; Friday 4-9 p.m.; Saturday 8-5 p.m.; Sunday 1-5 p.m. Those interested need to register at the Y as space is limited and filled on a first come, first serve basis. Questions? Contact Contact Frank Hamilton at 843-525-0233 or ghh60fwh@comcast.net.. To register visit the Y front desk or online at beaufort-jasperymca.org and click ‘Register for a Program’ at the top of the page. See Frank Hamilton for lifeguard recertification dates and times.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Adaptive Golf Experience Clinic</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>9 to 11 a.m., Saturday, April 23, The Legends at Parris Island. Register at https://adaptivegolfexperience.org/monthly-clinic/ by April 10 to get on base. Free and open to civilians, veterans and active military. Led by golf professionals and physical therapists. Clinics target veterans and civilians with physical disabilities or challenges. As a participant, you’ll receive complimentary instruction on both the full golf swing and putting, taught by experienced professional golf instructors, fellow adaptive athletes who are already golfers and volunteers. No prior experience with golf is necessary – just a desire to learn or to help others. Our goal is to help those with disabilities learn new abilities through adaptive golf.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Open Land Trust Brunch on the Bluff</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>11 a.m., Saturday, April 23, The Bluff on Bay, 1806 Bay Street, Beaufort. Catering by Susan Mason – complete with her famous crab cakes. Open bar. Entertainment. Scenic views. Parking available street-side and at Beaufort Elementary School. Tickets are $125 and can be purchased at https://bit.ly/3ub8gT4.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Bessie Bates in Concert</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>5 p.m., Saturday April 23, United Church, 1801 Duke Street. Doors open at 4 p.m. Also featuring The Glover Sisters, Trinity One Sound, Bam Robinson, Bountiful Word Choir.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Junior Service League of Beaufort 17th annual Spring Fundraiser</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>6 to 10 pm., Saturday, April 23, Historic Beaufort Arsenal. Tickets are $40 in advance or $50 at the door and include heavy hors d’oeuvres and an open bar featuring wine and beer. Tickets can be purchased through a JSLB member or online at www.jslbeaufort.com. Event proceeds will be distributed back into the Beaufort community through a formal request-for-funds process.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The event will feature live music, dancing, food, an open bar, a silent auction, and specialty raffle. For information about sponsoring or attending the event, contact Communications Director Meredith Birch at communication.jslb@gmail.com or visit www.jslbeaufort.com.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Taste of Beaufort</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Friday and Saturday, May 6-7, Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park, Beaufort.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Aviation Careers Expo</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, June 4, Beaufort Executive Airport. Sponsored by the Beaufort Aviation Association. Learn about the many great careers available in aviation – maintenance and repair; design and engineering; management; avionics design; installation and repair; piloting; airline in-flight cabin service; space exploration; air traffic control; flight instruction; university and college opportunities; airline ticketing; cargo and ground servicing; and military aviation. Participants include American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, the Beaufort County Airports Department, the Beaufort County School District, the Civil Air Patrol, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, the Society of Women Engineers, Technical College of the Lowcountry, and Women in Aviation International. For more information, text 843-812-9909.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Broadway Bound Summer Camp</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, June 20 through July 1, USC Beaufort Center For The Arts. Campers will engage in all aspects of musical theatre, while gaining self-confidence and the ability to express themselves as they learn basic acting skills, vocal instruction and choreography. The highlight of the camp will be the children’s creation of their own show. Tuition is $275. Register and pay at https://www.uscbcenterforthearts.com/summer-camp.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Creative Arts Camp</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>10 a.m. to 1 p.m., July 11 to July 16, USC Beaufort’s Center For the Arts. Cost is $130. Camp is for ages 7 to 11. Subjects include Drawing and Clay, Mixed Media and Trash to Treasures – Focusing on Recycled Art. To register or for more information, go to www.USCBCenterForTheArts.com.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Musical Theatre Audition Skills Camp</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>10 a.m. to 1 p.m., July 11 to July 16, USC Beaufort’s Center For the Arts. Cost is $130. Camp is for ages 7 to 11. Class showcase at noon on July 15. Subjects include Monologue and Vocal Performance.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To register or for more information, go to www.USCBCenterForTheArts.com.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Lowcountry Jaycees Food Truck Festival</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Saturday, Oct. 1, Paris Avenue, Port Royal.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'WHAT’S HAPPENING', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'whats-happening-97', '', '', '2022-04-06 13:17:33', '2022-04-06 17:17:33', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=56613', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(56615, 4, '2022-04-06 13:22:37', '2022-04-06 17:22:37', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I remember the day we brought Teddy our English Bulldog puppy into our home. The breeder told us he was eight weeks old, but after receiving his papers, we noticed he was actually only six weeks old at the time.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>He was a healthy little bruiser, and we would laugh at his stumbling and lack of coordination, but now we realize it was because he was such a baby. My wife and I would sit on the porch in the evenings and watch him explore around in the front yard. He was so happy as he would jump and roll in the grass and investigate his new surroundings, but when he would hear a loud commotion like a noisy car passing by, it would scare him and he would come running to us.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After a while, he gradually became more used to the traffic sounds and the lawn mowers, and eventually it did not bother him.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We hear about those who live close to railroad tracks or airports and how they are sensitive to the sounds at first, but eventually get used to them. I collect old clocks and when people come in they ask how we can stand all of these chimes and gongs, but we do not even notice them.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It’s one thing to get used to sights and sounds that do not hinder our spiritual lives, but it’s dangerous to let our guards down when it comes to accepting things that are contrary to God’s standard of sanctification. Our new-born spirit is sensitive to what we see and hear and what a challenge it is to protect our mind.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As Christians, we have a responsibility to guard our hearts from the negativity and darkness of this world that is trying to pull us away from God’s presence. Unfortunately, many individuals including church members are convinced there is no harm from absorbing a constant barrage of negative television shows, movies, and social media. It’s a shame the era of innocence is now only a memory. A lifestyle of purity is now considered fanatical and old-fashioned and not respected any more.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I remember the old Dick Van Dyke Show where, even though Rob and Laura were married, there were two separate beds in the bedroom. Back then, even the idea of a married couple in the same bed was socially taboo, and that was only 50 years ago. The old westerns like Roy Rogers and The Lone Ranger were not about killing, but were hardly anything more than jumping off a horse and punching someone in the nose.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When I was a kid, we would watch programs like Bonanza, Lawrence Welk, and the Wonderful World of Disney. We were not exposed to extreme violence, witchcraft, and the constant sex scenes as we are today. So, what happened to our cultures modesty?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The days of blushing and embarrassment are gone as the shock factor has caused many minds and hearts to become calloused. This is exactly what the enemy wanted so the masses would lose their spiritual sensitivity to God’s voice. As the entertainment industry continues to push the limits of sorcery and debauchery, those who indulge are being tempted to dwell on dark thoughts that are ungodly instead of what is lovely and just.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If we are not careful, even the children of God can become numb to corruption, deviance, and wickedness, very much like the frog who sits in the pan of water on the stove and hardly notices he is being boiled alive. If we absorb and accept small amounts of impurities here and there, before long we will not be offended or insulted about anything. Sadly, we might even begin to enjoy it.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It’s no secret that most people, do not want to hear about self-discipline, repentance, or messages that contain topics about how changing the way we think will change the way we live. In man’s carnal defense, his emotions consider this intrusion as meddling and no one’s business, including the one who created him. These uncomfortable and rebellious attitudes are God’s way of convicting us of our guilt. It’s His way of getting our attention that we are doing something wrong, but often our emotions love it too much to stop.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We all face this daily battle because our fallen nature is opposed to virtuous living and always willing to fight for its independence. One of the greatest failures for anyone including Christians is to ignore the reverential fear of God and His demand to live holy.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Read more about the Christian life at billyhollandministries.com.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Being accountable for our spiritual sensitivity', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'being-accountable-for-our-spiritual-sensitivity', '', '', '2022-04-06 13:22:38', '2022-04-06 17:22:38', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=56615', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(56617, 4, '2022-04-06 13:23:46', '2022-04-06 17:23:46', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I can remember back in the days when our current president was a senator running for President. It was not unusual for him to come out with one of his famous “gaffes.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At the time most people just shook their head, had a laugh and thought that it was harmless, because not many people cared. He was just good old funny “Uncle Joe” doing what he does best, running for President and saying strange things … again.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It became a little more serious when he became Barack Obama’s running mate, and they won. Now what he said sort of mattered because he was Vice President, and it fell on his press people to try to walk back and clarify some of the outrageous things he was saying, just as poor Jen Psaki tries to do today.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At the time it was not a big deal because most people paid little or no attention to what he said anyway, and he was still kind of funny. Even President Obama joked about it from time to time.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After the end of the second Obama term most of us pretty much thought that it was the last we would see of funny old “Uncle Joe.” Besides, by then we had the grandmaster of the outrageous who filled up the airwaves and social media with a daily barrage of incredible statements, so little or no thought was given to the former Vice President.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>That all changed in 2020. Joe was running for President one more time, and he was once again on the gaffe trail. There was a stage full of candidates, some pretty good ones, and most people didn’t think he had much of a chance, but thanks to the support of Congressman Clyburn, Joe came out of the South Carolina primary a winner with lots of momentum. Now the party was faced with a tough choice of who could win in 2020, Joe or “Crazy Bernie.” In other words, no choice.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>That year, as most of us will remember, we had the strangest presidential campaign in the history the country. We were in the middle of a pandemic with most of the country was in lockdown; Joe was campaigning from his basement in Maryland with little opportunity to be seen or heard from in person. President Trump was doing what President Trump does, and the states were trying to come up with ways to get people safely to the polls to vote, all in all not a good environment for selecting a new president. In the end when it was all said and done Joe Biden was declared the winner and now for the first time his words did matter.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The list of Joe Biden presidential gaffes are too long to list, we have all heard them played out on the nightly news, and sometimes they are funny, but not lately. With the tragedy that is going on in Ukraine and the threat of nuclear war a possibility, what the President of the United States says does very much matter.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When he says that if Russia uses chemical weapons that the West would respond “in kind”, or referring to Putin “For God’s sake this man cannot remain in power”, those words matter and they have serious consequences’! For a man as paranoid as Putin, there is no amount of “walking back” that will help.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For better or worse we will have him for the next three years, and I think we all know V.P. Harris’s qualifications, so for the sake of the United States and the rest of the world, President Biden needs help from someone like a latter day Jim Baker, Madeleine Albright, Colin Powell, George Marshall, Dean Rusk, Henry Kissinger, or George Shultz to name a few good ones. If you are out there please step forward, we need you now.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Born, raised and educated in the Southwest, Jim Dickson served in the U.S. Navy Reserve in Vietnam before a 35-year business career. Retired to St. Helena Island, Dickson and his wife are fiscally conservative, socially moderate and active in Republican politics, though they may not always agree with Republicans. Having lived around the country and traveled around the world, Dickson believes that the United States truly is the land of opportunity.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'WHEN DO WORDS MATTER?', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'when-do-words-matter', '', '', '2022-04-06 13:23:47', '2022-04-06 17:23:47', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=56617', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(56619, 4, '2022-04-06 13:26:59', '2022-04-06 17:26:59', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Probably the least productive result of the pandemic for me has been my exploration of more of what falls under the umbrella of “prestige television.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A longtime fan of shows like “Mad Men,” “The Sopranos” and “Breaking Bad” — and its equally superb prequel, “Better Call Saul” — I longed for other diversions to help me pass the time I spent on my living room couch. FX’s excellent “Snowfall,” on the early days of the crack epidemic in 1980s Los Angeles, and Amazon’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” are two that caught my attention and have earned my fidelity.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It helps that I was able to play catch up with “Snowfall” and “Maisel,” joining their viewer ranks after their debuts so I could binge-watch entire seasons at a felled swoop. There haven’t been as many new shows that have caught my eye. Until very recently, that is, when I discovered Amazon’s “Watch Out for the Big Grrrls.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The show is a fresh take on the most tired of reality-show conventions: a crop of unknown hopefuls is brought into a big-city mansion home and forced to compete at the bequest of a celebrity for a shot at stardom. “America’s Next Top Model” with former supermodel Tyra Banks is the earliest example of this type I can recall. It premiered on the old UPN Network in 2003.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This show is led by pop singer Lizzo, whose hit songs “Juice” and “Truth Hurts” were ubiquitous a few summers ago.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In addition to finding acclaim as the writer and performer of these songs, Lizzo has drawn attention as a plus-size performer with an equally big voice who seems not the least bit concerned with covering her bountiful figure to protect the sensitivities of the fat-phobic. There’s not a skimpy costume you might see on another female performer that Lizzo won’t wear herself, sometimes minus a few square feet of fabric.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Lizzo shares live performances with her equally plus-sized background dancers, known as the Big Grrrls. The TV show proposes to find a new batch of Big Grrrls to dance behind her at the Bonnaroo Music Festival in September 2021.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The show starts off with the usual introductions of a culturally diverse group, among them:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>– The tough-talking East Coaster with dance experience who never says but always exemplifies the trope “I didn’t come here to make friends. I came here to win.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>– The technically trained youngster who seems to pick up on every move before the rest but has to be encouraged to be less technical and “let loose.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Pretty standard types, but then the curveballs:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>– The K-pop dancer whose Korean heritage makes her especially sensitive to showing off her body, not to mention the possible impact doing so might have on the teaching career she hope to have after her dancing days.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>– The marketing executive from Charlotte, N.C., who knows that being in her mid-30s, she might not make the final team but is determined to try her best.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>– The transgender woman who seems to be fighting for acceptance from herself as much as anyone else.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There are others, but I caught myself pulling for the dancer from Birmingham, Ala., a former captain of Alabama State University’s plus-size dance team, the Honeybeez. I got to meet some of them for a newspaper story a few years back, and she exemplifies their mission to inspire young girls and boys to love themselves at any size and weight.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Heck, I ended up pulling for almost all of the contestants at different points in the show’s progress.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The camera doesn\'t shy away from their curves, their folds, their flaps, in ways television shows usually do. We see the sweat equity they put into the competition, and it humanizes them in ways TV shows that tokenize plus-size competitors fail to do. When they fail, we feel their pain; when they win, we cheer their accomplishment.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I don’t know if there will be a second season, but this season of “Watch Out for the Big Grrrls” was, as Lizzo would sing, “Good As Hell.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Terry E. 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(56621, 4, '2022-04-06 13:30:59', '2022-04-06 17:30:59', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is Friday and it is early.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This morning the Wall Street Journal tells us that the 82nd Airborne — our bloused, boot-wearing boys based in Fayetteville, N.C. — is unloading large, heavy boxes in Poland. Actually, the 82nd is guarding the men who are unloading the C-130 military transports at a small regional airport. The airport — in Rzeszow — happens to be five miles from the Ukrainian border.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If I am reading about these activities in Port Royal, you can bet the huge-hatted Russians know about these C-130s and their cargo. You can bet these pale, overweight Russian generals have images of the light-weight, shoulder-fired, Strela anti-tank missiles that they once owned.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>They can also see some of the 1,400 Stinger missiles; the 6,000 British-owned NLAW missiles; the 5,000 Swedish-made RBS-56 missiles; as well as the 4,600 American-made, Javelin anti-tank missiles.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And you can also bet these same men see the Patriot anti-aircraft batteries that surround and protect this little airport.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>These same Russians did not believe the Ukrainians would stand and fight. And now they are humiliated. Now they know that these same anti-armor and anti-air missiles are the reason they are now stuck in the Ukrainian mud.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>One has to believe there are heated discussions about sending dozens of their Kalibr and Iskander-class cruise missiles at the Rzeszow airport knowing that one or two will probably penetrate the iron umbrella provided by the Patriot batteries.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>One wonders where these Russians are coming down on attacking Rzeszow. Do they meet by way of Zoom; or trust their cell phones. Or do they whisper in small, smoke-filled bars just off Dzerzhinsky Square.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But even those who have passing interest in the Ukraine War know that any strike on the Rzeszow Regional Airport will instantly trigger retaliation from NATO, the European Union and the United States itself. Any attempt to disrupt the constant stream of C-130s, or destroy the 82nd Airborne will pull the trigger on a monumental counter-attack.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Notwithstanding President Biden’s brinksmanship at Rzeszow the Wall Street Journal’s editorial page continues its own Katyusha-like barrage to discredit Biden and his efforts to deal with Russia. The WSJ writes, “Let’s cut through the diplospeak: if Mr Biden and the Europeans don’t get Ukraine right, Europe’s future is finished.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Putin is Hitler. He is attempting the extermination of a people with the obliteration of their cities. World War II wasn’t fought in Europe to prevent a future nuclear exchange between Russia and the US. It was fought because Europe was experiencing the indiscriminate murder of civilians under Nazi military doctrine, now revived by Mr. Putin and the Russian General Staff.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Just as the world needs Mr. Biden to step up, he somehow doesn’t appear to be committing himself or his office to anything equal to the scale of the Ukrainian disaster.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>All of this editorial blather characterizes Biden as a resurrected Neville Chamberlain — the well-fed, well-attired Prime Minister who allowed Adolph Hitler to gobble-up Sudetenland. The WSJ editorial writers join a chorus of sedentary, arthritic, scotch-drinking pseudo-diplomats who say Biden is a coward when it comes to Ukraine.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But those who know their history know that Neville Chamberlain’s Britain (in 1938) was in no position to stop Hitler’s invasion of Czechoslovakia. Neither did Britain have a treaty obligation to defend the Czechs.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Those who know their history know that World War I had destroyed several generations of young men in Britain (France and Italy) and left the survivors defeated in spirit and scarred for the rest of their destroyed, debilitated lives. Everyone in Europe — excepting Adolf Hitler and the Versailles-resenting Germans — believed that WWI was a crime and war should be avoided at all costs.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Importantly, neither Britain or France was able, in 1938, to defend Czechoslovakia. Both countries needed time, and Chamberlain, however meaningless the piece of paper he got from Hitler at Munich, bought time for Britain and France to re-arm.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is easy to say that all the talk, travel and hastily arranged conferences are a waste of time. That Putin, like Hitler, is a metastasizing pathogen and we need to send our own sons and daughters into the fray in Ukraine. That we need to establish and maintain a “no fly” zone over Ukraine.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But Biden has put down his marker; drawn a line in the sand; and it is called Rzeszow.</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 -->', 'Biden has drawn his line in the sand', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'biden-has-drawn-his-line-in-the-sand', '', '', '2022-04-06 13:33:25', '2022-04-06 17:33:25', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=56621', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(56624, 4, '2022-04-06 13:32:54', '2022-04-06 17:32:54', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Three northern Beaufort County students from the Beaufort-Jasper Academy for Career Excellence (ACE) brought home medals from the 2022 State Leadership and Skills Conference held March 24-26 in Greenville.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The annual Skills USA conference was a showcase of career and technical education (CTE) students in our state where outstanding students competed in different trade, technical and leadership events.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort High School’s Quaevion Chisolm won third place in Barbering, while Beaufort classmates Andrea Beck and Niasha Wright finished second and third, respectively, in Hair Braiding – Natural.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>During the state Skills USA competition, ACE CTE students worked against the clock, proving their expertise in occupations such as cosmetology, construction, barbering, electricity and medical assisting. All contests are run by Skills USA with the help of industry, trade associations and labor organizations, testing competencies set by industry. In addition, leadership contestants demonstrated their skills, which included extemporaneous speaking and conducting meetings using parliamentary procedure.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Top student winners received gold, silver and bronze medallions. Many also received prizes such as tools of their trade and scholarships to further their careers and education.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', '3 ACE students from Beaufort win medals at skills event ', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3-ace-students-from-beaufort-win-medals-at-skills-event', '', '', '2022-04-06 13:32:54', '2022-04-06 17:32:54', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=56624', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(56626, 4, '2022-04-06 13:34:45', '2022-04-06 17:34:45', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Carol Weir</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When Mariela Moreno Nava’s younger sister was diagnosed with leukemia at age four, the family’s medical odyssey began.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Because they lived in a tiny town far from a major hospital, her mom and sister stayed in a Ronald McDonald House while her sister received treatment. Moreno Nava, who was 15, stayed home and cared for her infant brother while her stepdad worked long hours to support the family financially. These dark days were the first step on a journey that would lead Moreno Nava to choose Nursing as her career and to be nationally recognized as an outstanding student.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I noticed that it was the nurses who comforted us and educated us about what to expect and how to care for my sister,” she said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Fast forward more than a decade: Morena Nava’s sister has fully recovered and remembers little from her illness. The baby brother she cared for is now a thriving 10-year-old. And Moreno Nava, a Nursing major at the University of South Carolina Beaufort, recently won a highly competitive nationwide scholarship from the National Hispanic Health Foundation (NHHF). She is one of only two nursing students chosen for this award and the only undergraduate. She will graduate from USCB with a B.S.N. in Nursing in May 2023.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Moreno Nava is from Mattawa, Wash., and graduated from Wahluke High School. Her mom is from Mexico and didn’t speak much English when her sister fell ill, so Moreno Nava saw it was important for health care professionals to communicate with patients and their families in their own language.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I knew then that I wanted to be a nurse,” said Moreno Nava, who is bilingual. “I look forward to serving all my patients and especially Spanish-speaking patients.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hispanics are the largest ethnic group in the United States, yet there is a dearth of Hispanic health professionals with cultural and linguistic skills to deliver quality care for this growing population. In 2004, NHHF established the National Hispanic Health Professional Student Scholarship program and for medical, nursing, dental, pharmacy, public health, and health policy students with outstanding academic records, leadership, and who are committed to serving Hispanics.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Each year in New York City, the foundation holds an awards gala for the recipients of the $10,000 scholarship. Morena Nava initially didn’t plan to attend due to a heavy load of schoolwork, but changed her mind when classmate Jesse Elliott encouraged her to go.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The nursing faculty was very understanding,” she said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Elliott and her husband Ricardo joined Moreno Nava on the trip, which was her first time in New York.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Moreno Nava, who lives in Beaufort and serves in the U.S. Army Reserve, is the first in her family to attend college. Her parents work in apple orchards in Washington State. Laboring alongside them during her summer vacations taught her to value hard work, made her appreciate their sacrifices and led her to strive for a professional degree, she said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Read more about the National Hispanic Health Foundation’s Scholarship program at: https://www.nhmafoundation.org/the-hispanic-health-professional-student-scholarship</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'USC Beaufort student wins prestigious National Hispanic Health Scholarship', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'usc-beaufort-student-wins-prestigious-national-hispanic-health-scholarship', '', '', '2022-04-06 13:34:46', '2022-04-06 17:34:46', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=56626', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(56631, 4, '2022-04-06 13:39:07', '2022-04-06 17:39:07', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>SOFTBALL</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Bucs rout another region foe</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bridges Prep stayed perfect in Region 6-1A with a doubleheader sweep of Bethune-Bowman on Monday, routing the Mohawks 23-3 and 16-1 in a pair of two-inning contests. Riley Cowan earned the win in the opener, striking out three and allowing two earned runs and one hit with four walks. She was also 2-for-2 with two of the Bucs’ five inside-the-park home runs on the day. Baylee Stevenson struck out six and allowed one unearned run and one hit with one walk in a dominant performance in the second game, and she helped herself by going 2-for-2 with an inside-the-park homer, a walk, three RBIs, and two runs from the leadoff spot.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Cowan was 3-for-3 with two homers, three RBIs, and four runs in the doubleheader, while Stevenson was 4-for-5 with a homer, a walk, four RBIs, and five runs. Mallorie Brown was 4-for-4 with two doubles, a homer, two walks, and five runs in the doubleheader, while Kristin Ketola went 2-for-2 with a homer and three runs in the first game, and Hannalee Lovell was 2-for-2 with a walk, an RBI, and three runs in the opener. ZyEria Wright had a two-run triple and Olivia Payne added an RBI triple in game to for Bridges (6-2, 4-0).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Dolphins down Hawks to complete sweep</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Niy’Asha Myers blasted a pair of home runs and drove in five as Battery Creek finished off a season sweep of Academic Magnet on Friday. The Raptors scored three in the first before Creek rattled off 17 runs in four trips to the plate and shut out Academic Magnet the rest of the way. Caitlyn Bentley also had a strong night at the plate recording two hits and three RBIs, and Kylee Taff, Brooke Crosby, and Alexxus Cooler also had two hits each with Cooler knocking in two runs.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>JPII bangs up BA</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort Academy scored three runs in the first inning, but John Paul II rallied for five in the bottom half and racked up 11 runs in the second to blow out the Eagles at home. Tevi Mullen came on in relief and shut down BA’s bats after the hot start, striking out eight and allowing just two hits over four innings. Cayce Graves was 2-for-2 with a double, an inside-the-park homer, and four RBIs, and Shelby Pinski was 2-for-2 with a double, two RBIs, and three runs to lead JPII at the plate.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>GOLF</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sheehan, Mighty Lions play well at Belfair</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hilton Head Prep sent the Blue squad out to blitz the field at the SCISA region meet Wednesday at Belfair, as Garret Fader shot a scorching 2-under 33 over nine holes to earn medalist honors and HHP shot 150 as a team to beat Holy Trinity and Heritage Academy by 27 shots.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Michael Gavin from Heritage second with a 35, and Prep’s Jeep Patrick and JPII’s Gabe Schmitz shot 36 to tie for third. Jack Crousore 40, Tag Graziano 41, Cade Kriscunas 46 to round out the lineup for HHP.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bray Sheehan shot 40 to tie for fifth overall and lead Holy Trinity to a tie for second with a team total of 173. Will Schoen shot 43, Barnes Gooding carded a 44, and Luke Simonis shot 46 to round out the lineup for the Mighty Lions. Beaufort Academy’s Jack Carter Worrell shot 44, and teammate Miles Spratling posted 47.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>For more local sports coverage, visit LowcoSports.com.</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'HS SPORTS ROUNDUP', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'hs-sports-roundup', '', '', '2022-04-06 13:39:08', '2022-04-06 17:39:08', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=56631', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(56633, 4, '2022-04-06 13:39:42', '2022-04-06 17:39:42', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Justin Jarrett</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>LowcoSports.com</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Education comes first, but as soon as the test is over, it’s time to play. Or so was the case for Beaufort High girls lacrosse standouts Annabelle Hooper and Emily Bennett, who missed the first half of Saturday’s home game against Irmo to take the ACT, then made their way to the field for the second half and helped the Eagles rally for a 14-11 win at Lady’s Island Middle School.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It was one of two non-region wins in the past week for the Eagles, who also held off South Effingham 17-14 on the road Monday for their third win in four games.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On Saturday, it was tied at halftime when Hooper and Bennett traded their scantrons for lacrosse sticks and gave Beaufort the boost it needed in the second half. Sophia Pellegrino led the way with four goals and two assists.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It was Megan Alvarez who took the mantle on Monday, scoring six goals as the Eagles again pulled away after being tied at halftime. Kelina Shipes added four goals, Pellegrino had a hat trick and an assist, and Lillian Carr added a pair of goals. Neveah Wiggins dominated the draw all night and scored a goal</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Eagles (4-10) will host Ashley Hall on Thursday for senior night.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort’s boys continued their resurgent season with an 11-0 rout at Aiken on Saturday, but they couldn’t keep the momentum going at home Monday, falling 15-6 to Savannah Country Day. Individual statistics were not reported.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Eagles improved to 5-8 after going winless a year ago, and they’ll look to add to that win total when they try to finish a season sweep of James Island at home Thursday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'BHS girls take two; boys split on lax field', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'bhs-girls-take-two-boys-split-on-lax-field', '', '', '2022-04-06 13:39:43', '2022-04-06 17:39:43', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=56633', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(56635, 4, '2022-04-06 13:40:24', '2022-04-06 17:40:24', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>LowcoSports.com</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Chad Schildt is off the schneid at Battery Creek, as the Dolphins gave their first-year coach his first victory at the helm in Burton with a 7-3 road win over Wade Hampton on Wednesday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Gunner Hollingsworth had a big night — he had a pair of hits and struck out seven in a complete game, allowing three runs and five hits. The last two runs came in the seventh when Creek was in command.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Dolphins got things started in the first inning when Quade Matthews doubled on the first pitch of his at-bat, scoring run. Wade Hampton knotted the game up in the bottom of the first, but Creek pulled ahead for good with one run in the third inning and tacked on a pair of runs in the fifth and two more in the sixth before adding an insurance tally in the seventh.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Dolphins played error-free ball behind Hollingsworth and had one of their best offensive outputs of the season with 15 hits and 10 stolen bases. Bradley Smith was 3-4 with a 2B and an RBI, Matthews had two 2Bs and an RBI, and CJ Robinson, Hunter Smith, and Hunter Hollingsworth also had two hits apiece.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Creek couldn’t keep the momentum going Friday, falling 16-0 at region rival Hanahan. Robinson, Reily Doray, and Gunner Hollingsworth each had a hit. The Dolphins (1-11, 0-3) travel to Bishop England on Friday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Dolphins down Red Devils for Schildt’s first win', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'dolphins-down-red-devils-for-schildts-first-win', '', '', '2022-04-06 13:40:24', '2022-04-06 17:40:24', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=56635', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(56637, 4, '2022-04-06 13:41:07', '2022-04-06 17:41:07', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Justin Jarrett</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>LowcoSports.com</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Once again, Beaufort High’s track and field teams kept the hardware at home last weekend, following up their sweep of the Beaufort Relays with another double-up at the Beaufort Track Classic on Saturday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort’s boys blazed to the title with 209 points, easily outpacing Hilton Head High (121.5) and May River (86), while the Eagles were nearly as dominant on the girls side, racking up 182 points to easily defeat runner-up May River (116) and Whale Branch (109).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Three-sport standout Zyrin Odom led the Beaufort boys, winning gold in the 400 and the triple jump, while teammates Nash Mills (800), Holden Starr (1600), Anderson Jones (400 hurdles), Naiim Pope (high jump), Alvin Wilson (discus), and Kacy Fields (javelin) joined him atop the podium. The Eagles also won the 4x800 relay.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It was once again Jayla Daise who led the Beaufort girls, claiming gold in the javelin and shot put, while Charlize Antia (800), Anaiya Houseal (high jump), Keaisia Walker (long jump), and Heaven Dagin (pole vault) also won gold, and the Eagles won the 4x400 relay.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Whale Branch had a strong showing with four champions. Keith Chisholm (110 hurdles) won the Warriors’ lone title on the boys side, while Talaijah Bartley (100 hurdles), Kynew Barnwell (400 hurdles), and Erin Rivers (discus) won gold for the girls.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>BOYS TEAMS</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort 209, Hilton Head 121.50, May River 86, Bluffton 76, Battery Creek 45.50, Johnson-Savannah 39, Whale Branch 33, Colleton County 27, Bethesda Academy 24, Allendale-Fairfax 19, Hilton Head Prep 4, Holy Trinity 4</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>BOYS CHAMPIONS</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>100: </strong>Camauri Simmons, BLHS, 10.98</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>200: </strong>Fareed Abdullah, MRHS, 22.35</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>400: </strong>Zyrin Odom, BHS, 51.60</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>800: </strong>Nash Mills, BHS, 2:01.89</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>1600: </strong>Holden Starr, BHS, 5:35.16</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>3200: </strong>Earlon Baker, BLHS, 10:27.07</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>110H: </strong>Keith Chisholm, WB, 16:36</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>400H: </strong>Anderson Jones, BHS, 1:02.53</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>4x100: </strong>Bluffton</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>4x400: </strong>MR</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>4x800: </strong>Beaufort</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>HJ: </strong>Nasir Pencile, CC; Naiim Pope, BHS; 5-6</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>LJ: </strong>Jaylin Linder, BLHS, 19-9.5</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>TJ: </strong>Zyrin Odom, BHS, 40-9.75</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>PV: </strong>George Apy, HHIHS, 11-6</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>D: </strong>Alvin Wilson, BHS, 141-0</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>J: </strong>Kacy Fields, BHS, 133-2</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>SP: </strong>Jaleeh Kearse, Johnson, 46-5</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>GIRLS TEAMS</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort 182, May River 116, Whale Branch 109, Colleton County 83, Hilton Head 72.50, Bluffton 46, Battery Creek 29, Heritage Academy 17, Allendale-Fairfax 8.50, Holy Trinity 5, Johnson-Savannah 5, Royal Live Oaks 4, John Paul II 3</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>GIRLS CHAMPIONS</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>100: </strong>Makayla Chisolm, CC, 12.61</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>200: </strong>Shandi Brown, CC, 26.71</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>400: </strong>Kyndal Cohen, Heritage, 1:06.73</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>800: </strong>Charlize Antia, BHS, 2:28.38</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>1600: </strong>Anya Arroyo, MRHS, 5:23.03</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>3200: </strong>Cynthia Gudaitis, HHIHS, 12:20.46</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>100H: </strong>Talaijah Bartley, WB, 16:16</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>400H: </strong>Kynew Barnwell, WB, 1:10.69</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>4x100: </strong>CCHS, 49.50</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>4x400: </strong>Beaufort, 4:28.58</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>4x800: </strong>MRHS, 10:12.52</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>HJ: </strong>Anaiya Houseal, BHS, 5-0</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>LJ: </strong>Keaisia Walker, BHS, 15-11</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>TJ: </strong>Anne Ferguson, HHIHS, 33-10</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>PV: </strong>Heaven Dagin, BHS 9-0</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>D: </strong>Erin Rivers, WB, 100-0</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>J: </strong>Jayla Daise, BHS, 101-7</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>SP: </strong>Jayla Daise, BHS, 37-0</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Host Eagles sweep Beaufort Track Classic', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'host-eagles-sweep-beaufort-track-classic-2', '', '', '2022-04-06 13:41:08', '2022-04-06 17:41:08', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=56637', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(56639, 4, '2022-04-06 13:42:01', '2022-04-06 17:42:01', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Justin Jarrett&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>LowcoSports.com&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After going winless a year ago, Beaufort Academy’s boys soccer team has earned a well-deserved spring break after dominating Patrick Henry and Hilton Head Prep in the past week to take an 8-1-1 mark into their recovery time.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Eagles improved to 5-0-1 since their lone defeat — a 5-1 setback against John Paul II that they will try to avenge in the season finale on the road May 5 — with a 5-2 win at Patrick Henry on Wednesday and followed it up with a 5-1 result at Hilton Head Prep on Monday.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Beaufort Academy has such an amazing history of soccer success, but this season hasn\'t been about rekindling that history but rather building what we\'ve been calling the New Era,,” first-year head coach Ian Leslie said. “Several of our boys went through a COVID-shortened season and then a winless year last year, so we just needed to start fresh and say this is a new foundation we\'re building.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Eagles have been bolstered by the addition of a number of players who were standouts on the football field or basketball court and have brought a winning mentality back to the once-dominant program, as well as a talented crop of young players.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Zeke Gonzalez and Evan Rankin each had a brace and eighth-grade striker Andrew Butterfield netted his seventh goal of the season on Wednesday in Hampton County, and five different Eagles found the back of the net against the Dolphins. Ben Lubkin, Gavin Midyette, Grady Lamm, Evan Rankin, and Patrick Good each tallied goals for BA.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“At the end of the day my goal is to build a group of young men who grow and mature over their time with me and become accountable to their teammates and their school. If in the end that leads to wins then all the better, and they have come together,” Leslie said. “They understand it\'s not about goals or individual highlights but effort and the team result.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Eagles next play region rival Hilton Head Christian Academy at home on April 19.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'BA boys continue incredible turnaround', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'ba-boys-continue-incredible-turnaround', '', '', '2022-04-06 13:42:02', '2022-04-06 17:42:02', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=56639', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(56641, 4, '2022-04-06 13:42:39', '2022-04-06 17:42:39', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Justin Jarrett&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>LowcoSports.com&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>What was essentially a “home game” for Mark Anderson nearly resulted in a return to the winner’s circle.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Anderson carded three rounds in the 60s before closing with a 71 Sunday on the Deer Creek Golf Course at Savannah’s Landings Club, settling for a runner-up finish in the Korn Ferry Tour’s Club Car Championship.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Anderson had a one-shot lead over Ryan Blaum going into the final round, and the two battled back and forth until both birdied the last to finish at 16 under.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In came Vogel, who carded a scorching 31 on his front nine, sparking the hot start with an opening birdie and an eagle at the par-5 third before stringing together three straight birdies starting at No. 5 to get to 6-under through seven holes. He gave one back at the ninth, then alternated bogeys and birdies from No. 13 through No. 16 before steadying himself with two pars to close out the one-shot win.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Vogel outplayed Anderson by four shots on Sunday, firing a 5-under 67 while Anderson had a bumpy ride to a closing 71. After a birdie at the par- 3 second hole, Anderson closed out his front nine with bogeys on three of his last four holes, mitigated by a birdie at the par-4 seventh.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort Academy alumnus seemed to have righted the ship when he made consecutive birdies to start his back nine and added a third at the par-4 13th, but back-to-back bogeys at 16 and 17 derailed his hopes of his first Korn Ferry Tour victory since 2019, even after his sixth birdie of the day on the par-5 closing hole.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Anderson is off to a strong start in 2022, having made three straight cuts after failing to do so in his first two starts on the Korn Ferry Tour with a pair of top-25 finishes. He ranks 21st on the money list ($74,760) and 20th on the season-long points list.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Beaufort’s Anderson ties for 2nd at Korn Ferry Tour event ', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beauforts-anderson-ties-for-2nd-at-korn-ferry-tour-event', '', '', '2022-04-06 13:42:40', '2022-04-06 17:42:40', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=56641', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(56643, 4, '2022-04-06 13:44:42', '2022-04-06 17:44:42', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Justin Jarrett&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>LowcoSports.com&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Standing behind the backstop at Bluffton High School’s softball field on a beautiful Friday night, lamenting the fact that her own game had been rained out, Beaufort High sophomore pitcher Kylie Rast downplayed her hot start to the season. Wait until James Island, she said.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sure, Rast experienced some of the return to reality that she expected when her Eagles faced the frontrunner Trojans last week, but she showed enough to prove the eye-popping numbers early in the season were no fluke, pitching Beaufort to a 7-4 win in the series opener before the Trojans punched back to win the finale 7-1 and salvage a split. The Eagles stumbled again Monday at May River, making seven errors in a 6-3 defeat, but they’re still right in the mix in a wide-open Region 7-4A race.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Rast struck out 12 and walked three in a complete game Wednesday, holding the Trojans to two earned runs and seven hits to hand James Island its first region loss. The Eagles didn’t do a whole lot at the plate, but six singles and six walks were enough with the aid of three James Island errors. Kyrsten Cruikshank drove in three runs for Beaufort.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>James Island returned the favor Friday, giving the Eagles their first defeat of the year — their only previous blemish was a tie with John Paul II — and pulling even in the loss column. Hannah Higgins tossed a complete game and had an RBI double and Sydney Walker had three hits and two RBIs for the Trojans. Rast struck out 11, but the Eagles made six errors and things unraveled in a four-run fourth inning.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It was more of the same Monday in Bluffton, as seven errors combined with some timely hitting from Casey Laing (2-3, two doubles, RBI) and the Sharks put the Eagles in an early hole, and the offense couldn’t dig out against Victoria Murphy. Rast was 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs, and Riley Brozek had a hit and drove in two runs.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Eagles (6-2-1, 2-2) host May River for the series finale Wednesday.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Beaufort defense falters after taming Trojans', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-defense-falters-after-taming-trojans', '', '', '2022-04-06 13:44:43', '2022-04-06 17:44:43', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=56643', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(56645, 4, '2022-04-06 13:46:37', '2022-04-06 17:46:37', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>LowcoSports.com&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The reigning champs have held serve, and now they’re ready for their chance to close out another Region 7-4A title. Beaufort High boys tennis reeled off four more region wins — all shutouts — in a one-week span to remain undefeated in region play heading into a second showdown with top challenger James Island on Thursday in Beaufort.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Eagles racked up 6-0 wins over Colleton County, Bluffton, and May River — twice — leaving them one win over the Trojans away from back-to-back region crowns. Beaufort won 4-2 at James Island on March 16, winning four of five singles matches. The teams split a pair of three-set matches on the singles courts and another on the doubles court, so the matchup could swing either way.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Colleton County (0) at Beaufort (6)&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Singles&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Graeme Angus def. Raphael Vasser 6-1 6-2&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Diego Alvarez def. Adam Buckner 7-5 6-1&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tucker Martin def. Dandre Hicks 6-2 6-1&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bodie Daniel def. Maklel Bowman 6-1 6-0&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Joseph Combs def. Parker Craven 6-1 6-1&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Doubles&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Casey Hoogenboom / Charlie Bowden def. Justin Erwin / Keller Reasonover 6-2, 6-2&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort High (6), May River (0)&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Singles&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Graeme Angus def. Liam Beckler 6-0, 6-0&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Diego Alvarez def. Said Hernandez 6-0, 6-4&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tucker Martin def. James Kreps 6-0, 6-1</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bodie Daniel def. Blake Burke 6-1, 6-0</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Joseph Combs def. Ferran Lopez 6-0, 6-0&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Doubles&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Casey Hoogenboom / Charlie Bowden def. Conah Garcia / Justion Wegarn 6-0, 6-0&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Bluffton (0) at Beaufort High (6)&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Singles&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Graeme Angus (B) d. Garrett Rowe (BL) 6-0,6-0&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Diego Alvarez (B) d Jackson Floyd (BL) 6-0,6-0&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tucker Martin (B) d Brendan Halas (BL) 6-2,6-0&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bodie Daniel (B) d Todd Patten (BL) 6-1,6-0&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Joseph Combs (B) d Brian Hamilton (BL) 6-1,6-0</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Doubles&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>James Dennison/Grisham Stone (B) def. Nick Andreoletti/Keegan Galloway (BL) 6-1,6-2&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>May River (0) at Beaufort (6)&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Singles&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Graeme Angus def. Liam Beckler 6-0, 6-2&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Diego Alvarez def. Said Hernandez 7-5, 6-3&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tucker Martin def. Ryland Pollard 6-1, 6-1&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bodie Daniel def. Blake Burke 6-0, 6-0</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Joseph Combs def. Ferrani Lopez 6-0, 6-0&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Doubles&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Casey Hoogenboom/Charlie Bowden def. C. Garcia/Justin Wegard 6-0, 6-0&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Eagles still perfect in region play ', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'eagles-still-perfect-in-region-play', '', '', '2022-04-06 13:46:38', '2022-04-06 17:46:38', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=56645', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(56647, 4, '2022-04-06 13:48:06', '2022-04-06 17:48:06', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Many things can cause a bruise: minor injuries, falls, small collisions. While bruises may hurt, they’re usually harmless. But sometimes, they might be a sign of a deeper problem.&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you bump part of your body hard enough, you can break tiny blood vessels under your skin. But if you don’t break the skin, the blood has nowhere to go. It gets trapped under the skin’s surface, causing a bruise.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When you first get a bruise, the newly trapped blood makes it look pink or red. Over the next few weeks, the body naturally breaks down the blood and absorbs it. So as the bruise fades, it changes colors. This is part of the normal healing process. Some bruises can take weeks or months to heal.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>What can contribute to bruising? Some people bruise more easily than others. This can be influenced by many things, including your genes. Other factors, such as diet, can also affect how easily you bruise. For example, deficiencies in vitamin C or K can make you bruise more easily.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Some people may just be more prone to bumping into things. And skin naturally becomes thinner and bruises more easily as you age.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You can take steps to make your home safer from minor bumps and falls. Keep walkways clear of clutter and furniture. Good lighting can also help you avoid bumping into things.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bruises may be painful, but they’re usually not dangerous. If a bruise does hurt, an over-the-counter pain killer may help. But some drugs used to treat pain, like aspirin or ibuprofen, can actually increase the tendency to bruise.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Putting ice on the affected area for a few minutes at a time can help reduce swelling. Wrap the ice in a clean towel to avoid irritating the skin.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you notice a change in where or how often you’re bruising, consider talking with a health care professional. If bruising becomes common, if it’s not provoked, or if there’s a change in your bruising patterns, get it checked out.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>These can be signs that bleeding is happening inside the body when it shouldn’t. Others include a rash made of tiny bruises, called purpura. Or tiny, pinpoint sized red spots called petechiae.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Excessive bruising can be triggered by many things. Examples include liver problems caused by heavy drinking or certain types of cancer. It can also be a sign of a rare problem like an inherited bleeding disorder. If you notice someone has bruises regularly, it may suggest serious problems in their home, like domestic violence.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Medications can also be a cause of excessive bruising. Almost any medication has the potential to change the way platelets work in the body. Platelets are tiny, disc-shaped cells that play an important role in helping your blood clot. They’re one of the things that stop you from bleeding. Let your health care provider know if you notice bruising soon after taking a new drug.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bruises may be a sign of a serious problem, but in most cases, they’re harmless. <br><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>WHEN TO GET YOUR BRUISE CHECKED OUT&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Talk with your doctor if you:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>get a large bruise or many smaller bruises without a known injury.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>have signs of infection. These can include streaks of redness around the bruise, oozing, or a fever.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>have a bruise that does not show signs of healing and fading.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>get a large or very painful bruise immediately after an injury. 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(56650, 4, '2022-04-06 13:50:26', '2022-04-06 17:50:26', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>April is National Donate Life Month. Here are five reasons to consider checking the box to become a donor:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>1. The need is tremendous. </strong>More than 106,000 people in the U.S. are waiting for a lifesaving organ transplant, according to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network. Every nine minutes, another name is added to the waiting list. Sadly, an average of 17 people die every day waiting for a transplant.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>2. One donor can save many lives. </strong>A single organ donor can save up to eight lives. Tissue donors can help heal up to 75 people. People who donate their corneas can restore sight to two people. People are eligible to donate across the age spectrum.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"Because the liver continuously regenerates, livers from older donors — even into age 80 and beyond — may be eligible to donate,\" says Julie Heimbach, M.D., director of Mayo Clinic\'s William J. von Liebig Center for Transplantation and Clinical Regeneration in Minnesota.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>3. More diverse donors are needed. </strong>More donors from all backgrounds are needed. But it is especially important for more people from diverse backgrounds to sign up to be organ donors.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Approximately 60% of people on the waitlist for a transplant are people of color. While organs are not matched based on race and ethnicity, people will generally have a better chance of matching with someone from a similar racial or ethnic background. Fewer diverse donors means people of color can end up waiting longer for a lifesaving transplant.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>4. Healthy people also can consider becoming a living donor. </strong>People who are healthy have the option of becoming a living donor. With living kidney donation, which is the most common type of living-donor transplant, donors give one of their two healthy kidneys to the recipient. People who are healthy and have excellent kidney function only need one kidney to live a normal, active lifestyle.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Another option is to become a living-liver donor. A portion of the donor\'s liver is removed and given to the recipient. The donor\'s liver grows back to its original size within a matter of weeks.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>People can donate to a relative, friend or acquaintance, or a stranger as a nondirected donor.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>5. Thanks to medical advances, organ donors are saving more lives. </strong>Recent research and technical advancement are helping ensure more organs are getting to the people who desperately need them. Among the major advances is perfusion technology, which allows more time between organ retrieval and transplant. Antiviral drugs can also be used to help eliminate the hepatitis C risk for people accepting an organ from an infected donor.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/expert-alert-5-reasons-to-consider-becoming-an-organ-donor/\">https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/expert-alert-5-reasons-to-consider-becoming-an-organ-donor/</a>. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mayo Clinic is a nonprofit organization committed to innovation in clinical practice, education and research, and providing compassion, expertise and answers to everyone who needs healing.<br><br>Exclusive content from CARE magazine</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', '5 reasons to consider becoming an organ donor', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', '5-reasons-to-consider-becoming-an-organ-donor', '', '', '2022-04-06 13:50:27', '2022-04-06 17:50:27', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=56650', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(56652, 4, '2022-04-06 13:52:19', '2022-04-06 17:52:19', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Most people spend a third of their lives either asleep or resting, according to the Sleep Foundation. During sleep, the body recharges and repairs itself. And a good night\'s sleep often can be determined by what position you are lying in bed.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Back-sleepers beware.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"… Many people find it to be comfortable, because they\'re not putting weight on their joints,\" says Dr. Lois Krahn, a Mayo Clinic sleep specialist. But experts say sleeping on your back is actually the worst sleeping position, especially if you have sleep apnea. \"Sleeping on the back means that your tongue and jaw can fall down and crowd your airway. And many people snore more on their back,\" says Dr. Krahn.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sleeping on your stomach helps keep the airway open, but it can put a strain on your spine and neck. There\'s a host of evidence overall suggesting that probably sleeping on the side is better.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Side sleeping helps prevent the airway from collapsing and can reduce snoring. Sleeping on the side—perhaps with your head slightly elevated as long as that\'s comfortable—is a good way to sleep.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Side sleeping also is recommended during pregnancy, especially the last trimester. And sleeping on the left side is best because it keeps pressure off internal organs and promotes healthy blood flow.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"When you are in that third trimester of pregnancy and when you sleep on your back, the uterus is compressing your inferior vena cava. It\'s compressing the arterial system,\" says Dr. Virend Somers, a cardiologist and director of the sleep facility within Mayo Clinic\'s Center for Clinical and Translational Science.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sleeping on your side also is considered by the Sleep Foundation as the best for people with neck and back pain, especially if you place a small pillow between your knees.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"Because if you don\'t have a pillow between your knees, that stress of sleeping on the side pulls on your hip and can cause some issues,\" says Dr. Somers.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Source: Excerpted from <a href=\"https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-minute-what-is-the-best-sleeping-position/\">https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-minute-what-is-the-best-sleeping-position/</a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Exclusive content from CARE magazine</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'What is the best sleeping position?', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'what-is-the-best-sleeping-position', '', '', '2022-04-06 13:52:20', '2022-04-06 17:52:20', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=56652', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(56655, 4, '2022-04-06 13:54:52', '2022-04-06 17:54:52', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Most over-the-counter skin care products are safe during pregnancy. However, it is a good idea to avoid certain ingredients, such as retinoids, hydroquinone, and phthalates.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Skin changes such as stretch marks, dryness, and hyperpigmentation can all happen during pregnancy. A skin care routine is unlikely to need major changes, but pregnant people should avoid certain chemicals in products.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Due to hormonal changes, a pregnant person may have:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>stretch marks</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>hyperpigmentation</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>acne</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>linea nigra, a dark line that runs from the naval to the pubic area</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>spider veins</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>varicose veins</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The American Academy of Dermatology Association (AAD) recommends speaking with a healthcare professional before applying any products to stretch marks. This is because some creams, lotions, and gels that claim to treat stretch marks contain retinol, which can harm a fetus.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) recommends using a heavy moisturizer during pregnancy to help keep the skin soft.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Some ingredients to avoid during pregnancy</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Certain skin care chemicals can cause complications. Pregnant people should avoid products that contain any of these ingredients:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Retinoids: </strong>Retinoids are a synthetic form of vitamin A that can treat skin conditions such as cystic acne. Pregnant people should not take oral medications that contain retinoids during pregnancy, as these can lead to congenital disabilities, such as fetal retinoid syndrome.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Some topical products, such as creams and ointments, also contain retinoids. According to 2020 research, negative effects of these products during pregnancy are unlikely, but it is still advisable to avoid topical retinoids until after pregnancy.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Some over-the-counter products contain retinoids. Checking labels carefully is key.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Hydroquinone: </strong>Hydroquinone is in prescription products that people use to lighten their skin. Research from 2021 reports that the skin absorbs approximately 35%–45% of the hydroquinone in these products. While this is unlikely to cause adverse effects, healthcare professionals recommend avoiding this ingredient during pregnancy and lactation.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Formaldehyde: </strong>Formaldehyde is no longer a common ingredient in cosmetics because it is known to increase the risk of cancer and pregnancy loss. However, some cosmetics contain chemicals called “formaldehyde releasers,” which decompose over time, turning into molecules of formaldehyde. Such chemicals include:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>5-bromo-5-nitro-1,3-dioxane</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>bronopol, also called 2-bromo-2-nitropropane-1,3-diol</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>diazolidinyl urea</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>DMDM hydantoin</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>hydroxymethylglycinate</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>imidazolidinyl urea</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>quaternium-15</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>It remains crucial to check ingredients lists before making a purchase.</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Phthalates: </strong>Phthalates interfere with the body’s hormones. They are harmful to fetuses, and when possible, children and adults should avoid these chemicals. Research from 2020 reports that prenatal exposure to phthalates disrupts levels of:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>thyroid hormones</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>sex hormones</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>25-hydroxyvitamin D</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This can lead to:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>preterm birth</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>preeclampsia</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>maternal glucose disorders</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>infant cryptorchidism, which is when the testicles are not in the correct position</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>infant hypospadias, which is when the urethra is not in the correct position in the penis</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>a shortened distance between the anus and genitals in newborns</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>growth restrictions</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Safe ingredients</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Many skin care ingredients pose no risks. For example, the ACOG reports that the following ingredients in acne treatments are safe to use:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>azelaic acid</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>glycolic acid</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>topical benzoyl peroxide</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>topical salicylic acid</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A person might also opt for products that contain:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>cocoa butter</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>aloe vera</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>antioxidants, such as vitamin C or E</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>shea butter</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>coconut oil</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>During early pregnancy, hormonal changes can worsen acne. It tends to improve during the later stages of pregnancy.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Speak with a healthcare professional before deciding on an acne treatment. However, the AAD reports that the following are likely to be safe:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>topical antibiotics</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>oral antibiotics, including azithromycin and clarithromycin</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>azalaic acid</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>benzoyl peroxide, in limited amounts</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>laser and light treatments</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If a person uses cosmetics, they should for oil-free types.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Pregnant people should avoid the following acne treatments:</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>isotretinoin</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>tazarotene</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>spironolactone</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>adapalene</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>tretinoin</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>trifarotene</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Also, stop any treatment that contains doxycycline, minocycline, or tetracycline before 15 weeks of pregnancy, as these chemicals can stain the teeth of the fetus.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Salicylic acid may be safe for a limited time.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sunscreen</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As the AAD notes, sunscreen plays a crucial role in preventing skin cancer, sunburns, and premature aging. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently proposed that two sunscreen ingredients be “generally recognized as safe and effective.” These ingredients are:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>titanium dioxide</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>zinc oxide</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>These are typically present in mineral-based sunscreens, which sit on the skin’s surface, deflecting harmful UV rays. They are also called physical sunscreens.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Anyone with questions about the safety of their skin care routine should speak with a dermatologist. An OB-GYN can also describe whether certain skin care products are safe.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sources:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Endocrine disruptors. (2022).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><a href=\"https://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/endocrine/index.cfm\">https://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/endocrine/index.cfm</a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Fetal retinoid syndrome. (2019).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:embed {\"url\":\"https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/fetal-retinoid-syndrome/\",\"type\":\"wp-embed\",\"providerNameSlug\":\"nord-national-organization-for-rare-disorders\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-nord-national-organization-for-rare-disorders wp-block-embed-nord-national-organization-for-rare-disorders\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/fetal-retinoid-syndrome/\n</div></figure>\n<!-- /wp:embed -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Formaldehyde – Reproductive health. (2019).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><a href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/repro/formaldehyde.html\">https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/repro/formaldehyde.html</a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Is any acne treatment safe to use during pregnancy? (n.d.).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><a href=\"https://www.aad.org/public/diseases/acne/derm-treat/pregnancy\">https://www.aad.org/public/diseases/acne/derm-treat/pregnancy</a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Skin conditions during pregnancy. 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That money is directed to the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC). While some states distribute those funds to public and private healthcare providers, DHEC allocates all of the funding for county health agencies across the state.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To fill the gap, the New Morning’s program offered provider training; integrated contraceptive care into primary care services and offered eight birth control methods for free or at low cost. Since its launch, New Morning has trained nearly 4,000 clinical staff members. As a result of these efforts, the number of women receiving contraceptive services annually increased 224 percent between 2019 and 2021.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“It’s a transformative initiative that a lot of people don’t know about,” Kapp said. “Thankfully, it’s here in South Carolina and we’re really happy to be the coordinating nonprofit for it.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Providing information about birth control and access to it has been a challenge for New Morning.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“That may sound simple, but it’s not simple in a state like this,” Kapp said. “There are inequities and health disparities and long-standing racial disparities and morality. All women in the state, prior to our initiative, could not access all forms of birth control. What that meant in practice for many women, especially women in rural areas, is that they were limited. If they could find birth control, they were usually limited to the types of birth control they could choose. We don’t particularly think that that is fair. We think that all women, not just economically privileged women, should be able to have the same choices of birth control options.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A consumer-facing website, www.nodrama.org, was launched by New Morning in 2018 to provide online access to reproductive health information. It has attracted more than 1.4 million unique visitors since its launch.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I think that that speaks to the lack of information and lack of education in our public systems. Young people of reproductive age are hungry to know what their options are; to understand birth control methods; to understand what’s right for them, what’s a match for their lifestyles and where to get the services.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Okatie, Port Royal and Hampton health centers are among 130 clinical sites participating in the largest state-based birth control access program in the United States and the first in the Southeast led by New Morning.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To further support health centers, New Morning has sponsored a statewide public awareness campaign to educate consumers on birth control and how to access care at a partner location. The program is in its sixth year and has provided contraceptive services to more than 340,000 South Carolina women.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Every woman in South Carolina of reproductive age deserves equitable access to information about how to avoid a mistimed or unwanted pregnancy, and she deserves to have equitable access to all birth control methods, no matter where she lives or her economic status,” Kapp said. “Leaders like Roland Gardner are making this vision a reality for women in the Lowcountry.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information on Beaufort-Jasper-Hampton Comprehensive Health Services, visit www.bjhchs.org. 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Police will be able to enter the registration number into their tracking system, and they will be provided a broad range of biographical information including the person’s name, address, a list of actions that may trigger a reaction and photos. The information is intended to provide law enforcement the tools to manage the interaction in a manner beneficial for all involved.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“That gives us a lot of information prior to us arriving on scene, which is a great tool,” said Capt. Will Angelo of the Sheriff’s Office. “We could be going down the block and we don’t know what an individual looks like. But if we have a picture of them we might see them walking down the road. We can stop, interact with them, talk to them, build that rapport with them. 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Despite the training, officers and deputies remained challenged as they attempted to determine when they were dealing with a person with ASD.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Lauderdale-Littin, who conducted autism training as part of the NAMI program, provided her sobering insight on the challenge facing first responders.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“You cannot know that someone has autism unless they are able to disclose that to you; there is a caregiver there able to disclose that to you or they’re wearing some type of medical alert bracelet,” Lauderdale-Littin said. “That is where we came up with this LAF AID idea. 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(56676, 4, '2022-04-06 14:16:53', '2022-04-06 18:16:53', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Coastal Conservation League (SCCCL) is hoping a few good citizens will work on building their muscles while building an oyster reef. The SCCCL and SCDNR’s oyster team will work from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday, April 25 to build an oyster reef in the Beaufort River.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Volunteers will meet at the Port Royal Boat Landing, 1 Sands Beach Road, Port Royal. Organizers and volunteers will take a boat to the site in the Beaufort River where they will work.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Due to space limitations on the boat, the event is capped at 15 volunteers. Volunteers must register at https://bit.ly/3DH6mwO. If registration is full, email rachelh@scccl.org to be put on the waiting list. If anyone needs to back out before the event, send an email so organizers can fill the spot.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At the Port Royal Boat Landing (The Sands), volunteers will sign waivers, meet SCDNR’s oyster restoration crew, learn about the importance of oyster reefs to our coastal environment, and hear the game plan for the day.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Volunteers should be capable of and enjoy working in soft pluff mud while lifting and passing up to 40-pound bags of oyster shell and wire reefs.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Please anticipate getting muddy, wet, and being in the sun. While reef builds are a blast, they are also labor-intensive — it is important to start hydrating the day before the event.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Volunteers should wear/bring:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Closed-toe shoes. Rainboots/muck boots are recommended. If you don’t have boots, old sneakers will work. No sandals.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Clothes you don’t mind getting muddy or stained.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hat.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sunscreen.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Reusable water bottle — there will be a water cooler to refill.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It’s recommended to leave a set of clean clothes in your car to change into after the build.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The restoration site is located off Cat Island in the Beaufort River and is a crucial nesting ground for shorebirds while also providing refuge, nursery habitat, and feeding grounds to many of our recreationally and commercially important finfish and shellfish species.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>WANT TO HELP?</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>What: </strong>Port Royal Oyster Reef Build</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>When: </strong>9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday, April 25</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Where: </strong>Meet at the Port Royal Boat Landing, 1 Sands Beach Road, Port Royal</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Registration: </strong>https://bit.ly/3DH6mwO</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Coastal Conservation League, SCDNR looking for oyster reef volunteers', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'coastal-conservation-league-scdnr-looking-for-oyster-reef-volunteers', '', '', '2022-04-06 14:16:55', '2022-04-06 18:16:55', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=56676', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(56678, 4, '2022-04-06 14:17:43', '2022-04-06 18:17:43', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort County Council unanimously approved nearly $5 million in grants to local organizations and park projects that will help with tourism and activities for visitors and residents, according to a Tuesday news release.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Local Accommodations Tax (\"Local A-Tax\") helps to ensure our County is a great place to live, work and play,” Beaufort County Public Information Officer Chris Ophardt said in the release. “The County Administration would like to thank all those that applied.\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort County started the Local Accommodation Tax and Local Hospitality Tax application process in October 2021, with the closing of applications on December 31. 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No Democrats filed for that seat.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Embattled county Auditor Jim Beckert, who’s been fighting harassment lawsuits for the past two years, didn’t file to run again, but two other Republicans David Cadd of Beaufort and Willie Turrall of St. Helena did.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And there’s a Republican primary race for the state House District 121 (much of St. Helena and Lady’s Island) which Democrat Michael Rivers has represented for the past six years. Eric Erickson and Timothy Swain will be on the June ballot in a race to face Rivers in November.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br><strong>Davis moving south</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>BEAUFORT – And it comes as no surprise that state Sen. 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