Beaufort County

Beaufort woman pushes for safe pedestrian connection across Russell Bell Bridge

Allison Kindwall wasn’t trying to start a campaign when she set out for a Saturday morning run to the Port Royal Farmers Market.

She was just trying to get there without a car.

But as Kindwall made her way toward the Russell Bell Bridge, the sidewalk disappeared. What she thought would be a relatively simple run instead left her navigating a busy stretch of roadway with no safe pedestrian route to the bridge.

“I should be able to run over the bridge safely,” Kindwall said. “Like, that’s not a crazy thing to say.”

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Old Port Royal apartments offer rare firefighter training before demolition for new VA clinic

For about two weeks, firefighters from departments across northern Beaufort County have been using the vacant Port Royal apartment complex for hands-on training ahead of its demolition, giving crews a rare opportunity to practice skills that can be difficult to recreate at a fire station or training facility.

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