Sandra Jean ‘Sandy’ Andrews
Sept. 2, 1957 – Feb. 28, 2026, Aiken
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Bluffton
County Council postpones vote on shooting ordinance
Beaufort County Council postponed a vote Monday night on a proposed ordinance regulating where firearms can be discharged in unincorporated parts of the county, after residents and officials spent more than an hour debating the balance between public safety and property rights.
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Beaufort County Council advances 500-foot gunfire buffer after bullets strike homes
After residents described bullets entering homes and whizzing past neighborhoods north and south of the Broad River, Beaufort County Council voted Monday, Feb. 23 to move forward with a proposal aimed at putting distance between gunfire and people’s front doors.
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Lowcountry Lowdown — Beaufort does love a movie in February
The 20th anniversary edition of the Beaufort International Film Festival has come and gone, leaving those who sat through the four days of films and movie talk with something to talk about.
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State Senators, please stand up for our 1st Amendment rights
The First Amendment of the Bill of Rights applies to us all. It is past time for South Carolina to have anti-SLAPP laws which preclude the rich and powerful from trampling on our First Amendment rights. I urge Tom Davis and Chip Campsen, as well as all South Carolina senators, to ensure this legislation passes this year.
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Valentine Ball marks 37 years of community support for Beaufort Memorial Foundation
The Beaufort Memorial Foundation brought the sights, sounds and flavors of the Amalfi Coast to downtown Beaufort on Saturday, Feb. 7, as Tabby Place set the stage for the 37th annual Valentine Ball: an evening celebrating generosity, community and a shared commitment to local healthcare.
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Lowcountry Lowdown: County budget talks already target Human Services department
Last week’s column lead with news of the annual Point in Time count of local “unsheltered” individuals, a project lead by Beaufort County’s Human Services staff and volunteers. This week, we learn that county officials, as part of the annual budget preparations, are proposing to eliminate this five-member department to save money.
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‘Heart of Healing’ program will unite power of local art, healthcare
Beaufort Memorial Foundation project aims to bring healing effects of Lowcountry art into new Bluffton Hospital.
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Ridgeland rejects Tickton Hall annexation
It is Thursday, Sept. 18, and I’m sitting in a wood-paneled room in Ridgeland, S.C. It is 8 p.m., and most of the 35 other people in this small, jammed-packed room are jubilant; happy because the Ridgeland Town Council has just voted, 4-1, to reject the proposed annexation, proposed rezoning and proposed development agreement presented by Tickton Hall Investments, LLC; Euhaw Holdings, LLC; Tickton Hall Holdings LLC; and Pepper Hall LLC.
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