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Lowcountry Lowdown: County budget talks already target Human Services department

Lolita Huckaby, News, Voices /

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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Veterans vs. the system: What veterans, their families can do when veterans run afoul of law enforcement, the criminal justice system

Larry Dandridge, Military /

Unfortunately, veterans sometimes are arrested, placed into protective custody, summoned, and incarcerated. It is vital that veterans and their family members, police departments and sheriff’s offices, officers, deputies, constables, federal agents, and courts know who to contact at the VA Medical Center serving that area.

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