Sam Woodward will soon serve the citizens of Jasper County in a new role. He currently serves as the City of Hardeeville Police Chief but will retire from that role Dec. 30 to become the newest member of the Jasper County Council.
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There are dedicated deputies, investigators, dispatchers, and civilian employees who have served this county faithfully. There are programs and practices worth preserving.
Leadership means keeping what works, changing what does not, and asking whether we are meeting the needs of the people we serve.
I am not asking Beaufort County to simply change the name on the office door. I am asking for an opportunity to begin a new chapter.
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Three candidates for South Carolina lieutenant governor have outlined different visions for the office, with priorities ranging from government accountability and workforce development to public education, health care access and criminal justice reform.
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South Carolina’s candidates for attorney general agree that protecting residents, addressing public corruption and upholding the law should be priorities for the state’s chief legal officer, but their responses to questions from The Island News reveal different approaches to how the office should carry out those responsibilities.
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The fifth annual Beaufort County First Responder Food Drive will take place Sunday, Nov. 1 through Friday, Dec. 11, collecting nonperishable food items to benefit Bluffton Self Help and HELP of Beaufort.
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The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help locating a Bluffton man wanted on a charge of first-degree harassment.
Ralph Anthony Filipowicz Jr., 45, is described as approximately 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weighing about 210 pounds.
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A rookie Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office deputy has been suspended and is the subject of an internal investigation following his arrest in connection with a domestic violence incident at The Preserve at Hanover Park in Beaufort on Friday, Oct. 2, Sheriff P.J. Tanner confirmed to The Island News.
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A Beaufort Police Department sergeant has been placed on unpaid administrative leave after he was arrested in Jasper County last week on an assault and battery charge.
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Recently, Beaufort County Treasurer Maria Walls, herself an elected official, stood up at the May 26 County Council meeting and reminded the elected officials there had been eight county administrators, six chief financial officers, five deputy administrators and four county attorneys in the past nine years.
Shouldn’t that have been a red flag something is wrong?
How many fatal shootings does it take to finally melt the ICE and sweep the residual water out the door?
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