Veteran of the Week – Avalee GreenÂ
American Legion Beaufort Post 207 brings you Avalee Green, 66, who graduated from Beaufort High School in 1979 and joined the U.S. Army.
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Veteran of the Week – Joseph Hampton
American Legion Beaufort Post 207 brings you Joseph Hampton, 76, who graduated from Robert Smalls High School in 1968 and was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1969.
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Hower: We’re building tomorrow with yesterday’s roads
Here’s what I’ve learned after years of watching this play out in planning meetings, in rezoning hearings, and in conversations with neighbors across District 5: Beaufort County does not have a growth problem. We have a sequencing problem. We keep saying yes to new rooftops before we’ve answered a much simpler question, can our roads, our water systems, and our emergency services actually handle this?
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Veteran of the Week – Melvin Heyward
American Legion Beaufort Post 207 brings you Melvin Heyward, 75, who was drafted into the U.S. Army after graduating from St. Helena High School in 1968. He attended Basic Training at Fort Gordon, Ga., and Advanced Infantry Training at Fort Dix, N.J.
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Honoring their sacrifice: Beaufort community comes together over Memorial Day weekend to pay respects to America’s heroes
Beaufort residents and visitors alike turned out Monday, May 25, 2026, to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country on Memorial Day.
Veterans depart Port Royal for Honor Flight to Washington
Nearly 30 Vietnam War veterans from Georgia and South Carolina were honored during a send-off ceremony at AMVETS in Port Royal before departing for Washington, D.C., with Honor Flight Savannah.
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Somewhere, someplace, his father must be smiling
It is Sunday, and I’m in Port Royal. This afternoon I’m sitting with Leigh Stone in my small grey-painted study, and we’re talking about Oxytetracycline — a broad spectrum antibiotic discovered by Pfizer Pharmaceuticals in 1949.
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Out of necessity a passion is born: Linda Ferguson has been tailoring all kinds of uniforms in Beaufort for the last 30 years
Linda Ferguson started her sewing career at a textile plant in Walterboro, where she was born, raised, and still lives. She learned to sew because her mother needed help.
Veteran of the Week – John Aiello
American Legion Beaufort Post 207 brings you John Aiello, 74, who joined the U.S. Army in Olean, N.Y., in 1974. After Basic Training at Fort Dix, N.J., he earned Airborne qualifications at Fort Campbell, Ky., and Fort Bragg, N.C.
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News Briefs: Unclaimed Veteran to be honored Friday
The public is invited to pay their respects as an unclaimed veteran – PFC William H. Mauldin of the U.S. Army — will be laid to rest at 11 a.m., Friday, April 3 at Beaufort National Cemetery.
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