🌱 Why is Beaufort County Council probing its own administration now?
Beaufort, South Carolina Patch AM: a 4 min readGreetings Beaufort! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Why is Beaufort County Council probing its own administration now?
- How long downtown Beaufort must endure noise for a safer waterfront
- Which Beaufort Memorial teams just took home top Bemmy honors?
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Sunny, nice and less humid, with a high of 80 and low of 61 degrees.
- Thursday: Sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 82, low: 63.
- Friday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 84 and low of 66 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Beaufort County Council launches an investigation into staff overseen by county administrator (postandcourier.com) — Beaufort County Council has hired an outside firm to investigate departments and staff overseen by County Administrator Michael Moore, after multiple closed-door meetings about his employment. The move follows years of turnover in top county leadership and concerns from Treasurer Maria Walls about administrative interference in her budget office. Costs, scope, and potential consequences for county services remain unclear. 
• Loud, pounding noise could last at least a year once Beaufort's $66M promenade project begins (islandpacket.com) — Beaufort’s closed waterfront promenade is slated for a full $66 million rebuild that could bring loud pile‑driving noise to downtown for up to 18 months. The city’s consultants recommend raising the boardwalk along the Beaufort River to improve flood protection, with construction potentially stretching toward a 2029 reopening once permits, funding and design are finalized.
• ‘Bemmy' ceremony celebrates top staff (blufftonsun.com) — Beaufort Memorial’s Express Care and Occupational Health team earned top honors at the health system’s fifth annual Bemmy Awards, highlighting its urgent and occupational care clinics in Bluffton, Okatie and Port Royal. Several Beaufort Memorial departments and staff, including mental health services and patient experience leaders, were also recognized for improving care across Beaufort and surrounding counties.
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Hilton Head Island
- 43 Jenkins Island Rd #24, Hilton Head Island, SC 29926 (zillow.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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