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Tuesday: A couple of afternoon showers, with a high of 100 and low of 79 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
Wednesday: Very hot, temps: high: 98, low: 81.
Thursday: A stray t-storm; very warm, with a high of 95 and low of 79 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Hilton Head Island is adding armed security to local parks (wsav.com) — Hilton Head Island is adding armed, SLED-certified security guards to town parks overnight, a move prompted by the July 4 Coligny Beach shooting and ongoing concerns about fights and loitering. The guards will supplement Beaufort County Sheriff's Office patrols, focus on after-hours activity at parks like Lowcountry Celebration and Coligny Beach Park, and operate through the fall while town leaders evaluate the program's cost and effectiveness.
• Smoke from monthlong Wassaw Island wildfire drifting into Tybee, Hilton Head (wtoc.com) — Smoke from a monthlong wildfire on uninhabited Wassaw Island has drifted as far north as Hilton Head Island, prompting questions from residents about the haze. Officials say the 100-acre fire is fully contained to Wassaw and poses no direct danger to nearby communities, but changing winds can continue to push smoke toward Tybee and Hilton Head. Agencies are monitoring conditions and reassuring residents.
Broad River Boulevard and Riley Road Sidewalk Project Public Meeti Beaufort County Government Center Broad River Elementary School, 474 Broad River Blvd, Beaufort 5:00 pm
Cultural Protection Overlay Committee Beaufort County Government Center 6355 Jonathan Francis Senior Road, St. Helena Island - St. Helen 5:30 pm
Beaufort Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees (EXECUTIVE MEETING) Beaufort County Government Center Boardroom, Third Floor, Beaufort Memorial Medical and Administr 5:30 pm
Tuesday Game Night at Southern Barrel Greater Bluffton Chamber of Commerce Southern Barrel Brewing Co 375 Buckwalter Place Blvd Bluffton SC, 29910 7:00 pm
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
**"Let's be honest — Monday shows up every week like it owns the place. It doesn't knock, it doesn't ask permission, it just barges in like, 'Alright, everybody up — we've got things to do.' And most of us look at Monday… (Nextdoor Spring Lake Village)
**"Sunday has a strange way of holding up a mirror. Not to your schedule, not to your responsibilities — but to you. The real you. The you that exists when nobody needs anything and nothing is pulling… (Nextdoor Spring Lake Village)
Walt Disney Co. posted a job opening for Housekeeping- Part Time, Disney's Hilton Head Island Resort in Hilton Head Island. Apply here.
Belk posted a job opening for Maintenance/Housekeeping Associate - Full Time in Hilton Head Island. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hilton Head Island here.
Smithsonian to restrict access to some museums during Freedom 250 Grand Prix (dcnewsnow.com)
Free shuttle services underway in Bluffton (savannahnow.com)
Port Royal
Beaufort County to mark 500 years of Santa Elena history (yourislandnews.com)
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