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“in the know ” Beaufort County named a new administrator, Hilton Head town council resumed in-person meetings, and developers purchased Palmetto Bluff in Bluffton. Here’s what made news during the previous month:
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BEAUFORT COUNTY NAMES ADMINISTRATOR, DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR Eric Greenway has been named Beaufort County administrator. He had served as interim county administrator since November. He has more than 26 years of experience managing, directing and administering programs. Whitney Richland was named deputy county administrator. She had served as Beaufort County’s assistant county administrator/chief financial officer.
SCHOOL DISTRICT NAMES NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS Three administrators were selected to serve as executive directors for the Beaufort County School District: Chad Cox, Ed.D., Mona Lise Dickson and Celestine LaVan, Ed.D. Cox has 18 years of educational experience, all at BCSD. He holds an education specialist degree from South Carolina State University and recently earned a doctorate degree in education leadership from South Carolina State University. Dickson has 28 years of educational
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experience, 27 of which serving BCSD. She holds an education specialist degree from The Citadel. LaVan has 17 years of educational experience, 14 of which serving BCSD. She holds an education specialist/ leadership degree and a doctorate degree in educational leadership, both from Liberty University.
LPGA RETURNS TO MOSS CREEK The South Course at Moss Creek Hilton Head hosted 16 players from the LPGA’s Legends Tour in a warm-up for the U.S. Senior Women’s Open held in August. The field collectively represented 65 LPGA Tour wins. Cathy Johnston-Forbes, a major championship winner on the LPGA Tour, from Kitty Hawk, N.C., won the $6,000 prize, shooting a 1 under-par 71. The Legends Tour is the official senior tour of the LPGA, showcasing golfers aged 45 and over. Moss Creek has a history of hosting LPGA events. The Moss Creek Women’s Invitational was an official LPGA Tour event from 1976 to 1985.
USCB’S MONTIE WINS AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH Dr. Eric W. Montie, a member of the Department of Natural Sciences at the University of South Carolina Beaufort, received a 2021 Governor’s Award for Excellence in Scientific Research at a Predominately Undergraduate Institution. This statewide award recognizes Montie’s strong research program in soundscape ecology, which focuses on estuaries. Since 2013 Montie’s lab has been recording the underwater soundscape of the May River in Bluffton. From 2017 to 2019 his team expanded soundscape monitoring to Charleston Harbor, Chechessee Creek, Colleton River, and the North Inlet-Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.
TOWNS APPROVE 2022 BUDGETS The town councils of Bluffton and Hilton Head approved final readings of their fiscal year 2022 budgets. Bluffton’s budget ($40,132,070) reflects an 8.5% decrease compared to 2021, according to the town of Bluffton. The proposed budget keeps the
