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Supporters pack Whale Branch Middle for Warren By Mike McCombs SEABROOK – More than 450 people – supporters and those whose curiosity got the best of them – packed Whale Branch Middle School on Monday night to hear U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren speak as part of her 2020 campaign for U.S. President. The 69-year-old Warren (D-Mass.) was the third Democratic presidential hopeful to visit Beaufort County over roughly a week’s time, joining former Colorado governor John Hickenlooper and former Texas congressman Beto O’Rourke. Warren spoke for roughly an hour before taking questions from randomly chosen members of the audience.
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Q&A WITH ELIZABETH WARREN By Mike McCombs SEABROOK – The Island News was given roughly 10 minutes with Elizabeth Warren, the senator from Massachussetts and 2020 Democratic candidate for president, prior to her organizational rally on Monday night at Whale Branch Middle School. MM: In the last election,
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, held a rally Monday, April 15 at Whale Branch Middle School. Photos by Bob Sofaly.
there was a battle in the Democratic Party between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton, which Clinton won and then she moved on to the general election. And there’s a lot of people who may question who they voted for in that race. And then you have a (potential) candidate like Joe Biden, … didn’t run last time. You
may get some people from the last election who have some regrets. What makes these voters say Elizabeth Warren is the choice over these guys? Warren: I don’t think it’s about 2016. I think it’s about 2020. Right now, we have a government that’s working
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NOW THAT'S A LOT OF EGGS
Marine killed in shooting at air station A U.S. Marine was shot and killed Friday night, April 12, at the Marine Corps Air Station in Beaufort, and a fellow Marine is in custody. According to an emailed release from Lt. Kevin L. Buss, MCAS Beaufort director of communication strategy and operations, the deceased Marine is 21-year-old Cpl. Tyler P. Wallingford, an Aircraft Ordnance Technician with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 (VMFAT-501), a unit that conducts training and operations in the F-35B. The shooting took place at the barracks on MCAS Beaufort. Cpl. Spencer T. Daily, a 21-yearold Aircraft Ordnance Technician with VMFAT-501, is in custody related to the shooting, according to the release. An investigation into the shooting is under way, led by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service.
Clockwise from above: A crewman dumps hundreds of plastic eggs on Saturday, April 13, during the first drop of the Great Helicopter Egg Drop at Beaufort Academy. The helicopter made four different different drops for different aged participants. ••• Hundreds of children swarmed the field after a helicopter dropped plastic eggs during the second annual Great Helicopter Egg Drop on Saturday, April, 13 at Beaufort Academy. Some of the prizes tucked away in the eggs included tickets to Disney World, a Nintendo Switch and free tuition to the school. ••• Youngsters sit patiently waiting for the first of four egg drops on Saturday, April 13, during the Great Helicopter Egg Drop at Beaufort Academy. Photos by Bob Sofaly. We are. Accreditation
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Beaufort County paramedic Angie Stewart was named 2019 S.C. Paramedic of the Year.
Battery Creek Lady Dolphins made quick work of Lake Marion on Thursday, beating them 18-0.
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