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COVERING BEAUFORT COUNTY

Governor continues to act as coronavirus cases add up

By Mike McCombs On the day South Carolina broke the 1,000-case mark and a day after Beaufort County saw its first death from the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, S.C. Governor Henry McMaster ordered all non-essential businesses

Beaufort Co. reaches 91 cases, reports 1st death closed in the state, still falling short of a shelter-in-place order desired by the mayors of the four municipalities in Beaufort County.

On Tuesday, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) today report-

ed 158 additional confirmed cases of coronavirus, taking South Carolina to 1,083 cases in 42 counties. There were 17 new cases in Beaufort County, making it a troubling 41 cases in two days and 91 total, the fifth highest county total in the state.

A day after Beaufort County reported its first coronavirus death -- an elderly individual who had underlying health conditions – there were four more deaths, according to DHEC, bringing the total statewide to 22.

Three of Tuesday’s victims were elderly individuals who also had underlying health conditions, and one patient was a middle-aged individual who did not have underlying

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HURRY UP AND WAIT

Marines hit hard by virus At least 20 confirmed positive tests for coronavirus on Parris Island

By Mike McCombs Officials at Marine Corp Recruit Depot Parris Island have temporarily stopped receiving new recruits after admitting to more than 20 positive cases of COVID-19 novel coronavirus on base on Monday, March 30.

Previously, MCRD Parris Island officials had admitted to just two confirmed cases despite zip code data from the South Carolina South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) that indicated more positive cases on Parris Island.

An exact number of positive cases on Parris Island,

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C.J. Cummings of Beaufort works out Wednesday morning, March 25 as he trains for the 2020 Olympics. The Games have been postponed until Summer of 2021, but the laid back Cummings doesn’t seem to mind. Photos by Bob Sofaly.

FEELING SICK OR HAVING SYMPTOMS?

Coronavirus outbreak means another year before Beaufort’s Cummings reaches Olympics

By Mike McCombs “THIS JUST IN, CJ NOW HAS A YEAR AND FOUR MONTHS TO MAKE HIMSELF THAT MUCH BETTER!” That was the text message Team Beaufort coach Ray Jones sent to The Island News at 9:09 a.m. on

Monday, March 30.

Jones had just learned that the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo had been moved to the summer of 2021 as a result of the worldwide COVID-19 novel coronavirus outbreak.

And C.J. is C.J Cummings, the

19-year-old weightlifting phenom from Beaufort who had been waiting four years since missing out on the 2016 U.S. Olympic team to compete on the world’s biggest stage.

Cummings, the four-time defending Junior World Champion

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and the defending Pan American Champion in the 73-kilogram weight class, is the No. 1 weightlifter in the United States and ranked fifth in the world. The Olympics were a lock for Cummings.

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Hospital planning for surge, says it can’t predict the future

By Mindy Lucas Beaufort Memorial Hospital says it is working “around the clock” to plan for a potential surge in coronavirus cases, but whether the hospital has enough supplies, equipment and resources

in the event of a drastic increase in patients remains to be seen.

The hospital recently stated that it was using “every resource available” and was also working to inventory equipment, order additional

supplies, identify potential isolation units and crosstrain staff in the event of a patient surge, according to a news release issued Friday, March 27.

“Today we’re in a good place, and we’ve been work-

ing tirelessly to plan for a potential surge,” Beaufort Memorial Hospital President and CEO Russell Baxley said. “We can’t predict the future and we won’t speculate about what we don’t know, but we can and will continue

to use every resource available to take care of our staff and everyone who comes through our doors.”

If needed, the hospital could support 29 patients

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State parks including Hunting Island shut down.

Gov. McMaster closes public access to beaches.

A message from Beaufort Memorial Hospital’s CEO.

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Coronavirus gives residents extra year to get REAL ID From staff reports Thanks to the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis, South Carolina residents have an extra year to obtain their REAL ID On March 26, the Department of Homeland Security announced it would extend the enforcement date of the Federal REAL ID Act of 2005 from Oct. 1, 2020 to Oct. 1, 2021.

“I’m pleased to see DHS made this necessary decision in light of current events impacting our state and nation related to COVID-19,” South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles (SCDMV) Executive Director Kevin Shwedo said in a release. “This extension gives South Carolinians additional time and further ensures wait times at SCDMV

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Beaufort County School District maintains excellent credit rating Moody’s Investors Service has again assigned the Beaufort County School District an Aa1 credit rating, its second-highest possible score.

Only Greenville County – South Carolina’s largest school district, which is boosted by a businessand industry-heavy tax base – is rated higher than Beaufort County with an Aaa designation.

Moody’s cited the Beaufort County School District’s sound financial operations, ongoing population growth and strong economy as factors in assigning the high rating. Moody’s said its rating took into account the district’s “currently moderate debt burden that will grow in the coming years” due to the $344 million school bond referendum overwhelmingly approved

DEATH NOTICES John Henderson

John Henderson "Baby John” 83, of Mary Jenkins community, St. Helena Island, SC entered into eternal rest at the home of his sister, Sara' Reynolds-Green, March 23, 2020. Private services were March 27 at Helen Galloway’s Memorial Chapel, Edith Galloway, Funeral Director Chisholm Galloway Home for Funerals.

Memorial Service will be at a later date. Burial in Beaufort National Cemetery.

Evelena Pope Bryan Evelena Pope Bryan, 69, entered into eternal rest at the Beaufort Memorial Hospital, Saturday, March 21, 2020. She was married to William Bryan, Jr. and lived in the Tom Fripp community of St. Helena Island, SC. Funeral services were Thursday, March 26, Jehovah Church of Jesus Christ. Chisholm Galloway Home for Funerals in charge. Private burial at Beaufort National Cemetery.

Rollin Thomas Rollin Thomas, 74, of St. Helena Island and husband of Delores Singleton Thomas entered into eternal rest at the home of his daughter, Ronnett Holmes on Thursday, March 12, 2020.

Funeral services were Saturday, March 21 at Bethesda Christian Fellowship. Chisholm Galloway Home for Funerals in charge. Burial in the Frogmore Cemetery, St. Helena Island, SC. James "Kitty" Wing James "Kitty" Wing, Sr. 90, of the Wallace community of St. Helena Island entered into eternal rest Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at the River Oaks Assisted Living. Funeral services were Friday, A2

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by county voters in November.

Superintendent Frank Rodriguez said higher credit ratings mean lower interest rates for the district’s school bonds.

“This is yet another piece of independently generated evidence that the Beaufort County School District’s finances are solidly positioned and well managed,” Rodriguez said. “Our firm financial

March 20 under the direction of Edith Galloway at Chisholm Galloway Home for Funerals, 808 Bladen Street, Beaufort, SC. Burial was in the Beaufort National Cemetery with Military Honors.

Edward "Eddie" Middleton Edward "Eddie" Middleton, 67, of Burton and husband of Margie Daise Middleton entered into eternal rest at the Beaufort Memorial Hospital, Thursday, March 5, 2020. Visitation was March 11 at Helen Galloway's Memorial Chapel with Edith Galloway of Chisholm Galloway Home for Funerals in Beaufort, 808 Bladen St. Funeral services and burial, at New Bethlehem Baptist Church, Wadmalaw Island, SC. Jimmy DeVette Singleton Jimmy DeVette Singleton, 33, of Columbia, SC and husband of Doneza "Dee" Heyward Singleton died in an automobile accident in Columbia, Monday, February 24, 2020. Funeral services were March 7, Friendship Holiness Church under the direction of Edith Galloway of Chisholm Galloway Home for Funerals in Beaufort. Burial was at Mt. Pisgah A.M.E. Church, 481 Keans Neck Road, Seabrook, SC. Elke Gardner Elke Gardner, 69, of the Warsaw Island community of St. Helena Island, wife of Freddie Gardner entered into eternal rest February 21, 2020 at her residence. She was the mother of Tokie Gardner, Atlanta, GA, Freddie Gardner (Krystal), Charlotte, NC, grandmother of Journey Gardner-Sanders, brother, Uwe Baun of Donzdorf, Germany. Memorial services held February 27 at Frissell Hall, Penn Center.

foundation is vital to achieving our primary mission, which is providing a world-class education for every student.”

Moody’s said factors that could challenge the district’s excellent credit rating in future years include financial reserve and liquidity levels that are lower than other districts with similarly high ratings.

Rev. Dr. Sally Ann LaPoint Rev. Dr. Sally Ann LaPoint, 76, former Associate Minister of the Brick Baptist Church on St. Helena Island went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, February 19, 2020. Gabriel Funeral Home of Port Arthur, Texas handled the arrangements.

Edward "Coonie" Singleton Edward "Coonie" Singleton, 72, formerly of the Hazel Farm community of Lady's Island entered into eternal rest Thursday, February 13, 2020 at the Veterans Administration Hospital, Augusta, Georgia. Edward, the father of Edward Singleton, Jr. and Stacey Atkins. Funeral, February 20, at New Birth Deliverance Temple, Burton community of Beaufort. Burial was in Beaufort National Cemetery with Military Honors.

Connie Gayle Brown Poole Connie Gayle Brown Poole, 67, of Beaufort and mother of Melissa Poole and Shawn Hill entered into eternal rest Monday, January 27, 2020 at the Beaufort Memorial Hospital. Services will be private.

Ruth Holmes Davis Ruth Holmes Davis, 78, formerly of Dr. White community on St. Helena Island entered into eternal rest in Brooklyn, NY on Friday, January 10, 2020. She was the sister of Carolee Brown, Ardell Brown, Nellie Holmes and Rebecca Charlton also the late Alice Holmes, Benjamin Holmes and Albertha "Sylvia" Parker. Funeral was January 24, at Bethesda Christian Fellowship, private burial.

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Cunningham tests positive for coronavirus From staff reports Rep. Joe Cunningham (SC-D) has tested positive for COVID-19 novel coronavirus.

The 37-year-old Charleston resident issued a statement after learning he had tested positive.

“On March 19, 2020, I entered self-quarantine after I received word from the Attending Physician of the U.S. Congress that I had been in contact with a member of Congress who

had since tested positive for COVID-19.

While I otherwise feel fine, since March 17 I have been unable to smell or taste, which I learned this week is Joe Cunningham a potential symptom of COVID-19. I have been in contact with my doctor since I entered self-quarantine. Yesterday, my doctor instructed me to get tested

for COVID-19 and following a virtual consultation on MUSC.care, I went to my local testing clinic. Today, I learned that I tested positive.

“While my symptoms have begun to improve, I will remain at home until I know it is safe to leave self-quarantine. I will continue to tele-work from home as Congress conducts its ongoing response to this public health crisis and my office will continue its urgent work of serving the peo-

ple of the Lowcountry. Just now, the House passed bipartisan legislation that includes provisions I fought for and secured to deliver much-needed relief for South Carolina families and small businesses. I am grateful that my family remains in good health and urge South Carolinians to follow the guidance and recommendations from the CDC and other health experts so that we can recover from this public health threat.”

State parks including Hunting Island shut down

It might a while before anyone gets to see the iconic light house at Hunting Island State Park. South Carolina’s Park Service made the decision Friday, March 27 to close the state’s parks through at least April 30 because of the COVID-19 crisis. Photo by Bob Sofaly.

By Mike McCombs Park rangers locked the gates at Hunting Island State Park at closing time on Friday, March 27. Nobody knows when they might open next.

On Saturday, March 28, all state parks in South Carolina were closed through Thursday, April 30, to support the state’s response to COVID-19. The closure is designed to keep visitors and employees as safe as possible by mitigating the spread of the Coronavirus.

Hunting Island State Park Superintendent J.W Weatherford confirmed that Hunting Island State Park would close and referred all questions to Dawn Dawson-House, the Director of Corporate Communications for the S.C. Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism.

Dawson-House said the decision was a simple one.

“It became obvious that the only way to keep our employees safe and to keep our guests safe was to close the parks,” Dawson-House said. “It was an easy choice, really.”

Visitors who are currently occupying campsites and cabins can remain through

the duration of their rental reservation as long as they continue to practice the state’s recommendations for social distancing. All new reservation arrivals, however, through Thursday, April 30, will be canceled and refunds issued.

This is the third limited-access directive the Park Service has made this month in response to public health advisories. Earlier, state parks cancelled all large-group gathering reservations and suspended all interpretive programming and special events for March. Those suspensions remain in place through April. For two days this week, parks closed day-use areas like picnic grounds, lakefronts and trails. Those areas will remain closed through April 30 as well.

The Park Service continues to be engaged with their fans and followers, however, by hosting Facebook Live events regularly. The first one was held March 18 from Hunting Island State Park. Follow @SC.State.Parks on Facebook for more information on Live events.

NEWS BRIEFS

United Way launches COVID-19 Relief Fund

In response to the coronavirus pandemic, United Way of the Lowcountry has launched the COVID-19 Relief Fund. The United Way of the Lowcountry COVID-19 Relief Fund was created to assist the Lowcountry's most vulnerable neighbors with the resources they need during this critical time.

United Way of the Lowcountry will distribute 100 percent of the funds collected to provide services to residents in Beaufort and Jasper Counties to meet basic needs including food, shelter, rent/utility assistance and other necessities due to the loss of income related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Any funds remaining after the pandemic will be reallocated to support United Way of the Lowcountry's HELPLINE, which supports residents in need throughout Beaufort and Jasper Counties.

Donations can be made online at www.uwlowcountry. org or by texting COVID19LC to 40403. Donations can also be mailed to: United Way of the Lowcountry, P.O. Box 202 Beaufort, S.C. 29901.

(Make checks out to United Way of the Lowcountry with "COVID-19 Relief Fund" in the memo line.)

Birthday For The Birds postponed

The 8th annual Birthday For The Birds scheduled for 8-11a.m. Saturday, April 25 at the Cypress Wetlands in Port Royal as been postponed.

Organizers have yet to determine a new date.

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Gov. McMaster closes public access to beaches Public boat ramps, landings closed on lakes, rivers, waterways

By Mike McCombs Governor Henry McMaster issued Executive Order 202016 on Monday, ordering the closure of all public access points to the state’s beaches, as well as public boat ramps, landings and other access points on the state's lakes, rivers and waterways.

His order comes after a weekend that saw the public swarm to several beaches across the state, in particular Myrtle Beach. There were also issues at Folly Beach

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from page A1 health conditions. They were residents of Aiken, Calhoun, Marion, and York counties.

“Our hearts go out to the families and friends of these individuals, as well as to the medical professionals who helped care for them,” DHEC medical consultant Dr. Brannon Traxler said. “Their loss is a reminder that the risk of inaction on all of our parts is far too great. Social distancing and staying home have never been more critical in our fight

near Charleston, where officials briefly re-opened the coastline Saturday amid confusion over the legality of the town’s ban on out-of-town visitors.

The Sands in Port Royal saw a significant number of people on Saturday, as well.

Hunting Island State Park, as well as the beaches on Hilton Head Island, were already closed.

“As a result of behavior observed this past weekend by the Department of Natural

Resources and SLED, it has become necessary to close public access to our state’s beaches, and to close boat ramps and landings on our state’s lakes, rivers and waterways,” Gov. Henry McMaster on Monday afternoon. “This is unfortunate for those who chose to responsibly follow the instructions of our public health officials, but it is a necessary action to prevent the spread of this dangerous virus.”

The governor’s executive

order authorizes and instructs the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR), in consultation with the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) and the Attorney General’s office, to provide any necessary guidance.

The order does not apply to licensed commercial fishermen, nor does in impact the rights of private property owners living on beaches, lakes, rivers, or waterways in any way.

against this pandemic.”

McMaster issued Executive Order 2020-17, which ordered the closure of non-essential businesses, as defined by the executive order, throughout the state.

If a business has a question as to whether it qualifies as essential, it should complete the Essential Business Clarification form located on the South Carolina Department of Commerce website.

Questions can also be sent to covid19sc@sccommerce.com, or business representatives can call 803-734-2873.

A team from South Carolina Department of Commerce

will review the business’s request for clarification, and the business will receive a response with their determination, essential or non-essential, within 24 hours. If a business is not explicitly addressed in the governor's executive order, the business should continue normal operations until a determination is made.

In recent days, McMaster has also closed all public access to beaches and waterways to combat groups of people which did not practice social distancing. He also ordered all out-of-state visitors to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival in South Caroli-

na, essentially shutting down tourism.

Earlier in the week, the mayors of Beaufort, Port Royal, Bluffton and Hilton Head Island took part in a joint resolution asking McMaster to enact a shelter-in-place or stay-at-home mandate. McMaster is on record opposing such an act.

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Unlike his coach, he was justifiably disappointed, at least at first.

“At first, I just wanted (the Olympics) to happen,” Cummings said. “I had been waiting for four years and I was a little upset. But after it sank in, I think it will be good to have an entire year to train and get even better.”

After it sank in … and he talked to Jones.

“It’s going to make him more mature,” Jones said. “He’s going to be better with that, with another year of training. For them to pump the brakes and put it on hold for a year

Marines from page A1

now and going forward, won’t be made public, according to Capt. Bryan McDonnell, Director for Public Affairs for Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island and the Eastern Recruiting Region.

“We are no longer providing specific numbers per Department of Defense OpSec

is a good thing.”

Jones also believes, with the field virtually locked in, and all eyes on the top competitors, it increases the chances of a level playing field, at least as far as doping goes.

“The countries that are dirty, they’re going to be watching them hard,” Jones said. “My guys welcome the scrutiny.”

Cummings, whose parents Savasha and Clarence Sr. plan on making the trip to Japan, now finds himself with nothing immediate for which to train.

He is not in a training cycle because everything has been canceled for the next three to four months, he said. His next competition wouldn’t be until the end of the year.

“I’m just building. It’s not hard, I’m

guidance,” McDonnell said in a text message to The Island News. “I can confirm that we have had an increase in positive cases that were identified over the weekend thanks to our medical posture and focused testing.”

McDonnell also did not confirm a specific number of suspected coronavirus patients who might be quarantined or awaiting test results.

This change in policy by the Defense Department

LEGAL NOTICE

City of Beaufort NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Proposed Zoning The City of Beaufort will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at 7:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers of Beaufort City Hall, 1911 Boundary Street, Beaufort, S.C. to con-sider the following: Application for zoning of 0.2 acres at 3484 Trask Parkway to Regional MixedUse (RMX). The property is further identified as District R100, Map 25, and Parcel 12B. Applicant: Wod Timber, LLC. The application is also scheduled to be presented to the Metropolitan Planning Commission for a recommendation on April 20, 2020 at 5:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers of Beaufort City Hall, 1911 Boundary Street, Beaufort, S.C. Documents relating to this request are available for public inspection between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. Monday through Friday at Beaufort City Hall, 1911 Boundary Street, Beaufort. Interested persons are invited to attend the public hearing and Metropoli-tan Planning Commission meeting. Written comments can also be submitted to the City of Beaufort Community & Economic Development Department, 1911 Boundary Street, Beau-fort, S.C. 29902.

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just getting better,” Cummings said.

“I’m not competing with anybody else, I’m competing with myself to get better.

Aside from training he says he’s not doing much. Exercising and hanging around the house.

“I like to maybe go out and drive around,” he said.

Jones said he’s not worried about Cummings’ down time.

“If it were some other athletes I know … I’ve got another one who is stressed out to no end. C.J. just isn’t built that way, Jones said. “He’s even more focused. He’s not the norm. He never has been.

“I’m sure there are things that he holds in, but you sure don’t see it in his performance.”

came just four days after Secretary of the Navy Kenneth Braithwaite and Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David H. Berger, in a press briefing televised live on Fox News, said communities could “expect transparency of all positive COVID-19 cases on installations within their communities.”

A letter signed by Commanding General James F. Glynn and Sergeant Major William C. Carter was post-

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from page A1 on ventilators inside and outside of the ICU, according to the release. The hospital has the ability to convert inpatient units to support a surge in COVID-19 patients, it also stated.

But whether that will be enough for the area’s cases if a surge occurs, no one can say since that number remains unknown.

With 74 positive cases in Beaufort County as of Monday, March 30, the county ranks fifth in counties with the most cases.

In addition, the Department of Health and Environment Control (DHEC) expects the state to have as many as 8,053 cases by May 2, according to forecast numbers the agency released on March 24.

Exactly how many of those cas-

Beachgoers enjoy the sun and sand at The Sands beach on Saturday, March 28 in Port Royal. Photo by Lola Bee. Night clubs; bowling alleys; arcades; concert venues; theaters, auditoriums, and performing arts centers; tourist attractions (including museums, aquariums, and planetariums); racetracks; indoor children’s play areas (excluding daycare facilities); adult entertainment venues; bingo halls; venues operated by social clubs.

Recreational and athletic facilities and activities as follows: Fitness and exercise centers and commercial gyms; spas and public or commercial swimming pools; group exercise facilities, to include yoga, barre, and spin

studios or facilities; spectator sports; sports that involve interaction with another person in close proximity and within less than six (6) feet of another person; activities that require the use of shared sporting apparatus and equipment; activities on commercial or public playground equipment.

Close-contact service providers as follows: Barber shops; hair salons; waxing salons treading salons nail salons and spas; body-art facilities and tattoo services tanning salons; massage-therapy establishments and massage services.

Photo by Bob Sofaly.

ed on MCRD Parris Island’s Facebook page on Monday, reassuring Marines and staff that officials were taking the coronavirus crisis seriously and steps above and beyond what the CDC requires and recommends were being taken.

The letter outlines new policy that requires a 14-day staging period during which new recruits will be medically screened and monitored.

However, it makes clear that

es could occur in Beaufort County, no one can say for sure and depends on a number of factors, experts say, such as continued social distancing.

Last week, the hospital opened a triage and screening area in tents set up in the hospital parking lot in front of its ER. The area is specifically for COVID-19 cases and is designed to accommodate more patients and staff while protecting other ER patients.

The tents are on loan from the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control and will be on site indefinitely, a separate release stated.

The hospital also stated on Friday that it did have Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) but is also looking for additional materials through supply chains. Supply meetings are held twice daily to discuss inventory, shipments and conservation, the release stated.

despite changes in the “manner which (the Marine Corps) recruits and trains,” that training will resume at MCRD Parris Island.

Other media outlets are reporting the target date for training to resume as April 13.

Currently, Parris Island is closed to the public. Graduation ceremonies are canceled and leave for new graduates is no longer standard. Travel has been stopped for all U.S. military members by the Pen-

The hospital was also notified on Friday, that South Carolina had received another shipment of medical equipment from the Strategic National Stockpile.

That shipment included face shields, surgical masks, gowns and gloves, which were distributed to every county in the state, according to DHEC. The hospital also received several ventilators from Beaufort County EMS, as well as donations from the community including C-PAP machines to help support respiratory patients, and funds to purchase an additional ventilator.

In addition, dozens of community members, businesses and schools have donated PPEs, handsewn masks and meals for medical staff caring for patients. To donate supplies, meals or funds to support frontline healthcare staff visit www.beaufortmemorial.org/ covid19support or email dona-

tagon for a 60-day period.

However, the situation on Parris Island is still quite fluid.

Although MCCS – Marine Corps Community Services, the largest civilian contractor on base – has moved to essential personnel only on MCRD Parris Island, as well as MCAS Beaufort, an unknown number of the 360 civilians necessary for the base to function are still going to work on Parris Island every day.

tions@bmhsc.org.

In the meantime, the hospital had tested more than 300 people for the coronavirus as of last week, and continues to run its mobile test collection site at the Beaufort Memorial Medical and Administrative Center, at 990 Ribaut Road.

Patients reporting to this site must have a physician’s order and related paperwork on file before arriving on site.

Currently, test samples are sent to the state laboratory through DHEC and to a Quest Diagnostics lab in Virginia. Turnaround times for results can vary between five and eight days.

The hospital is working with another independent testing resource to evaluate upgrading hospital lab equipment to run tests locally, the release from the hospital stated. If successful, the hospital may have that ability by late April, a best-case scenario.

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here may be different opinions and schools of thought about the Covid-19 virus — the seriousness of the disease, how it spreads, the real mortality rate, whether it is “just” another flu, and other factors used to assess pandemics.

Nevertheless, what we know without a doubt is that what we do right now, in this moment, will dictate both the spread and the impact of this pandemic, especially in our community.

If the images from other communities seem too distant or too irrelevant to change your behavior, I would urge you to consider the healthcare heroes at your local hospital who

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charge headlong into this battle every single day.

Many among our team cannot socially distance because their jobs require them to come to work every day, don protective equipment in hopes of staying safe, and prepare to treat those who need us the most.

Unlike comic book heroes, our healthcare heroes get sick just like anyone else.

They put their families at risk every time they go home. Yet, they still come back day after day to do it all over again.

So if you are wondering why you should follow the rules of social distancing and you are not worried about yourself, think about the nurse, physician, respiratory therapist, or other healthcare personnel who are putting their health and lives on the line every day for our community.

Think about that mother, father, son, daughter, brother or sister who goes home every day and has to distance themselves from their families for fear of infecting them. They are here for you

No matter your age or your beliefs, follow the rules. All of them. What you do right now will make a difference.” and always will be. What we are asking is that you also be here for them, because if we lose even one person in

this fight, then we will have lost one person too many.

Recently, I felt compelled to share our Covid-19 outbreak efforts as the President of Beaufort Memorial Hospital. Friday afternoon I shared publicly what we have done to serve the community during this crisis and how we are preparing to serve the community when this crisis escalates.

We hope and pray that what we have laid out is only an exercise in disaster preparedness and that we never have to follow through with all of our plans. However, make no mistake, that outcome is only possible if we all do our part with social distancing, hand hygiene

and infection prevention so we can flatten the curve.

No matter your age or your beliefs, follow the rules.

All of them. What you do right now will make a difference. Perhaps a life-or-death difference. And, when we look back — when YOU look back, on the decisions you made during this time, how do you think history will judge you? More importantly, how will you judge yourself? You get to choose whether you will contribute to the problem or be part of the solution. Please, choose wisely, because we are all counting on you.

Russell Baxley, MHA, is the President and CEO of Beaufort Memorial Hospital.

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t’s Friday — I’m in my small, bookcase-lined study — wondering about the pathogen in our midst.

This morning, the Wall Street Journal is mostly given over to the virus.

But if one reads further, one discovers a small item saying there will be at least 650,000 people (around the world) with $30 million or more by 2024. The article goes on to say these mega-wealthy folks are desperate to find places to park their millions. Favorite parking places include “private equity investments, gold, cash and real estate.”

The piece — clearly conceived before the pandemic and the implosion of the stock market — tells us that wealthy folks are moving out of stocks, for something solid like a piece of a private (untraded) business; or bullion, or the most tangible, touchable of all assets — real estate. This real estate is

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often located in a city — New York, London, Singapore — and usually translates into high-rise, pencil-thin building with views (on a clear day) of Rahway, N.J. Although all eyes are now focused on where our Coronavirus is thriving — New York, California and Washington — there is a Presidential election in our future. Given the millions of newly unemployed workers now sheltering in their studio apartments, the concept of “income inequality” will be more than an interesting abstraction this time around.

A little research on income inequality leads one to

believe that this growing chasm is more complicated than a few Swiss-banking, Gulfstream-owning, tax-dodging hedge fund managers. According to my research an equally culpable culprit is “globalization.”

“Globalization” — as a concept — is the world-wide integration of trade, information and jobs. On the surface this seems like a good thing.

It certainly is a good thing for the makers of laptops, cell phones and ear buds. But the movement of jobs to China, India and Brazil is not a good thing for America’s middle class.

Branco Milanovic, an economist, has looked at the middle classes of emerging economies, like China, and found that 5 million Chinese households earned between $11,500 and $43,000 in 2005.

By 2015, 225 million Chinese households had moved into this category. This same expansion of middle class

happened in India, Indonesia, Brazil and Egypt. But that expansion has not happened in America.

While this hollowing-out was under way, compensation at certain corporations turned into a competition where the winning CEO was richly rewarded, and runners-up got less. Much less.

Those winning CEOs needed somewhere, someplace to park their compensation and so these folks got their very own shopping section in the Wall Street Journal called, “Mansions.”

This morning, “Mansions” tells us that tobacco billionaire Brad Kelly has listed his 500,000-acre ranch for $500 million dollars; that Barry Schwartz has listed his “equestrian estate” in Westchester County for $100 million; that George Ruan has sold his Neoclassical Bel-Air (California) house for $60 million.

After giving our trium-

phant CEO a listing of the latest, top-of-the-charts properties, we find a piece on the dismal sales in the Hamptons called, “The Hamptons Are Going Cold.” Here we read that this posh, privileged island 90 miles east of New York City is suffering from oversupply. Apparently the Hamptons are also losing their allure from “McMansions, a status-obsessed culture and grueling traffic, …”

The marginalized, under-employed, former residents of America’s middle class are not illiterate. The newly let go bartenders can also read “Mansions” and are (probably) stunned by the fact that there are people who can buy a 500,000-acre ranch for $500 million. And while these kids may enjoy a costume drama like “Downton Abbey,” they don’t like the notion that now they are the liveried servants who clean the toilets and polish the silver.

It is clear that the Trump Administration is desperate to get cash into the countryside to keep these folks afloat. But that cash ($1,200) may pay the rent for a month, or perhaps two months, but it won’t get them a new job if the bistro is in Chapter 11.

If these young folks don’t see a future, if they are still looking into the yawning maw of student debt, they will actually vote this time around.

Some of my friends on the right see Bernie’s army (13 percent of the electorate) voting for Donald Trump on their theory that they want a revolution and Trump is a revolutionary. I don’t think that’s he’s their candidate.

But come October this cohort is going to register their anger in the form of a vote.

Stay tuned.

Scott Graber is a lawyer, novelist, veteran columnist and longtime resident of Port Royal. Email Scott at cscottgraber@gmail.com.

It’s no big deal, but I married my cousin

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few years ago, I wrote an article regarding whether I might have married my cousin. This had not really been a concern because we were never going to procreate together, but I was interested in finding the answer.

This subject had come up while researching my family. I knew my great-great grandfather was Robert Scott and my husband is a Scott.

Hence the deepening search within the Scott ancestors.

But having gone through several years of research and getting my DNA tested through Ancestry.com, I was

LEE SCOTT

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having no luck in finding any common relatives. Surely, the name Scott 150 years ago could not have been that common in Scotland.

It actually was very common.

Regardless of my work,

my quest was fruitless. Then my spouse agreed to have his DNA tested. Eureka! We waited anxiously for the test and it came back this week.

We are cousins.

Here is the snag. We are fifth to eighth cousins, with our common DNA around 14 centiMorgans. Which is not that much. However it does put us in the cousins range.

Yet, as much as I thought it was our Scottish background that brought us together, it appears that it is through our British families.

We also have Irish blood, but there does not seem to be a connection there.

The funny part about this cousin relationship is that there are 56,000 fifth to eighth cousins in my DNA family. And these are only the people who have taken the test.

What is of particular interest is the fact that 150 years ago, there was a lot of animosity between the Irish and the British and yet now, cousins are marrying cousins.

As the years have gone by and the pool has been diluted enough, the animosity is ancient history.

Who is to say what our American gene pool will look like in the next 150 years?

Also, the irony in this is that our five children and 12 grandchildren are actually related to one another through common ancestors.

Which means our gene pool is even more diluted.

In addition to our genes, our children have French, Italian, Greek, Norwegian, and Swedish. Then when you look at our grandchildren you add many more countries.

It has changed the complexion of our family now because when my husband and I were married 15 years, we brought together two separate families. The Scotts and the Smiths. Now this new

common bond will connect both families forever.

As for me, the timing of this discovery is perfect.

When people ask me how I am keeping myself busy during this period I tell them about the cousin I have found amongst my 56,000 cousins, and my search for our common ancestors.

Lee Scott, a writer and recent retiree, shares her everyday observations about life after career. A former commercial banker responsible for helping her clients to reach their business objectives, Scott now translates those analytical skills to her writings. She lives on St. Helena Island and enjoys boating, traveling and reading.

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Senior Drill Instructor Sgt M. D. Ainsworth

Angus, D. J. Aguero, A. Amato, C. M. Aschoff, A. R. Barrientosduque, J. C. Barringer, C. A. Bennett, K. K. Bernard, M. M. Buitrago, S, Burton, . A. Carlson, A. B. Chicas, H.t B. Chin, B. A. Conn, W. T. Cotter, N. L.* Dixon Iv, R. D. Douglass, S. P. Edwards, A. H. Elias, F. M. Encarnacionrodriguez, J. Fonsecagomez, J. A. Frye, D. O. Garcia, L. A. Garciadejesus, A. J. Gonzalez, T. J. Haske, J. P. Jackson, A. L. Jamison, J. Z. Jett, N. R. Jiangliang, M. Jimenezrojano, S. Kaufmann, P. L. Kopczacki, E. A. Lee, J. P. Lettieri, D. A. * Liu, G. Lopes, M. B. Lucash, G. J. Lucent, M. V. Macmurray, Z. N. Maher, K. A. Matute, B. C. Mccardle, P. J. Mcpeek, T. J. Melendezramos, A. A. Miller Jr, J. J. Montegna, A. J. Monteropena, J. Moore, M. D. Moralescampos, J. Morton Ii, K. W. Nelson, C. M. Odurotandoh, D. D. Okemakinde, O. Q. Orourke, B. J. Paulk, T. C. Peterson Ii, S. D. Phillips, H. C. Ragozine, R. R. Redmond, L. B. Reis, Z. T. Rivero Jr, V. J. Robinson, E. R.

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Sanchez, Y. Sancheznoesi, E. Serrano, W. J. * Shoemaker, A. B. Springer, J. D. Stanley, T. W. Stinnett, K. G. * Tapia, H. E. Tolliver, J. C. Uhlman Jr, R. L. Veigel, J. Williams, K. T. Woodward, S. M. Zaas, Z. E.*

PLATOON 3029

PFC PFC PFC PVT PVT PVT PFC PVT PFC PFC PFC PVT PVT PVT PVT PFC PVT PFC PVT PFC PFC PVT PVT PVT PFC PVT PVT PVT PVT PFC PVT PFC PVT PVT PVT PFC PVT PVT PVT PVT PFC PFC PVT PFC PVT LCPL PVT PVT PFC PFC PVT PVT PVT PVT PVT PVT PVT PFC PFC PVT PFC PVT PVT PVT PFC PVT PFC PVT PVT PFC PVT PVT PVT PFC PVT

Senior Drill Instructor SSgt R. D. Peek

Abdullahi, D. D. Abreusanchez, J. A. Adams, N. M. Andersonclose, D. L. Ayers, K. J. Barnes, B. S. Beck, J. T. Begaymartin, A. H. Bertolini, D. B.* Birks, M. R. Bluth, A. M. Boesze, M. K. Bolado, A. J. Bustamante, J. T. Byers, M. B. Castillo, A. R. Castle, N. R. Childers, J. C. Coonfare, S. C. Cooperrider, E. W. Davis K.T. Garcia, A. U. Geller, B. W. Glynn, S. P. Grados, J. S. Gross, M. J. Hayes, J. A. Hooks, B. M. Imperi, J. J. Johnson, K. N. Jonesblake, J. H. Keeter, M. R. Knight, Y. C. Lance, Z. J. Lee, C. J. Ludenajimenez, R. O. Lyons, M. K. Magley Jr, T. E. Maphis, C. N. Matlock, E. T. Meixner, W. A.* Mendez, A. Miller, C. R. Miskin, B. D. Monagle, L. C. Moreira, V. H. Oehlers Jr, D. A. Oosterman, C. J. Osborn, G. D.* Ossai, E. C. Paige, J. G. Palma, O. Patino, E. J. Pinto Jr, V. M. Prong, E. C. Randall, E. P. Rodriguez, J. L. Rodriguez, P. A. Saintpaul, J. M. Sanchezminga, F. J. Schnellbacher, K. A.* Shymowskytraylor, J. J. Sivri, J. K. Stephenson, K. Tarwo, G. * Teague, L. N. Temple M. S. Trawick, B. L. Voris, C. G. Walker, C. J. White, T. A. Wohlleben, C. P. Wunder, K. J. Yahyaev, F. E. Zhu, M.

PLATOON 3030

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Senior Drill Instructor SSgt G. D. Stadig Arnold, M. J. Balino, H. F. Brooks, N. J. Burke, P. D.

PFC Pvt PFC Pvt Pvt Pvt Pvt PFC Pvt Pvt Pvt Pvt Pvt PFC Pvt PFC PFC Pvt Pvt PFC Pvt Pvt Pvt PFC Pvt Pvt PFC PFC PFC Pvt PFC Pvt Pvt Pvt PFC Pvt Pvt PFC PFC Pvt Pvt PFC Pvt Pvt Pvt PFC Pvt Pvt PFC PFC Pvt Pvt PFC Pvt Pvt Pvt PFC Pvt Pvt Pvt PFC PFC Pvt PFC Pvt Pvt PFC Pvt Pvt Pvt PFC PFC

Cabrera, R. A. Cannon, T. G. Chapin, A. J. Chen, R. Clemens, M. A. Cofield, R. H. Coley, A. M. Collazo, E. X. Colonrodriguez, C. A. Conley, H. L. Creech, A. R. Diehl Jr, S. D. Dobson, A. A. Dwight, J. J. Dwyer, V. M. Ellislacy, C. T. Espinosa, J. M. Ferrante Jr, M. J. Fuentes, D. E. Garciasoto, J. A. Gonzalezreyes, L. A. Grullon, A. M. Helstrom, C. G. Hickey, C. R. Hobbs, T. D. Hurtt, C. M. Johnson, L. T. Jones, N. A. Kang, M. K. Kilduff, K. J. Kilgore, J. C. Kraizel Iv, S. J. Lawler, C. R. Lenotte, I. S. Leon, R. S. Lopez, R. Mach, C. K. Maldonado, I. N. Mcnulty, R. S. Mcvey, B. W. Miles, A. S. Missoh, L. M. Moody, J. C. Nelson, C. E. Nguyen, H. P. Obrien, B. M. Ochoa, F. A. Ormsby, M. S. Ortizmelon, G. I. Paulino, R. D. Phour, T. M. Pickard, R. Y. Plazasepulveda, C. Plowman, T. J. Prak, D. Pyles, J. D. Reyes, M. J. Rivero, R. J. Romerotlapanco, J. J. Ruizirizarry, R. G. Sanchez, J. M. Seang, A. Stoddard, D. D. Sullivan, R. J. Thomas, B. H. Toklo, K. F. Tran, K. Vasquezmerino, G. Vazquez, M. A. Vazquez, R. A. Wei, G. L. Wolter, R. J.

PLATOON 4012

Pvt Pvt PFC Pvt PFC PFC PFC PFC PFC PFC PFC PFC Pvt PFC PFC PFC PFC Pvt PFC Pvt Pvt PFC PFC Pvt Pvt Pvt

Senior Drill Instructor SSgt A. R. Haddix

Alkire, Isabelle K. Aragon, Arlenne Berry, Adrianne M. Bradley, Fantasia D. Burris, Megan L. Carmichael, Lauren C. Carpenter, Karley J.* Costello, Grace A. Dowdy, Savannah B. Emerson, Lindsey K. Felixcarrillo, Alondra Fitzgerald, Maya D. Garcia, Deborah L. Garcia, Melissa M. Guel, Ashley A. Heath, Lindsayann B.* Jeffery, Mylanna L. Lane, Eleni F. Licon, Lillia T. Locke, Kimora A. Madrid, Kassandra E. Mahoney, Shashona M. Martinko, Gabriella K. Masachemaza, Aynlee E. Miller, Jabariah C. Mundt, Mickalynn R.

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Olguin, Magaly N. Parrett, Andrea N. Pasillas, Alexandra Perez, Gladys Y. Powell, Tiffany S. Priester, Katlyn D. Rangel, Savannah R. Reinhardt, Abby R. Rivera, Delilah N. Saenz, Rosalin Y. Sanchezgonzalez, Jennifer Sandoval, Talbania Sanguino, Maria F. Santacruz, Natalia Santamaria, Madison S. Sara, Angelina R. Smith, Chrystan R. Spruill, Iyanna L. Sturgis, Kashella E. Thomas, Amiya C. Tims, Chloe J. Undeberg, Alison P. Vang, Katelyn M. Vargassanchez, Esperanza Vazquezpacheco, Merary Vega, Ana I.* Vicente, Teresita G. Wilkins, Jasmyne N. Wilson, Mary W. Wilsonirwin, Breeanna E. Yoo, Grace H.

PLATOON 4013

Senior Drill Instructor SSgt J. N. McPeters Pvt Pvt Pvt Pvt PFC Pvt PFC Pvt Pvt PFC Pvt Pvt PFC Pvt Pvt PFC PFC Pvt PFC Pvt Pvt LCpl PFC Pvt Pvt PFC Pvt PFC Pvt Pvt PFC PFC Pvt PFC Pvt PFC PFC PFC Pvt PFC PFC Pvt Pvt Pvt Pvt PFC Pvt PFC PFC Pvt PFC PFC Pvt PFC Pvt PFC PFC Pvt PFC PFC Pvt PFC Pvt

Anderson, Joelle M. Baldovinos, Yaire J. Barajas, Diana Blake, Elizabeth A. Brown, Makayla F. Buckman, Kyara M. Bueno, Josefina T. Burton, Exine M. Cahall, Alexandra N. Candelaria, Araceli I. Carna, Makenzi E. Carrillo, Julissa I. Castillo, Azucena Castillo, Melenie D. Cavazos, Alyssa R. Collazo, Kelsey K. Dayan, Ariel R. Dieter, Magdalene M. Doyle, Chelsea L.* Escobedo, Nadia Feezle, Katliain M. Gonzalez, Xitlali N.* Hale, Chana L. Hallford, Larissa M. Hunt, Mariah M. Labrecque, Amanda L. Lee, Crystina D. Linaressanchez, Sofia J. Long, Mackenzie N. Magdaleno, Jacqueline Martin, Sierra L. Matamorales, Yocelyn D. Mccree, Hailey A. Mckay, Carley M. Medina, Amy L. Misi, Jireh L. Ochoa, Alanna A.* Ortiz, Astrid A. Peck, Abigail J. Petersen, Shelby L. Pina, Valerie Portillomejia, Ahsley R. Prince, Faith T. Quimvaldez, Rosaria A. Quintanilla, Mirthaly S. Ramirezvazquez, Xochil Reed, Veronica H. Rhea, Elizabeth G. Rodriguezortiz, Yariangely M. Rojas, Rayanna V. Romero, Sabrina* Sanchezmestizo, Maria G. Sessions, Madison K.* Sortoaguilar, Jasmin E. Stockton, Brianna V. Tarver, Avierra C. Terrero, Alexandra J. Thai, Jullie Q. Tice, Meredith R. Tidey, Taylor A. Warden, Abigail R. Williams, R C. Yanezcarrion, Ana D.

* Denotes meritoriously promoted

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LAST WEEK'S CROSSWORD & SUDOKU SOLUTIONS

THEME: COFFEE AND TEA ACROSS 1. Bookie's number 5. Parents org.

8. Slang for microwave 11. Time distortion 12. One with biggest share?

13. Like a case of appendicitis, possibly 15. Decanter 16. Knowing about 17. Mister in Madrid 18. *Usually served on ice, 2 words 20. Barber's sound 21. Accepted truth 22. Took a load off 23. Artist's office 26. Excites passions, 2 words 30. Comic book cry of horror 31. Rude or sarcastic 34. Chips, perhaps 35. Roleplay 37. Chinese "way" 38. Ice floaters 39. 100 centavos 40. Merry 42. Table scrap 43. Breastbone 45. *Double shot of espresso

47. Feather's partner 48. Not here 50. Nickname for Putin?

52. *Revolutionary event 55. *"Tea is the only simple pleasure left to us," he wrote 56. Research facil.

57. Typically used in the fairway 59. Goodbye to amiga 60. Plenty 61. Why not 62. *Black tea, in China 63. Bard's "before" 64. Pay close attention DOWN 1. Be in the red 2. Crows' cousins 3. Actress Barrymore 4. More like rumors 5. '70s Ford model 6. Native American emblem 7. Dwarf buffalo 8. Pueblo tribesman 9. On top 10. For each 12. Cosmetic cabinet staple 13. Allegro ____ in music, Italian 14. *____ Perk from "Friends"

19. Exit plus s 22. Eye infection 23. Oozes 24. Article of faith 25. Romanov's edict 26. *A ____ of tea, in U.K. 27. Prowl around 28. Embryo cradles 29. Green pasta sauce 32. One on the list 33. Faux one 36. *Equal parts espresso and warm milk 38. Fauna's partner 40. Hudson's Bay Company original ware 41. Experts 44. Nose channels 46. Kick the bucket 48. Between countertenor and baritone 49. Make this, not waste 50. Affected by the moon 51. Went down a slippery slope 52. Kitchen flooring choice 53. Tried follower 54. Bygone era 55. *The Revolutionary one followed #52 Across 58. The Simpsons's neighbor

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