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Sea Island Parkway traffic study is on hold By Kat Walsh
tabled the city of Beaufort’s request to fund an $89,000 traffic study of the Sea Island Parkway east of Beaufort. The study would look at the combined impact of the new Walmart, Harris Teeter and the
A study of increased traffic on the Sea Island Parkway has been put on hold until officials can agree on a way to fund it. At its Aug. 8 meeting, the Beaufort County Finance Committee
proposed fast food restaurant on Sea Island Parkway. Seeing the big picture would allow planners to look at total numbers and traffic patterns and seek solutions. The debate is not over whether such a study is needed – it’s
already been recommended by a county, city and state study committee – but how it would be paid for. Beaufort City Manager Bill Prokop proposed that some of the money the county received from
Walmart’s impact fees be used to pay for the study. The retail giant paid a total of $280,000 in traffic impact fees; $2,800 of that went to the city of Beaufort; the remaining See TRAFFIC, page A6
Vietnam veterans honored for their service
By Bob Sofaly
A cool sea breeze off the Beaufort River on Aug. 12 kept the temperature and humidity down for more than 300 people who gathered to pay tribute to Beaufort’s Vietnam war veterans at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park. Included in the festivities were displays of period military memorabilia provided from the personal collection of Sgt. Maj. Dave Robles, USMC retired, and displays from the American Red Cross and other veterans' groups. The evening was made complete with a free concert by the Parris Is-
land Marine Band and Beaufort’s own Katie McAllister, who sang several songs with the band, including the National Anthem. The event was sponsored by the Healing Heroes of the Lowcountry Fund and the city of Beaufort. “It was fantastic. The band was amazing and the turnout was very good,” according to Donnie Beer, event coordinator for the Healing Heroes of the Lowcountry Fund. “We are really looking forward to our next event at the waterfront park: the observance of the 15th anniversary of the terrorist attack on Sept. 11, 2001," said Beer.
Above from top left: Katie McAllister sings the National Anthem with the Parris Island Marine Band; Master Sgt. Daniel Sullivan conducts the Parris Island Marine Band at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park during an event honoring Beaufort’s Vietnam veterans. Photos by Bob Sofaly.
Holy Trinity celebrates academic achievements It’s taken just eight years for the Holy Trinity Classical Christian School in Beaufort to grow from the seed of an idea planted over lunch into a viable educational institution. On Aug. 17, some 275 students headed back to Holy Trinity for their first day of the
new school year. The school provides a classical Christian education in the same vein as that afforded the great thinkers and scientists in western civilization. Today, students in grades preschool through nine at Holy Trinity are taking
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many of the same courses: Latin, the great works of poetry, literature, art, music and history. They are learning to master phonics and mathematics, and all within the framework of a Christ-centered learning environment. “This is an education that not only pro-
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vides a person with a rich understanding of the world,” said the Rev. Chad E. Lawrence, the school headmaster, “it also teaches students how to think and how to engage in the great questions and challenges of the day See ACADEMIC, page A6
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