February 28 edition

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FEBRUARY 28 - MARCH 6, 2019 WWW.YOURISLANDNEWS.COM

COVERING BEAUFORT COUNTY

Rescuers search for missing boater

County administrator finalists named

The search continued Monday afternoon, Feb. 25, for a missing 19-year-old woman following a boating accident in Archers Creek early Sunday morning. Here, friends and relatives of the missing girl comfort each other beside the causeway near Archers Creek at Parris Island. Photos by Bob Sofaly.

T Search boats, divers and a helicopter continued the search for a 19-year-old Beaufort woman who went missing following a boating accident in Archers Creek on Sunday morning. In the background is the main gate to Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island. At far right is part of the bridge over Archers Creek where the boating accident occurred.

he search continued Monday and Tuesday for a 19-year-old woman missing following a boating accident in Archers Creek early Sunday morning. Search boats, divers, and a Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office helicopter searched throughout the day Monday

for Mallory Beach, who was one of six passengers in a boat that crashed near Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island about 2 a.m. Sunday. The search resumed Tuesday. S.C. Department of Natural Resources officials were assisting with the search and investigating the crash.

Canoeists saved from outgoing tide Beaufort Water Search and Rescue volunteers rescued two people from the marsh near Beaufort’s Pigeon Point on Friday, Feb. 22, after they were caught by the outgoing tide while canoeing. Pigeon Point residents noticed the pair had become trapped around 3 p.m. and

confirmed the canoeists had called 9-1-1. Beaufort Water Search and Rescue arrived with its airboat around 3:45 p.m. and took the boaters ashore, where Beaufort Police and rescue personnel were waiting.

Photos submitted by James Atkins.

BANDS, BREWS AND BBQ

PINNING PROPOSITION

INSIDE

Friends of Caroline Hospice hosts Bands, Brews and BBQ fundraiser event.

Beaufort High Eagles finish fifth at state wrestling on Saturday.

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Beaufort County Council has narrowed its list of Beaufort County Administrator candidates to three finalists who were to participate in a second round of interviews Monday, Feb. 25. The finalists — Ashley M. Jacobs, assistant county administrator for Aiken County; Eric W. Larson, Beaufort County’s director of environmental engineering and land management; and Marc A. Orlando, town manager for Bluffton — were among more than 70 applicants for the job. GovHR USA has assisted County Council with the search. Finalists’ Profiles Ashley Jacobs previously served as the executive director for the Greater Lake City Community Development Office in Lake City, S.C., deputy county administrator for Dorchester County, S.C.; assistant county administrator for Richland County, S.C.; and senior environmental planner for the Central Midlands Council of Governments in Columbia. Jacobs earned a Master of Public Administration from the University of South Carolina and a B.A. in English and Technical Writing from Clemson University. Eric Larson previously served as the water quality compliance manager for the University of Kentucky; city engineer for Georgetown, Ky.; assistant director of development services for Georgetown-Scott County Planning Commission, Ky.; and engineering group manager for City-County Planning Commission of Warren County, Ky. Larson is a professional engineer and a certified professional in land use planning. He earned a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Kentucky. Marc Orlando previously served the Town of Bluffton as deputy town manager and assistant town manager/ planning director. Other past positions include serving as executive director for the Bluffton Public Development Corporation; vice president of asset management and development for Carson Asset Management; and senior planner for Town of Hilton Head Island. Orlando is an ICMA Credentialed Manager. He earned a B.A. in Urban Planning from the University of Windsor.


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