Argument at party leads to shooting death

By Mike McCombs

The Island News person that I have loved and supported for years is gone.”

She spent three years inspiring people through the messages that she would write on the large chalkboard that was erected in her front yard.

Cindy Lamprecht

Cindy, also known as the Beaufort Chalkboard Lady, left her home on

Friday, June 2, after she was made aware of allegations against her claiming that she had been soliciting donations for various charities under the guise of having a 501(c)(3), when she did not. She has also been accused of collecting donations and pocketing them instead of delivering them to the charities and causes they were

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VOICES

Anne Christensen Pollitzer: Another opinion aside from the opposition.

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An argument between two men at a party at a Boundary Street hotel Friday night, June 10, resulted in the shooting death of 24-year-old Jaquavious Bakari Washington of Hardeeville, according to the Beaufort County Coroner’s Office.

An autopsy was performed Monday. City of Beaufort Police are still searching for the shooter.

At approximately 11:05 p.m., Friday, officers responded to a shooting incident at the Quality Inn At Town Center at 2001 Boundary Street, where a party was being held when an argument ensued

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Clark Morse snapped a photo of this Osprey family while walking over the Woods Memorial Bridge. To submit a Lowcountry Life photo, you must be the photographer or have permission to submit the photo to be published in The Island News. Please submit high-resolution

Veteran Of The Week Todd Mccowan

Beaufort’s Todd McCowan, 34, joined the United States Navy in Indianapolis, Ind., in 2007. After boot camp at Great Lakes, Ill., he trained as a Hospital Corpsman. His first duty station was at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Washington, D.C., (in Bethesda) where he worked in Labor/Delivery and Hematology.

Todd McCowan

Thereafter he transferred to Naval Hospital Beaufort where

Letters To The Editor

Thank you for a sometimes thankless job

For over 30 years the dedicated residents of Dataw Island have been picking up trash on a 6-mile stretch of St. Helena Island. Each year these teams remove about 500 bags of trash from along the road side plus lots of larger debris. There are currently about four dozen volunteers cleaning up Sea Island Parkway for residents and thousands of yearly visitors to enjoy their trip to town or the beaches.

There is really no way to properly thank these volunteers for battling increased beach traffic, humidity, bugs, weeds and mowers. One can only imagine what the roadway would look like without their dedicated effort.

Thank you Dataw Island for caring.

– Pat Harvey-Palmer, Dulamo – St. Helena Island

News Briefs

Beaufort Tea Party meeting set for Monday

Mitch Prosser of the Palmetto Family Council, an organization instrumental in helping to pass the Heartbeat Bill in South Carolina, will be the guest when the Beaufort Tea Party holds its monthly meeting from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Monday, June 19 at AMVETS Post 70 at 1831 Ribaut Road in Port Royal.

City

Offices To Close

Monday for Juneteenth

City of Beaufort offices will be closed on Monday, June 19, in honor of Juneteenth, a federal holiday commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans.