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Beaufort Memorial offering COVID vaccine to school-age children Hospital will also expand vaccine clinic hours
From staff reports Beaufort Memorial Hospital began offering the pediatric version of the COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, Nov. 10. The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, which was granted emergency use authorization (EUA) for children 5-11 years of age on Nov. 2, will be offered
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in the vaccine clinic at the Port Royal Medical Pavilion at 1680 Ribaut Road. For the two weeks prior to Thanksgiving, the Beaufort Memorial Vaccine Clinic will be open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Wednesdays and Thursdays. The expanded hours are intended to make vaccination more convenient for parents with newly eligible
school-age children, as well as for any adults/adolescents who have not yet been vaccinated. The clinic will be closed the week of Thanksgiving. Appointments are required and can be made by visiting www.BeaufortMemorial.org/vaxPR, by emailing vaccine@bmhsc.org or calling 843-522-7219.
“We know many parents are eager to have their younger children vaccinated,” said BMH President and CEO Russell Baxley, MHA. “We hope these schedule changes will make it more convenient for them to do so.” For more information visit www. beaufortmemorial.org/vaccine.
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BEAUFORT ast week’s mid-term election returns held few surprises. The proposed local option sales tax went down with a thud, the proposal to change the method for getting a county treasurer and auditor sank, there were few surprises in the Port Royal elections where the incumbents easily won re-election. As projected, the voter turnout was low – 14 percent county wide, and even Port Royal voters, who had the option of electing two council members, turned out only at the 21 percent level. Well, … any thoughts? The county and municipalities, whose leaders pushed to get the LOST on this ballot, paid approximately $50,000 to a Charleston consulting firm, MRB Group, to help market the referendum. Since state election law won’t let local governments use tax dollars to SUPPORT a referendum vote, the money was to be used for providing information about the referendum question. The fact that it was announced less than a week before the election that some of the wording in the referendum question wasn’t correct, probably didn’t help its chances. That, and the fact that both the local Republican Party and Democratic Party went on record opposing the additional sales tax, also didn’t help. All that aside, one of the consistent comments made for opposing the additional sales tax was that voters “didn’t trust government” to do what they said they would do with the extra money. And that’s unfortunate. These same elected officials that many say they don’t trust are the same ones that are setting policy and approving plans for new roads, new developments, all aimed at bringing more people to this part of the Lowcountry. They, along with the tourism economic development folks have done their job well, letting this lovely part of the Lowcountry capitalize on those who want to move here and share the beauty. Those new residents are going to continue to come, make no mistake about it, and the game is going to continue on how to pay to pave their way.
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Offshore winds and abnormally high tides created some minor flooding this weekend, as seen here at the Downtown Marina. Photo by Bob Sofaly.
Storm, King Tide bring high water to Beaufort
By Mike McCombs A strong storm off the coast over the weekend combined with a King tide led to miserable conditions on Friday and Saturday and abnormally high tides and flooding of low-lying areas on Sunday. Water breached the sea wall
in Beaufort’s Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park, while The Sands beach and the boat landing parking lot in Port Royal were underwater. “It wasn’t like we got 2 inches in an hour,” Port Royal Town Manager Van Willis said. “So there was no flooding because of
a stormwater issue or a drainage issue. But it really did a number out at The Sands Beach and the parking lot was flooded. “The water was way up. Normally, The Sands will get covered up, but to have that water so far up in the parking lot was unusual.”
Like Port Royal, Beaufort saw little damage, but a lot of water. “There was some flooding,” Beaufort City Manager Bill Prokop said. “One of our floodgates didn’t work properly, but no one’s home was flooded or
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Local veteran Stocks Grand Marshall of Veterans Day Parade
From staff reports Beaufortonian and Air Force Lt. Colonel (Ret.) Raymond Stocks is the 2021 Beaufort County Veterans Day Parade Grand Marshall. Mr. Stocks joined the U.S. Army Air Corps in June 1943 as a Radar Navigation Instructor ans served until he retired from the U.S. Air Force in February 1964. Throughout his career with the Air Force, Stocks was stationed in Germany, where he met aviator Charles Lindbergh. He was scheduled to fly with Lindbergh, but due to inclement weather, he was unable to do so.
As his military career continued, Stocks was also stationed in Korea and Vietnam, where he flew on B-52 bombers as a Radar NavRaymond igator. His career Stocks wrapped up with time spent training pilots as a Radar Navigation Instructor at March Air Force Base in California, where he met Hollywood actor and Air Force Pilot Brigadier General Jimmy Stewart. According to Beaufort County Veterans Affairs Director Carl
VETERANS DAY PARADE 10 a.m., Thursday, begins at Beaufort National Cemetery. Parade line-up at 9 a.m. The parade will follow a route from the Beaufort National Cemetery, down Boundary Street, then Carteret Street onto Bay Street, and will end at the intersection of Boundary and Bladen Streets. In case of inclement weather the parade will be canceled. SALUTE TO SERVICE MILITARY APPRECIATION 1 to 4 p.m., Thursday, Naval Heritage Park, Port Royal. Free community event to honor military of past and present. Parris Island Band, free hot dogs, food trucks, business giveaways, kids activities, community and base leader presentations. Presented by Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce.
Wedler, more than 40 community groups and individuals have submitted applications to participate with floats, bands or walking groups.
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Stocks and his wife, Margaret “Jerry” Stocks, who have been married 52 years, will be riding in a convertible Cadillac at the head of the parade to kick off the festivities.
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