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Alex Murdaugh addresses the court during his sentencing for his financial crimes in the Beaufort County Courthouse on Nov. 28, 2023. Andrew J. Whitaker, The Post and Courier/Pool
Murdaugh faces victims in town where his downfall began By Thad Moore and Jocelyn Grzeszczak The Post And Courier The story of Alex Murdaugh’s fall from grace has snaked all over South Carolina. It played out in courtrooms in Charleston, Columbia, Walterboro and York. It touched fraud victims in Allendale, Bamberg and Orangeburg. It centered on violence at his home in Islandton and deceit at his law office in Hampton.
Former Republican Governor of South Carolina Nikki Haley address a standing-room-only crowd during her campaign stop at the University of South Carolina Beaufort Recreation Center on Monday, Nov. 27. Bob Sofaly/The Island News
Haley: I’m better choice than Trump in 2024 Former SC Governor addresses large crowd in Bluffton appearance
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By Abraham Kenmore SCDailyGazette.com BLUFFTON — Rallying support in her home state, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley pitched herself as a new Republican leader who can bring strong foreign policy experience and
more stability than former President Donald Trump, who remains the far and away frontrunner of the 2024 GOP presidential field. “I believe President Trump was the right president at the right time,” said Haley, 51, who worked for the 77-year-
old former president as his first United Nations ambassador. “I was proud to serve America in his administration, and I agree with a lot of his policies,” she said to applause
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Beaufort kicks off the holiday season
Zoey Krammer, right, a student at Bridges Prepartory School, gives Santa a “high five” Sunday during the rain at Beaufort Candy Shoppe on the West Street Extension. Zoey’s mom, Patricia Krammer, said she had been patiently waiting all week and wasn’t about to let a little rain stop her from seeing the Jolly Old Elf. “She ran all the way here and said to Merry Christmas to everyone she met along the way,” she said. Bob Sofaly/The Island News
By Delayna Earley The Island News Downtown Beaufort and the surrounding area will be full of cheer this weekend as it kicks off the holiday season with several annual events. The festivities will begin on Friday, Dec. 1, with Night on the Town. Bay Street, West and Scott streets from Bay to Port Republic and Port Republic from Charles to Scott Street will close at 4:30 p.m. There will be Christmas music and caroling throughout the evening as well and dance and other groups performing on the stage on Bay Street. The Parris Island Marine Corps Band will perform on the concert
stage at Charles and Bay Streets. At 6 p.m., Santa will be available for photos outside of the Beaufort Candy Shoppe and at 8 p.m. Acting Mayor Mike McFee will be reading The Night Before Christmas on the concert stage. The evening will end with the tree lighting at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park at 8:30 p.m. On Saturday, Dec. 2, the Light Up the Night Boat Parade will make its way past the seawall at Waterfront Park beginning at 5:30 and going until 8:30 p.m. This is an event where locals decorate their personal boats and make three passes by the park. The annual holiday weekend will wrap up on Sunday, Dec. 3, with the Christmas parade at 3
p.m. which will follow Boundary Street to Carteret Street to Bay Street. The Gullah Christmas Celebration will be taking place during the weekend as well. On Thursday Nov. 30, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. there will be a free Gullah Geechee – Sierra Leone Cultural Connection Symposium. Later on Thursday and Friday, Dec. 1, Aunt Pearlie Sue and Gullah Kinfolk will be performing a musical called Christmas Wish Freedom! at the University of South Carolina Beaufort (USCB) Center for the Arts. Tickets for the event cost between $15 and $50.
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