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COVERING BEAUFORT COUNTY
Hurricane Matthew costs county $52 million
Mable Saunders gets a box of fresh lettuce and bag of apples as she makes her way to get water. Volunteers later helped Saunders and others with special needs with the heavy packages of food and water. The Lowcountry Food Bank handed out 7,000 pounds of food, water, fresh produce and pastries as part of the relief effort for those affected by Hurricane Matthew. Photo by Bob Sofaly.
By Kat Walsh
So how bad was Hurricane Matthew? The eye of the storm was about 20 miles offshore at 6 a.m. Saturday. It was about 40 miles across, meaning that the strongest winds of this Category 2 hurricane were estimated at 105 mph.
Clearly, there was a lot of damage. However, it was mitigated by first responders and the community at large “thanks to our incredible firefighters, police officers and public works staff, who worked all shifts almost around the clock,” said Beaufort Mayor Billy Keyserling. “If you evacuated and then
returned to Beaufort, you would not think we had the storm we survived.” However, there are those who are still struggling. Hundreds of people stood in the hot See HURRICANE, page A12
Deer/car collisions prevalent in state South Carolina drivers are nearly 2.2 percent more likely to collide with a deer than they were last year, according to new claims data from State Farm. The odds drivers will hit a deer in the state of South Carolina are one out of 93 drivers, well above the national odds of one in 164. Using its claims data and state licensed driver counts from the
Federal Highway Administration, State Farm estimates the state-by-state chances of any single American motorist striking a deer, elk or moose. Here are some fact: • South Carolina is ranked 12th in the country for the most deer collisions. • The national cost per claim average is $3,995, down slightly
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from 2015 when the average was $4,135. • The months a driver is most likely to collide with a deer in South Carolina, mostly due to mating season are October, November and December. Injuries, vehicle damage and fatalities all can result from vehicle collisions with deer. In 2013, 191 deaths were the
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result of collisions with animals, with deer being the animal most often struck, according to the Insurance Information Institute and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. These tips could help drivers avoid a collision: • Pay attention to deer crossing signs. See DEER, page A12
The Pat Conroy at 70 festival, held in October 2015, included such remarkable conversations and experiences about the Lowcounty writer that his life will continue to be celebrated annually at the Pat Conroy Literary Festival. The inaugural festival will be Pat Conroy held from Friday, Oct. 21, to Sunday, Oct. 23, with a wide variety of events. There will be writer panels and book signings, live dramatic performances, film screenings, author lunches and receptions, readings, tours, an art exhibition and a series of instructive workshops for writers, all centered around the University of South Carolina Beaufort's Center for the Arts. Each year the festival will highlight a different theme from Pat Conroy's writing life. The 2016 festival theme is “Place as Character and Muse in Southern Literature,” a concept reflected in all of this year's programs — and also honoring host city of Beaufort and the Lowcountry, which served as Conroy's beloved home and inspiration. Unless otherwise noted, all events will be held at the University of South Carolina Beaufort Center for the Arts at 805 Carteret St. in Beaufort. Events include: • Friday, Saturday and Sunday: Open House at the Pat Conroy Literary Center, 308 Charles St., Beaufort This is an opportunity to visit the new center, to see a Pat Conroy exhibit and to learn more about the center's plans for 2017. Visit www. patconroyliterarycenter.org. • 7-9 p.m. Friday See materials on display from See CONROY, page A12
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