A jury in South Carolina awarded $50 million in damages to Hilton Head Island mayor Lisa Sulka in a defamation case against longtime critic Skip Hoagland.
New tax, government change: Here s what Beaufort Co. is considering bringing to voters
The Island Packet 2 hrs ago Kacen Bayless, The Island Packet (Hilton Head Island, S.C.)
Apr. 21 Beaufort County wants to ask the county s voters to decide two major proposals this November, as well as a new transportation tax in 2022.
The two issues proposed for this year a change in the county s form of government and a new tax would be placed on the Nov. 2 ballot if approved by council. They come as the County Council grapples with how to handle disagreements with, and harassment allegations against, its county auditor and as local municipal leaders lobby for a new countywide sales tax.
Town of Bluffton to restore Sarah Riley Hooks Cottage in Historic District
Town of Bluffton purchases Sarah Riley Hooks Cottage for $475,000 Share Updated: 5:47 PM EST Jan 27, 2021
Town of Bluffton purchases Sarah Riley Hooks Cottage for $475,000 Share Updated: 5:47 PM EST Jan 27, 2021
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Show Transcript 430- THOUSAND DEATHS, ACCORDING TO JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY. ALL NEW AT 530 THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON IS WORKING TO PRESERVE HISTORICALLY- SIGNIFICANT HOMES AND BUILDINGS IN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT. THAT S WHY THE TOWN JUST BOUGHT THE SARAH RILEY HOOKS COTTAGE AT 76 BRIDGE STREET. THE HOUSE WAS BUILT IN 19-40 BY A PROMINENT BLUFFTON MAN - MICHAEL C. RILEY - WHO WAS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN APPOINTED TRUSTEE TO THE BEAUFORT COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. HIS DAUGHTER - SARAH RILEY HOOKS - LIVED IN THE FAMILY HOME HER ENTIRE LIFE - AND WAS ONE OF THE FIRST HOME HEALTH CARE NURSES IN BLUFFTON. SOT MAYOR LISA SULKA, TOWN O