Capitol riot fallout causes public dispute in Bluffton
Bluffton Today
Contentious national debates following the U.S. Capitol riot have reared their head in the Lowcountry. A Bluffton musician who attended the rally that preceded the riot, a Bluffton town councilwoman calling for venues to stop offering him gigs, and supporters of both exchanged dissent this week.
On Jan. 6, thousands of people who believe President Donald Trump’s unproven assertions that widespread fraud impacted the 2020 election attended demonstrations outside the Capitol while Congress was holding certification hearings.
The gatherings turned into a violent insurrection and occupation of the federal building that left five dead, including a police officer, before the Capitol was cleared and Congress completed the election certification that night.
Bluffton town manager resigns, accepts Hilton Head Island position
Bluffton Today
The town of Bluffton confirmed this week that town manager Marc Orlando resigned Monday and accepted the same position with the town of Hilton Head Island.
News of Orlando s departure first surfaced during a Dec. 30 meeting in which Hilton Head Island Town Council voted 5-1 to offer him a contract.
A day later, Bluffton Mayor Lisa Sulka said she had found out about Orlando s interest in the job that week, saying she was in shock.
Sulka said she expects Bluffton Town Council to address how to proceed with the opening at its next meeting Jan. 12 and said it s likely council will appoint an interim town manager. She added that deputy town manager Scott Marshall makes sense.