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in honor of mlk day MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. ANNUAL PARADE The annual parade, sponsored by the Beaufort County Ministerial Alliance, will take place Monday, January 20, at 10 a.m. and will follow the traditional parade route through downtown. For more information, contact Carrie Allen at 843-846-8050.
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EVENTS AT PENN CENTER • Penn Center Community Sing: Join in celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and the Spirituals as they were traditionally intoned in the Sea Islands. There will be a special re-enactment of the “I Have A Dream” speech by Dr. Edward Johnson at this free event Sunday, January 19, at 6:30 p.m. at the Frissell Community House, 16 Penn Center Circle West, St. Helena Island, S.C. Contact Penn Center at 843-838-2432. • On Exhibit at Penn Center’s York W. Bailey Museum: Gullah Visions: This exhibition features artists Arianne KingComer, Charles Desaussure, Diane Britton Dunham, Bruce Ingram, Leonard Jones, Francina Smalls-Joyner, Min. Johnnie Simmons, Brenda Singleton, Geraldine Smith, Saundra Renee Smith, Jery BennettTaylor, Irene Tison and Gwen Williams. Exhibit will run through January 25. The York W. Bailey Museum is open Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Contact the museum at 838-8550. • Created Equal Film and Discussion Series: “The Drum Major”: This short docudrama about the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was an official selection of “Going To Town” by Diane Britton Dunham, above, and “The Baptism” by Gwen the Amnesty International Human Rights Williams, below, are on display at Penn Center as part of the “Gullah Visions” exhibition. Film Festival in 2010 and was written, directed and produced by Michael Mack. It closings for the will be shown Wednesday, January 22, from mlk day holiday noon to 3 p.m. at Penn Center’s Frissell • All Beaufort County offices will be closed Community House. Monday, January 20, in observance of • Created Equal Film & Discussion Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Series “Freedom Riders”: PBS American • The South Carolina Department of Motor Experience documentary on civil rights Vehicles will be closed Monday, January 20 activists who challenged segregation, simply for the state holiday. For more information by traveling on buses and trains in 1961. See about hours, visit www.scdmvonline.com. it Wednesday, January 29, at 1 p.m. at Penn • Most schools will be closed Monday, Jan. Center’s Frissell Community House. 20, as well as many area daycare facilities.
New Beaufort County Coroner’s Office complete With the renovations of the new Beaufort County Coroner’s office complete, the staff officially moved into the building Friday, January 10. The eight-month process transformed the former Disabilities and Special Needs Building on Old Shell Road in Port Royal into a 6,300-square-foot building that now houses the coroner’s office, morgue and offices for Victim and Juvenile Services. This is the first
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The new County Coroner’s office is located on Old Shell Road in Port Royal.
time the Beaufort County Coroner has ever had its own building and morgue,
which will enable Coroner Ed Allen to offer more family services and perform required administrative functions in a central location. “The new building allows me and my deputy coroners to provide a more private area to speak with grieving families as well as more space to efficiently keep records,” said Allen. The project, which cost $850,000, came from bond sales.
Lanier and Terry report with updates from Los Angeles. see page 7
PROFILE
Leigh Ann Pingree cooks with love at The Kitchen. see page 8
WINE
Look for a Syrah from Washington as Celia’s wine choice. see page 18 INDEX
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