MARCH 29 - APRIL 4, 2018
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St. Helena Elementary School holds leadership day PHOTOS BY BOB SOFALY
U.S. Marines of differing ranks from Parris Island Marine Corps Recruit Depot were also on hand to describe the different levels of leadership expected, from a lance corporal to the top sergeant major.
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t. Helena Elementary School held its annual Leadership Day on Friday, March 23. Community and military leaders from the area were invited to give separate talks in different classes to give students an idea of what’s required to be a good leader. From far left: Students from St. Helena Elementary School perform a dance routine to kick off the school’s annual Leadership Day. The St. Helena Elementary School drummers greeted guests as they came in.
FEMA approves $5.8M for county debris removal Beaufort County will receive a total $5,858,517 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to offset costs for debris removal following Hurricane Matthew in October 2016. The two grants of $5.8 million ($2,417,040 and $3,441,477) represent a federal share of the projects’ cost totaling $7,608,464
($3,139,013 and $4,469,451). The remainder will come from non-federal sources. These grants are funded through FEMA’s Public Assistance Grant program which provides grants to state, tribal, territorial, and local governments, and certain types of private non-profit organizations so that communities can quick-
BREAKING GROUND The City of Beaufort and Town of Port Royal break ground of Fire Station 4. PAGE A4
ly respond to major disasters or emergencies. FEMA obligated funding for this project directly to the state. It is the state's responsibility to ensure that the eligible sub-recipient receives this award. Following the state's review process and upon receipt of appropriate documentation, they will provide funds to the sub-recipient
A FUN FILLED FIRST FRIDAY Monthly downtown event combines with annual art walk for big spring celebration. PAGE B1
on a reimbursable basis. Beaufort is one of 26 South Carolina counties designated for public assistance funding under the presidential declaration due to damage caused by Hurricane Matthew. To date FEMA has obligated more than $211 million to South Carolina under the Public Assistance program.
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Raising walls on Greene Street
March has been an exciting month for LowCountry Habitat for Humanity, its family partners, sponsors and volunteers. With the help of a multitude of volunteers, the organization has raised the walls on both of its houses on Greene Street — the 25th Anniversary Build and the Beaufort Bank Build. Special thanks to the Marine volunteers from the 1st Recruit Training Battalion who worked so diligently to get everything prepared for the wall raisings on both homes. On Saturday, March 10, the walls for Habitat's 25th Anniversary Home were raised. With the support of the Beaufort community working together to make this project a reality, the 25th Anniversary Build will provide a hand-up to homeownership to Habitat Family Partner Brandi Hussmann. Brandi is a single mother with one child. She also has guardianship of her nephew and two nieces, who will join the family living in the new home on Greene Street. Many of the sponsors for this home also joined in on the wall raising including CBC National Bank, Lowcountry Real Estate, Beaufort Realty Consultants and Kinghorn Insurance.
A Future Habitat Homeowner looks on during the raising of the walls on the 25th Anniversary Build Habitat home on Greene Street. Photo by Mike Kanishige.
On Thursday, March 15, and Friday, March 16, the walls for the Beaufort Bank Build were raised with the help of many supporting local banks including Wells Fargo Bank, CBC National Bank, BB&T, Merrill Lynch/Bank of America and Ameris. The Beaufort Bank Build will become the home of Family Partner Natiema Fuller-Busby and her two children. Regarding this event, LowCountry Habitat for Humanity Executive Director Chet Houston commented, “The raising of these walls is symbolic of many pieces coming together; similarly as we as a community are coming together to end substandard housing in Northern Beaufort County.” See HABITAT, page A6