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Members gather during Coffee With Colleagues, a free networking event, at Blackstone’s Café last week.
business after hours Thursday, Nov. 14, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Hosted by USCB Center for the Arts and Lowcountry Real Estate, at 801 Carteret Street, Beaufort. Free; all are welcome. coffee with colleagues Friday, Nov. 15, 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. at Greenfish Gallery, 812 Bay Street. Free networking opportunity for members. annual legislative reception December 3 from 6 to 8 p.m., at The Arsenal, 713 Craven St. Hear from elected officials on their goals for the upcoming legislative season. The chamber will launch its 2014 Legislative Agenda. Cost is $40 for members, $60 for non-members. Call 843.525.8500 for more information.
news briefs Attempted murder suspect arrested
A Lady’s Island man has been arrested in connection with a burglary and assault that occurred at a Fripp Island home Saturday, Oct. 19. James Robert Workman, 40, was arrested at 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20 on charges of 1st degree Burglary and Attempted Murder. Workman was being sought by deputies for Saturday’s late night home invasion at the home of his mother-in-law on Fripp Island. Deputies had responded to 5 Fairway Club Dr, just after 11 p.m. Saturday in reference to a reported assault. Upon arrival, contact was made with 68-yearold Catherine Harmon who was suffering from a head injury. Harmon advised that her son-in-law, James Workman, had come into her home yelling and cursing at her. He then struck her several times in the head with a baseball bat. Workman’s 16-year-old daughter, who was staying at the home, attempted to intervene, pulling Workman away from her grandmother. Harmon fled to a bedroom, locking herself inside.
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BUSINESS/SALES Workman then left in his vehicle. Workman’s daughter was uninjured. Fripp Island security officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop on Workman in his vehicle as he fled the scene, however, Workman refused, continuing past the guard shack, headed off island. Harmon was transported to Beaufort Memorial Hospital for treatment of head injuries. Just after 8 a.m. Sunday, Fripp Island security located Workman’s vehicle abandoned in the area of 443 Porpoise Dr. At about 1 p.m., deputies located Workman in the area of the restrooms at South Beach in Hunting Island State Park. He was taken into custody without incident and transported to the Beaufort County Detention Center where he remains, awaiting a bond hearing.
Suspect in Seabrook shooting arrested
A Seabrook teen has been arrested following an early morning shooting incident that left one man injured. Zajuan Travist James, 16, was arrested Monday, Oct. 14 on one count of Attempted Murder in connection with a
shooting incident. Deputies responded to a report of a gunshot victim in the area of Seabrook Center Road at 12:30 a.m. Upon arrival, they located 50-year-old Craig Jenkins suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the hand and abdomen. Jenkins advised he’d been shot while walking in the area of 56 Seabrook Center Road. As the investigation ensued, it was learned that Jenkins had been involved in a verbal altercation with Zajuan James earlier Sunday. Just before the shooting, they ran into each other again as they were each walking on the same road. James reportedly brandished a gun, fired several rounds at Jenkins, then fled. James has been charged as an adult and is being held at the Beaufort County Detention Center.
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Number of new U.S. Marines graduating on Friday, October 25 from India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion.
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continued from page 1 Beaufort City Council on May 28 authorized contract negotiations for the 1120 Ribaut Road site. As part of its due diligence in early summer, the city commissioned a geotechnical study of the site to determine soil conditions, drainage and other concerns. The report confirmed the city’s expectation of having to deal with new regulations for earthquake conditions – but also indicated the need to dig up the existing soil to a depth of five feet, truck it away, and replace it with better soil to bring the property level with Ribaut Road. Since May 28, the Savannah architectural firm Hussey Gay Bell & DeYoung has been designing the new fire station. The idea was to have designs ready when the city closed on the property, enabling construction to start sooner. The current fire station on Mossy Oaks Road is outdated and has major maintenance issues. That facility will 2
remain operational until the new fire station is complete. City leaders continue to discuss options for that site. After reviewing several other properties for the fire station project from July through early September, city leaders decided to stick with the best-suited property at 1120 Ribaut Road. The city bought the property in late September for $320,000 from Andrew Sears and Macie Sears Scherick of Jacksonville, Fla. The entire fire station project, including site acquisition, design, construction and fixtures/ furnishings, is financed through $2.2 million remaining in city bond sales. The current schedule calls for site and facility design to be complete by December, groundbreaking in February 2014, soil removal and replacement/site work done in early spring and the new station open for use in the Fall of 2014. “We are excited about the new fire station and how it will help us in our mission to provide the best possible fire prevention and fire protection services to the people of Beaufort and Port Royal,” Negron said.
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Imogene Clark
Imogene Clark, of Beaufort, SC, died Thursday, October 10, 2013 at her residence. Anderson Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the family.
Eugene Varnes
Eugene Varnes, 74, of Beaufort, SC, father of Wendell Varnes, died Monday, October 14, 2013 at his residence. Anderson Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the family. honor loved ones OBITUARIES will be printed free of charge. Please email the information to Beaufortobits@gmail. com and include the name of the deceased, age, residence at time of death, date of death, name of funeral home and where to send flowers or donations. Limit to 50 words or less. Please note: Do not send attachments. DEATH NOTICES are paid items and are billed at 50 cents per word. Photos may be included for an additional $20.
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