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COVERING BEAUFORT COUNTY
Goodness knows…
Hurricane leaves destruction in its wake
Creed Patrick. Photo by Charlotte Berkeley of Beaufort.
In the midst of this horrible tragedy named Matthew, people in the Lowcountry came together to help. Here are some of the amazing things we are grateful for: • That everyone is safe, particularly Beaufort Memorial’s first post-Matthew evacuation baby born at the hospital's Collins Birthing Center. Parents Amy and Ian Patrick of Ridgeland welcomed their new son Creed on Oct. 10. • Firefighters, police officers, sheriff ’s deputies, EMS workers and others who stood in harm’s way to protect our communities. There were also almost 400 National Guard members who provided assistance to local law enforcement in directing traffic and helping with the evacuation. • Utility workers. Thank you for working so hard to get power back on and keeping our water supply as safe as possible. • The workers at the various shelters who gave of themselves to help others in need. • The Piggly Wiggly on Hilton Head for being such a stalwart part of the community and keeping its doors open. • The Piggly Wiggly in Beaufort for passing out free ice. • The various Publix and other grocery stores that opened as quickly as possible. • The neighbors across Beaufort County who took care of each other. One of those instances was in Bluffton. A giant tree fell between two houses, and the residents were out of town. So the ones who stayed grabbed their chainsaws and cut the
The cabin cruiser Wave Dancer seems to have danced its way onto a pair of smaller sailboats along the bank of Factory Creek on Lady’s Island. Photo by Bob Sofaly.
Staff report
Last week at this time, we were waiting on a storm way down in the Caribbean. Would it stay a major hurricane? Would it hit Beaufort County? Then it barreled up the East Coast, with its eye on us.
When Matthew left, he left tons of debris behind. The storm and its aftermath have caused some changes in garbage pickup and officials have put together plans to pick up yard waste and other vegetation. The city of Beaufort’s residential garbage and recycling pickup by Waste Pro resumed Tuesday and there is a one-day delay in the normal schedule. The delay will continue through the end of the week. All storm-related vegetative
AFTER THE STORM Find out what's open, what's closed, how to help, who's still without power and more.
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Matthew with deadly flooding in several parts of the state. Hurricane Matthew also left millions of people without power – 98,000 in Beaufort County, now down to less than 20,000 - and See WAKE, page 6
Communities help residents get rid of storm debris
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And it didn’t just hit Beaufort County. It slammed into us, leaving the Sea Islands and Hilton Head Island particularly devastated. This deceptive storm ultimately claimed 34 lives in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas and more than 1,000 lives in Haiti. North Carolina is still fighting the effects of
debris in the city will be collected by a FEMA-approved contractor beginning next week. Residents are asked to put all tree branches, leaves, logs, plants, etc., in the right-of-way (or by the curb). This debris must not be contaminated with anything other than vegetation material. The town of Bluffton has placed industrial-sized dumpsters at three sites for disposal of storm debris: See DEBRIS, page 6
PICTURES TELL STORIES Take a look at how people, buildings and boats fared throughout Beaufort County.
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Port Royal resident John Eliasson uses a garbage can lid to move twigs and leaves to a pile of limbs near the curb of his London Avenue home. Photo by Bob Sofaly.
OCTOBER ISLAND GIRLS NIGHT OUT TO BE RESCHEDULED The Island Girls Night Out scheduled for Oct. 20 has been postponed. Continue to check www.yourislandnews.com for up-todate information about the rescheduled date.