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Hemingway’s closes after 32 years in downtown Beaufort Beloved waterfront bar says goodbye after three decades of drinks, music, friendships, memories By Delayna Earley The Island News After 32 years, the last call has come for one of downtown Beaufort’s most recognizable watering holes. Hemingway’s Bistro closed its doors for the final time early Tuesday morning, Sept. 29, following
one last night of drinks, music, stories and goodbyes at the small basement bar overlooking Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park. The closure was announced Monday morning in an emotional post on the bar’s Facebook page by co-owner Kanani Robinson. “I honestly don’t even know how to write this,” Robinson wrote. “So I’ll just rip it off like a bandaid... After 32 years, Hemingway’s is closing its doors. Today is our final farewell.” Robinson attributed the closure to “unforeseen circumstances,” but did not elaborate on what led to
the sudden decision. For generations of locals and visitors, Hemingway’s was a fixture of downtown Beaufort, tucked beneath the historic Thomas Law Building on Bay Street with its entrance facing Waterfront Park. It was the kind of place that could be easy to miss if you didn’t know where to look, but difficult to forget once you found it. “Hemingway’s was never just a bar,” Robinson wrote. “It was a place people came to celebrate, to forget, to laugh, to cry, to meet
Kanani Robinson, co-owner of Hemingway’s Bistro, visits with guests during the final night on Monday, Sept. 28, 2026, following the announcement that Hemingway’s Bistro would be closing in downtown Beaufort. Amber Hewitt/ SEE CLOSING PAGE A7 The Island News
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Growth, trust take center stage 32nd Beaufort Shrimp Festival kicks off Friday
By Mike McCombs The Island News One of Beaufort’s biggest weekends kicks off Friday, Oct. 2, when the Beaufort Shrimp Festival returns to Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park for the 32nd time, kicking off two days filled with fresh local shrimp and fun. “It’s a way we get to celebrate the shrimping industry and the people that really make Beaufort Beaufort,” said Sarah Sutton, the City of Beaufort’s Downtown Manager and the Director of Mainstreet Beaufort. “We really wouldn’t be what we are today without our working waterways. All
of the shrimp [at the festival] is local shrimp. We check where our vendors get their shrimp from because we want to support our local shrimpers and the local economy.” But it’s not just about the shrimp. “For us, putting on these festivals, it’s all about having something for the community and coming together, feeling a sense of pride, a sense of community,” Sutton said. “It’s a great way to bring everyone together. You can see people you haven’t seen all year, you can come together and have fun.”
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Pictured: Forest Gump, aka Paul Dengler, pauses for a photo with the Sea Island Rotary’s Shrimp, “Jumbo,” during the 31st annual Beaufort Shrimp Festival on Friday, Oct. 3, 2025, at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park in Beaufort. Amber Hewitt/FILE/The Island News
County Council candidates outline priorities for Beaufort County’s next four years By Delayna Earley The Island News Beaufort County Council candidates are putting growth, infrastructure and government accountability near the top of their priorities as voters prepare to fill council seats in the Nov. 3 general election. The Island News sent questionnaires to candidates seeking County Council seats in Districts 2, 4 and 5, asking about development, the proposed transportation sales tax, workforce housing, county spending, public trust, transparency, public safety and the relationship between County Council and the county administrator. District 2 incumbent David Bartholomew and District 4 candidate Michael Andersen are running unopposed in the general election, while District 5 voters will choose between Lynn Gerson and Joshua Hower. Bartholomew, 39, is an attorney who has lived on Lady’s Island for five years and in the Beaufort area since 2017. He is serving his first term representing District 2 on
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In this photo by Bob Sofaly of The Island News, 4-year-old Sarah Mae Paulk, center, does her best to keep up with the older members of Beaufort Academy’s Little Eagles cheerleading squad during the Eagles’ football game Friday night, Sept. 25, 2026, at BA’s Merritt Field. The program is open to all Beaufort Academy girls ages 4 to 9. To submit a Lowcountry Life photo, you must be the photographer or have permission to submit the photo to be published in The Island News. Please submit high-resolution photos and include a description and/or names of the people in the picture and the name of the photographer. Email your photos to theislandnews@gmail.com.
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American Legion Beaufort Post 207 brings you Aubrey Burton, 79, who joined the United States Marine Corps in Alexandria, Va., in 1967. After Boot Camp at Parris Island he trained in Portsmouth, Va., to serve at sea. He was assigned to the USS Boston (CAG-1) and deployed to Vietnam. He assisted with naval gunfire support for both the 5-inch mount and the anti-aircraft guns. The ship operated mostly north of the DMZ. In all
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One of Beaufort’s favorite fall traditions returns from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026, as Saint Peter’s Catholic Church hosts its 66th annual Fall Bazaar. Admission is free and open to the public, and the day will be filled with delicious food, family fun, local vendors, exciting auction items, and plenty of Lowcountry hospitality. Come hungry! The Bazaar will once again feature a wonderful variety of food, including international favorites, traditional Bazaar specialties, sweet treats, and plenty of options for the whole family. Beer and wine will also be available for purchase, along with soft drinks and water. Children can enjoy a full day of fun in the Kid Zone, featuring games, inflatables, activities, and the always-popular petting zoo. Kid Zone wristbands will make it easy for families to enjoy the activities throughout the day. Shoppers will want to leave plenty of time to explore our outdoor vendors and artisans, offering a wide variety of handcrafted items, gifts, décor, jewelry, artwork, and other unique finds. And don’t forget the Online Auction, featuring an incredible collection of experiences, gifts, and one-of-a-kind opportunities. Admission is free.
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Getting out the vote will be the continued topic of conversation at the League of Women Voters Beaufort Area meeting from 5:30 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 1, at the United Unitarian Fellowship building at 178 Sams Point Road, Lady’s Island. The LWVB’s second candidate forum for
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The 2026-2027 season for recreational harvest of shellfish (clams and oysters) in South Carolina's coastal waters will open one-half hour before official sunrise on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. The recreational shellfish season will remain open through May 15, 2027, unless conditions warrant extending or shortening the season. In the event of a hurricane, major rain More than 300 children, parents, and event or pollution spill, shellfish beds may be grandparents joined the Beaufort County Library temporarily closed by the South Carolina Defor a Bluey-themed celebration of the newly partment of Environmental Services (SCDES, enhanced picture book area on Saturday, Sept. formerly SCDHEC). Harvesters should check 12 at the Beaufort Branch. Families enjoyed with SCDES to verify whether any closures photos with Bluey and Bingo, activities, and a are in effect. Closure information is available free book for each child courtesy of the Friends by calling 1-800-285-1618 or through an inof the Beaufort Library. The refreshed space teractive map on the SCDES website. SCDES was a collaborative effort between the Library will also use these resources and local newspapers throughout the year to announce temand the Friends of the Beaufort Library, who porary closures resulting from unusual rain contributed $35,000 toward new shelving, events or spills. seating, tables, and activity centers. Local and Recreational harvesting is permitted on all state leaders joining the celebration included Public Shellfish Grounds and State Shellfish State Representative Shannon Erickson, Grounds within areas of open or approved Beaufort County Council Chair Alice Howard, water quality, as noted on shellfish maps. Councilman David Bartholomew, City of Twenty Public and seven State Shellfish Beaufort Mayor Phil Cromer, Town of Port Royal Grounds are managed exclusively for recMayor Kevin Phillips, Library Trustees Kathy reational gathering. An additional 58 State Cooper and Angela Baldree, and Friends of Shellfish Grounds are managed for both recBeaufort Library president Janice Herbert. Photo reational and commercial harvest. Commercial harvest of shellfish requires a courtesy of the Friends of the Beaufort Library commercial saltwater license, mandatory harvester training, and other licenses and permits school board candidates north of the Broad depending on where the harvest will occur. River is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 13, 6 to Call the Marine Permitting Office at 843-9538:30 pm at Grace AME Chapel, 10 Holly Hall 9301 (Option 4) for additional information on Road, Lady’s Island. commercial harvesting requirements. The meeting is open to the public. For more information contact lwvbvoter@gmail.com. – Staff reports
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LowcoSports.com After being knocked to the canvas by Colleton Prep a week earlier, the Beaufort Academy football team got up swinging on Friday. The Eagles found their footing on offense and outgunned the Cross Stingrays in a 45-31 shootout at Merritt Field. Nic Shuford Jr. rushed for 164 yards and three touchdowns and went 10-for-16 passing for 117 yards with two touchdowns and an interception to lead BA to its best offensive output of the season. Shuford threw touchdown passes to Tyler Roberthom and Allen Coaxum, and Terry Dortch rushed for 91 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries for the Eagles. After a rocky start to the season, BA (2-4) takes some positive momentum into its bye week before opening SCISA Region 2-1A play at home against Holly Hill Academy on Oct. 9. If the newfound offensive prowess carries over to region play, the Eagles are well-positioned to challenge Dorchester Academy for the region title and to host a playoff game. Dolphins, Warriors, Eagles to open region play Whether you’re 5-0, like Battery Creek, or looking for your second win, like Whale Branch and Beaufort, is no longer relevant. Region play brings a clean slate and higher stakes as teams try to punch their tickets to the SCHSL’s trimmed-down playoffs. Battery Creek made its debut in the S.C. Prep Football Media Poll
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Beaufort Academy’s L.J. Lynard, left, grabs Cross’ Isaiah Wright by the jersey before finally bringing him down during the first half of their game Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, at BA’s Merritt Field. The visiting Sting Rays won the game 28-14. The Eagles’ overall record dropped to 1-5 while the Sting Rays improved to 4-1. Bob Sofaly/The Island News last week, checking in at No. 10 in Class 3A after the program’s first 5-0 start since 1980, but this week’s region opener at Academic Magnet still feels something like a mustwin if the Dolphins are really going to compete in Region 5-2A. A program-record sixth straight win to start the season would set up Battery Creek for a home showdown with Woodland on Oct. 9.
The Beaufort Eagles open Region 6-4A play at home against Bluffton, and both teams are in desperate need of a win after lopsided losses to their rivals. The Eagles (1-4) had a week off after their 4218 loss at Battery Creek, so they should be well-rested and prepared to take their best shot at a Bobcats team that followed up a disappointing non-region slate with a 57-12
drubbing by rival Hilton Head. It’s been a roller-coaster ride for Whale Branch, which blanked Barnwell for its first win one week and found itself on the wrong end of a lopsided shutout against Woodland the next. The schedule doesn’t get any easier for the Warriors, who host region favorite Hampton County on Friday. Whale Branch (1-4) will have
Friday, Sept. 25 Hilton Head Prep 22, Thomas Heyward 14 Porter-Gaud 47, John Paul II 0 HHCA 31, Colleton Prep 28 North Augusta 55, May River 19 Beaufort Academy 45, Cross Schools 31 Baptist Hill 36, Ridgeland 0 Hilton Head 57, Bluffton 12 Hanahan 28, Colleton County 3 Hampton County 34, Christ Church 20 Woodland 48, Whale Branch 0 Hardeeville 76, Burke 0 Friday, Oct. 2 Ridgeland (1-5, 0-0) at Hardeeville (3-2, 0-0), 7 p.m. Bluffton (2-4, 0-1) at Beaufort (1-4, 0-0), 7:30 p.m. Hilton Head (5-1, 1-0) at Lucy Beckham (3-2, 0-0), 7:30 p.m. May River (3-2, 0-0) at Colleton Co. (1-4, 0-0), 7:30 p.m. Battery Creek (5-0, 0-0) at Academic Magnet (4-1, 0-0), 7:30 p.m. Hampton Co. (4-2, 0-0) at Whale Branch (1-4, 0-0), 7:30 p.m. Colleton Prep (6-1) at Dorchester Academy (5-1), 7:30 p.m. John Paul II (0-5, 0-3) at Northwood Academy (4-2, 1-0), 7:30 p.m. Hilton Head Prep (1-5) at First Baptist (5-1), 7:30 p.m. Patrick Henry (4-1, 0-0) at Calhoun Academy (3-1, 1-0) 7:30 p.m. Thomas Heyward (1-5, 0-0) at Dillon Christian (4-2, 0-0), 7:30 p.m.
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Beaufort Academy’s Clara Buis does whatever it take to reach the ball and return it during the second set of the Eagles’ volleyball match against the Patrick Henry Patriots on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, at BA. The Eagles went on to win in straight sets to improve their overall record to 9-1, while the Patriots, who last week gave the Eagles their only loss so far, dropped to 3-6. Bob Sofaly/The Island News
Seth Galvin and Jhosep Valasco compete in a Jiu Jitsu match Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026, at Beaufort Brawl 8 at The Foundry in Beaufort. The event included MMA, kickboxing and jiu-jitsu competitions. Asa Aarons Smith/The Island News
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Georgia College and State University’s Kate Phillips, left, passes the ball as USC Beaufort’s Erin Barrett, center, gets blocked out by GCSU’s Kaisa Fagerstrom during the first half of their soccer match Saturday, Sept, 26, 2026, at USCB’s Fin Land Field. The visiting Wildcats went on to win over the Lady Sand Sharks 1-0. Bob Sofaly/ The Island News
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By Margit Resch Special to The Island News When was the last time you floated on cloud nine? If it’s been a while, then come to the performance of singer and actress Nicole Henry, whose captivating beauty of both voice and stage presence will carry you into the stratosphere. You think I am exaggerating? Go to her website (nicolehenry.com) and look at the countless gorgeous photographs of Nicole in different sexy outfits, dynamic poses, dramatic expressions, interesting locations. And listen to her passionate, soulful voice, her music ranging from classic and contemporary jazz, popular standards and blues to heart-wrenching originals. And then come to her concert at 5 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 11, on Fripp Island, so you can see and hear all of this in real life. In cloud nine. Nicole’s career has been nothing short of extraordinary. She has bewitched audiences in 20 countries, in cities like Tokyo, Madrid, Paris, Moscow, Shanghai; at two dozen festivals; and in almost every state in the United States. Usually she tours the world with her quartet, but she has also been a special guest of jazz and pops orchestras and big bands. No matter what, the reviews of her performances by prestigious papers and magazines are, without fail, enthusiastic praises: “A pop-soul superwoman whose every gesture and inflection conveyed confidence and mastery. She phrases with a freewheeling sense of play that never loses sight of the subject at hand.” So wrote the New York Times. The Jazz Journal raved: "Emotionally warm, stylistically elegant, musically flawless, this is contemporary jazz singing at its very best. Recommended to those who like the real thing.” And Jazz Improv explained: “Like (Billie) Holiday, Henry can stretch a phrase like taffy and land cat-like square on the beat. Impeccable pitch and a marvelous knack to draw you in to the lyric.” Nicole grew up in a musical family in Bucks County, Pa., sang in church and in school, and studied cello and ballet. She graduated from the University of Miami with a degree in Communications and Theatre,
and then launched a successful acting career. However, it’s singing that is really her passion, her calling. And she quickly became one of the jazz world's most acclaimed performers, possessing a potent combination of dynamic vocal abilities and powerful emotional resonance. Her passionate, soulful voice and heartfelt charisma have earned her numerous accolades, such as (according to her biographical notes) the “Soul Train Award” for Best Traditional Jazz Performance, “Best New Jazz Artist” by HMV Japan, “Best Solo Musician” by her hometown Miami New Times; and she was hailed as “One of Eight Black Artists Making Waves in 2024” by Symphonic Distribution. She has enjoyed five Top 10 CDs, including her latest album “Time to Love Again,” and numerous Top 20 singles. She has recorded with musical legends like Kirk Whalum, Julian Lage, John Clayton and Gerald Clayton, and she performed with the Duke Ellington Orchestra, the Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra, the Pasadena Pops and Michael Feinstein. In late 2019, Nicole returned to the theatrical stage and garnered praise for her role in the musical version of “The Bodyguard.” She portrayed Shug Avery in “The Color Purple,” Brenda in “Smokey Joe’s Cafe,” and she starred in the musical “A Wonderful World,” based on the life of Louis Armstrong. Remarkably, and much to her credit, Nicole is also a champion of many nonprofits, often as a member on the organization’s board, such as the Miami Children’s Initiative, National Public
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It’s almost time for the second annual Port Royal Plein Air Invitational, taking place Oct. 9 to 11 at The Shed and throughout the streets, waterways, marshes, and landscapes of Port Royal. For those new to the term, plein air simply means painting outdoors, directly in the landscape. The weekend begins at 5 p.m., Friday, Oct. 9, with the Welcome Reception + Friday “Uncorked” at The Shed. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 10 and 11, will bring live painting throughout Port Royal, with opportunities to meet the artists and experience the process firsthand. Saturday evening from 5 to 7 p.m., enjoy live music at The Shed featuring local bluegrass band Flatt Silly. On Sunday evening, attendees will gather for the Wet Paint Party & Finale
from 5 to 7 p.m., where the freshly completed paintings will be unveiled and available for purchase. All events take place at or around The Shed at 809 Paris Avenue in Port Royal, with painting taking place at locations throughout the community, including Cypress Wetlands, Henry Robinson Boardwalk at Battery Creek, The Sands, Traveling Buoy, Shellring Ale Works and Marker 244 at Port Royal Landing. Visiting artists include Steve Hessler of Floyd, Va.; Elizabeth Middour of Mt. Pleasant; Susan Mayfield of Salida, Colo.; Susan Trott of Charleston; June Klement of Augusta, Ga.; Susan Stone of Port Royal; Emily Scott of Beaufort; Anne McCall Wilson of Port Royal; Christopher Pursley of Port Royal; Louis Bruce of Port Royal; Lydia Balash of Louisville, Ky.; Michelle Seay of Charleston; and Haldora of Sun City.
WANT TO GO? Who: Nicole Henry What: Fripp Island Friends of Music (FIFOM) Concert Series When: 5 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 11 Where: Fripp Island Community Centre Tickets: Tickets are $30 at the door. Contact Rebecca Climer at 615-594-1552 or rebecca. climer@gmail.com; or go to frippfriendsofmusic.com for more information.
Radio, Feeding America, the Legal Defense Fund, ACLU, Planned Parenthood, and Doctors Without Borders. We would love to see you at Nicole Henry’s concert. You might consider becoming a member of Fripp Island Friends of Music (FIFOM), an organization that has been hosting internationally acclaimed musicians to perform on Fripp for 43 years. Membership gives you access to all five season concerts, plus to the wonderful post-show reception, where you can chat with the musicians while enjoying delicious hors d’oeuvres prepared fresh by Harold’s Chef Services. We are grateful for the generous sponsorship of Bill’s Liquor and Fine Wines. Sponsorship/membership helps fund both FIFOM’s great performances and its charitable Music-inthe-Schools mission. The basic FIFOM membership, only $100, has not changed. Tickets at the door are $30. Ready to join us? Text or call Rebecca Climer at 615-5941552 or email her at rebecca. climer@gmail.com; and go to frippfriendsofmusic.com for more information. See you Sunday, Oct. 11, at 5 p.m., at the Fripp Island Community Centre.
‘Into The Woods’
The Beaufort Theatre Company presents “Into The Woods” Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 2, 3 and 4 at the USCB Center For The Arts. Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s “Into the Woods” is a brilliant deconstruction of classic fairy tales that asks what happens after “happily ever after." This beloved musical weaves together timeless stories — “Cinderella,” “Jack and the Beanstalk,” “Little Red Riding Hood,” and more — with witty lyrics, lush music, and a deeper message about wishes, consequences, and community. Don't miss this spellbinding journey that's as heartfelt and funny as it is thought-provoking — a perfect night out for theatre lovers of all ages. For tickets, visit https:// centerfortheartstickets.universitytickets.com/w/. – Staff reports
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Beaufort Police sergeant arrested on assault charge Sgt. Andrew Martin was arrested in Jasper County and placed on unpaid administrative leave pending an investigation
By Delayna Earley The Island News A Beaufort Police Department sergeant has been placed on unpaid administrative leave after he was arrested in Jasper County last week on an assault and battery charge. Sgt. Andrew Martin was arrested Tuesday, Sept. 22, by the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office and charged with third-degree assault and battery. He was later released from the Jasper County Detention Center on a $1,092.50 personal recognizance bond. Details surrounding the inci-
dent that led to Martin’s arrest have not been publicly released. The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office is investigating Martin the case. Following the arrest, the Beaufort Police Department placed Martin on unpaid administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation and an internal review. “The Beaufort Police Department takes any alleged violation of law or departmental policy seri-
ously and holds its officers to the highest standards of professional conduct,” the department said in a statement. The department said the incident is being investigated by the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office and is also being reviewed internally in accordance with department policy. “As this remains an active matter, no additional information will be released at this time,” the department said. Martin is currently listed in the City of Beaufort’s staff directory as a sergeant assigned to training.
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someone new, to see an old friend, to have one drink that somehow turned into an entire night.” That description was echoed by hundreds of people who responded to the announcement Monday, sharing stories that stretched across decades. Some met their spouses there. Others played their first shows there, worked behind the bar, celebrated birthdays and homecomings or made Hemingway’s their first stop whenever they returned to Beaufort. Terry Goff Tripp said she met her husband, Jim, at Hemingway’s on April 13, 2001. Jim died Sept. 2. “I guess that 2 chapters of my life closing at once,” she wrote. Jeffrey Aivaz shared a photograph taken at Hemingway’s while he and his partner were dating in 1997. Now, nearly three decades later, the couple was traveling in Greece celebrating their 27th anniversary. “It all started at Hemingways!!!” he wrote. For others, Hemingway’s was intertwined with Beaufort’s local music scene. Musician Chris Jones said he met his wife, Katy, at Hemingway’s and played his first solo shows there 30 years ago. Walker Dean remembered Hemingway’s as the first place he played music in Beaufort, while Shark Rodeo Band called Hemingway’s a favorite place the group had the privilege of playing. The memories extended beyond late nights and live music. Hemingway’s became
Guests snap a last selfie during the final night on Monday, Sept. 28, 2026, following the announcement that Hemingway’s Bistro would be closing. Amber Hewitt/The Island News known for opening its doors on holidays, including its Orphans & Strays gatherings, which provided Thanksgiving meals and a place to spend the holiday for those who otherwise might have been alone. Commenters recalled Thanksgiving dinners, New Year’s Day collard greens and black-eyed peas, fundraisers, Water Festival celebrations and a bar that had a reputation for staying open when storms brought much of Beaufort to a standstill. Jamie Millard remembered getting Bloody Marys at Hemingway’s the morning after Hurricane Dorian, when she said it was “the only bar open on Bay!” Others remembered finding something more important than a drink inside the little basement bar. Haley Pederson said Hemingway’s was one of the first places she visited after moving from Minnesota to Beaufort for a six-month travel nursing assignment. She arrived knowing no one and said she left Beaufort with lifelong friends, all of whom she met at Hemingway’s. “A bar is really just four walls, some stools, some bottles and a sign outside,” Robinson wrote in her fare-
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF BEAUFORT IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO: 2026-DR-07-310 BERNARD D. WILSON, Plaintiff, v. HAZEL MARTINEZ, Defendant. SUMMONS TO DEFENDANT, HAZEL MARTINEZ, YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to this complaint upon the undersigned at his office, Fender Law Firm, Post Office Box 1101, Beaufort, South Carolina 29901, within thirty (30) days from the date of service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for an Order granting the relief demanded in the attached complaint.
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well. “The people are what make it matter. And because of all of you, Hemingway’s mattered.” Robinson thanked the employees who worked at Hemingway’s over the years, singling out longtime bartender Moe and former owners Lea and Andina, who she credited with carrying Hem-
Martin joined the Beaufort Police Department in October 2024 after previously working in law enforcement. At the time of his promotion to patrol sergeant in February, the department said Martin had approximately 7½ years of law enforcement experience. The department had previously recognized Martin in March 2025 following his graduation from the S.C. Criminal Justice Academy. At the time, the department said Martin would move into field training with its Patrol Division. No additional information
ingway’s for 20 years. She also reflected on her own 18 years inside the bar, pouring drinks, listening to stories and watching strangers become regulars and regulars become family. “To every single person who ever walked through our doors, thank you,” Robinson wrote. The announcement left many asking the same question: Why? Dozens of commenters asked what had happened and whether the community could do anything to keep Hemingway’s open. Others asked whether the business could be sold to someone willing to continue it. Hemingway’s had not publicly provided additional details about the circumstances surrounding the closure as of Tuesday morning. Instead, the bar invited Beaufort to do what it had
about the alleged assault or the identity of any other person involved has been released. The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office maintains records related to law enforcement incidents and states that incident reports may be requested through the agency. The case against Martin remains pending. Delayna Earley, who joined The Island News in 2022, formerly worked as a photojournalist for The Island Packet/The Beaufort Gazette, as well as newspapers in Indiana and Virginia. She can be reached at delayna.theislandnews@gmail.com.
done there for decades – come together one more time. “WHO’S READY FOR ONE LAST HURRICANE PARTY?” Hemingway’s posted Monday. The bar invited patrons to tell stories, play music, have another shot and hug their bartender before the doors closed. “We’ve partied through literal hurricanes before,” the post read. “We can damn sure throw one hell of a party for our last day.” And Beaufort said goodbye. For Robinson, however, closing the doors does not erase what happened behind them. “Thirty-two years of memories don’t disappear just because the doors close,” she wrote. “Hemingway’s will still exist every time someone says, ‘Remember that
night at Hemingway’s?’” Perhaps the simplest description of what the bar meant to the community came from one of the hundreds of people who responded to the news. “Hemingway’s is Beaufort,” Christine Marie wrote. For the people who met spouses there, found friends there, played music there, spent holidays there or simply knew there would always be a stool waiting for them, downtown Beaufort will now look a little different. “Goodnight, Hemingway’s,” Robinson wrote. “You were loved more than you’ll ever know.” Delayna Earley, who joined The Island News in 2022, formerly worked as a photojournalist for The Island Packet/The Beaufort Gazette, as well as newspapers in Indiana and Virginia. She can be reached at delayna.theislandnews@gmail.com.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES All persons having claims against the following estates, MUST file their claims on FORM #371 ES with the Probate court of Beaufort County, the address of which is 102 Ribaut Road, Beaufort, SC 29902, within eight (8) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or within one (1) year from date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such persons shall be forever barred at to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371 ES) indicating the name and address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the claim, and a description of any security as to the claim. PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
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Frederick Ray Liles Case Number: 2026ES0701083 Date of Death: 07/05/2025 Michael Ray McElveen, Sr. Case Date Number: of Death:2025ES0700943 7/30/2026 Case Number: 2026ES0701105 Alan Joel Michaelson; AKA Alan J. Michaelson Date of Death: 06/29/2025 Case DavidNumber: Frederick2025ES0700944 McMullen Date of Death: 5/20/2026 John Edward Miracle; AKA John E. Miracle Case Number: 2026ES0701099 Date of Death: 04/05/2025 Case Number: 2025ES0700932 Williemena Smalls Pope Date of Date: 3/23/2026 Raymond Carl Pettersen Case Number: 2026ES0701085 Date of Death: 06/09/2025 Case 2025ES0700929 MoriseNumber: Gregg Robinson Date of Death: 5/20/2026 Case Number: 2026ES0701081 Patricia Ann Wilson Date of Ernest Death:Ross 07/12/2025 Robert Case Date Number: of Death:2025ES0700916 7/22/2026 Case Number: 2026ES0701087 Mary Grey Boatwright Date of Death: 08/04/2025 Brenda Joyce Spitzer Case Date Number: of Death:2025ES0700963 6/16/2026 Case Number: 2026ES0701077 Francis Charles Brien; AKA Francis C. Brien Date Death: 07/11/2025 LettieofMae Stoops Case Date Number: of Death:2025ES0700946 8/8/2026 Case Number: 2026ES0701107 Arthur Andrew Emerson Date Death:Tinnerholm 07/27/2025 AKA Karen J. Tinnerholm KarenofJeanne Case Date Number: of Death:2025ES0700956 7/11/2026 Case Number: 2026ES0701071 Ervin Gene Fitzgerald Date of Death: 12/24/2024 Dorothy Powning Agnew AKA Dorothy P. Agnew Case Date Number: of Death:2025ES0700948 7/13/2026 Case Number: 2026ES0701116 Robin Raines Hoffer Date of Death: 04/27/2025 Ernesto A. Chambers, Jr. Case Date Number: of Death:2025ES0700964 7/18/2026 Case Number: 2026ES0701111 Stanley M. Lawson Date Death: LindaofAnn Green06/21/2025 Case Date Number: of Death:2025ES0700961 6/6/2026 Case Number: 2026ES0701122 Joe William Lieser Date of Death: Joanne Frances07/12/2025 Hackett Case Date Number: of Death:2025ES0700857 6/21/2026 Case Number: 2026ES0701110
Melaine S.SCSmith Beaufort, 29907 C/O PO Box 1107 McElveen Jennifer Wilson Beaufort,Ray SC McElveen, 29901 Jr. Michael C/O P.O. DRAWER 507 CatherineSC Grubell Beaufort, 29901-0507 C/O 16 William Pope Dr., Ste. 202 Bluffton, SC 29909 David S. McMullen C/O 7511 Saint Andrews Road, Ste. 3 Geraldine G. Miracle Irmo, SC 29063 C/O PO Box 5098 Hilton Head Island, SC 29938 Dondrett Pope 24 Kato Lane Cynthia K.SCHutcheson Beaufort, 29906 Christina R. Lesher C/O 10Elizabeth HospitalRobinson Center Commons, Ste. 400 Ann Hilton Head Island, Village SC 29926 C/O 17 Professional Beaufort, SC 29907 Edward Harry Tobergte C/O PO Andrew Box 7906Ross Robert Hilton Island, C/O 1501Head North StreetSC 29938 Beaufort, SC 29902 Louise Brunson C/O POSpitzer DrawerJones 1107 Sonda Beaufort, SC 29901 C/O POST OFFICE BOX 1866 Walterboro, SC 29488 Lisa Brien C/O PO Drawer 1107 Lisa K. Westbrook Beaufort, 29901 515 BatterySCCreek Beaufort, SC 29902 Clara Marie Emerson C/O POL.Box 3435 Diane Smith Bluffton, SC 29910 C/O 10 Hospital Center Commons, Suite B Hilton Head Island, SC 29926 Daniel Gene Fitzgerald 27187 Chippendale Carolyn W. Agnew, Ter. Timothy S. Agnew Salisbury, MD 21801Village C/O 17 Professional Beaufort, SC 29907 William Myers Hoffer, II C/O 2015Naomi Boundary St., Chambers #227 Nigeria Simone Beaufort, SC 29902 C/O POST OFFICE BOX 291675 Columbia, SC 29229 Melissa L. Davis C/O PO Walker Drawer 1107 Robert Beaufort, SC 29901 C/O 504 West 5th North Street Summerville, SC 29483 Matthew J. Lieser C/O 112 Executive Frances J. HackettCenter 1 Corpus Christi Place, #112 C/O P.O. BOX 22230 29928 Hilton Head Island, SC 29925
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Larry CecilEllen Millender Jennifer Harrelson Date of Death: 02/19/2025 6/17/2026 Case Number: 2025ES0700974 2026ES0701139
Janese W. Davis Michael Paul Harrelson 180 Pearl 468 PaigeDavis PointRoad Bluff Springfield,SCGA29940 31329 Seabrook,
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Suzanne Rekate PostIII Harry Gordon Kirby, Date of Death: 07/21/2025 7/31/2026 Case Number: 2025ES0700962 2026ES0701113
R. Willis Post Marie P. Pearson C/O P.O. 17 Professional BOX 882 Village Beaufort,SCSC29910 29907 Bluffton,
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Kelly Sullivan HelenLynn Rowland Martin Date of Death: 07/21/2025 8/2/2026 Case Number: 2025ES0700954 2026ES0701127
James R.F. Holland Jaclyn Borja PO Box C/O P.O. BOX7906 3851 Hilton Head Island, SC 29938 Bluffton, SC 29910
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James Franklin Willard AKA Mary Ann McKoane Mary Ann Ina McKoane Date of Death: 07/02/2025 7/23/2026 Case Number: 2025ES0700957 2026ES0701129
Deborah F. Kopp Brian Anderson PO Drawer 1023 C/O P.O. BOX 7906 Beaufort, 29901 SC 29928 Hilton HeadSCIsland,
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Warren Mark Story C/O P.O. BOX 1107 Beaufort, SC 29901
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Paul Marshal Glick Date of Date: 8/19/2026 Case Number: 2026ES0701095
Antonia Sears Glick C/O P.O. BOX 22512 Hilton Head Island, SC 29925
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Anthony Paul Weare Date of Death: 5/4/2026 Case Number: 2026ES0700766
Harley D. Ruff C/O 17 Professional Village Beaufort, SC 29907
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William G. Glickman Date of Death: 8/19/2026 Case Number: 2026ES0701100
Scott W. Griswold C/O P.O. BOX 21668 Hilton Head Island, SC 29925
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Sarah Anne Wells AKA Sarah Ann Wells Date of Death: 5/28/2026 Case Number: 2026ES0701115
Norbert Mixon C/O P.O. BOX 22230 Hilton Head Island, SC 29925
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Ardith Holzmacher Date of Death: 7/25/2026
James Robert Holzmacher C/O 17 Professional Village
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Glen Williams Date of Death: 4/8/2026 Case Number: 2026ES0701142
Kathryn E. Williams C/O 811 Craven Street Beaufort, SC 29902
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Joseph FrankAnderson Anastasia Jane Neale 05/17/2025 Date of Death: 7/8/2026 2025ES0700899 Case Number: 2026ES0701042
Elisa O’Connor William Meades Anderson, III 16 William C/O POST OFFICEPope BOX Drive, 3885 Ste. 202 29909 Bluffton, SC 29910
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Jerry Joseph Dittle Charles Thomas Benton Date of Death: 8/4/2026 03/01/2025 2025ES0700903 Case Number: 2026ES0701028
Lori R.Benton Cullen Carol C/O P.O. 16 William Pope Drive, Ste. 202 BOX 3435 29909 Bluffton, SC 29910
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Marguerite AnneJones Ford Briggs Howard 07/01/2025 Date of Death: 5/24/2026 Case Number: 2026ES0700795 2025ES0700906
Michael Ralph Catherine JonesFord Schmidt PO Box C/O P.O. BOX5098 5098 Hilton Head Island, SC 29938
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Anna Maria La Haije Sandra FayeWilhelmina Moss 07/21/2025 Date of Death: 12/19/2025 2025ES0700892 Case Number: 2026ES0700722
HelmaF. Franisca Scott Moss Cap 17 Brams 118 FoxcroftPoint RoadRd. HiltonHartford, Head Island, SC 29926 West CT 06119
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Rita Marie O’Brien William Burton Rodgers 07/25/2025 Date of Death: 7/10/2026 2025ES0700913 Case Number: 2026ES0701049
John M. O’Brien, Margrett WinifredJr.Rodgers C/OBoulters PO Drawer 125 Lock1107 Rd. Beaufort SC 29901 Irmo, SC 29063
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MarilynRosenthal Kolbe Olsen Diane 05/30/2025 Date of Death: 7/24/2026 2025ES0700733 Case Number: 2026ES0701047
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Andrew Gerard Schiavone, III Date of Death: 06/09/2025 Case Number: Joan Vaupel 2025ES0700751 Date of Death: 8/10/2026 Ronald Gene Tune Case Number: 2026ES0701020 Date of Death: 06/30/2025 Case Number: 2025ES0700914 Olive H. Warrenfeltz Date of Death: 6/13/2026 Melva Jean Shelton Wheeler Case Number: 2026ES0701050 Date of Death: 07/16/2025 Case Number: Philip Spigener2025ES0700893 Watson, Jr. Date of Death: 6/18/2026 Charles Fain Williams Case Number: 2026ES0700880 Date of Death: 07/23/2025 Case Number: 2025ES0700889 Randall W. White Date of Death: 6/30/2026 Donald Simeon2026ES0701032 Zuidema; AKA Donald S. Zuidema Case Number: Date of Death: 04/29/2025 Case Number: 2025ES0700904 Kenneth Arthur Wright Date of Death: 7/4/2026 Patricia Francis2026ES0701057 Crocco Case Number: Date of Death: 07/29/2025 Case Number: 2025ES0700931 Emma Jane Bobbitt Date of Death: 8/20/2026 Charles Oliver Golson III Case Number: 2026ES0701078 Date of Death: 09/28/2024 Case Number: 2024ES0701357 Karen Marie Brundage Date of Death: 7/26/2026 Gladys Kline Legare Case Number: 2026ES0701106 Date of Death: 04/27/2025 Case Number: 2025ES0700933 Arlene A. Erbacher Date of Death: 2/15/2026 Case Number: 2026ES0701080
ConnieRosenthal L. Olsen Elissa 112 Executive Center C/O POST OFFICE BOX 3851 1 Corpus Christi Place, #112 Bluffton, SC 29910 Hilton Head Island, SC 29928 V. Alex Dorobantu Brenda Little C/O 1110 Pocket 5911 TrentPick Jones WayPlantation Dr. Ste. A Beaufort,GA SC 30038 29902 Lithonia, Linda M. Stokes LaceyTreat Michelle 5856 WalkGodec Drive C/O PO Drawer 1023 Lithonia, GA 30038 Beaufort, SC 29901 Cherita Stokes Watson 3675 Harvest Drive Melissa M.GASchiavone Decatur, 30034 C/O PO Drawer 1107 Beaufort,Hanusiewicz SC 29901 William C/O P.O. BOX 2358 Rodney A.SCSchaake Beaufort, 29901 C/O PO Box 22230 Hilton Head Island, SC 29925 Colleen W. Bible 8 Brickyard Hills Drive Teresa Lynn Anthony Beaufort, SC 29907 C/O PO Box 7906 Hilton Head Island, SC 29938 Christine E. Watson C/O 508 Hampton Street, Suite 201 Laura Ann SC Richardson Columbia, 29201 2662 Broad Street Beaufort, SC 29902 Dianne J. White C/O P.O. BOX 3435 MarianneSCZuidema Bluffton, 29910 C/O 3404 Salterbeck Street, Ste. 204 Mt. Pleasant, Susan Geist SC 29466 C/O P.O. DRAWER 1107 John F. Crocco Beaufort, SC 29901 PO Box 118 Southport, CT 06890 David H. Bobbitt C/O POST OFFICE DRAWER 14 NancyHead L. Golson Hilton Island, SC 29938 C/O 16 William Pope Dr., Ste. 202 Bluffton, SCEdward 29909 Pluss Krisstoffer 316 Kinsler Road Charisse Parker Blythewood, SC 29016 C/O PO Box 2478 Beaufort,Glesias SC 29901-2478 Darlayne C/O 17 Professional Village Beaufort, SC 29907
Herman Anthony Erbacher Date of Death: 8/6/2026 Case Number: 2026ES0701079
RobertStokes, A. Parham, Henry Sr. Jr. Date of Death: 3/26/2026 07/09/2025 2025ES0700912 Case Number: 2026ES0701052 William M. Roberson, Jr. Date of Death: 05/20/2025 Case Number: 2025ES0700645
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Attendees can get the festival started by exploring the wares made by talented artisans at the Art & Crafts Market, which opens Friday at noon and runs until 6 p.m. Then, while they eat shrimp, festival-goers can enjoy live musical performances by Anna Barnes at 5:15 p.m., and The Reflex, a Duran Duran tribute band, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday’s events begin with with the iconic Run Forrest Run 5K at 8 a.m., the first race in the Beaufort Triple Crown. Runners will cross the Woods Memorial Bridge, featured in the movie Forrest Gump, and can snap photos with a Forrest
Gump impersonator at the start and finish line. The Woods Memorial Bridge will be closed to traffic for a short time during the race. Also taking place on Saturday is the Shrimp Showdown, a partnership between the City of Beaufort and the Beaufort Area Hospitality Association (BAHA). Local restaurants at the festival will put their best shrimp dishes to the test, with judges casting their votes Saturday morning. The winner of Beaufort’s Shrimp Showdown will be announced Saturday afternoon. The festival this year, appropriately, coincides with the beginning of BAHA’s “Only From Our Waters” endeavor. According to BAHA Executive Director Ashlee Houck, area restaurants that
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from page A1 County Council. Andersen has worked in the federal government and the Beaufort County Auditor’s Office and currently works in accounting. He said that experience has shaped his approach to financial oversight and government accountability. Gerson, 74, is a retired attorney who spent 35 years in workers’ compensation law in California, including 14 years as a litigation manager. She moved to Sun City Hilton Head in 2022 and currently serves as president of Democrats of Sun City. Hower, 36, lives in Okatie and works as a product owner for RT Specialty. He served eight years in the Army National Guard, including service in Afghanistan, and has about 10 years of experience in information technology project and resource management. He is president of the Malind Bluff HOA Board and is seeking elected office for the first time. Growth should come with infrastructure All four candidates said development should be more closely tied to the county’s ability to provide the infrastructure and services needed to support it. Bartholomew said the order needs to be flipped so roads, drainage and public safety capacity come before new demand rather than following development years later. He supports considering approved but not yet constructed development when evaluating traffic and stormwater impacts and tying phases of larger developments to completion of infrastructure improvements. He also said impact fees should remain current and reflect development’s share of infrastructure costs. Andersen similarly called for considering the cumulative effects of development rather than evaluating projects in isolation. He supports more extensive infrastructure analysis for major projects, including existing capacity, projected demand, necessary improvements, who will pay for them and when they will be completed. He also supports exploring a concurrency or adequate-public-facilities approach that could tie development approvals, phasing or occupancy to infrastructure capacity. Andersen proposed creating a centralized public development portal where residents could track major projects from application through construction. Gerson said the county should more consistently follow its 2040 Comprehensive Plan when considering land-use and rezoning decisions. She supports requiring a plain-language analysis of the effects major rezonings and development agreements could have on roads, stormwater, emergency services and schools. She also called for regularly reviewing impact fees, strengthening stormwater standards and avoiding intense development in floodprone and low-lying areas. Hower proposed a "concurrency framework" that would tie development approvals to verified infra-
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have agreed to sell only local shrimp (as well as only American shrimp) will sport an “Only From Our Waters” decal. “You’re going to start seeing decals shortly,” Houck said. “I’m in the process of getting them out and people are getting them up.” The idea for the program began with a discussion in March 2025, when other Lowcountry restaurants-goers, particularly in Charleston, were dealing with restaurants selling foreign shrimp marketed as local. “We had a discussion about collectively bringing everyone together and showcasing a local product,” Houck said. “No fighting, no disconnect, no blame.” After educating themselves about seafood and how it is supplied, they came up with the sticker program.
structure capacity. Under his proposal, roads, schools, water systems and emergency services needed to support a project would either have to exist or be funded and scheduled for construction before development moves forward. He also expressed concern about rezoning rural land for higher-density development outside the framework of the Comprehensive Plan. Different approaches to transportation tax The proposed 1% transportation sales tax voters will consider Nov. 3 produced some of the clearest differences among the candidates. The ballot proposal could collect up to $780 million over nine years for intersection and safety improvements, road widening, resurfacing and dirt-road paving. Bartholomew declined to take a position for or against the referendum, saying that as a sitting council member, he did not believe it was appropriate to use his office to campaign on a question that voters will decide. Regardless of the outcome, Bartholomew said the county needs to complete transportation projects on time and within budget. He suggested bringing more engineers in-house for simpler projects and reviews of consultant plans, as well as considering incentives for early project completion. Andersen said the referendum addresses real transportation needs but expressed "serious concerns" about whether the current proposal is sufficiently focused. He said he would prefer a more targeted program emphasizing projects that most directly affect safety, congestion, emergency response and evacuation. He also questioned creating additional long-term maintenance obligations through dirt-road paving when heavily traveled roads and intersections have unmet needs. Regardless of the referendum’s outcome, Andersen called for a prioritized capital plan, more aggressive pursuit of state and federal funding and a centralized system allowing residents to track transportation project budgets, schedules and progress. Gerson said she could not support the referendum without a clearer commitment to project management, public reporting, intergovernmental coordination and oversight. She also said residents deserve a full accounting of projects promised under the 2018 transportation sales tax before being asked to approve another. Regardless of the outcome, Gerson said the county should prioritize safety and intersection improvements, seek state and federal matching funds and grants, require development to contribute toward the road improvements it necessitates and coordinate with municipalities and the S.C. Department of Transportation. Hower did not give a direct yesor-no position on the referendum but expressed reservations about placing a heavy emphasis on road widening. He said targeted intersection improvements and other capacity enhancements can provide greater benefits at lower costs and in shorter timeframes. Hower also called for dedicated county grant-writing staff to pursue additional state and federal transportation money.
More than 25 restaurants locally will take part in the program. Outside of the cost of shrimp, there is no additional cost to the businesses. Houck said some local restaurants have committed to selling a wild-caught local shrimp product, while some have committed to simply selling a verified American product for now while the local shrimp industry rebuilds. And some others, a small minority, will continue to sell the farm-raised foreign products they sell now. Houck said the goal isn’t to hurt businesses. “But I want honesty,” Houck said, adding it will soon be the law, “and I want to support American jobs and our working waterfronts.” Kids Corner runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., featuring a HIS Radio photo booth, face painting and a comedy stunt
Housing approaches differ The candidates agreed housing affordability affects Beaufort County’s ability to retain teachers, first responders, health care workers and other members of the local workforce, but differed in how county government should respond. Bartholomew said zoning, permitting delays and design standards can add to the cost of housing. He supports streamlining permitting and reducing the time and cost associated with by-right development while continuing the county’s focus on home ownership. Andersen advocated a more limited, market-oriented role for county government. He supports reviewing regulations that may unnecessarily increase housing costs, including permitting delays, parking requirements, minimum lot sizes and restrictions on accessory dwelling units, duplexes, townhomes and smaller homes. He opposes using taxpayer money to subsidize private housing development and said the county should focus more on housing diversity rather than simply increasing the number of units. Gerson favors a more active county role, including zoning that allows workforce housing near jobs, schools and existing infrastructure. She supports incentives including density bonuses, reduced or deferred fees and faster review for projects containing housing affordable to working households, along with deed restrictions intended to preserve affordability. She also supports evaluating county-owned property for workforce housing and continuing the county’s participation in the regional housing trust. Hower said workforce housing should be considered in areas where existing infrastructure can accommodate additional density. He supports zoning and density incentives, partnerships with developers and greater use of state and federal housing programs, but said he does not support broadly rezoning rural property for high-density residential development as a housing solution. Where the money should go Public safety and infrastructure emerged as common spending priorities, while several candidates also called for greater scrutiny of outside consultants and capital projects. Bartholomew said the county should prioritize completing projects that have been underway for years and addressing deferred maintenance at county facilities. He also said he has scrutinized consultant contracts and believes county employees may be capable of performing some work currently outsourced. Andersen identified public safety, infrastructure and maintenance of existing county facilities as his top spending priorities. He also said employee retention should receive attention where turnover is costing the county experienced workers. He called for closer scrutiny of discretionary spending, outside contracts and the long-term operating and maintenance costs associated with major capital projects. "If a program or expenditure cannot show a clear public benefit, it deserves a harder look," Andersen wrote.
show. Live entertainment on Saturday includes Peach Patrol at 11:15 a.m., the Parris Island Marine Corps Band at 12:30 p.m., and Willie Jackson & The Tybee Blues Band at 2:15 p.m. The Art & Crafts Market will also be open Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. And of course, at 2 p.m., the 17th Annual Charity Shrimp Race, presented by the Sea Island Rotary Club, takes place. Participants have a chance to compete for a grand prize of $30,000. Shrimp for the race are available for purchase through Sea Island Rotary. Food vendors at this year’s fesival include Sea Eagle Market, Mother Smokin’ Good, Gloria’s Filipino Food, Belly Full by Tyger, Panna E Cioccolata, Piece of Yard and Abroad, Food Savvy, The Island Fudge Shoppe, Kona
Gerson listed roads, drainage and stormwater infrastructure, public safety staffing and facilities, workforce housing and competitive employee compensation among her priorities. She said major capital projects, cost overruns and delays, consultant contracts and projects promised through the 2018 transportation sales tax deserve closer scrutiny. Hower identified public safety, infrastructure and the staffing necessary to manage growth as priorities. He proposed hiring dedicated grant writers, evaluating infrastructure spending based on return on investment and expanding auditing across county departments. Common ground on independent oversight The candidates found considerable common ground when asked how Beaufort County could strengthen its whistleblower program and rebuild public trust. Bartholomew favors using an outside company to receive and triage complaints, followed by a separate county office or department responsible for investigations when necessary. He said that office could conduct internal audits when it is not investigating complaints and should report to County Council to maintain independence from the administration. Andersen supports an integrity function with enough independence to receive and track complaints without becoming involved in day-to-day management. He said employees should have confidential and anonymous reporting options and that serious allegations involving senior management, elected officials, public money or retaliation should have a defined path to an outside investigator. He also supports regular anonymized reports showing how many complaints were received, how they were categorized and how long they took to resolve. Gerson supports an independent integrity function reporting to County Council rather than the county administrator. She said it should have a defined budget, access to records and investigative authority, along with protections against retaliation and annual public reporting. Hower also supports an independent integrity officer with authority to receive complaints, conduct investigations and publish findings. He called for stronger whistleblower protections and expanded operational audits of county departments and major contracts. Transparency and the role of council All four candidates said public business should generally be conducted in public and executive sessions limited to purposes permitted under state law. Bartholomew called for consistent compliance with Freedom of Information Act deadlines, proactive posting of frequently requested documents and earlier publication of meeting materials. Andersen said the county should operate with a "presumption of openness" and go beyond simply meeting the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act. Among his proposals is creating a searchable public archive of elected officials’ official communications after they leave office, subject to legal exemptions.
Ice, Meg’s Sweet Treats, Palmetto Kettle Corn, King of Pops, and Tasty Creations by Teen Challenge. Sutton said organizers would know easily if this year’s festival, expected to draw between 8,000 and 12,000 people, is a success. Admission is free, tickets used to buy food are $1 each. For more information, schedules, and vendor details, visit: https://beaufortshrimpfestival.com/. Editor’s note: Mike McCombs, the author of this article, is a judge for Saturday’s Shrimp Showdown, a partnership between the City of Beaufort and the Beaufort Area Hospitality Association (BAHA). Mike McCombs is the editor of The Island News and can be reached at TheIslandNews@gmail.com.
He also said residents should be able to easily see what major proposals will cost, what alternatives were considered, committee recommendations and how council members voted. Gerson said meeting packets should be posted well in advance, public records requests should be answered promptly and commonly requested records should be available online. She also pledged to hold community meetings in District 5 and explain major votes to residents. Hower called for proactive publication of contracts, budget amendments, major development agreements and audit findings. He also said residents should have opportunities to participate earlier in the decision-making process. The candidates also agreed individual council members should not manage county employees or dayto-day operations. Andersen said council should set policy, control the budget and hold the county administrator accountable while avoiding direct management of departments or employees. "Council should not micromanage the organization, but it also should not be afraid to exercise the authority voters gave it when something is not working," he wrote. Looking ahead Bartholomew said his legal background helps him closely examine matters before council and ask questions before voting. His District 2 priorities include more parks and amenities on Lady’s Island, road and drainage improvements that keep pace with growth and completing projects the county has already promised. Andersen said his priorities for District 4 include traffic, drainage, public safety and preserving the area’s character. Countywide, he said he wants greater discipline surrounding growth, stronger financial oversight and easier public access to information about government decisions. "I am not coming to Council because I think government needs more slogans," Andersen wrote. "It needs better questions, clearer priorities, more accountability for the decisions it makes, and someone who won’t fold in the face of special-interest pressure." Gerson described her priorities as "smart growth, sound governance and strong communities." For District 5, she highlighted progress on U.S. 278, S.C. 170 and S.C. 46, protecting neighborhoods from flooding and overdevelopment and remaining accessible to residents. Hower listed tying development approvals to infrastructure capacity, pursuing additional state and federal funding, changing transportation investment strategies, strengthening county auditing and protecting rural and environmentally sensitive areas among his priorities. Complete questionnaire responses from all four candidates will be published online at The Island News website. Delayna Earley, who joined The Island News in 2022, formerly worked as a photojournalist for The Island Packet/The Beaufort Gazette, as well as newspapers in Indiana and Virginia. She can be reached at delayna.theislandnews@gmail.com.
HEALTH
What to expect during your first mammogram
Special to The Island News If you recently turned 40 or learned you’re at high risk of breast cancer, you may be on track to schedule your first mammogram. "Mammograms are the gold standard for detecting breast cancer early, when we have more options for treatment," says Dr. Evan J. Wolff, a board-certified radiologist at Beaufort Memorial who is fellowship-trained in breast radiology, Women should start annual screening mammograms at age 40. However, your genetics, family history and other risk factors may prompt your primary care or women’s health provider to recommend mammograms at a younger age. A mammogram is an X-ray that takes detailed pictures of breast tissue. 3D mammography, also called digital breast tomosynthesis, takes X-rays from multiple angles. A computer combines these X-rays to create a 3D image that gives the radiologist a clear, highly detailed view of your breasts.
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In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Beaufort Memorial is offering the opportunity to purchase 3D screening mammograms for $99 now through Oct. 31. Vouchers for the mammograms can be purchased online at BeaufortMemorial.org/SaveOnMammos. Patients who wish to purchase a $99 screening mammogram should: • Visit BeaufortMemorial.org/SaveOnMammos and select a service and preferred location (Beaufort, Okatie or Hilton Head Island) between now and Oct. 31. • Pay online with a major credit card, debit card, FSA or HSA card and receive a voucher.
"These higher-resolution images may reduce the chances you get called back for a repeat mammogram," Dr. Wolff says. "They can also lower the likelihood of false positives, which are results that suggest you have an issue when you do not." Prepare for your first mammogram Most private insurance plans cover screening mammograms for women age 40 and older, and you do not need a doctor’s referral to have one. However, if you’ve noticed something unusual, such as pain, discomfort, leakage or a lump, discuss these symp-
toms with your healthcare provider before making your mammogram appointment. He or she may want the mammography technologist to pay special attention to certain areas. You may also want to schedule your mammogram for the week after your period. Your breasts will be compressed during the screening, and they may be tender the week before your period. On the day of your appointment, do not wear deodorant or lotion under your arms or on your breasts. These products can appear as white spots, and your radiologist (the specialist who reads and interprets
• Visit BeaufortMemorial.org/MammoAppointment or call 843-522-5015 to schedule your screening any time in the next six months. • Present the voucher at the time of the appointment.
the images) may think they ful, but you may experience are calcifications (signs of mild discomfort when your breast cancer or other breast breast is compressed. conditions). As the technologist takes X-ray images, he or she will The day of your reposition the breast to take mammogram pictures from a different anYou’ll be asked to undress gle and then repeat the profrom the waist up and wear cedure on the other breast. a robe or gown, so wear a If your health care providtwo-piece outfit rather than er expressed concern about a a dress. The technologist particular area of the breast, will position your breast on the technologist might take a platform. A plate will com- more images of that area. press the breast while the machine captures the best What happens next? possible image. In general, You will be provided with mammograms are not pain- same-day results. After your
screening, the radiologist will read your mammogram while you wait in the dressing room. Your results will be sent to your primary care or women’s health provider. Your results may also reveal that you have dense breasts, which means you have more glandular and fibrous breast tissue than fatty breast tissue. Breast density increases a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer, and South Carolina law requires health care facilities to notify women if they have dense breasts. Your provider may recommend additional imaging, such as automated breast ultrasound. In many cases, mammogram results are normal. For women who get called back for additional testing (which is fairly common), less than 1 in 10 are diagnosed with cancer, according to the American Cancer Society. After your first mammogram, you should continue your monthly self-breast exams and schedule your next screening mammogram for the following year.
Beaufort Memorial welcomes gastroenterologist
Special to The Island News and complex GI Beaufort Memorial has expandprocedures, treated access to gastroenterology ing common concare in the Lowcountry by adding ditions affecting board-certified, fellowship-trained the esophagus, cospecialist Dr. Patrick Lazarczyk, in lon and stomach early September. while helping paDr. Patrick Board-certified in internal med- Lazarczyk tients prevent and icine and board-eligible in gastromanage acute and enterology, he performs routine chronic GI disease.
The Chicago native grew up around medicine, and shadowed several gastroenterologists before earning his medical degree from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed an internal medicine residency in 2023 at Ascension Providence Hospital (now Henry Ford Providence Southfield) in
Southfield, Mich., where he also completed his gastroenterology fellowship in 2026. “I enjoy building connections with my patients, and I care for them as I would my own family,” Dr. Lazarczyk said. “I want to educate and reassure them the way I would want to treat my own loved ones.”
Outside of medicine, Dr. Lazarczyk is an avid sports fan who enjoys hockey, baseball, soccer and golf. He’s also a passionate traveler and has traveled extensively through Europe. To schedule an appointment with Dr. Lazarczyk or any of the practice providers, call 843-770-4588.
Battle of the Buzz: Teens and energy drinks
Special to The Island News Whether they’re trying to stay awake for studying, early-morning sports practices or keeping up with busy schedules, more teens are reaching toward energy drinks as a quick boost during their day. Johns Hopkins Medicine shared that recent studies show almost one in three teens aged 12 to 17 drink energy drinks regularly. “While many teens may view these beverages as a harmless way to stay alert and energized, they often contain more caffeine than a young person’s developing body can handle,” says Dr. Joseph DiMaria, a board-certified family medicine physician who sees adult and adolescent patients at Lowcountry Medical Group Primary Care. “Many adolescents don’t realize that even just one energy drink can contain more caffeine than the recommended daily limit for their age group.” Are energy drinks bad for teens? The American Academy of Pediatrics advises that energy drinks are not appropriate for children and teens due to their high caffeine content and potential health effects. Energy drinks can cause: • Increased heart rate and blood pressure • Sleep pattern disruption and insomnia • Anxiety, nervousness
is needed to achieve the same effect. Caffeine withdrawal symptoms may include: • Headaches • Fatigue • Irritability
and mood changes • Headaches • Dizziness • Caffeine dependence and withdrawal symptoms • Increased risk of both obesity and tooth decay from excessive sugar intake.
Behavioral health concerns: Research from the NIH has identified associations between energy drink consumption and higher rates of tobacco, alcohol and other substance use among adolescents. While this does not mean that energy drinks directly cause these behaviors, the relationship has been observed consistently in multiple studies.
Some experts suggest limiting adolescents to no more than 100 milligrams of caffeine per day. Many popular energy drinks contain between 100 and 300 milligrams in a single serving, with some exceeding the daily recommended limit several times over. Why are energy drinks more dangerous for adolescents? Adolescents may be more susceptible to the effects of caffeine, particularly on sleep, heart rate, blood pressure and anxiety. Teens also require more sleep than adults do. When caffeine intake interferes with regular, healthy sleep patterns, it can impact learning, memory, emotional regulation and mood, athletic and academic performance and overall health. A teen may consume energy drinks because they’re tired, but caffeine can delay sleep and reduce sleep quality, leading to increased fatigue the following day and possibly contributing to chronic sleep deprivation and caffeine dependence.
Short-term effects of energy drinks on teens Sleep problems: Even occasional energy drink consumption can make it harder for teens to fall asleep and stay asleep. Heart-related symptoms: Teens may experience: • Rapid heartbeat and palpitations • Elevated blood pressure • Heart rhythm disturbances (also known as arrhythmias)
Sugar crash: Many energy drinks contain lots of added sugars. The result can be a temporary energy spike followed by a crash, which can make teens feel more tired than before.
Long-term health effects of energy drinks Poor sleep and academic performance: Sleep is essential for brain development, learning, memory and emotional health. Repeated sleep disruption can affect these processMental and emotional efes as well as concentrafects: High caffeine intake tion, decision-making and has been linked to: school performance. • Anxiety Increased cardiovas• Mood swings cular risk: Regular ex• Irritability posure to high levels of • Increased stress caffeine can add stress to • Restlessness and jitteriness the cardiovascular system.
The National Institute of Health has associated excessive energy drink consumption with increased blood pressure, heart palpitations and abnormal heart rhythms. Weight gain and metabolic concerns: Many energy drinks contain high levels of added sugar. Over time, this excessive sugar intake may increase the risk of: • Obesity • Insulin resistance • Tooth decay and gum disease • Inflammation • Cardiovascular disease risk factors Caffeine dependence: Regularly consuming energy drinks can lead to tolerance — more caffeine
Are sugar-free energy drinks a better choice? While sugar-free energy drinks eliminate the added sugar found in many traditional energy drinks, they can still contain high amounts of caffeine and other stimulants. “Removing the sugar doesn’t remove the primary concern for teens,” says DiMaria. “The caffeine and other stimulants can still affect sleep, heart rate, blood pressure and anxiety, regardless of whether or not the drink contains sugar.” Teens who develop chest pain, fainting, severe or persistent palpitations, significant shortness of breath, confusion or seizures after consuming an energy drink should receive prompt medical evaluation. OCTOBER 1–7, 2026
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My father never mentioned these things
t is Friday, early, and it is cold this morning. Yes, I said, “cold”; not “brisk” or “cool.” This morning I have my coffee and a print-out from my laptop-generated Artificial Intelligence. Several days ago I asked AI where my father served during the Korean War. I knew he was with a medical unit — maybe a mobile army surgical hospital — but I didn’t know where. My mother had told me about cuff links she sent to Dad that had been “captured” when the Chinese made their appearance. Years later I also met a TAC officer (at The Citadel) who told me about father when they were both arrived in Pusan. But I didn’t know much. So I asked AI, “Where did Captain Charles D. Graber serve during the Korean War?” AI took about 30 seconds to tell me that he was attached, as a bacteriologist, to the 8228th Army
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Unit stationed at the massive Geoje-do POW Camp on Koje Island — an island that came with 150,000 Chinese and North Korean prisoners of war. “While he was attached to the military hospital Graber worked directly on controlling a massive epidemic of bacillary dysentery and the salmonella outbreaks in the camps. His intensive laboratory work evaluated how these infectious strains responded to early antibiotics like sulfadiazine, chloramphenicol and streptomycin.” As I read this AI report, I remembered terms — Shigella, Salmonella, Aureomycin and Terramycin
o many things make sense to me now. So many things that have made zero sense in the time spanning both Trump administrations. But now I get it. He simply does not care. About anything. I am hesitant to concede much credit to conservative author and commentator Tucker Carlson, but an excerpt I saw recently from an interview he gave to National Public Radio’s show Newsmakers offers needed revelation. When NPR’s Steve Inskeep asked Carlson about his concerns over the ill-conceived and worse-managed (in my opinion) war with Iran, Carlson divulged he had shared his views with the president and got an unexpected response. “I said to (President Donald) Trump, you know, four days before the war started, if you do this, you know, the United States will be kicked out of the Gulf. The American Empire will begin to collapse. Your legacy will be destroyed, along with party. And a lot of people are going to die,” Carlson said. Trump’s reply? According to Carlson, “He looked at me and said, ‘Yes,
— that I frequently heard as a child and later, when I would “streak” plates in his laboratory. While my father was doing his study of Shigella and Salmonella on Koje Island General Douglas MacArthur — the Supreme Commander of all UN troops in Korean was riding high. He had successfully trapped a big part of the North Korean Army with his landing at Inchon; and the 8th U.S. Army together with the X Corps were working their way up the Peninsula towards the Yalu River. By October, 1950, the drive was going well as UN Forces captured Pyongyang, McArthur telling his commanders to “drive forward with all speed and full utilization of their forces.” But as allied forces neared the Yalu River (and the Chinese border) there was worry in Washington that McArthur’s advance would provoke the Chinese to enter the war. Truman,
concerned, issued a statement that “We have never at any time entertained any intention to carry the hostilities into China, so far as the United States is concerned.” (American Caesar, William Manchester, 1978) And there were other worrisome signs — a South Korean unit approaching the Yalu was almost wiped out by “troops that seemed to come from nowhere;” and a “unit of the 1st Calvary found itself in a firefight with Chinese riflemen who, “abruptly broke off action and faded into the hills.” By November, McArthur, himself, said it was impossible to “appraise the actualities of Chinese Communist intervention” but thought there were many logical reasons against it. Then, on the spur on the moment, McArthur decided to fly the length of the Yalu and see what was happening on the river’s north bank.
McArthur’s aerial tour encountered neither flak nor enemy aircraft. In fact, “they saw nothing except a dismal, glazed, empty landscape …” Lin Piao’s camouflaged Chinese had already crossed the Yalu, completely undetected, and now more than 300,000 Chinese troops occupied the heights between the 8th Army and X Corps. Suddenly McArthur, the man who had beaten the Imperial Japanese Army; who had liberated the Philippines and saved Australia was being driven back down the peninsula by the Communist infantry — maybe a million of these lightly armed men in quilted, tan-colored jackets with no insignia. For President Harry Truman and the Pentagon this disaster belonged entirely to McArthur and was the final act of a man who had been favorably compared with Caesar and his conquests. Truman “relieved” him
and directed he board the first flight out of Seoul with a brief stop in Tokyo to gather up his family. Back on Koje Island Captain Charles David Graber was finishing up his study — “Bacteriologic Studies in an Epidemic of Baccillary Dysentery in Korea” that, according to my AI printout, “saved countless military and civilian lives.” My father never mentioned this study; nor his World War II discovery that American combat jackets contained gas gangrene bacilli (at the Battle of Attu Island) that often led to lethal infections. After Korea, my father tried his best to develop my uneven, unpredictable (tennis) backhand; and to get me into medical school. He failed in both of these efforts. Scott Graber is a lawyer, novelist, veteran columnist and longtime resident of Port Royal. He can be reached at cscottgraber@gmail.com.
Our nihilist-in-chief TERRY MANNING
you're right. But in the end, we all die anyway, so it doesn't matter.’ That's exactly what he said. ‘In the end, we all die anyway.’ And I said to him, shocked, ‘But what about our kids, and our grandkids, and our country?’ And he goes, ‘Ugh!” For clarification, Trump’s “ugh” as Carlson uttered it was not a sign of repulsion, but of dismissal. You know that sound. It’s the same sound Trump supporters make when you confront them with the numbers that show how badly he’s run the country’s economy into the ground. Or how miserably he’s squandered decades of diplomatic efforts to keep America at the high end of the world order. “Ugh! There you go again with your facts and logic! You must be some kinda libtard! Kyuk kyuk kyuk!”
But seriously, “We all die anyway” is not a message I want to hear from the leader of the nation I call home. It's not a mindset I want from someone who has access to the nuclear codes. Carlson never uses the words nihilist or nihilism in the interview, but what else can be gathered from what he says? Merriam-Webster defines nihilism as “a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless.” A nihilist is “an advocate of nihilism.” A president who’s a nihilist might do things that reflect their belief nothing he (or she) does matters in the long run. Things such as appointing a vaccine opponent Secretary of Health and Human Services. Or watching idly as that secretary oversees rollbacks of regulations and oversight that have kept our air, water and food supplies safe and prevented the outbreak of widespread illness. Or appointing a businesswoman as Secretary of Education whose fortune came from professional wrestling with the singular mandate of eliminating her department. Or mocking the faith of the
“But a person who believes there is nothing worth caring about in this life and nothing worth worrying about when this life is ended won’t care one whit about making his life a mad pursuit of filthy lucre and consigning the rest of us to a living hell.” people who follow him who call themselves Christians by pretending to share that faith. Or destroying alliances with our nation’s allies while pursuing buddy deals with authoritarians that benefit his and his children’s fortunes. Or building a private police force to stomp all over the civil liberties of immigrants to this country — and a frightening number of brown-skinned citizens, too. Or slapping his name on every hallowed piece of concrete in our nation’s capital in hopes we won’t have the stomach to pay to have it removed after he’s gone from office. “We all die anyway.”
It's not that Trump is wrong, because we all will die sooner or later. Preferably later, and after a healthy prosperous life. But a person who believes there is nothing worth caring about in this life and nothing worth worrying about when this life is ended won’t care one whit about making his life a mad pursuit of filthy lucre and consigning the rest of us to a living hell. Which is why Carlson’s description rings true to me. Trump doesn’t care. About anything. Or anyone. Except for himself. Terry E. Manning is a Clemson graduate and worked for 20 years as a journalist. He can be reached at teemanning@gmail.com.
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he morning of Monday, Sept. 28, brought grim news for the "demi monde" of Beaufort County. Hemingway's Bar on Bay Street would be closing forever, after serving as lunchtime-through-after hours, go-to dive bar for over 32 amazing years. "Into the Groove" by Madonna played over the sound system outside as if it were 1994 again, and longtime patrons began to gather on the outside patio at noon today to raise one (or two!) last glasses to the end of an era for Beaufort's premier "never-closed" dive
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What is remembered is always a blessing KEVIN DE L’AIGLE
extraordinare. Luckily for the hospitality crowd, the "last dance" for Hemingway's occurred on a Monday, when most Food and Beverage teams are off. One young friend named Britney told me she met her best friend Savannah there, and they both
took the afternoon off for the send off. After meeting my husband at Plum's just down Bay Street in the fall of 2022, we hopped over to Hemingway's for a drink and took our first photo on the wooden steps. More than a few drinking buddies took the afternoon off to raise a last glass and enjoy the best muffaletta in town until they were all gone. How many other connections made there is beyond imagination ... How many other classic southern dive bars could claim a spectacular view of the Beaufort River tucked
under an antebellum portico of white columns? The coolest air conditioning in town chilled the postage-stamp-sized bar with its walls and ceiling plastered with the dollar bills pasted up over many a "bottoms up." Hemingway's made its reputation for being the only place in town open through hurricanes and high water. Never closed was the appellation through hurricane after hurricane, when guests would slosh through high water in waders to belly up to the bar in community. A welcoming spot for outsiders and insiders
alike, Hemingway's made a safe space for the LGBTQ+ community, as equally as the high class crowd and hillbillies at last call. When asked about the closing today, one of the owners told me that she was just glad that I was here today. No regrets about yesterday or tomorrow, Hemingway's was just about enjoying the present and raising a glass with fellow locals and travelers. On Thanksgiving and Christmas Days, nobody found the doors locked, and community and cheer was always on tap — no matter the date or time.
The owners wrote, "For some Hemingway's was just a stop downtown. For some, it was home. That's the part that hurts." Hemingway's will still exist anytime anyone says, "Remember that night at Hemingway's?!" What is remembered is always a blessing. What isn't ... stays at Hemingway's. Kevin de l'Aigle is a local hospitality executive and certified yoga teacher. He sings in the choir at St. Mark's Episcopal Church and enjoys life in downtown Beaufort with his family and three rescue dogs.
Elitism — wealth or attitude?
few months ago, I had a little revelation. I have always loved my revelations. You can’t go wrong with a revelation. If it’s a bad one, you learn. If it’s a good one, you can think about it almost indefinitely. I’m often amused when one social group calls another social group “elitist” (and not in a good way). What exactly is an elitist? My definition is: A person having substantial wealth with direct relationships within power and influence. Webster’s noun definition is: one who is an adherent of elitism: one whose attitudes and beliefs are biased in favor of a socially elite class of people. If you go by money and numbers, the U.S. upper-middle class (31% of our population) earns approximately $155,000 to $462,000 per year, driven by dual-income professional growth.
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The broad-upper-income (19% of mostly family households) exceeds double these median incomes. This class, broad-upper-income, is considered the last tier before their ascent into elitism. So, from where I’m sitting, I (personally) would feel like an elitist being set for life as an upper-middle-class member, having all the necessary insurances, of course. In this view, I guess I believe one-third of our U.S. population is elitist. The 5 to 1 percenters, (that most people cry about)
are in some other, fantastical, la-la land; a land I can only imagine … the elite of the elitist? So, in my head, Fred Trump’s extended families may be elitist, but so are Warren Buffett’s families. The Clintons may be elitist, but so are the Obamas, as well as the Bushes. Phyllis Schlafly may have been elitist but so is Elizabeth Warren. Mel Gibson may be an elitist, but so was Dolly Parton. We love or dislike wealth elitists based on their character, generosity, and/or political views, but they are all, still, elitist: They are all very wealthy and secure, living within networks that reach into powerful groups and powerful people. Highly educated, intellectual people are thought, by many, as elitist. Those folks don’t even enter into my (nor Webster’s) definition. However, the elitist’s money can buy that grand Ivy
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readers about how this foolishness is shaping our country today and will do so in the future. I hope that there heartfelt concerns and opinionated efforts find fruition among the younger generations here in Beaufort. Americans impeached one president that couldn’t live up to the oath and values he swore to protect over 50 years ago. Without a doubt, we deserve better than the one we have today.
I was stationed here in Beaufort in 1974 while serving in the U.S. Marines Corps. Originally from South Florida, it took me 52 years but I finally made it back to visit the Marine Corps Air Station and the city of Beaufort. In 1974, the country was focused on Nixon’s impeachment. With all of the political distractions today, it’s a wonder we can fo— David Garcia, U.S. Marine Corps, cus on anything at all. 1971-75; U.S. Peace Corps, 1986-88 I picked up a copy of The Island News this morning (Sept. 17-23issue) and was pleasantly surprised when I read the political Failure to vote is opinions of your columnists Brack, Lucas, not a protest and Wood. All three writers focused on the As a species, we humans don't have a very incompetence, the arrogance, and recklessness inherent in this current administration. good resumé. We have become the domEach writer offered a concise warning to their inant species on our planet, yet we seem
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League education, which can, in turn, lead into wealth-elitism; and this spurred my revelation: Are we in a new, worldwide Gilded Age? Presently, I see two groups: The wealthy, comfortable elites and the rest of us. Don’t get me wrong, I throw my money at them just like most of us; we all have our interests. What this revelation means to me is that, with all the monumental problems that are stagnating us throughout the entire world, presently and into the future, we simply seem to be consuming ourselves. I intend to watch and read about Zohran Mamdani closely and intensively. Will we witness Mamdani drift from “the rest of us” into that comfortable realm of elitism? I hope and pray not. A non-elitist attitude in leadership is what I’m looking for because, put simply, if our world leaders don’t start working together, everyone
intent on sowing the seeds of our own destruction. We continue to pollute our water, air, and soil to the point where our planet may soon become uninhabitable. We allow most of our wealth to be concentrated in the hands of a tiny few, while most of our fellow humans live in dire poverty. We spend vast amounts of our treasure developing bigger and better ways to kill each other. And now, we are racing at breakneck speed to develop a new technology, AI, that has the potential to exterminate us. Don't take my word for it. In recent weeks researchers from top AI companies like Anthropic, Open AI, and Meta have all sounded the warning that AI could quickly become an existential threat to humanity. I always think back to the scene in the movie, "Jurassic Park" when the raptors discovered that the electric fence was no
may be doomed; if not now but perhaps sooner than we may think. It should also be noted that around 70% of our U.S. Senators are millionaires and around 50% of the House members are as well. If you give it much thought, perhaps elitism is all about what a family and their networks stand for or against, and that is an important question: Where are our (your) leaders leading us? It's time to pay attention to those insights. There’s nothing wrong with supporting an elitist, just make sure they don’t, even unintentionally, suppress the rest of us. Tim and Kristy Wood moved to Beaufort in 1974. He worked as a carpenter in both restoration and new home construction, as well as operating a shop specializing in custom woodwork, Wood on Wood Specs. He is semiretired, involved with fine woodworking and formerly sat on the City of Beaufort Zoning Board of Appeals.
longer electrified. AI has already demonstrated that it can escape human controls. As it becomes “smarter” it may quickly go completely beyond our control. Meanwhile, the President dismisses all of the industry warnings as a hoax, "Don't kill the golden goose." He is focused on the significant wealth that AI could generate for a few individuals and he disregards any threats the technology might pose to the rest of us. Why would you possibly trust this man? Starting on October 19, we will have an opportunity to make our voices heard on this and other vital issues (inflation, the price of gas, our floundering economy, corruption by the President and his cronies, etc.). Please vote! To quote Keith Ellison, "Not voting is not a protest. It is a surrender." — Peter Birschbach, Port Royal
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U.S. Marine Corps Col. Trevor Felter, the commander of Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, speaks with Captain Juan Rosario, Commander of Naval Hospital Beaufort on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, during the 2026 Commanders’ Brief to the Governor at the University of South Carolina in Columbia. The Commanders’ Brief to the Governor aims to build relationships between military and state officials and address concerns affecting military communities across South Carolina. Lance Cpl. Nicholas White/USMC
U.S. Marine Corps leaders from Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., (left) and Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, takes a photo with South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, during the 2026 Commanders’ Brief to the Governor at the University of South Carolina in Columbia. The Commanders’ Brief to the Governor aims to build relationships between military and state officials and address concerns affecting military communities across South Carolina. Lance Cpl. Nicholas White/USMC
Dealing with asbestos claims, Part 4
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any veterans do not know the following 28 facts (Continued from last week): 8. Veterans do not have to prove their injuries were caused by asbestos exposure in an asbestos trust claim; they *only need to prove that asbestos “contributed to the veteran’s disease.” *Note: This is a principle often cited in asbestos trust litigation. It reflects a legal standard that allows veterans to recover benefits under certain asbestos trust funds without having to establish a direct, sole-cause link between their illness and asbestos exposure. 9. Veterans and non-veterans, in an Asbestos Trust Claim, can establish their exposure simply by showing that they served at one of the thousands of locations (including Navy/Army ships/boats/ vessels and military bases) listed on the trusts’ site list. Unlike the VA, which requires direct evidence of in-service asbestos exposure plus a medical nexus, asbestos trusts often accept the site list as sufficient proof of exposure. See All About Seniors Lowcountry Magazine article, by W.L. Dandridge, dated Dec. 31, 2025, “Senior Veterans and Senior Non-veterans are Missing Out on Tens of Thousands of $$$$ in Asbestos Trust Claim Awards!” at https://bit. ly/4db4H5D. 10. Veterans eligible to file a claim with an asbestos trust can file claims with “multiple trusts” and receive separate payments from each trust when their claim is approved. Veterans are often awarded thousands of dollars for non-cancer-related injuries and six-figure amounts for cancer injuries. Most law firms will not take on less lucrative claims for non-cancer injuries because profitability and case volume
VA service-connected disability claims and asbestos trust claims for asbestos exposure-caused
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are heavily tied to high-value, high-intent cases. Learn more in the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) Report GAO-11-819 titled “Asbestos injury compensation” dated September 2011 at https://bit.ly/3VkeYGq and the Claims Journal article “Tackling The Growth Threat of Legal Abuse,” dated May 22, 2026, by Alena Kharkavets and Dale Porillo, at https://www. claimsjournal.com/news/national/2026/05/22/337462. htm. 11. If the VA denies a veteran's service-connection claim for asbestos-related compensation, the veteran can (and should) still file with the Trusts. Learn more in the three articles by W.L. Dandridge dated Jan. 8, 15, and 22, 2025, at https:// bit.ly/4rDHD5t, https://bit. ly/4d75eFJ, and https://bit. ly/4ylEXMv. 12. VA-accredited Veterans Service Officers (VSOs), claim agents, and law firms can help veterans file claims with the VA. Many lawyers are also qualified and willing to help veterans file claims for cancer but not non-cancer injuries/disease with asbestos trusts and businesses. Veterans must carefully research whom to use to help them because some charge much higher rates (30% to 40% after a claim is approved and paid) than others, and many law firms only represent cancer patients. Most law firms will not help with less lucrative claims for non-cancer injuries. Learn more at
the VA’s webpage “How to Part 3 is “Nexus Statements EDITOR’S NOTE File a VA Disability Claim” for Asbestos Diseases” at This article is the third in a series at https://bit.ly/4z1qPYD; https://bit.ly/3TUNUgD. of five. 13. The Vietnam Veterans of Part 4 is “Asbestos ExAmerica (VVA) signed a posure Summaries” at for your asbestos caused or Memorandum of Underhttps://bit.ly/3TnZNvp. contributed to disease and standing with Clear Trust 15. Veterans and their VSOs injuries. Claims (CTC) LLP to train should submit Lay Witness and educate their VSOs to 3. Contact ClearTrust Claims Statements and pictures identify veterans eligible for LLP at https://www.cleartof asbestos exposure and asbestos trust compensarustclaims.com, Phone: equipment when available tion. CTC provides educa202-787-5850, the only with service-connected tional information about disability claims. Learn more asbestos disease firm this trusts through VVA and is at https://bit.ly/4ABMF6C writer knows of that will available to deliver talks and in the three The Island handle claims with asbesor webinars at local VVA News articles dated April 23, tos trusts for non-cancer chapters. CTC will train and April 30, and May 7, 2025 asbestos exposure caused educate any Veteran Service at https://bit.ly/4jpRqtE, injuries and disease and Organizations’ VSOs on https://bit.ly/4rxpp5o, and lawsuits for Mesothelioma asbestos history, risks, trusts, https://bit.ly/46OHTVC. and other cancers and the trust claims, and lawsuits for 16. The VA raters have a list of *only firm that charges only FREE. Learn more from the job ratings with probability 10% of the asbestos claim(s) VVA article titled “Non-VA of asbestos exposure, but the award(s) or contact any legaCompensation for Asbestos VA raters do not know what cy law firm with successful Diseases-VVA Agreement jobs veterans actually perexperience filing asbestos with CTC LLP To Assist formed, which are frequently law suits or asbestos trust Veterans In Obtaining Comoutside of their MOS. VA claims. Experience) to help pensation” at https://vva. raters do not know about you file claims with multiple org/news/non-va-compensaSergeant Majors’ special asbestos trusts or law suits tion-for-asbestos-diseases/. details or assignments and for compensation. 14. Veterans and their VSOs other such assignments. The *Note: CTC LLP is the should not assume that the VA’s adjudication procedures only firm this author could VA knows how a veteran was manual M21-1, Part VIII, find who will help veterexposed to asbestos. VeterSubpart iii.7.C.1.b, MOS List ans and non-veterans with ans must include detailed and Occupational Exposure Non-CANCER asbestos information (including Lay Information provides Navy trust claims and cancer Witness Statements) on MOSs and guidance to VA claims and the only firm what, where, when, and how raters. See M21-1, Part VIII, that charges only 10% of an the veteran was exposed Subpart iii, Chapter 7, Secasbestos trust claim award. while unprotected with PPE, tion C - Evaluating Evidence Other firms typically charge no MSDS, no HAZMAT of Asbestos Exposure at 30% to 40% plus expenses Handling training, and in https://bit.ly/4hhElBq. for their services. jobs that are in and out of If you have the symptoms of MOS, duty locations, ships, Continued next week. an asbestos exposed disease or and specific equipment. injury: Learn much more in the Larry Dandridge is a Vietnam War wounded 1. See a doctor with experience four YouTube Videos by warrior, disabled veteran, ex-Enlisted in asbestos diseases and Asbestos.com, Mesothelioma Infantryman, ex-Warrant Officer Pilot, and injuries. Center, by Veterans Director retired Lt. Colonel. He is a past VA-accredited 2. Ask a VA-accredited VeterA. Munz, Parts 1 through 4: VSO, a Patient Adviser at Charleston and ans Service Officer (VSO), Titled VA Asbestos Related Durham VA Hospitals, a Fisher House who knows about asbestos Claims, “How to Help VSOs Charleston/Friends of Fisher House Charleston caused VA service-conin their Communities With Goodwill Ambassador, and the Veterans nected disability claims Asbestos Related SerBenefits Adviser for his local Association of the and Asbestos.com’s FREE vice-Connection Claims.” U.S. Army (AUSA) Chapter and Cary, N.C., HELP CENTER at veteraPart 1 is “Components of VFW Post 7383. Larry is also the author of noutreach@asbestos.com, Asbestos Diseases” at the award-winning “Blades of Thunder (Book Phone: 888-327-8271, and https://bit.ly/4htwqzw. One)” and a contributing freelance writer with to help you review and file Part 2 is “Asbestos Decision The Island News. Contact him at LDandridge@ a claim with the VA for Criteria” at https://bit. earthlink.net or 843-276-7164. service-connected disability ly/3TPxtSK.
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Seeking God
“Will God Ruin My Life?” Making a Total Gift of Self
Viewed from the outside, marriage can seem limiting. A young man, for example, might perceive marriage as a tremendous restraint on his freedom. If he marries, he will no longer be able to date whomever he wishes. He won’t be able to go wherever he wants or to do whatever he’d like. He worries that he will be a shadow of his former self. A healthy marriage actually brings more freedom. When this man finds the woman God is calling him to marry, he joyfully makes a total gift of himself to her in marriage. He then discovers that his earlier fears were unfounded. In a happy marriage, where both seek to build each other up and lead each other to Christ, he actually finds himself more free than ever before. By the daily gift of self in his marriage, he is becoming the man he was always meant to be. This is the paradox of the Christian life. Our hearts were created for perfect, infinite love. In life, we only find purpose and meaning to the extent that we are giving of ourselves in a total gift of self. In order to give of ourselves totally to one person, we inevitably have to let go of other persons or things that could have a claim on our hearts. But in such a total gift of self, we free ourselves for a new and deeper love than was possible before. This is true in marriage, as well as our own journey with God.
But God desires to bring us joy and true freedom. God is not a grim taskmaster, intent on making our lives miserable with a lot of rules and burdens. Rather, like a loving husband who cares for his wife, the Lord desires our happiness and our wellbeing. As we grow closer to him, we naturally want to do those things which help us grow in our relationship with him and in our love for others. We will still enjoy many of the things that we thought were so important, but in a proper manner and in a way that builds us up. Drawing closer to God, you will become more fully yourself. We have nothing to fear. A relationship with God will not take away our freedom; we will find a new, deeper freedom. Our lives will not become boring; we will experience life as an adventure with even higher stakes than before. We will not become a lesser version of ourselves, but the person we were always meant to be.
From the outside, the Christian life can also seem limiting. With its high moral expectations, we can imagine the Christian life as a drag or a burden. We think that if we make a total gift of our heart to God, we will be limiting our freedom; we will no longer be free to do whatever we feel like doing. We worry that we would become unhappy, a lesser version of ourselves.
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