- Pollution act change shouldn't become law
- Brief bridge closure a reminder of priorities
- Lawmakers must fix flawed election system
- Keep planting ideas to help markets thrive
- Alliance not only answer to business development
- Listen to committee, science on beach issues
- County's losing battle aimed at wrong target
- Penn Center's legacy reflected in honorees
- Ethics inquiry process needs an overhaul
- SC Conservation Bank gets new lease on life
- Heed rules on operating golf carts
- Boys & Girls Club should account fully for deficits
- Bluffton must solve home-price mystery
- Read the small print when they 'streamline'
- Spending to save military bases an investment in our future
- Secondary road system keeps getting better
- Economic development ready for good reboot
- USCB students offer new ideas for tourism
- Magistrate courtrooms warrant better security
- SC employment agency has more work to do
Elected Representatives
South Carolina
| Nikki Haley, Governor | 803.734.2100 |
| Jim DeMint, Senator | 843.727.4525 |
| Lindsey Graham, Senator | 803.933.0112 |
| Tim Scott, Congressman | 843.852.2222 |
| Alan Wilson, Attorney General | 803.734.3970 |
| Joe Wilson, Congressman | 843.521.2530 |
Beaufort County
| Ed Allen, Coroner | 843.255.5150 |
| Sharon Burris, Auditor | 843.255.2500 |
| Doug Henderson, Treasurer | 843.255.2600 |
| Jerri Ann Roseneau, Clerk of Court | 843.255.5050 |
| Frank Simon, Probate Judge | 843.255.5850 |
| Duffie Stone, 14th Jud. Circ. Solicitor | 843.255.5880 |
| P.J. Tanner, Sheriff | 843.255.3200 |
| Weston J. Newton, Council Chairman | 843.706.6111 |
| Paul Sommerville, Vice Chairman | 843.379.7114 |
| Steven Baer, County Council | 843.689.3570 |
| Rick Caporale, County Council | 843.689.9999 |
| Gerald Dawson, County Council | 843.846.4830 |
| Brian Flewelling, County Council | 843.379.9805 |
| Herbert Glaze, County Council | 843.846.2845 |
| William McBride, County Council | 843.838.2264 |
| Stewart Rodman, County Council | 843.363.6470 |
| Gerald Stewart, County Council | 843.705.4753 |
| Laura Von Harten, County Council | 843.868.1062 |
City of Beaufort
| Billy Keyserling, Mayor | 843.521.2600 |
| Donnie Ann Beer, City Council | 843.379.6099 |
| Mike McFee, City Council | 843.522.1528 |
| George O'Kelley, Jr., City Council | 843.522.2043 |
| Mike Sutton, City Council | 843.252.5687 |
Town of Bluffton
| Lisa Sulka, Mayor | 843.540.1579 |
| Oliver Brown, Town Council | 843.757.3690 |
| Karen Lavery, Town Council | 843.384.1442 |
| Ted Huffman, Town Council | 843.247.8337 |
| Mike Raymond, Town Council | 843.540.9471 |
Town of Hilton Head
| Drew Laughlin, Mayor | 843.689.5700 |
| Ken Heitzke, Mayor Pro Tempore | 843.681.8182 |
| Wm. Lee Edwards, Town Council | 843.686.9020 |
| Willie Ferguson, Town Council | 843.686.2863 |
| William D. Harkins, Town Council | 843.263.3261 |
| Kim Likins, Town Council | 843.785.4909 |
| George W. Williams, Jr., Town Council | 843.363.6601 |
Town of Port Royal
| Samuel Murray, Mayor | 843.524.4890 |
| Vernon DeLoach, Town Council | 843.524.4655 |
| Mary Beth Grey-Heyward, Town Council | 843.524.4561 |
| Thomas Klein, Town Council | 843.522.0068 |
| Joe Lee, Town Council | 843.522.9867 |
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