- County Council, school board make right call on meetings
- Parking should be solved before redevelopment
- Public, Shaw deserve better from school district
- Current zoning should frame debate for county
- Homeless count can put faces, number to issue
- Matching risk, cost key to continuing coverage
- New Beaufort Memorial emergency room a sign of good health
- Focus, action should watchwords of SC's legislative session
- A more efficient DHEC good for SC, taxpayers
- Parents have a voice and it's time to use it
- Congress needs pressure to clean up nuclear waste
- Don't insult teachers to get them to improve
- Good health happening, one brisk step at a time
- New dose of leadership comes to center stage
- DUI program that works needs renewed state funding
- Turning point in history to be celebrated here today
- USCB not getting fair treatment from the state
- Stop all the short-sighted tinkering with election law
- Cops in elementary schools: Practical step to worthy goal
- Close gaping loopholes in state FOIA
- Know marketing basics and look at long term
- Arts center must get financial house in order
- Keep Okatie River at forefront on rezoning proposal
- Bed-tax enforcement money, time well spent
- Port Royal port owner should improve property's look
Elected Representatives
South Carolina
| Nikki Haley, Governor | 803.734.2100 |
| Jim Clyburn, Congressman | 843.799.1100 |
| 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 |
| Duffie Stone, 14th Jud. Circ. Solicitor | 843.255.5880 |
| Ken Fulp, Probate Judge | 843.255.5850 |
| P.J. Tanner, Sheriff | 843.255.3200 |
| Paul Sommerville, Council Chairman | 843.255.2197 |
| Stewart Rodman, Vice Chairman | 843.255.2196 |
| Steven Baer, County Council | 843.255.2195 |
| Cynthia Bensch, Council Chairman | 843.255.2191 |
| Rick Caporale, County Council | 843.255.2194 |
| Gerald Dawson, County Council | 843.255.2192 |
| Brian Flewelling, County Council | 843.255.2200 |
| William McBride, County Council | 843.255.2201 |
| Gerald Stewart, County Council | 843.255.2198 |
| Laura Von Harten, County Council | 843.255.2199 |
Beaufort County Board of Education
| Earl Campbell, District 1 | 843.476.7512 |
| Bill Evans, District 2 | 843.694.3396 |
| Michael Rivers, District 3 | 843.263.8467 |
| Jim Beckert, District 4 | 843.525.6513 |
| Geri Kinton, District 5 | 843.846.2366 |
| Paul Roth, District 6 | 843.422.3528 |
| Evva Anderson, District 7 | 843.683.0680 |
| Mary Cordray, District 8 | 803.312.1196 |
| Laura Bush, District 9 | 843.757.2638 |
| Mike Sanz, District 10 | 843.422.9793 |
| JoAnn Orischak, District 11 | 843.338.1737 |
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 |
| Wm. Lee Edwards, Town Council | 843.686.9020 |
| Marc Grant, Town Council | 843.681.8182 |
| William D. Harkins, Mayor Pro Tempore | 843.263.3261 |
| Kim Likins, Town Council | 843.785.4909 |
| John J. McCann, Town Council | 843.342.6408 |
| Steve Riley, Town Manager | 843.341.4705 |
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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