Contact The Packet and Gazette

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Office Location

10 Buck Island Road, Bluffton, SC 29910

Main Switchboard: 843-706-8100

Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday

Mail: P.O. Box 5727, Hilton Head Island, SC 29938

Electronic Addresses

Newsroom/Press Releases:

Retail Advertising:

Classified Advertising:

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Letters to the Editor:

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Department Phone Numbers

Classifieds (Mon-Fri, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.): 706-8100

Circulation (Mon-Fri, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.): 706-8100

Newsroom: 706-8111

Newsroom Fax: 706-3070

Advertising Fax: 706-5050

Packet Staff

Department Heads

Sara Borton, President & Publisher
, 706-8105

Fitz McAden, Executive Editor
, 706-8110

Sandy Gillis, Vice President/Advertising
, 706-8160

Cindy Taulbee, Vice President/Finance
, 706-8230

David Feld, Vice President/Interactive
, 706-8186

Beth Patton, Vice President/Marketing
, 706-8180

William King, Vice President/Production
, 986-5545

Henry Woloszyk, Vice President/Circulation
, 706-8220

Jolie Bagonzi, Vice President/Human Resources
, 706-8190

Matt Engels, I/T Director
, 706-8237

News

Jeff Kidd, Editor
, 843-706-8175

Janet Smith, Editorial Page Editor
, 843-706-8114

Don McLoud, Day City Editor
, 843-706-8139

Lisa Allen, Night City Editor
, 843-706-8102

Steve Austin, Night City Editor
, 843-706-8133

Drew Martin, Graphics Editor
, 843-706-8132

David Lauderdale, Columnist
, 843-706-8115

Daniel Brownstein, Town of Hilton Head/Immigration Reporter
, 843-706-8125

Kate Cerve, Staff Writer
, 843-706-8199

Marti Covington, Business Reporter
, 843-706-8147

Patrick Donohue, Staff Writer
, 843-706-8152

Renee Dudley, Crime Reporter
, 843-706-8138

Josh McCann, Business Reporter
, 843-706-8145

Liz Mitchell, Bluffton Reporter
, 843-706-8169

Juliann Vachon, City of Beaufort, Town of Port Royal Reporter
, 843-706-8184

Copy Desk

Elizabeth Farrell, Copy Desk Chief
, 843-706-8127

Ellis Harman, Assistant Copy Desk Chief
, 843-706-8130

Jennifer Alliet, Copy Editor/Page Designer
, 843-706-8129

Jedd Rosche, Copy Editor/Page Designer
, 843-986-5578

Regan McTarsney, Copy Editor/Page Designer
, 843-986-5544

Shanda Cook, Copy Editor/Page Designer
, 843-706-8126

Coleen O'Lear, Copy Editor/Page Designer
, 843-986-5558

Cate Westberg, Copy Editor/Page Designer
, 843-706-8135

Sports

Lance Hanlin, Sports Editor
, 843-706-8156

Mike Bragg, Asst. Sports Editor
, 843-706-8122

Justin Jarrett, Asst. Sports Editor - Online
, 843-706-8120

Sam McDowell, Sports Writer
, 843-706-8123

Barry Haapala, Sports Desk
, 843-706-8119

Brandon Parker, Sports Writer
, 843-706-8182

Features

Tom Robinette, Features Editor
, 843-706-8136

Jeff Vrabel, The Guide Editor/Bluffton Packet Editor
, 843-706-8140

Hannah Carroll, Assistant Features Editor
, 706-8124

Cathy Harley, Assistant Features Editor
, 843-706-8248

Amy Bredeson, Features Writer
, 843-706-8134

Justin Paprocki, Features Writer
, 843-706-8143

Paul Mitchell, Editorial Assistant
, 843-706-8149

Photos

Drew Martin, Photo Editor
, 843-706-8132

Jay Karr, Senior Photographer
, 843-706-8150

Jonathan Dyer, Photographer
, 843-706-8151

Bob Sofaly, Senior Photographer
, 843-706-8183

Sarah Welliver, Photographer
, 843-706-8252

Advertising/Production

Susan Green, Classified Advertising Manager
, 843-706-8201

Dave Schuette, Retail Advertising Manager
, 843-706-8172

Curt Jacobi, Online Advertising Manager
, 843-706-8162

Morgan Bonner, Graphic Design Manager
, 843-706-8236

Laura Bleakley, Direct Marketing Manager
, 843-706-8202

Special Sections

Carol Weir, Sun City Packet/Real Estate/Special Sections
, 843-706-8181

Interactive Media

David Feld, Vice President
, 706-8186

Michael Edenfield, Web Developer
, 843-706-8187

Information Technology

Matt Engels, Vice President
, 843-706-8237

Home Delivery

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