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Beaufort County 1 year after Hurricane Matthew: Unexpected gifts and changed lives

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A year after Category 2 Hurricane Matthew roared up the coast just a few miles from Hilton Head Island, recovery has been substantial and there are reasons to celebrate. Here are some stories of lives changed — in a positive way — by Beaufort County's biggest natural disaster in recent memory.

This story was originally published October 5, 2017 at 4:20 PM with the headline "Beaufort County 1 year after Hurricane Matthew: Unexpected gifts and changed lives."

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