City Manager Bill Prokop is very engaged with the city council and the public as the Chief Executive of the City. Prokop oversees our many active projects. He also learns with his ears and not his mouth. During Regular City Council meetings (2nd and 4th Tuesdays......
As our small city grows and we hopefully continue to do an exponentially good job attracting visitors, we are likely to face some of the growing pains that other cities seem to be struggling with. When in Genoa Italy, I had the good fortune......
For those interested in Short Term Rentals, please note that the City Council will soon appoint a Blue Ribbon Task Force to develop recommendations for improvements to the ordinance. If you have a skill or experience related to such, you may want to apply to......
Though being Mayor — compensated at $6,000 a year — is not technically a full time job, I manage to spend about sixty to eighty hours a week being your mayor. Thank goodness I love what I am doing. The following highlights a typical weekend in......
What a Great Weekend! Being Mayor gives me a front row seat at many exciting events that happen in our special community. Schedule conflicts sometimes make it impossible to be everywhere but I do my best to support as much as I can. ......
“What’s wonderful is to have twenty distinctively different organizations come to realize the power of one…working together we all grow and prosper,” said Mayor Keyserling....
July 13, 2021 Manolia Hall 7:00 PM Topic: “1864: Our Civil War’s Savage Year” Meet LTC Peters, at a meet, greet and book signing in the lobby after the program for his latest book the “Damned of Petersburg.” To obtain tickets follow this link....
The Town’s Annual 4th of July Celebration is quickly approaching. It will be held on Monday, July 4th down at the Sands, Port Royal beginning at 5:00pm. There will be food and drink vendors along with activities for the kids such as Face Painting, Jump......
NEWS RELEASE June 1, 2022 A Chocolate Day, Patriotic Painting, and Summer Reading Fun for Kids at the Hilton Head Branch Library Event Name: Red White & Blue Art Short Description of Event: It’s time for our annual Patriotic Paint-paloosa! We’re getting creative using......
Last fall I attended the rising sea levels summit in New Hampshire. I met a scientist from South Florida who warned me to expect bad news about the horrific impact the region was facing from rising sea levels. I’ve always believed rising sea levels was something to......
As I have pursued a higher level of understanding about sea level rise and storm surge, I never considered snow. Perhaps that is because it is not in my backyard. It appears that the mid-Atlantic coast learned that a blizzard, like a hurricane of heavy......
Letter: Thanks to Beaufort for oil-drilling stand ...