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......
NEWS RELEASE July 31, 2021 Contact: Sammy Negron, Project Manager Consultant, 843-263-6843 Nighttime paving starts Monday for new intersection of Boundary Street and Robert Smalls Parkway Starting Monday night, drivers at the northern tip of Robert Smalls Parkway will encounter a temporary one-lane closure 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....
“Back to School” Back Pack & School Supplies Drive Event, to be held Saturday, August 13, 11am -1pm at the St Helena Library. We look forward to seeing you at the 2016 Annual “Back To School” Back Pack & School Supplies Drive! The back packs will......
Dragonboat Beaufort and the City of Beaufort are sponsoring the 4th Annual DRAGONBOAT RACE DAY on September 3, 2021 (Labor Day Weekend). Are you interested in entering a team? Go to www.dragonboatraceday.com...
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 rounded the slight curve in front of Beaufort Elementary School on Saturday, I saw a Beaufort Port Royal Fire Truck and a Department of Natural Resources agent walking down the bluff. I could not help but stop to see what was going on. As I......
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......