NEWS FLASH
 
The New York Times recommended 52 places in the world to visit.
I believe we are really number 1 but will 
settle for number 52 in the world!
 
  
Let's give a big shout out to Frank and Amy Lesegne for the fabulous restoration of The Anchorage which clearly grabbed the NYT's attention.
 

WEEKLY UPDATES, EVENTS AND MORE FROM MAYOR BILLY!
Your Weekly News & Updates
Calendar of Events 
in and around Beaufort!
A Big Year Ahead!

Let me begin by wishing all a Safe, Happy, Healthy and Prosperous 2016.
 
2016 will likely be the busiest of my years as Mayor. Our collaborative city council, staff and I plan to run at full throttle to complete a sizeable list of projects...
 
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Beaufort celebrates new fire station, new
75-foot ladder truck to serve city & Port Royal

With the ceremonial uncoupling of a fire hose, Beaufort and Port Royal leaders with this morning celebrated the opening of a new fire station at 1120 Ribaut Road.

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Boundary Street Redevelopment Begins

After more than nine years of planning, The Boundary Street Redevelopment launched January 4th.  ALL FOUR LANES will remain open during weekday daylight hours. BK
 
 
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New City Parking Regulations go into effect January 4th

Following a lengthy review of recommendations by the City of Beaufort Parking Task Force, the Beaufort City Council this month changed some parking meter rates and times in downtown locations to take effect Jan. 4.
 
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No such thing as temporary storage 

The Savannah River Site for "temporary" storage of nuclear waste has been "temporary" since 1996. 
 
Please contact our Senators and Representatives and urge Governor Haley to do what she can to stop it. BK
 
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Burmese workers are escorted by soldiers and police officers as they leave a shrimp shed after a raid conducted by Thailand's Department of Special Investigation in Samut Sakhon, Thailand. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara, File)
There is more than just something special about local wild shrimp

Want to rethink buying shrimp from  off-shore shrimp farms and instead support our local shrimpers?  There's more to the story than you might think. BK

 
The Post and Courier: 
Not that the sky is falling in...

If you want to know what the Charleston Post and Courier thinks about climate change, you may want to read the following. Not that the sky is not falling in; however things are changing and our eyes should be open to the consequences if not the causes. BK

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Videos: Live, Work, Stay with Billy K

Here are the latest segments of my monthly TV series 'Live, Work, Stay with Billy K." 

In this episode, I meet with City Manager Bob Prokop to talk about the Boundary Street Redevelopment and Bonnie Hargrove of USCB on improvements to the Center for the Arts.

Sweet Art at WBES 
Elementary school students created sweet artwork for an exhibit displayed at the Lowcountry Medical Student Art Room. Great job!

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EVENTS!
Beaufort History Museum's Annual Meeting

Save the date:
Tuesday, January 26 at 6p

Join Beaufort History Museum to celebrate its accomplishments during 2015 and hear about the exciting things planned for 2016. 




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