It’s a bird, it’s a plane, no, it’s an eVTOL – an electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, and it is coming to the United States by way of South Carolina. The aircraft will be manufactured by SkyDrive, a leading eVTOL manufacturer headquartered in Toyota,...
You would think that after serving 46 years in education as both a teacher and administrator, a fella would be done – retired, right? Oh no, not by a long shot! Joe Passiment, Chairman of Beaufort County Council, cares way too much to call it quits. After moving...
As he talked, everybody listened! General Lloyd W. “Fig” Newton was the featured guest speaker at the 2023 Converge Economic Summit presented by the Beaufort County Economic Development Corporation. His workforce development and leadership message was clear: “It is...
Beaufort County Economic Development Corporation won a Gold Award for its Lowcountry Fresh Market & Cafe, a project in the Economic Equity and Inclusion category, as well as the “Best Project in Show” (economic project of the year) from the...
City of Beaufort Mayor Stephen Murray The remarks of Mayor Stephen Murray rang over an audience gathered at the Beaufort Commerce Park to witness a landmark day for the City of Beaufort: “I feel like it’s Christmas morning in the City of Beaufort. This has...
Grand Army of Republic Hall Spanish moss drapes itself over an unassuming white building with green shutters on Newcastle Street in Beaufort, South Carolina. The quaint building is known as the Grand Army of Republic Hall — a building rich with African American...
