Beaufort County News presents today's headlines! Presented by Matt Goldin
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Nominations for the 2025 National Small Business Week (NSBW) Awards are now open. For more than 60 years the SBA has been uplifting small businesses in America, and the annual NSBW awards recognize the exemplary achievements, triumphs, contributions, and resilience of SBA-assisted individuals and businesses that help to drive the American economy.
“From corner shops to innovation hubs, American entrepreneurs create jobs, invent and provide crucial products and services to their communities, and help define the neighborhoods they serve,” said Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). “The SBA is proud to celebrate National Small Business Week each year to lift up the best of that American entrepreneurial spirit and recognize the many essential contributions all of our small businesses make to our nation.”
The SBA’s signature award during NSBW is the Small Business Person of the Year. A business owner from each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam is selected for individual State SBPOTY winner awards and the state award winners will compete for the 2025 National Small Business Person of the Year title.
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Hilton Head Prep went into the college ranks to find its new football coach. Colgate defensive backs coach Doug McFadden was announced as the Dolphins new football coach, the school announced last Monday morning. McFadden replaces Dustin Etheridge, who stepped down after two seasons. Etheridge has since become the defensive coordinator at Ashley Ridge.
McFadden, a Columbia naitve, has been at Colgate since 2022 and has more than 20 years of college coaching experience. Before Colgate, he was at Lafayette from 2009-2022 and eventually earned a promotion to defensive coordinator. While at Lafayette, McFadden recruited Prep quarterback Stone McDonald so he is familiar with the school and the area.
McFadden, who played in college at Southwest Baptist in Missouri, also had stops at Fort Hayes (Kan.), South Dakota State, Langston University and Hutchinson (Kan.) Community College. He was a coaching intern in the NFL for the Miami Dolphins and Cleveland Browns. Hilton Head Prep went winless the past two seasons and will be moving down in football from Class 3A to Class 2A in SC Independent Schools Association realignment for the 2024-26 school years.
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Beaufort County Alcohol and Drug Abuse Department's STAR (Striving to Achieve Resiliency) Youth Leadership Program is kicking off the school year with an event encouraging middle school and high school students north of the Broad to develop peer-to-peer conversations about substance abuse in the hopes of reducing their misuse.
In partnership with All Aboard Beaufort, the event will be held Saturday, August 24 from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m., at the Beaufort Branch Library, 311 Scott Street (map).
Student participants will:
Be Changemakers: Help reduce alcohol and marijuana misuse through peer-to-peer interactions. Your voice matters, and you can make a real impact.
Earn Rewards: Rack up volunteer hours for awards while gaining leadership and communication skills that will set you apart.
Get Active: Participate in community scavenger hunts, create media campaigns, and present at schools—turning your ideas into action!
Meet Movers and Shakers: Engage with community leaders and make your mark on northern Beaufort County.
This is event is free and open to all interested middle school and high school students in northern Beaufort County. The All Aboard Beaufort coalition is funded through the Centers for Disease Control by a Drug-Free Communities award to address primary prevention efforts in northern Beaufort County communities.
For more information and to rsvp, contact Jodie Martinez at jodie.martinez@bcgov.net.
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The Beaufort County Department of Solid Waste and Recycling will host two free electronics recycling events for County residents Saturday, August 24. They will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the following locations:
River Ridge Academy 3050 Raider Drive, Bluffton
(to assist in alleviating traffic buildup, please take Hampton Pkwy to Raider Dr to access the event)
Beaufort County Public Works, 140 Shanklin Road, Beaufort
Items that will be accepted for recycling include:
personal computers
laptops
CRT monitors
LCD monitors
CRT televisions
non-CRT televisions
printers
hard drives
miscellaneous electronics (cell phones, tablets, and fax machines)
Items NOT accepted at this event include:
microwaves
vacuums
stereos
speakers
tuners
VCRs
DVDs
lamps, etc.
These can be taken to the Convenience Centers for disposal and will not be unloaded at the event.
