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WELL, ANOTHER EDITION OF COASTLINE IS HERE, CITY SIDEWALKS, HOLIDAY LIGHTS, EVERYBODY'S DRESSED IN HOLIDAY FASHIONS, AND IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR WE'RE CELEBRATING THE HOLIDAYS IN THE CITIES OF BUFORD, THE TOWN OF PORT ROYAL BLUFFTON.
AND OF COURSE, HILTON HEAD AND JOINING ME FROM THE CITY OF BUFORD IS ANDREA HACKENBERG OR SHE IS THE, UH, MANAGER OF EVENTS FOR DOWNTOWN BUFORD AND IS ALSO OUR DOWNTOWN MANAGER AND EVENTS COORDINATOR, I THINK, IS YOUR OFFICIAL TITLE, RIGHT? ANDREA? YES.
WELL, I AM SO DELIGHTED TO HAVE YOU HERE TALKING ABOUT WHAT ALL IS GOING TO BE TAKING PLACE DURING THE HOLIDAYS.
SO TELL US A BIT ABOUT YOURSELF, CAUSE YOU'RE NOT A NATIVE BUFORD, TONY, AND, UH, AND THEN TELL US ABOUT WHAT YOUR FIRST UPCOMING EVENT IS GOING TO BE.
WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME.
I AM FROM PHILADELPHIA, BUT BEFORE IT IS HOME TO ME NOW, UM, LET'S GET ROLLING INTO WHAT'S GOING ON DOWN HERE.
UH, OUR FIRST EVENT IS GOING TO BE ON THANKSGIVING, WHICH IS A 5K, UH, HOSTED BY THE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY.
AND IT'S GOING TO BE A FOLLOWING OUR TRADITIONAL COURSE DOWN BAY STREET ACROSS THE WOODS MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
AND THEN BACK AND ON THAT DAY IS ALSO GOING TO BE OUR FREE PARKING STARTING IN THE MARINA PARKING LOT, GOING UNTIL NEW YEAR'S DAY.
SO DOUBLE WHAMMY FOR THOSE RUNNERS, YOU CALL THAT THE TURKEY TROT, THE TURKEY TROT.
HEY, YOU GOT A GOBBLE AND WOBBLE FOR THAT FOOD.
SO WHAT TIME OF THE MORNING DOES THAT BEGIN? I SAID 8:00 AM.
AND YOU CAN PREREGISTER RIGHT NOW THROUGH THE GROUNDED ROUNDING WEBSITE OR YOU CAN REGISTER THAT DAY.
WHAT WEBSITE WAS IT? THE GROUND RUNNING THE STORE OVER IN THE PARKING LOT BY URBAN NEST AND, UM, ALL OF THE, ALRIGHT COOL.
SO, UH, YEAH, NOTHING LIKE GETTING FREE PARKING AND THEN, UM, SO YOU SAID THE MARINA PARKING LOT NOW IN YEARS PAST, I HAVE SEEN, YOU KNOW, LIKE A LITTLE COVERS PIT OVER THE DOWNTOWN, UH, PARKING METERS ARE, THEY'RE NOT GONNA DO THAT THIS YEAR.
NO, THE ONLY PARKING THAT'S GOING TO BE FREE.
WE'LL BE DOWN BY THE CHARLES AND BAY STREET LIGHT IN THAT, ON PARKING LOT.
MARINA ONLY THERE WILL BE TIME IT'S THAT WE WILL COVER THOSE.
AND IT WILL BE FOR WHEN THE, THE NIGHT ON THE TOWN, JUST SO YOU GUYS DO UNDERSTAND THAT WE WILL HAVE AN EVENT AND WE HAVE TO CLOSE THE STREET DOWN FOR CERTAIN EVENTS, BUT AS ONLY THE MARINA PARKING LOT.
AND LIKE I SAID, FROM THANKSGIVING DAY UNTIL NEW YEAR'S DAY ONLY A GREAT CHRISTMAS GIFT.
HEY, WE WANT YOU GUYS TO COME DOWN AND SHOP LOCAL BECAUSE THE SATURDAY AFTER THANKSGIVING, THE SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY, AND WE WANT YOU TO SUPPORT ALL OF OUR SMALL BUSINESSES HERE IN THE CITY OF THAT'S A GOOD POINT.
YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT BLACK FRIDAY, SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY, AND THAT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE YOU KNOW, WE'RE IN A SITUATION RIGHT NOW WHERE PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT SUPPLY SHORTAGES, YOU KNOW, ARE THE KIDS GOING TO GET THEIR GIFTS BY CHRISTMAS TIME? AND YOU KNOW, NOT TO WORRY, WE'VE GOT PLENTY OF VENDORS RIGHT ON BAY STREET.
UH, YOU CAN PICK UP WONDERFUL GIFTS.
THERE ARE MERCHANTS, THERE ARE LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS, SO, AND $1 CAN CHANGE A WHOLE LIFE.
AND GIVE YOUR LOVED ONE, SOMETHING FROM EITHER BASE STREET JEWELERS OR MODERN JEWELERS AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THEM AND, UH, LOTS OF DIFFERENT, UH, UH, OPPORTUNITIES THERE TO TAKE, UH, SNACKS AND GOODIES.
I LOVE THE, THE, UH, THE CANDY AND ICE CREAM STORE THAT NOW WHERE BAY STREET TRADING USED TO BE.
YOU KNOW, ALL OF THE FOOD PLACES DOWN THERE, LIKE KILL WINDS.
I KNOW THEY'RE GETTING TOGETHER, THEIR BASKETS.
UM, THE CANDY SHOP HAS FANTASTICS STOCKING, STUFFERS.
UM, WE HAVE THE SPICE AND TEA EXCHANGE DOWN.
THERE HAS STUFF FOR EVERYBODY.
SO, YOU KNOW, THERE'S SO MANY LOCAL SHOPS THAT ARE, HAVE THOSE HIDDEN GEMS IN EACH OF THOSE STORES THAT IT'S, THAT'S SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY.
AND HAVE YOU TRIED THAT PIZZA PLACE DOWN THERE? OH YES.
OH, THAT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE AMAZING, AMAZING.
I CAN'T PLAY FAVORITES, BUT THAT'S GOOD.
WE'VE GOT THE OLD BULL TAVERN.
WE'VE GOT A, YOU GOT ASSAULTED DOWN THERE.
PANINIS, YOU GOT PLUMS. UM, YOU GOT Q1 BAY.
SO EACH ONE OF THESE LOST LOCAL.
SO EACH ONE OF THEM HAS SOMETHING, UM, SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY BRING THE KIDS DOWN THERE CAUSE THEY ARE ALL KID FRIENDLY.
THEY ALL HAVE SOMETHING FOR THE KIDS.
UM, RESERVATIONS FOR SOME OF THEM ARE REQUIRED JUST BECAUSE THEY GET BUSY SO FAST.
AND I'LL GIVE YOU A LITTLE HINT THAT Q ON BAY WILL ALSO CATER.
SO IF YOU'RE GETTING READY TO HAVE A HOLIDAY EVENT, THAT'D BE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO CALL THEM.
SO LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT IS GOING TO BE TAKING PLACE ON THE NIGHT ON THE TOWN
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THAT, UH, WELL, FIRST OF ALL, BEFORE THAT WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE LIGHTING OF THE MEMORIAL.SO NOVEMBER 30TH, IT'S A NEW THING COMING DOWN TO, UM, THE WATERFRONT PARK USUALLY HAPPENS DOWN, UM, OR UP IN HILTON HEAD, BUT THEY'RE BRINGING IT DOWN TO US.
UM, IT'S GOING TO BE A MANURE, IT'S NINE FEET TALL STEEL, AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE DOING IT AROUND 5:30 PM AT THE WATERFRONT.
AND THEY'RE GOING TO LIGHT IT AS A TRADITION BECAUSE HANUKKAH DOES START THE WEEKEND OF THANKSGIVING.
SO IT'S GOING TO BE BEAUTIFUL CEREMONY.
SO COME ON OUT THERE DOING LIGHT HORS D'OEUVRES AND BEVERAGES.
THAT'S, IT'S A GREAT STORY THAT, YOU KNOW, THE LIGHTING OF THE MENORAH AND THE 12 DAYS OF HANUKKAH REPRESENT, UH, THE TIME THAT, UH, UH, THESE CANDLES, UH, MIRACULOUSLY STAYED LIT, UM, WHILE THE OIL, YOU KNOW, THEY ONLY HAD OIL FOR LIKE FOUR OR FIVE NIGHTS.
AND, UH, THESE CANDLES, THESE LIGHTS STAYED LIT FOR 12 DAYS AND IT WAS DEFINITELY A GOD MIRACLES.
AND THE FACT THAT WE'RE BRINGING IN ANOTHER TYPE OF TRADITION TO THE AREA IS FANTASTIC TO THE COMMUNITY.
THIS IS WHAT EVERYBODY'S BEEN WANTING BACK SINCE WE MISSED IT LAST YEAR BECAUSE OF COVID.
SO DECEMBER 3RD NIGHT ON THE TOWN IS BACK.
I'M A CERTAIN, SOMEONE NAMED SANTA IS GOING TO BE COMING TO MAKE AN, UM, AN APPEARANCE FOR EVERYBODY.
WE'LL HAVE, UM, THE COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH, UM, DO THE PUPPETEERS TRIBAL CHAIRS.
THERE'LL BE DOING THE PUPPETEERS DOWN BY CARTER AND BAY.
UM, WE'LL HAVE SOME OF THE DANCE SCHOOLS DOING THEIR PERFORMANCES AND THEN WE'LL HAVE THE TREE LIGHTING UP ON THE FREEDOM MALL.
SO IT'S A WHOLE NIGHT OF EXCITING, UM, PERFORMANCES AND ALL THE MERCHANTS ARE STAYING OPEN UNTIL NINE O'CLOCK.
SO, AND WE HAVE EVERYTHING READY TO GO.
WE HAVE FOOD VENDORS GOING TO BE SELLING SOME THINGS THERE FROM DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS.
WE HAVE SHRIMP GOING TO BE SOLD.
WE'RE GOING, GONNA HAVE HOT DOGS.
SO COME HUNGRY, COME HAPPY, COME SEE OUR MERCHANTS AGAIN, SHOP SMALL NOW.
AND IN YEARS PAST, I'M NOT MAKING ANY PROMISES, BUT IN YEARS, PAST A LOT OF DIFFERENT SHOPS HAD LITTLE GOODIES WHEN YOU'D GO VISIT THEM.
AND YOU KNOW, THEY'D HAVE THEIR OWN LITTLE HORS D'OEUVRES TOO.
AND USUALLY THAT'S WHAT THEY DO.
UM, THEY DO HAVE THEIR OWN BECAUSE IT IS A FIRST FRIDAY AGAIN.
SO WE CAN'T CALL IT FIRST FRIDAY.
CAUSE YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT ON THE TOWN NOW, BUT IT ALWAYS FALLS ON THE FIRST FRIDAY.
SO, AND EACH OF THE STORES USUALLY HAS LIKE A LITTLE MICRO EVENT, THEY CALL IT.
SO GO CHECK OUT THE SHOPS, COME CHECK OUT US ON THE NIGHT OF THE TOWN, WHICH BRINGS US TO THAT SATURDAY.
SO IT'S A DOUBLE DAY THAT DAY BECAUSE STARTING AT 11, IT'S THE GULLAH TRAVELING THEATER, WHICH IS DOING ITS USUAL, UM, GULLAH THEATER PERFORMANCE IN THE WATERFRONT PARK FROM 11 TO FOUR IT'S TOURISM, PARLEY SU YES.
AND THEN AT THE SAME TIME AT 10 O'CLOCK AT THE ARSENALS, THE REENACTMENT ON CRAVEN STREET.
SO COME SEE THAT THE, THAT STREET IS SHUT DOWN.
THERE'S GONNA BE BAGPIPERS REENACTMENT.
SO, YOU KNOW, YOU HIT ONE, YOU GO TO THE OTHER AND THEN GET READY FOR THE BOAT PARADE THAT NIGHT AT THE WATERFRONT PARK, ALL THE LIGHTS AND THE PAGEANTRY AND THE MUSIC IT'S IT'S TERRIFIC.
AND THEN IT BRINGS US TO SUNDAY, WHICH IS OUR HOLIDAY PARADE AT 3:00 PM.
WE ARE SO EXCITED FOR EVERYBODY.
EVERYBODY'S SO PUMPED UP OR EVERYONE'S SO READY TO CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS AGAIN.
SO, WELL, I KNOW THAT THINGS ARE LOOKING BETTER.
UM, ARE THERE GOING TO BE ANY PRECAUTIONS YOU HAVE TO WEAR MASKS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? WE ARE NOT MANDATED.
UM, WE DO HAVE THE COVID PRECAUTION SIGNS THAT WILL BE OUT SAYING PLEASE STAY AWAY FROM EACH OTHER IN A NICE MANNER.
UM, WE WILL HAVE HAND SANITIZER STATIONS OUT FOR EVERYWHERE.
I KNOW ALL STORES HAVE THE HAND SANITIZERS, HOW THEY WILL HAVE ASKS IF YOU WANT THEM TO WEAR A MASK, WEAR A MASK IF YOU'D LIKE TO, BUT NOTHING'S MANDATED.
HEY, SPEAKING OF FREEDOM, DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THE UNITED STATES.
MARINE CORPS BANNED FROM PARIS ISLAND ON DECEMBER 10TH.
COME SEE THEM AT SIX 30 AT THE WATERFRONT PARK, THEY WERE PUTTING ON A CHRISTMAS CONCERT THAT IS FREE.
SO COME ON DOWN HERE, THEM, WE LOVE THEM.
SO THEIR CONCERT IS GOING TO BE AT THE WATERFRONT PARK.
THEY ARE DOING IT NICE AND BIG STARTS SIX 30.
IT WILL END PROBABLY AROUND EIGHT O'CLOCK.
SO BRING YOUR LAWN CHAIR, BRING A BLANKET.
CAUSE YOU KNOW, IT'S COLD DOWN THERE AT THAT TIME AND HEAR THEM.
AND THEN I KNOW THE ONE OF THEM IN PARTICULAR IS NEAR AND DEAR TO YOUR HEART NEAR AND DEAR DEAL.
AND THEN NOW THIS I COULD USE BECAUSE, UM, YOU KNOW, MY RELATIONSHIP WITH POLICE OFFICERS HAS BEEN ONE OF MANY INFRACTIONS, YOU KNOW, BLUE LIGHTS.
ANYWAY, I'M GOING TO CHILL WITH A COP.
TELL ME WHAT I CAN DO ON DECEMBER 17TH, 17TH.
UM, POLICE OFFICERS FOR THE CITY OF BUFORD ARE GOING TO DO A NIGHT OUT WITH THE COPS.
THEY'RE GOING TO PUT ON A MOVIE.
UM, I BELIEVE IT'S THE GOONIES THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO PUT ON FOR EVERYBODY, BUT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A NIGHT OUT WITH THEM.
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THE COPS, GET TO KNOW THE COPS ARE SO MUCH FUN DOWN HERE.UM, BRING A BLANKET, BRING A CHAIR.
THERE WILL BE FOOD FOR PURCHASE WITH THEM.
THERE'LL BE SITTING DOWN ENJOYING THE MOVIE AND YOU CAN DO THE SAME WITH THEM.
MAYBE YOU'LL HAVE, UH, DID YOU SAY HOT CHOCOLATE? MAYBE, MAYBE HOT CHOCOLATE.
I'M NOT A HUNDRED PERCENT SURE IF THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE THAT.
BUT LIKE I SAID, THERE ARE GOING TO BE FOOD FOR PURCHASE.
THERE'S GOING TO HAVE SOME STUFF THERE FOR COOL.
AND THAT IS THE END OF DECEMBER.
EVERYONE NEEDS TO BREATHE THEN PLEASE, EXCEPT FOR YOU BECAUSE JANUARY'S RIGHT AROUND AND WHAT'S COMING UP IN JUNE.
WE ARE, UM, BAJA, THE BEEF HERD AREA, HOSPITALITY ASSOCIATION IS GOING TO BE PUTTING ON THE OYSTER FESTIVAL.
NOW YOU'VE HEARD AREA HOSPITALITY.
ASSOCIATE ASSOCIATION IS DOING THE OYSTER FESTIVAL AND IT GOES FROM THE JANUARY 13TH THROUGH THE 22ND WITH THE 21ST AND 22ND AS THE, UM, FESTIVAL DOWN AT THE WATERFRONT PARK.
UH, THIS IS, UH, JANUARY 13TH THROUGH THE 22ND.
UM, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO REALLY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SOME OF THE FOOD PLACES THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT.
AND I DIDN'T MENTION EARLIER SALTINESS AND, UM, I'VE GOT, UH, I'VE ACTUALLY GOT A GIFT CERTIFICATE FOR THE ONE RIGHT AT THE CORNER OF, UH, CARTERET AND BAY.
UM, A BREAKTHROUGH BREAK BREAK, BREAK, WATER BREAK WATER.
SO I'VE GOT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE KIND OF THE HIGHER END, A LITTLE MORE SEDATE AND THAT'LL BE PART OF IT.
THAT WOULD BE A PERFECT TIME TO DO IT.
AND THEN, UH, AS PART OF THAT RESTAURANT WEEK, UH, THERE ARE SPECIALS THAT ARE GOING TO HAVE NOT, NOT ONLY SPECIAL PRICES, BUT SPECIAL MENU, SPECIAL MENUS TO FOCUS ON THE OYSTERS AND EVERYTHING ABOUT OYSTER WEEK AND UM, THE FESTIVAL TO LEAD YOU UP TO GET READY.
SO YOU'RE FROM PHILADELPHIA ORIGINALLY.
ARE YOU A WASTER EATER? IT'S A TEXTURE THING.
WELL I SAY ENOUGH COCKTAIL SAUCE TAKES CARE OF A LOT.
WELL, ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN BUFORD? YOU KNOW, BUFORD IS READY TO BE OUT THERE.
PLEASE USE YOUR PRECAUTIONS WITH COVID HAND SANITIZED.
WE'LL WE'LL HAVE IT OUT THERE.
IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANYTHING, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME.
MY NUMBER IS ON THE, UH, DOWNTOWN OPERATIONS SITE.
SO GIVE ME A CALL, SEND ME AN EMAIL AND I'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO HELP YOU OFF.
AND I'M ANTICIPATING THAT, UH, BY THE TIME WE AIR THIS INTERVIEW THAT, UM, UH, THE FOLKS FROM THE CITY PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WILL HAVE ALREADY PUT UP ALL OF THE NICE FESTIVE POLE LIGHTS THAT, UH, THE WEEK OF THANKSGIVING I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT, IT REALLY MAKES US FEEL SO MUCH BETTER AFTER A YEAR AND A HALF OF THIS NASTY PANDEMIC.
ANDREA HACKENBERG THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THAT HAS BEEN ANDREA HACKENBERG OR WITH THE CITY OF BUFORD.
SHE'S THE DOWNTOWN MANAGER AND EVENTS COORDINATOR, AND WE'VE GOT PLENTY MORE ON THIS EDITION OF COASTLINE.
WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD AND WHAT THEY'RE DOING NEXT.
WELL, LOTS OF THINGS GOING ON IN NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY AND THE CITY OF BUFORD, AS WE JUST HEARD.
AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO GO ALL THE WAY TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COUNTY TO THE SOUTH END AND JEN MCEWEN, WHO IS THE CULTURAL ARTS DIRECTOR, CULTURAL DIRECTOR FOR THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD, UH, IS JOINING US.
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF, JEN I'M JIM MCEWEN.
I'M THE DIRECTOR OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS FOR THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND.
JEN, YOU GOT ANYTHING SPECIAL COMING UP THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, WE HAVE A LOT OF EXCITING CULTURAL EVENTS HAPPENING ON HILTON HEAD DURING THE HOLIDAYS, WE JUST CLOSED A TWO WEEK RUN OF THE NUTCRACKER, A ANNUAL HOLIDAY FAVORITE PRODUCED BY THE HILTON HEAD DANCE THEATER.
AND ON DECEMBER 4TH, WE START OUR HISTORIC HOLIDAYS ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND, UM, SEA ISLAND TRADITIONS.
AND THAT WE'LL BE GOING DECEMBER 4TH THROUGH DECEMBER 11TH.
IT'LL INCLUDE A NUMBER OF EVENTS FROM OUR HISTORIC PARTNERS STARTING HERE ON DECEMBER 4TH AT HISTORIC MITCHELLVILLE FREEDOM PARK, WHERE WE WILL BE DOING THE DRIVE THROUGH, UM, FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS AROUND THE WORLD.
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A DELIGHTFUL SPECTACULAR OF HOLIDAY LIGHTS, UM, CELEBRATING DIFFERENT CULTURES ACROSS THE GLOBE, PAIRED TO MUSIC.IT IS ONE OF THE GREATEST EVENTS THAT HAPPENS ON THIS ISLAND FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
AND THEN ON DECEMBER 11TH, WE HAVE OUR LIVING HISTORY DAY.
THAT'LL START WITH A WALKING TOUR OF THE HISTORIC MITCHELLVILLE NEIGHBORHOODS GOING UP TO, UM, QUEEN CHAPEL CHURCH, CHECKING OUT THE BIG OLD NEIGHBORHOOD ENDING HERE AT HISTORIC MITCHELLVILLE, FREEDOM PARK.
AND THEN IN THAT AFTERNOON, WE HAVE OUR OPEN HOUSE WITH COASTAL DISCOVERY MUSEUM, THE GULLAH MUSEUM, THE HERITAGE LIBRARY, UM, LOTS OF CHARACTER REENACTMENTS OF HISTORY AND CRAFT MAKING AND ALL OF THE REALLY DEEP TRADITIONS FROM THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR TO BEFORE THE BRIDGE, TO AFTER THE BRIDGE.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE VISITING HILTON HEAD ISLAND, AS WELL AS MANY OF OUR NATIVES ENJOY ARE THE ARTS RELATED THINGS.
UH, TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME ARTS RELATED ACTIVITIES, MUSIC LOVERS, AND PERFORMING ARTS LEVERS.
WE HAVE A LOT OF EXCITING THINGS GOING ON.
UM, THE HILTON HEAD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA WILL DO ITS ANNUAL HOLIDAY CONCERT, UH, THE FIRST WEEKEND OF DECEMBER AND THEN RUNNING THROUGH THE MONTH OF DECEMBER.
THE ART CENTER OF COASTAL CAROLINA WILL BE PRODUCING ELF THE MUSICAL.
UM, AND THEN IF YOU DON'T WANT TO DO SOMETHING, THAT'S SUPER, CHRISTMAS-Y LEAN ENSEMBLE THEATER, WE'LL BE PRODUCING THE PULITZER PRIZE, WINNING DRAMA ART, UM, ON STAGE AT THE MAIN STREET THEATER.
NOW WE FAILED TO MENTION EXACTLY WHERE YOU ARE, BUT, UH, YOU ARE IN MITCHELLVILLE, WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY NEAR THE AIRPORT.
UH, WHAT MAKES MITCHELLVILLE SO SPECIAL? JEN? OH, SO HERE AT HIS, UM, AT HISTORIC MITCHELLVILLE FREEDOM PARK, THIS IS A VERY SIGNIFICANT SITE FOR HILTON HEAD ISLAND'S HISTORY.
IT'S THE LOCATION OF THE FIRST FREED MAN'S VILLAGE IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, WHERE FORMERLY ENSLAVED PEOPLE BUILT THEIR OWN CIVILIZATION TWO YEARS PRIOR TO THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION.
UM, EVERY YEAR THEY LIGHT UP THE GREAT LIVE OAK.
THE TREE IS A GORGEOUS 250 YEAR OLD TREE.
IT WAS HERE BACK DURING THE CIVIL WAR AND THAT IS STRUNG WITH LIGHTS.
AND THEN, LIKE I MENTIONED EARLIER, WE'LL BE DOING THE DRIVE-THROUGH, UM, OF SEASONS GREETINGS ACROSS THE GLOBE.
AND THEN ALSO DOING SOME WALKING HISTORY TOURS DURING HISTORIC HOLIDAYS HERE, MITCHELL WE'LL GET SOME LOVELY HOLIDAY DECORATIONS AND IT'S A NICE PLACE TO COME AND EXPLORE AND LEARN THE HISTORY.
AND YOU KNOW, OF COURSE THINGS ARE ALWAYS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
SO WHERE ARE THE WEBSITES THAT PEOPLE CAN GO TO TO FIND OUT THE LATEST AND GREATEST? I WOULD RECOMMEND VISITING THE, UH, CULTURAL AFFAIRS OFFICE WEBSITE, CULTURE, HHI.ORG.
WE HAVE A FULL EVENTS CALENDAR, UM, ALL YEAR ROUND THAT STAYS STOCKED FULL OF ALL OF THE EVENTS WHERE YOU CAN CLICK DIRECTLY TO OUR PARTNER'S WEBSITES.
UM, ALSO OUR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HAS A VERY LIVELY CALENDAR AND THAT IS HILTON HEAD ISLAND DOT.
NOW ONE OF MY FAVORITES IS A HARBOR TOWN AND NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTY.
AND I HOPE YOU'RE GOING TO BE HAVING THAT THIS YEAR, IF SO, TELL US ABOUT IT.
UM, ALL OF OUR RESORTS AND MANY OF OUR RESTAURANTS DO REALLY FUN, NEW YEARS, EVE PARTIES.
UM, I LOVE BEING DOWN THE TIKI HUT WITH THE LOCAL BANDS.
LOTS OF LOCAL MUSICIANS WILL BE PERFORMING ON NEW YEAR'S EVE HERE ON THE ISLAND AND IN BLUFFTON.
UM, BUT COME TO THE ISLAND, OH DEFINITELY THE HARBOR TOWN BALL DROP.
UM, IF YOU HEAD DOWN TO HUB HARBOR TOWN AND SEA PINES, THEY HAVE ALL SORTS OF FESTIVITIES GOING ON AND THEY DROP A GOLF BALL FROM THE TOP OF THE LIGHTHOUSE AT THE COUNTDOWN.
UM, AND THAT'S DEFINITELY A FAN FAVORITE HERE ON THE ISLAND.
A LOT OF THE TOWNS AROUND HERE ARE GOING TO BE HAVING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, UH, ACTIVITIES.
AND I'M SURE HILTON HEAD IS NO DIFFERENT.
WHERE CAN PEOPLE GO FOR SOME OF CHRISTMAS LIGHT DISPLAYS? WE HAVE SOME REALLY EXCITING THINGS ON THIS ISLAND.
IF YOU WANT TO LOOK AT CHRISTMAS LIGHTS.
SO FIRST FIRE STATION THREE, WHICH IS LOCATED AT, UM, FIVE 40 WILLIAM HILTON PARKWAY, THE FIRE FIGHTERS START DECORATING THE FIREHOUSE AND LABOR DAY.
SO THEY ALL SPEND VOLUNTEER HOURS DECORATING ALL AROUND THE FIREHOUSE AND IT'S A DRIVE-THROUGH AND IT'S SO MUCH FUN.
UM, SHELTER COVE ALSO DOES SOME REALLY INCREDIBLE LIGHT DISPLAYS.
AND I KNOW THAT THEY HAVE MR AND MRS CLAUSE, UM, IN THE EVENINGS AND ON THE WEEKENDS.
ALSO FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO KNOW HILTON HEAD FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS WILL RECOGNIZE THE DOVE STREET LIGHTS, DEVS STREET IS CELEBRATING THEIR 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF COMMUNITY LIGHT DECORATING.
AND SO THEY ARE COMING BACK THIS YEAR.
YOU CAN DRIVE THROUGH DEV STREET AND CHECK OUT ALL OF THE LIGHTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE OVERARCHING ON THAT ROAD.
THIS YEAR, YOU'VE GOT A FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITY ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE RIGHT ACCEPTING DONATIONS TO DEEP WELL AND TO ISLAND WRECK AT CULTURE, HHI.ORG.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE SEEING IS A SHORTAGE OF FOOD AND THESE DAYS OF THE PANDEMIC, UM, THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE JUST HAVING A REAL STRUGGLE.
ARE THERE GOING TO BE ANY FOOD DRIVES AVAILABLE ON HILTON HEAD? THE SEASON, UM,
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DEEP WELL IS IN THEIR 49TH YEAR OF SERVING OUR COMMUNITY AND THEY DO TWO DRIVES AT THE HOLIDAYS.WELL, THREE, ACTUALLY THEY DO A FOOD DRIVE.
THEY DO A WINTER COAT DRIVE, AND THEN THEY DO THEIR SANTO'S WORKSHOP WHERE THEY ACCEPT NEW TOYS FOR PARENTS WITH, UM, NEED TO COME AND SHOP FOR THEIR KIDS.
UM, SO EVERY FAMILY, EVERY KID GOES HOME WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL, A WARM PAIR OF SOCKS, AND THEN THE PARENTS GET A BOOK AND THEN THE PARENTS GET TO PICK A TOY OF THEIR CHOOSING.
UM, SOMETIMES THIS IS THE ONLY TOY THESE KIDS WILL GET A YEAR.
SO, UM, GO BIGGER, GO HOME, HAPPY HOLIDAYS.
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ON THE ISLAND.
ALL RIGHT, JEN, THANKS SO MUCH.
JEN MCU, THE CULTURAL DIRECTOR FOR THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD, AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO FINDING OUT WHAT'S TON TO BE TAKING PLACE IN BLUFFTON.
THEY HAVE GOT A LOT OF NEAT STUFF WE'RE GOING TO BE HEARING FROM LYNN SEMINOLE, LINDY SEMINOLE, RATHER FROM THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON NEXT.
SO STAY WITH US WITH THIS SPECIAL EDITION OF HOLIDAY COASTLINE.
WE KNOW THE HOLIDAYS, AREN'T HAPPY FOR EVERYONE.
THE BEAVER COUNTY, ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION TEAM WANT TO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO STAY CONNECTED.
YOU MAY EXPERIENCE BOTH NEGATIVE AND POSITIVE FEELINGS, AND THAT IS OKAY.
BE KIND TO YOURSELF AND KNOW THAT ALL FEELINGS CAN COEXIST.
WE KNOW THAT SOME MAY FEEL THE URGE TO USE SUBSTANCES TO NUMB THE PAIN, TO STAY SAFE, VISIT OUR HOLIDAY RESOURCE PAGE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HOW TO NAVIGATE THROUGH THE SEASON.
BUFORD COUNTY SE.GOV, DIFFERENT COUNTIES, STRUGGLING ENCOURAGES LOCAL, SMALL AND MINORITY OWNED BUSINESSES TO SUBMIT A NEW VENDOR APPLICATION TO ITS PURCHASING DEPARTMENT.
THAT APPLICATION AND VENDOR GUIDE ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE.
ALONG WITH INFORMATION ABOUT CURRENT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, VISIT WWW.BEEFERCOUNTYSC.GOV CLICK ON.
I WANT TO VIEW BIDS AND RFPS UNDER BUSINESS SERVICES VENDORS MUST BE WITH THE COUNTY IN ORDER TO RESPOND TO SOLICITATIONS QUOTES, BIDS, OR PROPOSALS SUBMITTED BY BUSINESSES THAT ARE NOT REGISTERED WITH THE COUNTY WILL BE REJECTED.
REGISTERED VENDORS, RECEIVE EMAIL NOTIFICATIONS WHEN NEW SOLICITATIONS PERTAINING TO THEIR AREA OF INTEREST ARE POSTED TO THE WEBSITE.
THANKS FOR WATCHING THE COUNTY CHANNEL.
WELL, WE'RE BACK WITH OUR HOLIDAY EDITION OF COASTLINE AND WE'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM THE TOWN
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OF THE CITY OF BUFORD AND THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD.AND, UH, NOW WE'RE GOING TO BLUFFTON THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON THAT HAS GOT A SPECTACULAR HOLIDAY SEASON PROGRAM IN STORE FOR YOU.
AND, UH, I'M JOINED BY, UM, ONE OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES, LINDY SIMONEAU, UH, LINDY.
GOOD TO HAVE YOU ON COASTLINE.
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT IT IS THAT YOU DO FOR THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON.
I DO ALL THE SPECIAL EVENTS FOR THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON AND THAT'S EVERYTHING FROM THE TOWN SPONSORED EVENTS TO THE SPECIAL EVENTS THAT PRIVATE CITIZENS HOLD IN THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON.
SO, UH, UPCOMING HERE BEFORE, UM, THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF EVENTS COMING UP THAT ARE SPONSORED BY SOME OF OUR LOCAL CITIZENS.
AND THEY'RE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET OUT AND DO SOME LOCAL SHOPPING, OR WE HAVE THE WRITTEN BLOOM MARKET AT MARTINS FAMILY PARK.
WE ALSO HAVE THE ART ARTISAN MARKET ALSO AT MARTIN FAMILY PARK.
AND THEN WE HAVE THE GULLAH MARKET ALSO AT MARTIN FAMILY PARK.
AND THOSE ARE, UM, MORE, UH, THE ARTISTS AND MARKET IS GOING TO BE ON NOVEMBER THE 20TH.
AND THEN THE WRITTEN BLOOM ORGANIC MARKET IS ON NOVEMBER THE 21ST.
AND THEN ON SATURDAY FOLLOWING THANKSGIVING, WE HAVE THE GULLAH MARKET, UM, ON THE 27TH.
AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE ONE OF THE, UM, BEST THINGS FOR THE CELEBRATION OF THANKSGIVING IS THE HISTORIC TURKEY CHASE, WHICH IS A 5K RACE.
AND IT COMES, UM, IT STARTS AT ACTUALLY THE OYSTER FACTORY PARK.
AND THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING, UH, FIVE KS THAT WE HOST, UM, THROUGHOUT THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON.
AND IT'S KIND OF THE KICKOFF OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON.
BLUFFTON IS A GREAT PLACE TO BE, AND THERE'S PLENTY TO DO.
AND, UH, ONE OF THE WAYS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO START OFF IS WITH YOUR HOLIDAY TREE LIGHTING, RIGHT? YES, SIR.
WE ARE GOING TO DO THE HOLIDAY TREE WEDDING CEREMONY ON DECEMBER THE THIRD.
AND THIS IS THE KICKOFF OF OUR CHRISTMAS SEASON HERE IN BLUFFTON.
AND WE ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO START THIS TREE CEREMONY AT FIVE 30 IN THE EVENING.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A STANDARDS WORKSHOP WHERE THE KIDS WILL ACTUALLY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT WITH SANTA CLAUS AND TELL THEM WHAT THEIR WISHES ARE FOR CHRISTMAS.
UM, AND ALSO WE'LL BE DOING THE TREE LIGHTING AT BARTON FAMILY PARK, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING A CHRISTMAS MOVIE FOLLOWING THE TREE LIGHTING.
SO WE'LL BE DOING THE MOVIE L FOLLOWING THE TREE CEREMONY, LIGHTING FROM SIX 30 TO EIGHT 30 THAT AFTERNOON.
AND WE WILL HAVE A SPECIAL COFFEE TRUCK THERE AND WE'LL BE DOING HOT CHOCOLATE, APPLE CIDER AND COFFEE FOR OUR CITIZENS WHO WERE SO APPRECIATIVE TO COME OUT AND WATCH THE TREE SERVICES.
NOW, WHAT MAKES BLUFFTON REALLY UNIQUE, UH, ABOVE ANY OF THESE OTHER TOWNS AND CITIES THAT WE'VE HEARD FROM ALREADY IS THAT YOUR PARADE IS ABOUT TO CELEBRATE A MONUMENTAL OCCASION.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE HAVING YOUR 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BLUFFTON PARADE, BUT IT'S NOT JUST ANY PARADE.
YOUR PARADE IS UNIQUE BECAUSE OF ITS LENGTH.
RIGHT? TELL US ABOUT WHAT ALL THAT ENTAILS.
WELL, TYPICALLY THE BLUFFTON CHRISTMAS PARADE IS LONGER THAN MOST CHRISTMAS PARADE IS BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY WONDERFUL CITIZENS THAT ACTUALLY WANT TO COME OUT AND SUPPORT THE BLUFFTON CHRISTMAS PARADE.
SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED THIS YEAR TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT THIS YEAR, SINCE WE WERE ONLY ABLE TO DO THEIR REVERSE CHRISTMAS PARADE LAST YEAR, AND, UH, WHICH HAD A GREAT TURNOUT AS WELL, BUT THE CHRISTMAS PARADE IS USUALLY A LONG CHRISTMAS PARADE.
IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE SHORTER THAN NORMAL BECAUSE WE ARE CAPPING OFF THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS AT 120 THIS YEAR, BUT IT'S STILL GOING TO BE A NICE LONG PARADE.
AND IT'S GOING TO BE ONE OF THE BEST I THINK.
AND ESPECIALLY SINCE WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO CELEBRATE THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BLUFFTON CHRISTMAS PARADE, WHICH IS ONE OF THE FINEST PARADES IN THE WHOLE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, THE BLUFFTON CHRISTMAS PARADE IS ALWAYS THE FIRST SATURDAY OF DECEMBER AND IT ALWAYS STARTS AT 10 O'CLOCK SHARP, AND IT STARTS FROM PURCHASE STREET RIGHT THERE AT TOWN HALL GOES DOWN, UH, IT GOES DOWN BRIDGE STREET, UP CALHOUN STREET, AND THEN IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LEFT ON MAY RIVER ROAD AND YOU'LL TAKE A RIGHT RIGHT THERE AT SQUAT AND GOBBLE AND THE DOLLAR GENERAL AREA ON PIN OAK.
AND IT WILL END, UH, THE WALKERS AND THE FOLKS WHO WERE IN THE BANDS WILL END RIGHT THERE ON EIGHTH STREET AND, UM, DISMANTLE.
AND THEY WILL BE ABLE TO GO THEIR OWN WAY.
AND THEN THE FLOATS WILL CONTINUE ON DOWN RED, CEDAR TO RED CEDAR ELEMENTARY.
AND THAT'S WHERE THE END OF THE PARADE WILL STOP WITH THE FLOATS.
THIS IS PRETTY MUCH THE SAME ROUTE THAT IT'S BEEN SINCE I'VE BEEN COMING TO BLUFFTON CHRISTMAS PARADE.
IT'S BEEN THIS PROBABLY MY 27TH YEAR FOR THE CHRISTMAS PARADE AND BLUFFTON ABOUT THE SAME.
WE HAVE SEVERAL LOCAL CHURCHES.
WE HAVE, UH, SOME SCHOOLS, WE HAVE THE MARINE BAND, WHICH ALWAYS LEADS THE PARADE, WHICH WE WERE HONORED TO HAVE THEM START THE PARADE.
WE'LL HAVE BATTERY CREEK HIGH SCHOOL, WE'LL HAVE MAY RIVER HIGH SCHOOL AND BLUFFTON HIGH.
UH, WE'RE ALSO GOING TO HAVE RED, CEDAR ELEMENTARY IS BANNED.
UM, THEN WE'RE LUCKY ENOUGH AT
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THE TREE LIGHTING, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE MC RILEY, UH, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHOIR.AND THEN WE'LL ALSO HAVE THE BLUFFTON MIDDLE SCHOOL ORCHESTRA BAND.
AND THEY'LL BOTH BE AT THE TREE LIGHTING.
AND OF COURSE, SANTA CLAUS, SANTA CLAUS IS ALWAYS THE LAST ONE TO COME THROUGH AND HE ALWAYS RIDES ON THE FIRETRUCK.
SO HE'S ALWAYS THE LAST ONE TO END THE PARADE.
AND HE ALWAYS COMES IN ON THE FIRETRUCK AND IS READY TO WAVE AT EVERYBODY.
AND THAT SIGNIFIES THE, THE FINAL OR THE FINALE OF THE CHRISTMAS PARADE.
NOW, LINDY, UH, YOU'RE GOING TO BE SURPRISED AT THIS, BUT, UH, ALEC, OUR PRODUCER HAS MANAGED TO DIG UP SOME GREAT HISTORICAL PHOTOGRAPHS FROM OUR ARCHIVES OF THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON.
SO WE'RE GOING TO ROLL THOSE RIGHT NOW.
AND THEN YOU TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK OF THE OKAY.
SO WE HAVE BEEN SO BLESSED WITH THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF A CHRISTMAS PARADE THAT WE'VE HAD.
SO MANY OF OUR CITIZENS CONTRIBUTE PHOTOS THEY'VE HAD AND ALBUMS FOR YEARS.
AND THE BLUFFTON CHRISTMAS SPRAY MEANS SO MUCH TO SO MANY OF THE LOCAL PEOPLE, AND THEY HAVE TAKEN SO MANY PICTURES, UH, OVER THE YEARS WITH PEOPLE GETTING STAGE, GETTING READY TO HAVE THEIR FLOATS IN THE PARADE WITH THE HORSES AND, UM, JUST THE, UH, PAST, UH, GRAND MARSHALS.
AND IT'S JUST, SO IT'S A WONDERFUL THING THAT THEY WANT TO SHARE THEIR FAMILY MEMORIES WITH THEIR CHILDREN'S STANDING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WATCHING THE PARADE AND WAVING AT THE LOVED ONES AS THEY GO BY AND FLOATS OF PEOPLE THAT THEY KNOW.
AND WE'VE JUST HAD AN OVER POURING OF REALLY GREAT PICTURES FROM THE PAST.
THAT YOU'LL FIND VERY INTERESTING WHEN YOU'RE ABLE TO TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THEM.
SO FOR MORE INFORMATION AND, UM, IF YOU'D LIKE TO REACH OUT TO ME TO FIND OUT ABOUT OTHER EVENTS THAT WE DIDN'T TALK ABOUT TODAY, YOU'RE WELCOME TO EMAIL ME AT, UM, EL SEMINO AT THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON, OR ALWAYS GIVE ME A CALL 8 4 3 5 4 0 16 62.
AND I'M WILLING TO HELP YOU OUT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE AS FAR AS EVER, UH, EVER NEEDING UPDATED INFORMATION.
WE CAN ALWAYS GO TO THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON WEBSITE.
THINGS ARE ALWAYS CHANGING AND BEING ADDED.
SO THAT WOULD BE THE BEST WAY TO FIND OUT WHAT THE, UH, EVENTS THAT I DIDN'T COVER, WHAT, WHAT WE'LL BE POSTING.
SO PLEASE LOOK ON THE WEBSITE FOR FUTURE INFORMATION.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME HERE TODAY.
LINDY SEMINO FROM THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON.
THANK YOU SO MUCH LINDY FOR THAT ACTIVITY WRAP UP.
AND WE'RE DEFINITELY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT THREE AND A HALF MILE PARADE COMING UP NEXT.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE TOWN OF PORT ROYAL.
SERGEANT CHRIS WILSON FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL BE HERE TELLING US WHAT ALL THEY'RE GOING TO BE DOING IN PORT ROYAL.
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HERE YOU GO.FROM THE BEEPER COUNTY SAFETY EDUCATION TEAM, YOU KNOW, WITH THE HOLIDAYS UPON US, WE'RE GOING TO DO A LOT OF COOKING AND WE'RE SO GRATEFUL FOR THAT.
WE LOVE TO BRING THE FAMILIES TOGETHER.
HOWEVER WE'D LIKE TO ASK YOU TO TAKE JUST A MOMENT THROUGHOUT YOUR ENTIRE SCHEDULE, TO THINK ABOUT SAFETY.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ARE SAFE AND DON'T HAVE TO CALL US COOKING REMAINS THE NUMBER ONE CAUSE OF FIRE IN AMERICA TODAY.
SO WE WANT THE RESIDENTS OF BUFORD COUNTY TO BE SAFE WHEN THEY DO THAT.
EVEN FIREFIGHTERS USE WATER TO PUT OUT FIRE, BUT DO WE USE IT ON A STOVE TOP THE OILS AND GREASES THAT WE COOK WITH CAN ACTUALLY BE SPREAD AND THUS TAKE THE FIRE WITH IT.
WHEN YOU USE WATER TO TRY AND PUT THESE FIRES OUT, MAKE SURE YOU'VE GOT A PAN TOP CLOSE BY TO PUT ON TOP OF A BURNING PAN.
MAKE SURE YOUR FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, CLOSE BOX, WHATEVER YOU HAVE PLANNED FOR THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.
THE BUFORD COUNTY FIRE SERVICE WANTS TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE SAFE.
STOP BY YOUR LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT.
WE'RE MORE THAN GLAD TO HELP YOU IN ANY WAY THAT WE CAN.
WELL, WE'RE BACK ON OUR HOLIDAY EDITION OF COASTLINE AND JOINING ME IN THE STUDIO NOW IS SERGEANT CHRIS WILSON FROM THE PORT ROYAL POLICE DEPARTMENT.
AND THERE'S LOTS TAKING PLACE IN PORT ROYAL.
AND, UH, I HEAR YOU'RE THE, UH, REPRESENTATIVE.
THAT'S GOING TO TELL US EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON DURING THE MONTH OF DECEMBER AND A BEAUTIFUL PORTRAIT.
WE HAVE A FEW EXCITING THINGS COMING AND DECEMBER.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO KICK IT OFF WITH? SO TO KICK OFF DECEMBER, UH, DECEMBER 1ST, WE'RE HAVING OUR CHRISTMAS, UM, CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING.
UM, SO BASICALLY THAT'LL BE WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1ST AT 6:00 PM.
UH, DURING THAT, UH, THE POORER ELEMENTARY CHILDREN WILL BE SINGING CAROLS ALONG WITH THE PORT ROYAL TOWN COUNCIL.
UH, THEY SING A FEW SONGS FIRST AND THEN, UM, WITH THE FLIP OF THE SWITCH, THE CHRISTMAS TREES LIT UP AND THEN THEY SING, OH, CHRISTMAS TREE CAROL SONG FOLLOWED BY THAT THE OLD, UH, SLASH BUFORD CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL BE BRINGING SANTA CLAUS DOWN TO MEET WITH THE CHILDREN.
THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN A FAVORITE OF MINE.
IT'S OVER THERE AT THE LIVE OAKS PARK AT THE CORNER OF WHAT? PARIS AND 16.
THAT'S A GREAT PARK GOV FOR PEOPLE THAT AREN'T FAMILIAR WITH IT, YOU GUYS, WHEN YOU'RE NOT HAVING CHRISTMAS ACTIVITY, YOU'VE GOT LOTS OF OTHER OPPORTUNITIES, CORRECT? CORRECT.
WE USUALLY HAVE LIKE THE OYSTER ROAST AND UH, SOME OTHER THINGS TOO, AND IT'S A LOT OF PRIVATE PARTIES RENTED OUT AS WELL.
AND, UH, JUST IN CASE ANYBODY HAS EVER WANTING TO RENT A FACILITY WHO SHOULD THEY CONTACT THE TOWN OF PORT ROYAL OVER AT 700 PAIR SAF AND THEY CAN POINT THEM IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
THE, UH, UH, LIGHTING OF THAT CHRISTMAS TREE IS WHAT REALLY KICKS OFF THE FESTIVITIES IN PORT ROYAL.
IT'S A, IT'S A PRETTY BIG EVENT FOR US.
SO WE HAVE A PRETTY GOOD TURNOUT USUALLY.
I MEAN, UH, TOWN OF PORT ROYAL HAS REALLY GROWN IN THE LAST 10, 15 YEARS.
I MEAN, EVEN IN THE SEVEN YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN THERE, IT'S GROWN TREMENDOUSLY.
IT DOESN'T EVEN LOOK THE SAME ANYMORE.
TO ME, I DON'T THINK THE MAJORITY OF OUR VIEWERS EVEN KNOW THAT IT ACTUALLY EXTENDS ALL THE WAY TO THE BROAD RIVER BRIDGE.
SO HAS THAT PUT A STRAIN, YOUR ABILITIES TO, TO DO YOUR JOB, UH, HAVING TO COVER THAT ENLARGED AREA AT TIMES? IT DOES, BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE ALL EXCITED FOR THE GROWTH.
I THINK, YOU KNOW, WITH, WITH GROWTH, WITH THE GROWTH OF THE TOWN, UH, WE'LL BE ABLE TO ADD MORE OFFICERS AND EVERYTHING.
SO, UM, WE'RE, WE'RE ALL EXCITED ABOUT ALL RIGHT, OUTSTANDING.
SO WE'VE GOT THE TREE LIGHTING, THAT'S DECEMBER 1ST AT THE LIVE OAKS PARK AND, UH, THAT'LL AGAIN, FEATURE, UM, SANTA CLAUS COMING IN ON THE, UH, PORT ROYAL FIRE DEPARTMENT TRUCK THEN, UM, WHAT DO WE GOT HERE? SO THEN FOLLOWED BY THAT DECEMBER 10TH, WE HAVE A, IT'S A NEW EVENT FOR US.
UH, BASICALLY WHAT THEY'VE DONE IS, UM, THERE WAS A, AN ABANDONED BUILDING FOR THE POOR IT'S RIGHT BEHIND THE ZEN DEN.
SO THEY ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO TURN THAT INTO A CHRISTMAS MAJOR FOR THAT WEEKEND PICK FROM THE MANGER BEGINS ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10TH.
UM, IT'S GOING TO BE AT THE END OF PARIS AF NEXT TO OR BEHIND THE ZENDESK NEXT TO THE SHED.
UH, UH, WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE DOING IS TURNING ONE OF THE OLD PORT BUILDINGS INTO A CHRISTMAS MANGER.
UM, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE LOCAL VENDORS DOWN THERE WITH THEIR CRAFTS, UH, SOME FOOD TRUCKS FOR PEOPLE TO, TO HAVE SOME VARIETY OF FOODS DOWN THERE.
AND THEN THEY ARE TAKING SOME ARTWORK FROM DIFFERENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A CONTEST.
UM, AND THEN ON THE 11TH, THE EVENT WILL STILL BE GOING ON, UM, AT THE SAME LOCATION.
UM, IT'S GOING TO KIND OF RUN IN CONJUNCTION, WHICH IS ALSO ANOTHER BIG EVENT OF OURS, WHICH IS THE,
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UH, UH, CHRISTMAS GOLF CART PARADE.UM, SO THAT WILL THE CHRISTMAS GOLF CART PARADE.
UM, THERE'S NO NEED TO REGISTER, JUST BE AT THE HELENA PLACE, ASSISTED LIVING OVERALL PARIS TO HAVE THEY'RE GOING TO START THAT OFF AT 6:00 PM.
AND IN THE PAST, THEY USED TO RUN THAT DOWN PARIS AV AND BETWEEN THE TOWN OF POOR OLD BUILDING, AND THEN COME BACK UP LONDON APP THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF THE MUSIC FROM THE MAJOR EVENT, THEY'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO RUN THAT FROM 6:00 PM, GO STRAIGHT DOWN PARIS APP TO THE EVENT.
UM, THERE'S GOING TO BE PARKING ON THE SIDE OF THE SHED AND BETWEEN THE SHED AND THE MUSIC FOR THE MAJOR BUILDING THAT THEY'RE USING.
AND, UM, THERE'LL BE ABLE TO PARK THE GOLF CARTS THERE.
AND THEN IF THEY WANT TO ATTEND THE CONCERT, THOUGH, THEY WILL HAVE TO PURCHASE A TICKET.
SO YOU PROMISE ME YOU'RE NOT GOING TO TICKET ANY GOLF CARTS.
UNLESS THEY GO OVER 19 AND A HALF MILES AN HOUR.
SO THIS IS EXCITING BECAUSE IT IS A BIT OF A FUNDRAISER AND IT'S FOR, UH, AN ORGANIZATION THAT'S ACTUALLY IN PORT ROYAL.
THAT'S VERY NEAR AND DEAR TO MANY OF OUR VIEWERS HEARTS.
IT'S GOING TO BE, UM, A BENEFIT FOR KAPPA, WHICH, LIKE YOU SAID, IT IS LOCATED IN PORT ROYAL AND BASICALLY THAT'S A FOUNDATION, UM, DIRECTED TOWARDS CHILDREN, UM, THAT ARE BEING, UM, ABUSE AND ASSOCIATION.
IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT WE NEED THAT ORGANIZATION, BUT IT'S REALLY, IT'S VERY WELL NEEDED.
UH, WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THEY DO.
UM, THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF WITH THIS PANDEMIC, HAS THAT CAUSED TENSIONS TO RISE WITHIN FAMILIES AT ALL.
I THINK WE'VE HAD A LITTLE BIT MORE, UM, DISTURBANCE CALLS, UM, DEALING WITH FAMILIES.
AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK WHEN YOU'RE COOPED UP IN THE HOUSE ALL THE TIME, YOU KNOW, TENSION STAR KIND OF FLARING AND EVERYTHING, BUT, UM, I'M GLAD TO SEE THINGS ARE STARTING TO OPEN UP.
NOW, PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE HOUSE AND GO DO THINGS.
I DON'T KNOW, TRACK THE NUMBERS EVERY DAY.
AND I'M GLAD TO SEE IN BUFORD COUNTY, WE'RE DOWN TO SINGLE DIGITS AND LOW TEENS EVERY, EVERY DAY WE'VE HAD BEEN FOR THE LAST MONTH OR SO.
SO MAYBE WE'RE SEEING AN END TO ALL OF THIS, HOPEFULLY.
SO YEAH, WOULDN'T THIS BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO JUST, YOU KNOW, HAVE AN END TO IT BY HAVING A NEW BEGINNING WITH THE, YOU KNOW, THE MUSIC FROM THE MANGER EVENT AND THE GOLF CART PARADE.
I MEAN, WHAT MORE REPRESENTS NEW LIFE THAN CELEBRATING CHRISTMAS? UH, SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
AND AS YOU SAID, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AS LOCAL VENDORS, UM, I KNOW WE'VE GOT A LOT OF SUPPLY CHAIN PROBLEMS AND SO PEOPLE ARE WORRIED ABOUT WHETHER THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE, UH, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING THAT THEY NEED TO PUT UNDER THE CHRISTMAS TREE.
NOBODY HAS VOLUNTEERED TO START BRINGING THEIR CONTAINER SHIPS TO PORT ROYAL.
SO THEY'RE ALL STUCK DOWN IN SAVANNAH, RIGHT.
BUT WE'VE GOT LOTS OF LOCAL VENDORS AND THEY'VE GOT PLENTY OF INVENTORY.
AND WHAT BETTER THAN TO SHOP LOCAL, YOU KNOW, ABSOLUTE OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO ALSO HAVE CUSTOMERS COME AND VIEW THE ITEMS THAT THEY'RE CREATING AND ALL THAT.
AND THERE'S A LOT OF NEAT STUFF.
I MEAN, STUFF IS REALLY LIKE POINT LIKE, UH, YOU KNOW, UH, DECORATED, OYSTER SHELLS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF, UH, REALLY THOUGHTFUL STUFF AS WELL.
AND, UH, WHAT WAS THAT PLACE? YOU MENTIONED THE ZEN DEN.
WHAT DO THEY HAVE THERE? UM, THAT KINDA LIKE, UH, OPPORTUNITIES TO GET MASSAGE OILS AND THINGS LIKE, THAT'S WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE, UH, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
UM, AND THEN WE'VE GOT, UH, IN ADDITION TO THAT OPPORTUNITIES TO ALWAYS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SOME OF THE RESTAURANTS IN PORT ROYAL, LIKE, UM, IS THE, UH, UH, THE ONE I HAVE NOW I'VE LOST MY TRAIN OF THOUGHT.
WHAT'S THE ONE AT 11TH STREET, THE DUTCH CAMP, THE FISH CAMP IS THAT OPEN THESE DAYS.
UM, AND WE'VE GET PEOPLE COMING ACROSS FROM THE ENTIRE COUNTRY WHO COME HERE TO VISIT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S ONE OF THE FIRST PLACES THEY WANT TO CHECK OUT.
THEY DO A LOT OF BUSINESS THERE.
SO YOU CAN GET A GIFT CERTIFICATE FOR YOUR LOVED ONES.
THEIR FOOD IS THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING.
AND THEN, UH, I THINK WE NEED TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, BECAUSE IT IS THE HOLIDAYS, UH, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT YOU HAVE AS A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER IN TERMS OF SAFETY AND HOLIDAY TIPS? SO, ABSOLUTELY.
SO ONE THING PRETENDING TO YOUR HOME, I THINK A GOOD IDEA WOULD BE TO KEEP THE LIGHTS ON, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHTTIME.
SO KEEP THE AREA WELL LIT JUST IN CASE IF SOMEBODY HAPPENS TO BE IN THE AREA, YOU CAN KIND OF KEEP AN EYE ON THEM AND ALL THAT.
YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY AMAZING BECAUSE NOW WE'VE REACHED THE POINT OF TECHNOLOGY WHERE, UH, YOU CAN HAVE EVERYTHING, YOU KNOW, SET THROUGH YOUR IPHONE OR ANDROID DEVICE AND, UH, UNIT, YOU CAN HAVE DIFFERENT LIGHTS COME ON AT DIFFERENT TIMES.
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THINGS SET SO THAT I'VE GOT CAMERAS ALL OVER MY, UH, OUTSIDE OF MY HOUSE.AND THEY ACTUALLY, UH, HAVE WHAT'S CALLED I F T T, WHICH STANDS FOR IF THIS, THEN THAT.
SO WHEN THERE'S MOTION THAT SENSED A LIGHT WILL GO ON AND A NOTIFICATION WILL GO OUT AND THAT'S AN UNFORTUNATE, AGAIN, A REALITY OF, OF THE TIMES IN WHICH WE LIVE, BUT REALLY THESE ARE THE IMPORTANT THINGS TO BE AWARE OF.
AND THEY'RE NOT THAT EXPENSIVE.
SO THAT WAS ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS.
SO OTHER THAN HAVING THE AREA LIT UP AT NIGHT, I ALSO RECOMMEND HAVING OUR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM, IF AT ALL POSSIBLE JUST TO, IN CASE SOMETHING DID HAPPEN, UNFORTUNATELY, MAYBE WE'D HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO IDENTIFY THE PERSON.
HOW SO? UM, SOME OTHER ISSUES, UH, THAT I SEE A LOT IS PEOPLE LEAVING THEIR VEHICLES UNSECURED.
UM, THAT WAS ONE OF THE BIGGEST ISSUES THAT WE SEE EVEN OUTSIDE THE HOLIDAY SEASON.
UH, MORE SO DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON.
SO I JUST WANT TO REITERATE, LOCK YOUR CAR DOORS, UM, ELIMINATE THE POSSIBILITY OF A THEFT JUST BY EASILY SECURE SECURITY.
PORT ROYAL IS ONE OF THE FEW REALLY QUAINT TOWNS LEFT IN AMERICA, BUT IT'S STILL NOT IMMUNE FROM THE BAD GUYS.
RIGHT? ABSOLUTELY NOT A LOT OF OUR PROPERTY CRIMES OR CRIMES OPPORTUNITIES.
SO IF YOU, IF YOU GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY, UNFORTUNATELY PEOPLE ARE GOING TO ACT ON IT.
I MEAN, THERE YOU'D BE SURPRISED HOW MANY PEOPLE YOU WOULDN'T BE BECAUSE YOU SEE IT EVERY DAY.
BUT HOW MANY PEOPLE JUST FAIL TO, YOU KNOW, LOCK THEIR DOORS? I MEAN, I GOT SOMETHING ON MY PHONE THAT TELLS ME, UH, YOU FORGOT TO LOCK YOUR DOORS.
AND SO YOU JUST GOTTA BE, BE CAREFUL THESE DAYS.
AND THAT WAS ANOTHER THING I WANTED TO TOUCH ON TOO, PERTAINING TO YOUR HOUSE IS TOO, WHEN YOU'RE LEAVING FOR THE DAY, MAKE SURE YOU LOCK UP.
AND WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO SLEEP AT NIGHT, LOCK UP AS WELL.
AND YEAH, YOU WANT TO, IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE, YOU KNOW, TRAVELING AROUND SOME OF THESE ALARMS THESE DAYS, HAVE IT SET SO THAT YOU PUSH IN A PARTICULAR CODE AND, UH, IT DOESN'T EVEN HAVE THE DELAY IMMEDIATELY WHEN THERE'S A DOOR THAT'S BREACHED, UH, THE FULL ALARM GOES OFF AND YOU'RE NOTIFIED RIGHT AWAY.
I'M SO GLAD THAT YOU'RE ON TOP OF THESE THINGS AND GLAD TO SEE THAT THEY'RE FUNDING YOU TO, YOU KNOW, KEEP THE, THE FOREST GROWING.
I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF TALK THESE DAYS ABOUT DEFUND THE POLICE, BUT FORTUNATELY NONE OF THAT IS HAPPENING IN PORT ROYAL.
UM, YOU KNOW, THANKFULLY WE SERVE A COMMUNITY THAT VERY SUPPORTIVE OF US AND WE APPRECIATE THAT.
A LOT OF, SOME OTHER SAFETY TIPS THAT I'D LIKE TO KIND OF TOUCH ON A LITTLE BIT IS WHILE SHOPPING.
UM, IF AT ALL POSSIBLE DO THE SHOPPING DURING THE DAYTIME.
UM, FOR SOME REASON YOU HAVE TO SHOP AT NIGHT, I WOULD LIKE FOR THEM TO PARK IN A WELDED AREA, UH, CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO YOUR DESTINATION.
UM, IF YOU HAVE TO LEAVE VALUABLES IN THE CAR, OBVIOUSLY PUT THEM IN THE TRUNK AND DON'T LEAVE THEM IN PLAIN VIEW.
UM, THOSE ARE THE TIMES WHEN VEHICLE BREAK-INS CAN HAPPEN WHEN THEY ARE SECURED.
IF THEY SEE A HIGH DOLLAR VALUE OUT IN PLAIN VIEW, MOST OF THE TIME IT CAN END UP IN SOMEBODY BREAKING A WINDOW OR OKAY.
LIKE YOU SAID, CRIMES OF OPPORTUNITIES.
YOU GIVE IT TO THEM, THEY'LL TAKE IT.
SO TO, TO NEGATE THAT, JUST PUT IT IN THE TRUNK OR HIDE IT UNDER THE SEAT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
SO, AND FOR THOSE, UH, FOLKS THAT YOU, UH, SHARE QUARTERS WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, UH, WE JUST CHANGED OUR CLOCKS AND THAT'S ALWAYS A GOOD TIME TO DO WHAT CHANGED THE BATTERIES AND THE SMOKE DETECTOR.
WE'LL TELL THOSE GUYS THAT YOU SHARE QUARTERS WITH THAT WE GAVE THEM A PLUG AS WELL.
CHRIS WILSON FROM THE PORT ROYAL POLICE DEPARTMENT, SERGEANT WILSON, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
WELL, THAT'S OUR HOLIDAY EDITION OF COASTLINE.
WE'RE GLAD THAT YOU COULD JOIN US.
WE HOPE THAT YOU TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SOME OF THESE GREAT EVENTS THAT WE'VE TOLD YOU ABOUT, AND WE WANT TO WISH YOU A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS HAPPY HANUKKAH AND A HAPPY KWANZAA AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS.
AND WE HOPE YOU'LL JOIN US AGAIN.
AND WE'RE PRAYING FOR A MUCH BETTER 2022.
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THIS IS LARRY ROLAND, AND THIS IS THE BUFORD COUNTY MOMENT.ONE OF THE MOST FASCINATING ARTIFACTS IN BUFORD COUNTY TO TOURISTS AND RESIDENTS ALIKE ARE THE RUINS OF THE OLD SHELDON CHURCH.
THE PROPER NAME IS THE PARISH CHURCH OF PRINCE WILLIAM PARISH.
SOUTH CAROLINA PRINCE WILLIAM PARISH WAS FOUNDED IN 1745 IN RESPONSE.
IT WAS THE SECOND ANGLICAN PARISH IN THE BUFORD DISTRICT AFTER ST.
HELENA PARISH FOUNDED IN 1712, THE ORIGINAL PARENT PRINCE WILLIAM PARISH IN 1745 WAS IN THE MIDST OF AN ECONOMIC BOOM BECAUSE RICE PLANTATIONS SURROUNDED THE SITE ON HOSPICE, NECK, WHERE THE CHURCH EVENTUALLY WAS BUILT.
AND THOSE RICE PLANTERS WERE VERY WEALTHY IN 1745.
THE COMMONS HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY ESTABLISHED PRINCE WILLIAM PARISH.
AND IN 1751, THEY LAID THE CORNERSTONE FOR PRINCE WILLIAM PARISH CHURCH.
THE CHURCH WAS FINISHED BY 1755 AND WELL APPOINTED.
IT HAS THE DISTINCTION OF BEING THE FIRST OR OLDEST TEMPLE FORM, GREEK REVIVAL BUILDING IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE.
SO THAT RUINED IT, SHELDON, WHICH FASCINATES PEOPLE ABSOLUTELY SHOULD FASCINATE PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS THE FIRST EXAMPLE OF A TYPE OF ARCHITECTURE THAT BECAME ASSOCIATED WITH AMERICAN DEMOCRACY AND AMERICAN PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PRINCE WILLIAM PARISH CHURCH, OR THE OLD SHELDON RUINS WAS BURNED BY BRITISH TORIES DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION IN 1779.
IT LAY IN RUINS UNTIL 1826, CHARLES FRAZIER, THE FAMOUS LOW COUNTRY ARTISTS PAINTED A PICTURE OF IT IN 1819 AFTER IT WAS RESTORED TO USE AND SERVICES IN 1826, HE CAME AND LOOKED AT IT AND HE SAID, MY THEY'VE TAKEN A BEAUTIFUL RUIN AND TURNED IT INTO AN UGLY CHURCH.
SO THE UNION ARMY AND THE EVENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR RESTORED IT TO A BEAUTIFUL RUIN.
WE THOUGHT FOR MANY YEARS, THAT PRINCE WILLIAM PARISH CHURCH HAD BEEN BURNED BY SHERMAN'S FORCES AS THEY MARCHED THROUGH THIS DISTRICT.
THAT TURNS OUT NOT TO BE TRUE.
THE CHURCH WAS INTACT AFTER THE CIVIL WAR AND WAS DISMANTLED BY LOCAL FOLKS WHO USE THE PARTS OF THE CHURCH TO BUILD THEIR HOMES AND BARNS.
AND SO THE WOOD BASICALLY WAS TAKEN OUT.
THE ROOF, FELL IN THE CHURCH, BECAME A RUIN AND WAS IN DISUSE UNTIL MODERN TIMES.
IT HAS REMAINED AS CHARLES FRASER SET A BEAUTIFUL AND ENTICING RUIN.
THIS HAS BEEN A BUFORD COUNTY MOMENT TO SEE MORE BUFORD COUNTY MOMENTS GO TO THE BUFORD COUNTY LIBRARY HOMEPAGE AND CLICK ON THE LOCAL HISTORY TAB.
IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN? NO, NOT THE SUMMER TRAFFIC TO HILTON HEAD REDISTRICTING IN THE NEWS, YOU'LL HEAR A POLARIZING POLITICAL BUZZWORDS LIKE GERRYMANDERING VOTER SUPPRESSION AND POLITICAL MOTIVATIONS.
THIS WILL NOT APPLY TO BUFORD COUNTY.
BUFORD COUNTY WILL PROVIDE FAIR, LEGAL AND WELL THOUGHT OUT DISTRICTS THAT WILL ENSURE ONE PERSON AND ONE VOTE.
THIS WILL PROVIDE CONFIDENCE TO YOU.
OUR CITIZENS THAT THE COUNTY COUNCIL REPRESENTS THE PEOPLE DIVERSE INTERESTS AND NEEDS, BUT WHAT IS REDISTRICTING
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IT'S DATA MAPS AND COMPUTERS? WELL, THOSE ARE THE TOOLS USED TO CREATE THE DISTRICTS, BUT DOES NOT EXPLAIN WHAT IT IS.REDISTRICTING HAPPENS EVERY 10 YEARS IN LINE WITH THE RELEASE OF THE NATIONAL US CENSUS DATA, THE DISTRICTS ARE POLITICAL LINES DRAWN TO ENSURE PROPER REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE.
THEY WILL BE USED TO CREATE 11 DISTRICTS FOR THE BUFORD COUNTY COUNCIL AND THE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD, FEDERAL LAW STIPULATES THAT DISTRICTS MUST HAVE NEARLY EQUAL POPULATIONS AND NOT DISCRIMINATE BASED ON RACE OR ETHNIC BACKGROUND.
BOUNDARIES MUST ALSO BE AS CONTIGUOUS AND COMPACT AS POSSIBLE AND KEEP COMMUNITIES OF INTEREST TOGETHER.
WELL, EXCEPT FOR WATER, FEDERAL LAW SAYS WATER IS FOR DRINKING, BOATING AND KAYAKING, AND IS NOT A FACTOR IN CREATING CONTIGUOUS DISTRICTS.
COUNTY STAFF WILL CREATE TWO VERSIONS OF THE DISTRICT MAPS.
THIS IS BECAUSE THE GROWTH OF POPULATION IN THE SOUTH, THE GROWING HISPANIC COMMUNITY AND THE REQUIREMENTS MANDATED BY LAW WILL NOT LEAVE MANY OPTIONS IN HOW WE DRAW THE DISTRICTS.
ONCE THE MAPS ARE DRAWN, CITIZENS CAN PROVIDE COMMENTS ONLINE OR VIA THE PUBLIC MEETINGS.
THE COUNTY TEAM WILL TAKE THESE INTO ACCOUNT AND PRESENT A FINAL VERSION FOR THE COUNTY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER.
ONCE THE FINAL COUNCIL VOTE IS TAKEN, BUFORD COUNTY WILL HAVE SET THE NEW BOUNDARIES FOR THE NEXT 10 YEARS.
CHECK OUT BUFORD COUNTY SE.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION.
AND I'M A VOLUNTEER WITH THE BEER FOR COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM.
FOR THE PAST SEVEN YEARS, I'VE BEEN A BOARD MEMBER AND MOST RECENTLY FINANCE CHAIR FOR THE COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM.
THIS HAS BEEN A VERY REWARDING AND ENRICHING EXPERIENCE, ESPECIALLY SINCE I BEGAN THE BOARD, MY BOARD TERM, DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE GREAT RECESSION WHEN HE HAD VERY FEW BOOKS AND VERY FEW VISITORS.
BUT OVER TIME, THE BOARD AND LIBRARY LEADERSHIP HAD MANAGED TO REBUILD OUR FINANCE, THAT WE'RE SPENDING MORE MATERIALS NOW THAN EVER BEFORE.
AND IN A GREATER VARIETY, BOTH HARD COPY AND DIGITAL GROWTH IN BUFORD COUNTY MESA, WE HAVE TO CAREFULLY HUSBAND OUR RESOURCES.
AND THIS IS WHERE VOLUNTEERS IN THE LIBRARY PART DO MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE.
SUSAN AND I HAVE BEEN HERE FOR 18 YEARS AND WE KNOW THE POSITIVE IMPACT LIBRARIES CAN MAKE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
TODAY'S LIBRARY IS A NEW TOWN HALL, FULL OF VIBRANT MIXTURE OF PROGRAMS AND OFFERINGS.
AS A BOARD MEMBER, I KNOW FIRSTHAND THE IMPACT THAT WE CAN MAKE AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO HAVE PEOPLE SPEND THEIR TIME AND TALENTS ON MAKING BUFORD COUNTY A BETTER PLACE.
THIS IS OUR HOME, AND THIS IS WHY I MAKE THIS INVESTMENT IN BOTH MY TIME AND MEN IN MY COMMUNITY.
THIS VERY BRIEFLY IS WHY I SERVE WELL.
I'M ASKING YOU TO CONSIDER SPENDING YOUR TIME ALSO FOR THE BUFORD COUNTY LIBRARY.
LISTING OF BUFORD COUNTIES, AGENCIES, BOARDS, AND COMMISSIONS, OR TO FILL OUT AN APPLICATION VISIT WWW DOT BUFORD COUNTY, SC.GOV, BACKSLASH BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
DIFFERENT COUNTY IS CONSTANTLY CHANGING AND WE'LL KEEP YOU INFORMED THE COUNTY CHANNEL YOUR SOURCE FOR WHAT'S HAPPENING IN BUFORD COUNTY, FROM COUNTY COUNCIL AND MUNICIPALITIES SCHOOL, BOARD AND LOCAL EVENTS.
WE'LL KEEP YOU UP TODAY FOR A COMPLETE LISTING OF THE COUNTY CHANNEL SCHEDULE.
GO TO BUBER COUNTY S C.GOV, SCROLL DOWN AND CLICK ON WATCH NOW AND CHOOSE YOUR SELECTION FOR LIVE COVERAGE OF MEETINGS, BOARDS, AND COMMISSIONS.