By RICHARD BROOKS
BEAUFORT TODAY

A development agreement resolving most if not all issues with redevelopment of the Tanger Outlet Center 1 was approved on first reading Monday by the Beaufort County Council.

The agreement requires a public hearing and approval of two more readings. But the gist of it was hammered out by the council’s Land Management Committee.

“This agreement has evolved over a year or so,” said Paul Sommerville, Land Management Committee chairman.

By LOLITA HUCKABY
SPECIAL TO BEAUFORT TODAY

Working with what you’ve got could have been the theme for last weekend’s Beaufort County Council planning retreat.

As usual, the 11 council members spent two days with County Administrator Gary Kubic and his department heads reviewing the past year’s accomplishments and looking to the future.

CPC PHONE BOOK RELEASE MARCH 9

The Communication Publishing Co. phone book will begin annual distribution March 9.

All businesses and residents listed in the directory coverage area will receive a copy through the U.S. Postal Service. Free copies of the full-size and “midi-book” will be available at various distribution points.

More than 85,000 directories will be distributed in Beaufort, Jasper and Hampton counties, according to Publisher E. Brent Cooper.

By EVAN R. THOMPSON
HISTORIC BEAUFORT FOUNDATION

Since our first column in the second edition of Beaufort Today in January last year, we’ve written over 30,000 words about history and historic preservation in Beaufort.

I hope that you have found it interesting. We have enjoyed working with Richard Brooks to be able to bring our column to you, and we appreciate the efforts of all involved to bring this news weekly to you.

Lanier LaneyBy LANIER LANEY
BEAUFORT TODAY

I’ve had a wonderful time covering all of you on Beaufort’s “Social Scene” and I appreciate you letting me take your pictures over this past year. (I wish there had been room to publish hundreds more of them!).

What a terrific, interesting and diverse group of people I discovered Beaufort has!

“From the richy riches to us just plain folks,” as Dottie McDaniel likes to say.

Scott GraberBy SCOTT GRABER
BEAUFORT TODAY

It’s Saturday morning and it’s bright and brisk. This morning I have my Eight O’clock coffee and a butter-soaked English muffin. And this, apparently, is going to be my last column for Beaufort Today.

For 18 years I have been getting up Saturday morning and writing a column. I started doing this in 1990 and, with one interruption, continued this strange practice until 2009.

It has been a fascinating trip.

By TOM DAVIS
STATE SENATOR

The most important question facing our nation is this: Should government or private enterprise be responsible for creating economic growth? That’s essentially the question our leaders in Washington D.C. have been debating for the last several months, and the result has been a massive spending bill under the guise of “economic stimulus.”

By ARLENE HEAPE HULL
SPECIAL TO BEAUFORT TODAY

The Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce recently honored its former executive director Jean Lebro, who died last month. Lebro served as executive director of the chamber from 1994 to 2001.

Jean LebroThe Jean Lebro Leadership Beaufort Scholarship has been created and will be awarded annually to an applicant from a non-profit organization for participation in the Leadership Beaufort program.