🌱 Beaufort Co. Trains Teachers For Emergencies + HH June Market Rpt.

Hello again, everybody! It's Friday in Hilton Head and I'm back in your inbox to get you caught up on all the most important things happening in town.

But first, your local weather:

• Friday: Partly sunny and humid. High: 85 Low: 77.
• Saturday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm. High: 89 Low: 79.

Here are the top three stories in Hilton Head today:

1. Beaufort County Sheriff's Office, along with local fire departments and county EMS, are training teachers for school emergencies through sessions that prepare them to react to various scenarios. They are learning what to do when someone is injured, what to do if they hear a gunshot or smell smoke, what types of medical treatment are needed before a first responder arrives, or even what to do if someone goes into cardiac arrest. The hope is to provide teachers with the knowledge and training to take action faster and feel confident in their decisions during emergency situations. (WSAV-TV)
2. The Hilton Head Area Realtors and Beaufort-Jasper County Association of Realtors' June market reports analyzed single-family home inventory, pricing, and construction. Hilton Head condos and villa prices have increased by 14.3 percent since last year, putting the median price at $520,000. There are about 2.5 months of condo inventory in Hilton Head, but it is taking about 103 days on the market for condos to be sold — compared to 69 days last year. (Free: Yahoo!Finance, Subscription: Hilton Head Island Packet)
3. Beaufort Memorial Hospital (BMH) will open its first facility on Hilton Head Island on Oct. 1 after acquiring Island Imaging. Patients will be able to receive the same services, such as mammography, CT, ultrasound, fluoroscopy, and bone densitometry, along with seeing the same staff. Before the transition to BMH occurs, there will be a few upgrades to IT and other equipment. (Beaufort Memorial)

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Today and tomorrow in Hilton Head:

Friday, July 28

• Painting On Glass With Kathy Oda At 106 Cordillo Pkwy, Hilton Head Island (9:30 AM)
• Sunset Celebration Concert Series At Shelter Cove Community Park (7:00 PM)

Saturday, July 29

• Hilton Head Community Market At Shelter Cove Community Park (9:30 AM)
• JoJo Squirrel & The Home Pickles Performance At Tiki Hut (1:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The 2024 Hilton Head Workshop will take place from Jun. 2-6 at the Hilton Head Sonesta Resort. Next year's workshop will focus on devices and technologies celebrating MEMS over the past 4o years and look forward to new technology in the next 40 years. More information can be found on their website, along with the abstract submission deadline of Jan. 18, 2024. (Hilton Head Workshop 2024 via Twitter)
• 93-year-old Josephine Wrist has been fighting against developers for her family home in Hilton Head. Numerous Hollywood fames are donating to help her in the legal fight, including Snoop Dogg. Follow the story here. (Count on 2 News)
• Hilton Head Regional Healthcare is hosting a Nursing & Allied Health Ice Cream Social Hiring event on Aug. 22 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the hospital's lobby. RSVP by emailing rhaniel.villanueva@tenethealth.com and learn more here. (Hilton Head Regional Healthcare via Twitter)

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— Lauren Kubiak

About me: Lauren is an Editor for Lightning Media Partners. She graduated from Rowan University with a Bachelor’s in journalism. She was previously a full-time editor at an association management firm, editing peer-reviewed nursing journals, textbooks, and newsletters.