🌱 Two child sex offenders sentenced in cases tied to Port Royal motels

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• Two child sex offenders sentenced in cases tied to Port Royal motels

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 56 and low of 37 degrees.
• Wednesday: Partial sunshine, temps: high: 62, low: 50.
• Thursday: Cloudy with a few showers, with a high of 67 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 2 Beaufort County men convicted of sex crimes against children (postandcourier.com) — Port Royal residents should know that a Beaufort man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to sexually abusing a 13-year-old at a Port Royal motel, and a Port Royal man received 16 years in a separate child sex abuse case. Both men must register as sex offenders, underscoring recent, serious child-protection prosecutions in the immediate area.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Port Royal

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 20

• STEAM Saturday Drop In
  Port Royal Sound Foundation Maritime Center, 310 Okatie Hwy, Okatie
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• Zoning Board of Appeals
  City Hall , 1911 Boundary Street , Beaufort
  5:30 pm
• Santa Riding Through Port Royal
  Port Royal, SC Calendar Port Royal, SC 29935
  6:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Park and Tree Advisory Committee
  City Hall , 1911 Boundary Street , Beaufort
  3:30 pm
• Ribbon Cutting and Oyster Roast for Middleton Street Property Management
  Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce , 1105 Middleton Street , Beaufort
  4:30 pm

Friday December 19

• Coffee with Colleagues Crawl in Downtown Beaufort
  Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce , 221 Scott Street , Beaufort
  8:30 am

Monday December 22

• Planning Commission Meeting-CANCELLED
  Port Royal, SC Calendar Port Royal, SC 29935
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 17

• An Evening of Comedy & Magic with Kerry Pollock
  Comedy Magic Cabaret , 843 William Hilton Pkwy , Hilton Head Island
  8:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Ribbon Cutting and Oyster Roast for Middleton Street Property Management
  Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce , 1105 Middleton Street , Beaufort
  4:30 pm

Friday December 19

• Coffee with Colleagues Crawl in Downtown Beaufort
  Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce , 221 Scott Street , Beaufort
  8:30 am

Saturday December 27

• Fish Printing - RSVP Required
  Port Royal Sound Foundation Maritime Center , 310 Okatie Hwy , Okatie
  10:30 am

Tuesday February 17

• Beaufort International Film Festival 2026
  Center for the Arts , Carteret St , Beaufort
  10:00 am

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• Let’s get you booked today for a beautiful deck or porch.
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• South Carolina Staffing posted a job opening for Professional Cleaning Technician in Port Royal. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Beaufort

• Beaufort County jail understaffed, violated state rules, report finds (islandpacket.com)
• Want to buy an entire island in SC? It's not much more than a townhome in Charleston. (postandcourier.com)
• Hampton Wildlife Fund nearing $5 million contribution to SCDNR (postandcourier.com)

Hilton Head Island

• Man tried to sexually assault woman inside Hilton Head Walmart bathroom, investigators say (wyff4.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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