Beaufort County welcomes new county administrator Michael Moore

Beaufort County This Week

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From Beaufort County

Michael Moore has been selected as the new Administrator for Beaufort County. He will start work on July 1, 2024. Mr. Moore was selected as the result of an extensive national executive search. Beaufort County Council Vice-Chairman McElynn said, "Mr. Moore has been appointed by unanimous consent of council to the position of Beaufort County Administrator. He has the full confidence and full support of council who wish him good luck and good fortune as he assumes the duties of the position of Beaufort County Administrator."

Michael Moore was born in Alexandria, VA and raised in Hot Springs, AR. He is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, and served in the U.S. Navy for over 30 years as a Naval Aviator and in the Navy Shore Installation Management Enterprise. His commands included Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron THREE and Naval Support Activity Souda Bay Crete, Greece. He also served as the Operations Officer for the forward deployed USS GEORGE WASHINGTON Carrier Strike Group in Yokosuka Japan, and on the Joint Staff at the Pentagon, Washington DC. His final assignment was Chief of Staff at Commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic with oversight of 14 major installations in a twenty-state area of responsibility. He is a graduate of the U.S. Navy Test Pilot School and completed a 16-week International City/County Management Association (ICMA) Veterans Local Government Management Fellowship with the City of Chesapeake, VA, serving in the city manager’s office.

Mr. Moore holds a Masters of Science, Accounting and Financial Management from the University of Maryland Global Campus, Adelphia, MD; a Masters of Science, Aviation Systems from the University of Tennessee Space Institute, Tullahoma, TN; and a Bachelor of Science in General Engineering from United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD.

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From the South Carolina Daily Gazette

A six-figure donation from a Columbia church will help with renovations at Transitions Homeless Center’s new apartments for older adults and veterans with disabilities.

All told, the apartment complex will provide permanent homes for 55 eligible people for a low-cost rental fee. The first of three buildings, slated to open in late summer, will include 11 apartments and an adult daycare. The nonprofit has yet to announce the timeline or cost for the remaining apartments.

The apartments will all comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, including ramps instead of stairs and showers with seats and grab bars. The first residents will be people who have federal housing vouchers and can afford the reduced rent but cannot find an apartment that suits their health needs, Brown said.

“We have options for people who are ambulatory,” Brown said. “The goal of this is that we reduce trips and falls.”
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From Bluffton Today

Beaufort County School District is participating in the Seamless Summer Option Program this year providing free meals during summer vacation for students 18 years and under.

The school district will start the meal distribution on June 10 and continue until July 31. Through this program, the school district will provide breakfast and lunch to students enrolled in the Seamless Summer Option Program. People interested in enrolling in the program or want more information on the program visit https://fns.usda.gov/summer/sso.

The school district will provide breakfast and lunch for program enrollees will be served at Beaufort County Parks & Recreation centers, Boys and Girls Clubs of the Lowcountry, Beaufort-Jasper YMCA, Wright Directions family service centers, Neighborhood Outreach Centers, and select local churches.

This summer the school district will also provide free lunch to students who aren't a part of the program at Beaufort County public libraries.