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ElectionsBeaufort County voters narrowly approve a $780 million penny tax for roadsIf you sit in traffic on Hilton Head, Tuesday's vote matters. Beaufort County voters narrowly approved the 1% transportation sales tax, 40,951 to 39,724, a 1,227-vote gap in preliminary results with every precinct reporting. A second question, letting the county issue up to $450 million in bonds, passed 42,660 to 40,276.Wednesday’s editionRead

Elections from local newsrooms

From Hilton Head Island Packet and WSAV-TV, gathered by 6AM News, 6AM City’s local news service, in the last two days.

  1. Hilton Head Island PacketNov. 5

    Hilton Head picks mayor and council on Election Day. Here’s how those races shook out

    Incumbent Alan Perry won Hilton Head's mayoral race Tuesday with 54.49% of the vote, defeating Dave Ferguson & Palmer Simmons. Three ward seats also decided.

  2. WSAV-TVNov. 4

    HHI Mayor Alan Perry wins public vote for a second term

    Hilton Head Island voters have made their choice, re-electing Mayor Alan Perry to another four years in office.

  3. Hilton Head Island PacketNov. 4

    How many people voted early in Beaufort County this election? We broke a record

    Beaufort County set a midterm record as 46,310 residents voted early, representing about 53% of the county's 86,689 total votes in the South Carolina election.

  4. Hilton Head Island PacketNov. 4

    Dems keep Beaufort-area House seat where local golf course plan became hot issue

    The Pine Island golf course became in this state House seat race that stretches from St. Helena Island to Beaufort to Walterboro and Yemassee.

In brief

The short notes of 5AM Hilton Head Island’s last two editions. Open one to read it, with its sources.

  • Primary careMarshview Primary Care, which relocated from Bluffton this fall, and a second Beaufort Memorial Concierge Care site are now open at 100 Exchange Street, Suite 200.

    Marshview Primary Care, which relocated from Bluffton this fall, and a second Beaufort Memorial Concierge Care site are now open at 100 Exchange Street, Suite 200. The concierge program is membership-based.

    News Notes · Saturday’s editionSource: Bluffton Today