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David Cadd and Willie Turral are running for Beaufort County auditor and incumbent P.J. Tanner and JoJo Woodward are running for sheriff.

Beaufort County schools to borrow up to $100M after tax delays Bluffton Today The Beaufort County Board of Education approved a plan this month to borrow up to $100 million to cover unpaid expenses caused by delayed county tax bills. In a related motion, the board also voted to pursue legal action with the county to recoup the estimated $300,000-$350,000 in interest the school district will need to pay from the loan. The county’s 2020 real property tax bills had been delayed for months. In a typical year, county residents receive tax bills by mid-to-late November, with a due date of Jan. 15...

BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) — One county school district in South Carolina may have to borrow...

Dispute between Beaufort County officials delays tax bills Bluffton Today Beaufort County officials confirmed at a special called meeting this month that property tax bills will not be sent to residents until 2021. Council approved a resolution Dec. 7 giving residents the option to prepay their 2020 real and personal property taxes beginning Dec. 18. The delay was caused by a millage rate dispute between council and Auditor Jim Beckert. The time of the bills' arrival was not clear as of this week. Beaufort County filed a multi-layered lawsuit against Beckert in September, the Island Packet h...