KEN FAGUT IS ALWAYS MOVING FORWARD

There’s a rite of passage each of us encounters in our lives, and for some reason we usually encounter this seminal moment at the age of 13. It’s when we discover the one thing we love; the one passion that will dictate every moment from then on out.

For Ken Fagut, that rite of passage came the first time he mounted his bicycle, started pedaling, and didn’t stop until he’d put 100 miles of road beneath his wheels.

1. STONEWORKS NAMES SALES MANAGER

Shannon Baltzegar has been promoted to sales manager at StoneWorks. She is the daughter of founder John Baltzegar III and one of the company’s owners. She has worked in the business officially for more than 23 years. Baltzegar is a member of Professional Women in Building Council of Hilton Head Area HBA.

RETIRED AIR FORCE GEN. LLOYD NEWTON AIMS TO INSPIRE YOUNGER GENERATION

A drive on Interstate 95 can seem monotonous: the usual flurry of hurrying cars, rumbling tractor-trailers and signs for fast food.

But in northern Jasper County there’s a landmark worth catching your eye. 

1. ROC DENTAL GROUP WELCOMES PATIENT CARE COORDINATOR

Katie Brown has joined ROC Dental Group as its newest patient care coordinator. Originally from Colorado, Brown has lived in the Lowcountry for the past year and a half and has worked in the healthcare industry for the past four years.

RESURRECTION CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY CHURCH WELCOMES MEMBERS WITH OPEN ARMS

Michael and Andrea Faber moved across the country to be a part of Resurrection Christian Community Church. 

Michael had started attending the Hilton Head Island church 11 years ago, after meeting and becoming good friends with the church’s senior pastor, Len Stubbs. He attended the church on Spanish Wells Road for almost a year before moving to Las Vegas for work. After seven years there, he moved to Michigan to be closer to his mother. 

JOIN US IN CELEBRATING THE SENIOR CLASS OF 2021

Monthly recognizes seniors from the area’s high schools. 

JIMMY DELOACH JR. HONORS DAUGHTER WITH FOUNDATION IN HER NAME

On the morning of April 22, 2015, seven Georgia Southern University nursing students were heading to St. Joseph's/Candler in Savannah for their last day of clinical rotations when they were involved in a horrific seven-vehicle wreck on I-16. Five of them did not survive. 

The father of one of those nursing students decided to turn the tragedy into good. After all, his daughter’s favorite Bible verse was Romans 8:28, which says, “All things work together for good for those who love God.”

1. TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ANNOUNCES PROMOTIONS AND TRANSFERS 

The Town of Hilton Head Island announced the realignment of several employees: Angie Stone was promoted to assistant town manager, Shawn Colin was promoted to senior advisor to the town manager, Lisa Stauffer was promoted to human resources director, Jennifer Ray was named capital projects manager, April Akins was promoted to revenue services manager, Erica Madhere was promoted to budget analyst and Phyllis Dieter was promoted to assistant town clerk. 

BLUFFTON HONORS A FAMILY WHO HAS MADE SERVICE ITS HERITAGE

Decades before any ribbons were cut and any speeches were made, a young boy named Jacob Martin played among the streets and sidewalks where Boundary and Lawrence streets meet in Old Town Bluffton. 

Eventually, he found himself in charge of a library on the little spit of land, just blocks away from the house his family had called home for more than a century. Fast forward again, and you’ll find the lot cleared and landscaped into a picturesque greenspace, and a sign bearing the Martin family name. 

FORMER NFL STAR KEITH BROOKING STAYS BUSY CHEERING ON FOUR ACTIVE KIDS

After decades of devoting his life to becoming one of the world’s best football players, you might think five-time Pro Bowl linebacker Keith Brooking would have a lot of time on his hands since retiring nine years ago after a 15-year NFL career.

You’d be wrong.