By Thursday, January 19, 2006
* A private company unveiled plans Wednesday for a $250 million inland port system, saying it would use barges, trains and remote distribution sites to speed the movement of ocean-going containers that come through Charleston.
- Charleston Post and courier, 1-19-06
* Calls for contractors interested in working on the $8.3 million nourishment of Hunting Island State Park are expected to go out soon with hopes of completing the work before loggerhead turtle nesting begins in May - Beaufort Gazette, 1-19-06
* Such a short distance for such a big headache might be one description of the ongoing construction of the new bridge on U.S. 98 at Mexico Beach’s west end. The bridge is the only entrance into Mexico Beach from the west.
In a lengthy meeting last Friday, members of the St. Joseph Peninsula Beach Advisory Committee chose a plan to explore further in the county’s efforts to stabilize and renourish the peninsula gulf front
- Port St. Joe Star, 1-18-06
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