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5:51 am on Tuesday August 3, 2010
| Posted by Ken Hawkins
Local groups look to unite to save Hardeeville welcome center
Flickr user Diamondduste
Update August 9: Perhaps drive thrus and gas stations could be the answer.
First reporting: Beaufort and Jasper county groups aren't eager to let theĀ Hardeeville welcome center disappear with theĀ S.C. Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism's budget cuts, especially as the site is the most popular of its kind in the state.
And so they're looking to scrap together a couple hundred grand per year to keep it up, running, and perhaps a bit more favorable to the immediate area.