Daufuskie

Kidd was elected to the House in a special election last fall and began his career as a legislator on Monday, where he was introduced to House members by Rep. Mark Burkhalter -- who also took part in that Daufuskie excursion.

Awkward questions - poli 2010

Ironically, the lobbyist who set up that Daufuskie junket was Rusty Kidd of Milledgeville.

Awkward questions - poli 2010

Towery was one of the five legislators who participated in that Daufuskie outing.

Awkward questions - poli 2010

One AJC reporter, who was recently interviewing media commentator Matt Towery for an article about past legislative scandals, tried to question Towery about a trip to Daufuskie Island, S.C. in 1995.

Awkward questions - poli 2010

But a legal victory for the black islanders would do little to save the Daufuskie they once knew.

An Island's Vanishing Culture 2008

But Henrietta Canty, a Georgia state legislator who owns land on Daufuskie, calls them "covert racism."

An Island's Vanishing Culture 2008

Two posh resorts have opened recently part of a projected 20-year, $500 million transformation that will leave Daufuskie a manicured enclave of golf courses and waterfront homes - not unlike Hilton Head, its neighboring island to the east.

An Island's Vanishing Culture 2008

But time and economic forces are sweeping the last of the old ways from Daufuskie, thought to be a Yemassee Indian word meaning "field of blood."

An Island's Vanishing Culture 2008

The 31st annual Daufuskie Day Celebration will begin at noon June 26 at the public landing on Daufuskie Island.

Island Packet: Home 2010

-- Sallie Ann Robinson, author of "Gullah Home Cooking the Daufuskie Way," will join Twitty in all programs and sign copies of her books (available in the plantation gift shop on Saturday and Sunday).

Stories: Local News 2010