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Port Royal makes changes to accommodate growth
PORT ROYAL, S.C. (WSAV) — Officials from the Town of Port Royal said their town is popping up on several travel sites as the 'next place to see and visit.' They said that's leading to a larger number of tourists traveling through and to some folks thinking of making it their permanent home. The town recently made some changes to accommodate the rising number of folks visiting but now they're planning more even for the future. Mayor Kevin Phillips for the Town of Port Royal says they are prepared. 'We know that growth is coming. We know that people are coming and with that brings challenges. But as long as we, I think, try and plan and be proactive instead of reactive, we can really meet those challenges.' Phillips said any town with a motto of 'cool, coastal and far from ordinary' is a special place, so seeing the recent spike in visitors is no surprise. Phillips said last year the town noticed flooding at the entrance to Sands Beach. He said that it was limiting many folks from accessing the beach, so the town invested a lot of money in a project that would help alleviate the issue. 'A lot of really big things are happening. We actually just opened up our new causeway to Sands Beach. We did that on Friday afternoon. It's been going well so far,' said Phillips. Phillips emphasized they have been working hard to keep the town quiet and safe while also accommodating tourists In addition to the revamped Sands Beach entrance, Phillips confirmed they also installed 28 speed bumps on several residential streets to slow down traffic. 'We still are a residential area. Even though we have an urban center, we still have a lot of families, people of all different ages, walking, riding bikes, riding golf carts and scooters,' said Phillips. 'Those roads are shared with trucks. Trucks pulling boats, semi-trucks. So, we just want everybody to slow down and be safe.' Phillips said he anticipates even more traffic and tourism once the port, owned by Safe Harbor, and the town's waterfront is developed. 'The town's got plans to build back our shrimp docks. We're going to bring the Spanish Moss Trail across Ribaut Road, finally bringing the Spanish Moss Trail down into the Port Royal Village, connecting it with Sands Beach,' said Phillips. 'So, the rest of this year and next year is really going to be exciting.' The town has a meeting on Wednesday night where they will have their second vote on the planned unit development (PUD) and planned development agreement with Safe Harbor. Phillips said he believes that will kick-start the development of the port. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
BBC News
22-05-2025
- Sport
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'Devastation to incredible': Phillips on his play-off final extremes
It is a match that defines seasons or even careers, sends players and fans into agony or ecstasy and can shape the entire future of a football Championship play-off final really is a fixture like no other as Sheffield United and Sunderland will find out at Wembley on Saturday (15:01 BST).It is the most lucrative single game in world football as players and clubs battle to reach the land of milk and honey - the Premier people are perhaps as synonymous with it as former England striker Kevin played in four Championship play-off deciders across a 15-year period and experienced the highs and lows of this showpiece Phillips, now 51, talks BBC Sport through the four matches and the impact they had on those clubs and his career. Classic game, desperate outcome Charlton Athletic 4-4 Sunderland (25 May 1998)Phillips had enjoyed a spectacular breakthrough season after joining Sunderland the previous summer for a bargain £325,000 from had netted 34 goals in a deadly partnership with Niall Quinn as the Black Cats were only pipped for automatic promotion on the final grabbed the winner in the play-off semi-final against... wait for it.... yes, Sheffield United, at an electric Stadium of Light to take Sunderland to Wembley where they were up against Alan Curbishley's unfolded was an absolute led once and Sunderland three times but, after eight goals and 120 gruelling minutes, including a hat-trick from Sunderland-raised Charlton striker and boyhood Black Cats fan Clive Mendonca, the two teams could not be it took the 14th spot-kick to find a fall guy as Michael Gray's penalty was saved by Sasa Ilic and Charlton were had scored one of the Black Cats' goals but, struggling with cramp, he had to be substituted early and could only watch on as his promotion dream fell short."The game typified how teams played back then," he recalls. "We're going for it, we're not going to be cagey and sit in."That's how we played. Back to front, get it wide, get balls in the box and Charlton weren't too dissimilar."We knew deep down it would be entertaining, but not eight goals and a penalty shootout!"I don't think there have been too many finals like that since." Having come so close to promotion via both avenues, there was understandable anger and devastation in the Sunderland dressing the seeds for the following season were immediately sown in the bowels of the old they returned from their holidays, Peter Reid's side collected a then-record 105 points to cruise to the title and a ticket to the top flight."It was very quiet but our captain Kevin Ball stood up in the dressing room and said: 'What are we going to do now?' Phillips remembers."'Are we going to sit, sulk, mope and let it ruin our summer? Or do we learn from it, enjoy our night tonight, get drunk together and when we return from pre-season, this game never gets mentioned?'"That's what happened. We came back after the summer, we never mentioned that game and we absolutely smashed the league." 'Wembley is horrible for losers' Derby County 1-0 West Bromwich Albion (28 May 2007)After six seasons away in Cardiff's Millennium Stadium, the play-offs returned to the newly-finished Brom had enjoyed a buccaneering season under Tony Mowbray with Phillips, 34, scoring three goals across the two semi-final legs as they defeated bitter rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers to make the began as favourites to defeat Derby County who had surprised many by finishing despite having more of the ball and more chances, the most important detail of all was in Derby's favour thanks to a Stephen Pearson "It was a poor game and I don't remember much about it. It was very tense and the pressure was on us as favourites."We dominated the game but we just couldn't find the net."It was harder to take than with Sunderland. There we were a young squad, still learning but we had a lot of experience at West Brom and we were very confident."That wasn't a great summer, for sure." But, like with Sunderland, Phillips had a happy ending with the did not need the play-offs the season after as Mowbray's men went up as champions with their star striker leading the "They say Wembley is not a place for losers and that's right. It's absolutely horrible."It was a similar scenario because we came back and won the league."From a personal point of view, I could deal with it a little better and it was all about getting around individuals, telling them we'd had a good season and learning from it and going again."In hindsight, that certainly helped us." 'Repercussions and knock-on effects' Blackpool 1-2 West Ham United (19 May 2012)For three seasons, Blackpool had provided a magical rollercoaster ride for their against the odds in 2010, they thrilled the Premier League before being relegated on the final day and now they were back at Wembley, 90 minutes away from another crack at the top 38 by this stage, had earned a reputation as a promotion specialist after doing it with West Brom and Birmingham and Blackpool were up against another club relegated in 2011 in West Ham. Sam Allardyce and his men were under no illusions - they had to go Seasiders were the better side and had chances to go ahead before the Hammers stole in Ince equalised but a late goal from Ricardo Vaz Te saw West Ham promoted and more Wembley misery for Phillips as Blackpool's dream died and the club subsequently began a descent down the "We deserved to win that game. We should have been two or three up at half-time, we had some glorious opportunities and we didn't take them."It was devastation. Being a loser at Wembley is tough, but when you've been the better side, that makes it even harder to take."You feel for the fans. It costs a lot of money to go down to London and for them to come away with nothing, you think about that and there are a lot of repercussions and knock-on effects for a lot of people."To fall at the final hurdle is heart-breaking." 'Meant to be' Crystal Palace 1-0 Watford (27 May 2013)At 39, Phillips knew he was nearing the end of his professional transfer deadline day in January, his agent received a call telling him that Crystal Palace, and his old Blackpool boss Ian Holloway, wanted to sign him.A chance for one last promotion? That was the plan, although after a late-season stumble, the Eagles only reached the play-offs on the last saw off rivals Brighton & Hove Albion in the semi-final to set up a shot at the game goalless, Phillips was sent on as a substitute before the game slipped into extra in the final minute of the first period, Palace were awarded a stepped Phillips and he showed all the experience of almost two decades of scoring goals to grab the winner to end his own play-off final misfortunes and seal Palace's "People had always told me getting promoted at Wembley was the best way to do it, but I completely disagreed because I had lost three of them."I had mixed emotions ahead of it because I did not want to lose another final. "Nobody was going to take that penalty away from me against the club where I had started."It was the win at Wembley I had been craving as an individual and all types of emotion came out of me. It was an incredible feeling."I'm not superstitious but part of me was thinking 'Is this meant to be?' Playing against the club in the final who had given me an opportunity when I was playing non-league." Gateway to future success Phillips' goal carried huge significance. It was the fourth time Palace had been promoted to the Premier League but, after years of yo-yoing, this time they stayed is now 12 unbroken years in the top flight for the Eagles, culminating in Saturday's FA Cup triumph over Manchester City - the first major trophy in the club's while recent history suggests the play-off winners will have a very tall order to survive next season, the Eagles offer hope to Sheffield United and Sunderland that victory in this game can be the gateway to a bright "I bumped into Palace owner Steve Parish when they were playing at Man City a few weeks ago and he reminded me Palace were only playing there because of that goal. It was nice of him to recognise that."What Palace have done as a club to stay in the Premier League is a credit to them and to win the FA Cup shows how far they have come."It's a great learning curve and springboard for others that get promoted." Phillips will be at Wembley watching to see if his old club can end an eight-year exile from the top he knows exactly how the players will be thinking before Saturday's encounter."It isn't a normal game, it's hard to treat it as such," he said."You wish the final was about four days after the semi-final. It's a long time to wait and the players will be dreaming about it, a goalkeeper saving a penalty, a striker scoring the winning goal. You can't not. "You have a long time to think ahead of the game and then if you don't win, you start thinking it was all for nothing."As Phillips himself has proven many times, though, whatever the outcome of the final, it's far, far from that.
Yahoo
13-05-2025
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Central CT neighbors balk at prospect of dairy's 2.9-acre ‘manure lagoon'
Homeowners in the northwestern section of Somers are planning a large turnout at a hearing Tuesday night on whether an Ellington dairy should be allowed to dump large quantities of cow manure into a holding area near their houses. Oakridge Dairy contends it is putting in an irrigation pond, but neighbors say it amounts to a manure lagoon — and will be every bit as unappealing as that name sounds. Ellington-based Oakridge, which state agriculture officials describe as Connecticut's largest dairy, wants to truck cow waste to a field along Watchaug Road in Somers where it's proposing to dig a 2.9-acre holding pit. Watchaug Road homeowner Kevin Phillips this weekend was putting out lawn signs showing opposition and advising neighbors that a hearing is set for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at town hall. He said people in the area don't want the smell or risk of water pollution from a massive pit of animal waste. The company argues that the pit would qualify as a farm irrigation pond under zoning and agricultural regulations, which give wide latitude to farming operations. Somers still has active farms, and its zoning code lists numerous agricultural activities as ZPNR: Zoning permit not required. In October, Oakridge proposed a 5-acre holding pit on the Watchaug Road property for manure from its Ellington dairy. It was required to seek a sepcial use zoning permit, which was denied because town officials concluded it would be too close to the high-water table. At the time, there was significant opposition to the request. 'The proximity of such a development to residential areas would lower home values, diminishing the investments homeowners have made and affecting the town's economic stability through decreased property taxes,' Scott Robert wrote on Facebook at the time. This winter, the company's engineer, J.R. Russo & Associates of East Windsor, notified the town that Oakridge wants to put an irrigation pond at the same site. It would be more than 2 acres smaller and also shallower, and would be farther from the high water table, according to Oakridge. 'It is Oakridge Dairy's position that construction of the irrigation pond is part of the farm's normal agricultural operations,' Russo said in a letter. 'Thus, the proposed activity does not require zoning approval.' Jennifer Roy, the zoning enforcement officer, consulted with the town attorney and concluded that Oakridge could build without going through the permitting process. Owen Jarmoc, who owns farmland and an airstrip alongside the site of the proposed pit, filed an appeal, which will be the subject of the zoning board of appeals' hearing on Tuesday night. A phone message Monday for Oakridge owner Seth Bahler was not returned. Neighbors say they're concerned about quality-of-life issues like odors, increased truck traffic and the possibility of insect swarms. But they also want studies of the potential impact on groundwater if the animal waste leaches through clay-lined pit. Russo said there will be a 2-foot clay liner designed to U.S. Department of Agriculture standards. If the zoning appeals board were to uphold Roy's decision, Oakridge would be able to go ahead with its plan. If the board sustains Jarmoc's appeal, the company would be required to apply for a zoning permit.
BBC News
13-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Super Kev praises 'threat' Mayenda before second leg
Sunderland legend Kevin Phillips has praised Eliezer Mayenda ahead of the Black Cats' play-off semi-final second leg against Le Bris' side host the Sky Blues at the Stadium of Light on Tuesday with a 2-1 advantage from the first leg. 'Super Kev', who scored 130 goals for the Black Cats in six seasons, told BBC Radio Newcastle: "I thought it was outstanding, coming off the back of all the negativity, five defeats, leading into what is a huge, huge campaign in terms of the two games."For them to be able to brush that aside and come to the CBS against a team that is bang in form, really good side, and to put a performance in like that, I was so impressed. "I thought every player to a man stood up to be counted. Everyone brought their A-game and I thought the tactics that Regis Le Bris brought to the game that night was spot on. It's a credit to everyone involved and for me it's more about the players because we all know they're a young squad. "They're the youngest squad in the league. They could have quite easily folded but they showed on the night a lot of maturity and put in a hell of a performance. They're going to need that again."Sunderland finished the regular Championship season out of form, going six games without a win and failing to score a single goal in the final four. Le Bris surprised many by naming two recognised strikers in the starting line-up for the first leg, Wilson Isidor and Eliezer Mayenda vindicating their boss's decision by each netting at the CBS Arena. Phillips added: "Between the pair of them they haven't scored a lot of goals lately. On nights like that you want players like that to step up and they both did. "Isidor took his chance. For me, probably the keeper should have done a little bit better but if you don't shoot, you don't have the opportunity to score the goal, and he gets his goal. "Mayenda obviously preys on a mistake from a defender and slots really calmly. He's given them a fantastic opportunity of going through in the tie. I'm delighted to see those boys back on the scoresheet and we're going to need that again."The 20-year-old Spaniard Mayenda seems to have impressed Phillips most. "Isidor only touched the ball eight times in the first half, I think he probably only doubled that in the second half. So to get his goal would have done the world of confidence. I thought Mayenda was a threat all night. He's got pace. He's a handful."You can listen to more from Kevin Phillips on BBC Sounds.
Khaleej Times
17-03-2025
- Sport
- Khaleej Times
The Football Insider with Mikael Silvestre: Where have all the strikers gone?
Watching the weekend's action, it struck me just how unusual it is to see a top-class out-and-out striker playing in England. The league was built on goalscorers who could excite fans with every team having someone capable of hitting the back of the net. Often, they would hunt in pairs, and I remember always having a tough time against Sunderland with big Niall Quinn making the space for Kevin Phillips to get plenty of chances. The toughest opponent I had was Les Ferdinand as he was a massive physical presence who was also lightning quick with loads of skills. You could not rest for a single minute against him and to be honest even the teams facing relegation would have a striker that you had to keep under control – both at home and away. But these days the art of the number nine seems lost. It starts at youth level where teams only seem to play a striker if they have a player who wants to take on that position. Most youngsters in attack want to play out wide so they have plenty of the ball and can show off their tricks and skills. They don't want the tireless job of making runs up front in the hope of getting a chance. I was so glad to see Rasmus Hojlund get a goal for United at the weekend as he really needed it after so many weeks without one despite all the energy that has gone into his work. But his situation perfectly shows the point I am making that the number nine role is a lost art. Hojlund has arrived at Old Trafford far from the finished article but has been thrown into the team and told to bag some goals. He has nobody to learn from and is in a team that is struggling pretty much every week – so how can he progress? On top of that the players around him are more concerned of getting on the ball and creating chances for themselves. I really feel for the lad and just hope he has the mental strength to keep persevering. Over to the League Cup final and I think pretty much everyone in football not connected to Liverpool will be delighted for Newcastle. They deserved the win and after 70 years without a domestic trophy, the fans in the North-East will be celebrating for many weeks to come, I am sure. Eddie Howe has built quite a side, and you can only see them using this as a platform for the future and if the right players come in, I can see them mounting a title challenge in the next couple of seasons. Speaking to friends in Holland I am not that surprised Liverpool are fading at the moment – Arne Slot does have a reputation of creating teams that excel at the start of the season and then struggle for energy in the final weeks. I don't see them losing the league but it will be telling to watch just how well they do between now and the middle of May – and that might be enough to give other sides some hope for next season.
