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Beaufort County breaks ground on Wesley Felix Community Center, funded with ARPA dollars

Beaufort County · January 9, 2026
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Beaufort County officials broke ground on the Wesley Felix Community Center on St. Helena Island, a roughly 3,000'3,200 sq ft flexible facility funded with American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars that county leaders say will host senior, youth and health outreach programming.

Beaufort County officials and community leaders on St. Helena Island marked the start of construction for the Wesley Felix Community Center at a groundbreaking ceremony this week.

County Public Information Officer Hannah Nichols said the new building will provide flexible indoor space for senior programming, after'school activities, potential health clinics and community outreach. "This is gonna be a brand new building that's gonna feature some flexible space inside," Nichols said during the on'site county report.

The project is funded entirely through American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars, Audra Antonacci Ogden, assistant county administrator, told the gathering: "It was, funded through American Rescue Plan Act, ARPA funds, 100%. This facility was paid for, by ARPA funds." County leaders said they…

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