For the second year running, 'Mason' was the most popular name for Bluffton born baby boys. Of the over 200 names provided to the Icon by the Bluffton Hospital OB Department, 'Mason' appeared four times, more than any other name, boy or girl.
For the rest of the boys, the following names appeared more than once:
Abram Aidan Asher Carter Connor James
Jase Jaxson/Jaxon Joel Kaleb Landon Levi Logan/Login Oliver
Ryker Samual Thomas William Wyatt
Diamond Manufacturing of Bluffton may have a solution to businesses seeking office space locally.
The industry located at the 505 E. Jefferson St. (corner of County Line Road and Jefferson) has seven office spaces available for rent – and these are available immediately. The office area is along the Jefferson Street side of the Diamond plant.
Tammy Whitlow of Diamond told The Icon that in addition to the office space, the facility has a lobby, reception area, kitchenette, a conference room, rest rooms plus some storage area.
Widespread flu activity is being reported across much of the country and the American Red Cross urges people who have not yet gotten a flu vaccine to get vaccinated now.
The Red Cross also has steps people can take to prevent the spread of the flu virus during what the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) says is the worst influenza outbreak in several years in the United States.
The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce 2013 membership window stickers will be distributed at Friday's chamber breakfast. Members not attending the breakfast will have their stickers mailed to them.
This year's sticker follows a five-year tradition of changing the background color. These replace the familiar orange stickers of 2012.
Following the January tax law changes made by Congress under the American Taxpayer Relief Act (ATRA), the Internal Revenue Service announced today it plans to open the 2013 filing season and begin processing individual income tax returns on Jan. 30.
The first week of the new year experienced highs slightly above freezing and lows in mostly in the teens. Here's the report from Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.
