Chloe Apple – The Island Packet (Hilton Head Island, S.C.)
A former Bluffton fire chief will face a state hearing this spring to determine if he improperly benefited financially from his position and failed to provide written recusal in a promotion decision involving his son.
According to a hearing notice obtained by The Island Packet through a public records request, the South Carolina Ethics Commission found probable cause that former Bluffton Township Fire District Chief Paul Boulware may have violated state ethics laws before his sudden departure from the department last February after 34 years…