Beaufort County public schools hosting a back to school expo
Beaufort County public schools will host a Back to School Expo Saturday, July 31 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., in the cafeteria of Battery Creek High School, 1 Blue Dolphin Drive, Beaufort, SC according to a press release. More…
July 28-July 30
Sleep Inn clerk robbed at gunpoint
The Beaufort Police Department is investigating an early Wednesday morning, July 28, robbery of the Sleep Inn Motel located at 2523 Boundary Street according to a Beaufort Police Department press release. More…
July 29
The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Enforcement Team will be conducting a traffic safety checkpoint on Thursday, July 29 from 8:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. in Beaufort. More…
SC OCRM to shift wetland approvals from Beaufort to Charleston
All Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM) items required by the SC Department of Health and Environmental Control concerning wetland permitting and/or critical line verifications must be processed through the Charleston office effective August 6, according to a report by local lawyers and surveyors who oppose the move. More…
SC’s public school dropout rate rises again
A new report issued by the U.S. Department of Education points to another rise in South Carolina’s public school dropout rate. More…
Beaufort County saves 45 acres from development
A 45-acre wooded parcel across S.C.170 from the proposed Sembler Mall in Okatie has been saved from potential development by Beaufort County Council through the Beaufort County Rural and Critical Land Preservation Program. More…
Accused Yemassee murderer charged with intimidation
A Yemassee man out of jail on bond violated the conditions of his bond and was arrested on July 22 for attempting to threaten or intimidate a victim/witness, according to a Hampton County Sheriff’s Office press release. More…
Hampton County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant Samuel White speaks to seniors
Sergeant Samuel White recently visited the Estill Senior Center to discuss scams within the county and important safety tips for the seniors.
Hampton County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant Samuel White has been visiting senior centers around the county recently in an effort to make seniors aware of scams which are present around not only Hampton County but also the nation.d More…
Police need help identifying suspect in HHI vehicle B&E
Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office investigators are asking the public for assistance in identifying a suspect captured on video surveillance breaking into a car on the northern end of Hilton Head Island. More…
July 28
Beaufort County Transportation Committee meeting, agenda here
The Beaufort County Transportation Committee (BCTC) will meet July 28 at 7:00 p.m. at the Beaufort-Jasper-Hampton Comprehensive Health Services Clinic located at 721 Okatie Highway (SC 170). More…
Beaufort Construction Inc. features Millennium Real Estate Group
Founded in 1996 and owned by Beaufort natives Merritt Patterson and Leith Webb, Beaufort Construction Inc. is northern Beaufort County’s premier commercial construction company. Over the years, the company has built more than 102 commercial structures ranging from the Hilton Head Airplane Hanger complex to the Port Royal Center and the Lady’s Island BB&T bank. More…
Beaufort Water Festival
Lil’ Hoss’s summertime spectacular
Beaufort Water Festival
Beaufort Water Festival
U.S. Coast Guard provides protection
Beaufort Water Festival
Photo series
In a remarkable series of photos taken this past weekend by photographer Jack Howison, Osprey parents at their nest near Jack’s waterfront house coaxed their two almost-grown chicks to fly for the first time. One of the chicks, named Cooter by Jack, took his first flight and landed on Jack’s dock with his father next to him, but his sister, Henrietta, still clings to the nest.
Click here to see the entire series of photos. More…
Photo of the week
Click here to see entire series of photos.
Photo by Jack Howison.
Sunrise over our sea islands
Pat Branning’s Carolina Cooking
Summer survival with Seared Scallop Salad
Painting: “Al’s Raw Bar” by Shannon Smith courtesy of Smith Killian Fine Art in Charleston.
New Generations Home Care comes to the Lowcountry
New Generations Home Care has arrived to provide exceptional home care to Lowcountry residents. Though newer to the Lowcountry, New Generations Home Care is a well-established home care provider based in Florence, SC and covering 18 counties including Beaufort, Hampton, Jasper, and Clarendon. More…
Charley Webb Outdoors
- “Hotter than a burning stump”
- “Hotter than a boiler room in hell”
- “Hot enough to fry an egg on a Bay Street side walk”
- “Nothing is as hot as Backfield on Carolina Causeway” More…
The Little Brown School
Work continues at first Reggio-inspired preschool in northern Beaufort County
Yes, it really is a brown school building, but painting it brown was just the beginning. The renovations underway at The Little Brown School are directly tied to the school’s Reggio-based program; the school will be the first of its kind in Northern Beaufort County when it opens August 16. More…
