Photo above: Marines and sailors with Marine Wing Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 115 look for their loved ones after a long flight home from Bahrain on Tuesday, Oct. 30, at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort. Photos by Bob Sofaly. An undisclosed number of Marines and sailors with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 115, returned home to… Keep Reading
Every year, Dataw Island salutes veterans with a series of events honoring their sacrifice and service. From the guest bartenders to the Veterans Breakfast, the celebration gets bigger and better each year. This year’s weeklong Veterans Celebration kicked off Sunday morning with the “Flag Brigade,” for which a group of dedicated Dataw Island volunteers place… Keep Reading
An intense 2018 midterm election cycle came to a close Tuesday when voters across the country went to the polls to elect a new Congress and have their say in local and state races. Polls closed after press time Tuesday, but early indications pointed toward record turnout in South Carolina, where more than 296,000 absentee… Keep Reading
South Carolina, the colony that witnessed more Revolutionary War skirmishes than any other, and the state where the first shots of the Civil War were fired, is renowned for its military might. African Americans in South Carolina were involved in every conflict, serving with distinction from the 17th century to the 21st, and from the… Keep Reading
Annual fundraiser supports Junior Service League It was a picture perfect day Saturday for the third annual Touch a Truck event held by the Junior Service League of Beaufort on Nov. 3. Paris Avenue was blocked off for huge work trucks of all kinds, but the biggest draw was the trucks and earth-moving equipment from… Keep Reading
The Beaufort County Veterans Affairs Department and the Beaufort Veterans Day Planning Committee is hosting the 2018 Veterans Day Ceremony and Free Community Picnic Celebration at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 11. The event will be held at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park in Beaufort. The keynote speaker will be Chief Warrant Officer Ray Johnson,… Keep Reading
By Sen. Tim Scott For more than 200 years, countless brave men and women have defended, fought and sacrificed for this nation — helping to create and protect American democracy and the country and freedoms we all love so dearly. Our service members are real-life heroes, who personify bravery and courage, and deserve our endless… Keep Reading
Beaufort Memorial Hospital (BMH) achieved straight ‘A’s’ for the fifth consecutive time in The Leapfrog Group’s Fall 2018 Hospital Safety Grade, released this week. Out of the 46 hospitals in South Carolina, BMH was one of only 14 to receive an A safety rating, and one of only five hospitals statewide to earn the top… Keep Reading
Beaufort Memorial hosted a Halloween Trunk or Treat event for HealthLink for Children patients and families of BMH employees. Among those participating were: physicisn practice leadership dressed as Peanuts characters from “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown;” hospital administration went with a wrestle-mania theme; and staff from HealthLink for Children, the pediatric rehabilitation clinic, became… Keep Reading
By Justin Jarrett De’Shaun Epps is hard enough to stop, but Richard Winn Academy made the mistake of making him angry. Epps capped a night of highlight-reel runs with a 92-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter, flattening one defender, spinning away from another and sprinting to the end zone to help put the… Keep Reading