What’s coming up Memorial Day Weekend
Once again, it’s the time of year when, as Americans, we pause to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our nation and our freedoms, as Monday, May 25 is Memorial Day.
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Port Royal Police investigate fatal shooting at Shell Point Apartments
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Burton fire battles 2 threatening outdoor fires
Burton Fire assists driver after vehicle strikes home
Hilton Head Island man arrested in connection with Burton shooting
Video questioning Seifert’s role in ‘Squiresgate’ incident circulates online
HBF’s Lafayette Soirée fundraiser set for May 16 at Moss Stoney House
Beaufort County GOP hosting ‘Get Out The Vote’ Rally
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Community
Veterans depart Port Royal for Honor Flight to Washington
Nearly 30 Vietnam War veterans from Georgia and South Carolina were honored during a send-off…
Street Music returns to Port Royal on Saturday
Street Music on Paris Avenue will continue its Spring 2026 season on Saturday, May 23,…
Lowcountry Life: Pennsylvania woman enjoys Taste of the Lowcountry
Port Royal’s Tracy Lontz snapped this photo of Jeannine Readdy of Pennsylvania enjoying “Taste of…
Veteran of the Week – Gary Kocsis
American Legion Beaufort Post 207 brings you Gary Kocsis, 70, who joined the United States…
This Week In History: Robert Smalls steals the CSS Planter
Late on the night of May 12 and early morning hours of May 13 in…
Taste Of Beaufort
Photos from A Taste of Beaufort in Beaufort’s Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park.
Out of necessity a passion is born: Linda Ferguson has been tailoring all kinds of uniforms in Beaufort for the last 30 years
Linda Ferguson started her sewing career at a textile plant in Walterboro, where she was…
Flying Frog 5K/10K
The Flying Frog 5K was held on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Beaufort Executive Airport….
Obituaries
Dabney Thacker
Dabney Fox Thacker passed away on May 11, 2026, in Charleston, S.C., from complications from…
Eugene “Terry” Stone
It is with great sadness that the family of Eugene Carroll “Terry” Stone III announce…
Mark Robertson
Mark Robertson, born Mark Eisenberg on June 16, 1953, passed away after a remarkable life…
Commentary & Voices
Honoring our fallen should be a year-round task
Soon, the gatherings and happenings of the upcoming Memorial Day weekend, though still fresh on the mind, will be headed for our stack of memories, slowly fading. When the grill has been cold for days, any leftovers are likely already gone from the fridge, and those of us that enjoyed a long weekend on the water or out of town…
Great evil and what happens to the children
It is Saturday, and we have, at long last, rain; a lawn that is once again green; and I must admit this gives me some contentment.
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May 7, 2026