What an amazing year for Beaufort! From being named the Happiest Coastal Town in the U.S. to celebrating local Candice Glover as the winner of American Idol, our community just rocks.







By Delayna Earley, Mike McCombs and Amber Hewitt The Island News Federal agents, with the help
ART Budding Artist After-School Art Club 4 to 5 p.m., or 5:15 to 6:15 p.m., Mondays/Wednesdays
Cryptologic Technician (Technical) Seaman Michael Gonzales II, from Bluffton, S.C., dresses out in a firefighting ensemble