Children of all ages flocked to Alvin Settles Pool at Greene and Adventure streets during the summer solstice Thursday, June 20. The annual summer solstice provides the longest day of the year for the northern hemisphere. The Earth tilts on its axis from between 22.1 degrees to a steeper 24.3 about every 40,000 years according to a NASA website. This year’s tilt is 23.5 degrees. Bob Sofaly/The Island News
Summer solstice
Latest from News
By Mike McCombs The Island News The opening night of the 69th annual Beaufort Water Festival
Commodore Todd Stowe, volunteers adapt and overcome By Delayna Earley The Island News Music, food, friendly
By Lolita Huckaby BEAUFORT The newly installed fencing along the Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park got
$3.6 million investment will create 13 new jobs in Bluffton From staff reports CS INSTRUMENTS, a