Grainger Hines to receive Pat Conroy Lifetime Achievement Award at Beaufort Film Society to honor Palmetto State native for more than six decades in film, TV, Music Staff reports The Beaufort Film Society announced in December that acclaimed actor, writer, and director Grainger Hines will receive the prestigious Pat Conroy Lifetime Achievement Award during the 20th […]
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By Lila Meeks Special to The Island News The USCB Chamber Music’s third Youth Concert will provide a spectacular hour of musical adventure with the internationally acclaimed pianist, Andrew Armstrong, and eight extraordinary musical friends. Renowned for his electrifying performances from New York’s Carnegie Hall to London’s Wigmore, Armstrong is on a special mission: to
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State environmental officials and representatives of Coastal Waste and Recycling met with Lady’s Island residents Monday night, Jan. 26, at Coosa Elementary School to explain operations at the construction and demolition landfill on Third Point Road, review air-monitoring data and respond to ongoing odor complaints residents say have worsened in recent years.
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Beaufort County School District is facing two lawsuits alleging negligence.
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Staff reports The planned date for the re-opening of the intersection of Bay and Charles streets was Wednesday, Jan. 28. That date has passed and the intersection remains closed. In his weekly “Bridge Report,” emailed to those who subscribe to City of Beaufort news releases, City Manager Scott Marshall foreshadowed this scenario. “We are also
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The Island News “Could you please speak into the mic?” That was one of a few pieces of advice former state Rep. Edie Rodgers offered to Beaufort Mayor Phil Cromer and two of his fellow City Councilmembers Saturday night, Jan. 24, during the annual Foundation for Leadership Education’s (FLE) awards banquet. Rodgers, who also served
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Staff reports In celebration of the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, USCB will host “African American History Month 2026: Passport to Freedom 250,” a month-long series highlighting 250 years of African American history, heritage, and cultural impact across the South Carolina Lowcountry.This event series will include on-campus and off-campus events for students,
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January 30 1912: The S.C. General Assembly passes legislation that creates Jasper County from parts of Beaufort and Hampton counties. February 2 1926: Beaufort County Sheriff James Edwin McTeer dies. His son, also James Edwin McTeer, would be appointed nine days later to complete his term in office. February 3 1779: The Battle of Port Royal Island, sometimes
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By Lolita Huckaby BEAUFORT An interesting headline recently in The Island Packet/Beaufort Gazette summarized a not-so-unfamiliar feeling being experienced in the Lowcountry. “700 homes being planned on two Beaufort County Islands. Is Anybody Listening?” read the headline about the ongoing development on Upper and Lower Cane Island but again, the question as to “anybody listening” seems almost
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