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 […]
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On Jan. 30, 1012, the S.C. General Assembly passes legislation that creates Jasper County from parts of Beaufort and Hampton counties.
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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
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Tom and Nancy Hutchison captured this image of the day dock in downtown Beaufort with the Woods Memorial Bridge virtually invisible in the fog in the background on Friday, Jan. 9,
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10 Republicans, 4 Democrats vying for the Lowcountry’s 1st district seat By Adrian Ashford SCDailyGazette.com As U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace runs for governor, a whopping 14 candidates have announced bids to
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On January 16, 1865, U.S. Army Gen. William T. Sherman issued Special Field Order No. 15, appropriating the Sea Islands and coastal lands for freedmen. Gen. Rufus Saxon was given the task of assigning the head of each family 40 acres and the temporary use of a horse or mule, likely the origin of the expression “40 acres and a mule.”
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Over the holidays, Habersham’s Ron Callari had the pleasure of meeting Angust — one of the Sea Island Carriage Company’s horses, who has been critiqued often in the company’s reviews. Known
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American Legion Beaufort Post 207 brings you Calvin Coleman, 68, who joined the United States Marines here in Beaufort in 1975. After Boot Camp at Parris Island and training as a
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By Delayna Earley The Island News A Beaufort County woman injured during October’s mass shooting at a St. Helena Island bar has filed a civil lawsuit alleging negligent security, unlawful
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