Coverage of timely local, regional, and breaking news in Beaufort County and the South Carolina Lowcountry. Includes community updates, government decisions, public safety alerts, traffic and weather impacts, and key issues shaping life in Beaufort, Port Royal, Lady’s Island, St. Helena Island, and surrounding Sea Islands. Designed for residents and visitors seeking authoritative, hyperlocal journalism from Beaufort’s newspaper of record.
Ruth (Stanley) Summerlin, the former Beaufort Elementary School principal whose leadership transformed one of South Carolina’s lowest-performing schools into a National Blue Ribbon campus and earned her national recognition from President Bill Clinton, has died.
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The Beaufort Independent Games Conference (BIG CON) returns to USC Beaufort for its second annual offering Friday, Feb. 20, from noon to 5 p.m. in Room 204 of the USCB Center for the Arts at 805 Carteret Street.
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The Freedman Arts District has expanded into the historic Beaufort Arsenal at 713 Craven Street, as the organization continues to grow and serve the Beaufort community, according to a media release.
Freedman Arts District expands to historic Beaufort Arsenal Read More »
Bay Street, through the intersection with Charles Street, reopened Monday this week following completion of a stormwater infrastructure and paving project designed to improve drainage capacity and protect downtown streets from flooding. Charles Street remains closed.
Bay Street reopens at intersection with Charles Street Read More »
George Greenfield sits comfortably in his Lady’s Island home overlooking a pond where blue herons visit daily as he thinks back to the warm day of Aug. 26, 1972. He was one of the 400 U.S. athletes marching into the Olympiastadion in Munich for opening ceremonies of that summer’s Olympics.
The Beaufort Republican Women’s Club held its annual membership drive buffet luncheon at 11:30 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, in the Carolina Room at the Dataw Island Club.
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Certified financial planner Whitney McDaniel is the 2025 recipient of the Rotary Bowl, the Rotary Club of Beaufort’s highest honor. It was presented by Rotary Club of Beaufort President Ron Garrett at the club’s Wednesday, Feb. 11, luncheon meeting.
Whitney McDaniel awarded 2025 Rotary Club of Beaufort Rotary Bowl Read More »
An offer made Monday, Feb. 9, during the Waterfront Advisory Committee meeting could lead to a quicker and more visually appealing replacement for the chain-link fencing now blocking the promenade at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park.
Stewart offers City alternative to chain-link fence at Waterfront Park Read More »
After weeks of public criticism, legal questions and visible hesitation from the dais, Beaufort City Council voted Tuesday night to formalize how comments will be moderated on the city’s official social media pages — approving the policy only after removing disputed language and adding a path for residents to appeal.
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It’s safe to say that this year’s Beaufort International Film Festival will display oodles of passion, and the USCB auditorium will ring loudly with applause. It runs from Thuesday, Feb. 17 through Sunday, Feb. 22.
