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.
A Beaufort Police Department sergeant has been placed on unpaid administrative leave after he was arrested in Jasper County last week on an assault and battery charge.
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After 32 years, the last call has come for one of downtown Beaufort’s most recognizable watering holes. Hemingway’s Bistro closed its doors for the final time early Tuesday morning, Sept. 29, following one last night of drinks, music, stories and goodbyes at the small basement bar overlooking Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park.
Hemingway’s closes after 32 years in downtown Beaufort Read More »
Two residents and a pet were displaced after a fire damaged a home in the Old Shell Point subdivision Monday evening.
Fire displaces two residents, pet in Old Shell Point Read More »
Annie Andrews, the Democratic candidate running for the U.S. Senate seat that belonged to the late Lindsay Graham, was in Beaufort on Monday, Sept. 28, 2026, for a fundraising event at the Dolphin Room at the Best Western Quality Inn on Bay Street.
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Nine candidates seeking four seats on the Beaufort County Board of Education agree on many of the broad challenges facing Beaufort County schools, including keeping qualified teachers in classrooms, supporting students struggling academically or behaviorally and maintaining public trust.
ELECTION 2026: BOE candidates weigh academics, discipline, transparency, growth Read More »
The Junior Service League of Beaufort (JSLB) is hosting a community diaper drive to collect diapers and baby essentials for local families throughout Beaufort County. Last year’s inaugural drive collected 8,000 diapers; this year’s goal is 10,000.
Junior Service League of Beaufort hosting diaper drive Read More »
John O’Toole, the only executive director the Beaufort County Economic Development Corporation has had since it began operations, is stepping down after nine years leading efforts to recruit businesses, investment and jobs to Beaufort County.
O’Toole resigns after 9 years leading Beaufort County economic development Read More »
The owners of Pine Island are once again asking Beaufort County to remove the approximately 502-acre property from the Cultural Protection Overlay, reopening a years-long fight over the zoning protections that prohibit golf courses, resorts and gated communities on St. Helena Island.
Pine Island fight returns to St. Helena Island Read More »
Voters in northern Beaufort County will have several opportunities in the coming weeks to hear directly from candidates seeking local office ahead of the Nov. 3 General Election.
Candidates take the stage ahead of Nov. 3 Read More »
Properties that place an unusually high demand on Port Royal’s police, fire and emergency services could soon be required to help pay for the cost of those responses under a new fee being considered by the Town.
Too many calls? Port Royal wants heavy users to pay up Read More »
