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 crash in the area of U.S. 17 at Big Estate Road in Beaufort County has all lanes of U.S. 17 shut down in that area, according to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office.
Traffic stopped along U.S. 17 at Big Estate Road due to accident Read More »
A 76-year-old Beaufort man died following a head-on collision Friday afternoon on Lady’s Island, and another driver faces a felony DUI charge in connection with the crash.
Beaufort man killed in Lady’s Island crash; driver faces felony DUI charge Read More »
From a parade led by a decorated Vietnam veteran to a free meal in downtown Beaufort, communities across Beaufort and Jasper counties will gather Wednesday, Nov. 11, to thank those who served.
Veterans Day: Service to take center stage Read More »
Jasper County is in the process of creating a Capital Improvement Project, seeking input concerning Grays Community Park and the county’s efforts to stabilize deteriorating historic structures on the site of the former Grays Consolidated High School.
County seeks feedback about historic structures Read More »
Bull riding, barrel racing and a field of competitors chasing prize money will take over Dempsey Farms this weekend as the St. Helena Low Country Pro Rodeo makes its debut.
Rodeo rides into St. Helena Read More »
Beaufort and Jasper county voters chose new leaders Tuesday, Nov. 3, in an election that brought a change in Beaufort County’s sheriff, a new Jasper County probate judge and a historic Democratic victory in South Carolina’s U.S. Senate race.
Election 2026: New leaders, close margins mark Lowcountry election Read More »
A Tillman woman died in a one-vehicle accident Monday, Oct. 26 in Jasper County, only a few days after another fatal collision in the county on Interstate 95, according to Jasper County Coroner Jeremiah Vaigneur.
Jasper County has second fatality within only a few days of each other Read More »
The community and visitors from across the Lowcountry are invited as Penn Center is hosting the 42nd annual Heritage Days Celebration, a homecoming that honors the Gullah Geechee cultural legacy, from Thursday, Nov. 12 to Saturday, Nov. 14, at the Penn Center National Historic Landmark District.
Penn Center hosting 42nd annual Heritage Days Celebration Read More »
About 430 Beaufort-Jasper Water and Sewer Authority customers near Argent Boulevard and Shortcut Road in Hardeeville are expected to lose water service overnight while crews work on a new water main.
The shutdown is scheduled from 10 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, to 2 a.m. Friday, Nov. 6.
Overnight water shutoff to affect about 430 Hardeeville customers Read More »
Wearing an American flag-patterned outfit, matching sunglasses and a large gold chain, rapper Afroman took the stage at ShellRing Ale Works on Monday night, Nov. 2, bringing a little early 2000s hip-hop nostalgia to Port Royal.
Afroman makes Port Royal stop Read More »
