Lowcountry Lowdown: Water Festival — A 70-year labor of love
It’s Water Festival … in case you’re new in town or living under a rock, oblivious to all but the heat.
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New Beaufort County PAL program inspired by Coligny Beach shooting aims to provide positive opportunities for teens
The July 4 shooting at Coligny Beach on Hilton Head Island was the catalyst that convinced local businessman Jake Higgins it was time to stop talking about ways to help teenagers and start building one.
Beaufort day dock reopens after yearlong closure
Boaters regained access to downtown Beaufort last week when the city reopened the day dock at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park, nearly a year after structural concerns made it inaccessible.
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Water Festival hits home stretch
The 70th Annual Beaufort Water Festival will head into its final weekend Thursday, July 23, with four days of food, live music, downtown traditions and events on the Beaufort River.
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Second Parris Island drill instructor dies in less than two months
A Marine Corps drill instructor assigned to Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island was found dead Friday, July 17, at her Port Royal apartment, marking the second death of a Parris Island drill instructor in less than two months.
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Body of missing Beaufort County fisherman recovered after 5-day search off Tybee Island
The body of 45-year-old Dominic Dasher, a Beaufort County fisherman, who went missing after a commercial fishing boat overturned off Tybee Island has been recovered following a five-day search involving numerous local, state and federal agencies.
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Seven indicted by Beaufort County grand jury in Coligny Beach shooting
Seven people have now been indicted in connection with the July 4 shooting at Coligny Beach, as prosecutors revealed Friday, July 17, why the attempted murder charges initially announced after the incident have been replaced with assault and battery charges under a legal strategy rooted in one of Beaufort County’s most well-known homicide cases.
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Beaufort Water Festival returns Friday
The Beaufort Water Festival returns Friday for its 70th annual celebration, bringing 10 days of concerts, family activities, sporting events and longtime Lowcountry traditions to downtown Beaufort.
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Resident, city manager clash over Beaufort FOIA breach during council meeting
Questions surrounding the City of Beaufort’s handling of last year’s Freedom of Information Act records breach returned to the forefront Tuesday as a resident, the city manager and a city council member publicly disputed key details about who received the email containing a download link to the unredacted records and how that information has been presented to the public.
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City Council delays Salem Road rezoning
Beaufort City Council has delayed a final vote on a proposed rezoning of the former Beaufort Gazette building on Salem Road, opting instead to explore changes to the city’s zoning code that could allow the property to be reused without permanently expanding commercial zoning in the area.
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