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.
Staff reports Beaufort Memorial is enhancing access to cardiac care throughout the Lowcountry with the addition of a board-certified, fellowship-trained interventional cardiologist serving patients in Beaufort and Okatie, according to […]
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In the state’s most competitive congressional race, a former chief of the Navy Reserve and a Charleston County councilwoman will face off for the coastal 1st District in November.
Retired Navy admiral, Charleston attorney advance in SC’s 1st District runoffs Read More »
Joshua Hower won the Republican primary runoff for Beaufort County Council’s District 5 seat Tuesday, June 23, defeating Mary Jeans Otto and securing a place on the November general election ballot.
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Friends, listeners, and community members are invited to gather for a celebration of life honoring longtime radio personality Mark Robertson from 2 to 4 p.m., Sunday, June 28, at The Barn at New Riverside at 30 Red Barn Drive in Bluffton.
Celebrate the life of radio icon Mark Robertson on Sunday, June 28 Read More »
Port Royal event takes place Saturday Staff reports Friday marks the holiday known as Juneteenth. Juneteenth, observed annually on June 19, commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved people in
Juneteenth celebration, parade set for Friday Read More »
Three local business owners compete to raise money for The Helianthus Project; losers face a live beard shaving at Fuel & Fire By Delayna EarleyThe Island News The beards are
Battle of the Beards returns to Port Royal Read More »
Beaufort County Council advanced its fiscal year 2027 budget June 8, approving a series of amendments that restore recreation funding, add positions requested by the Treasurer’s Office and tighten oversight of budget transfers as county leaders continue debating spending priorities and government operations.
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Beaufort City Council approved a $70.17 million budget Tuesday night, June 9, adopting a spending plan that keeps the city’s tax rate unchanged while advancing major infrastructure projects after officials discovered a tax increment financing district should have been dissolved nearly a decade ago.
Beaufort approves $70.2 million budget after TIF discovery forces funding changes Read More »
Three men have been arrested in connection with a May 15 murder at the Shell Point Apartments in Port Royal.
3 men arrested in connection with May murder at Shell Point Apartments Read More »
