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.
Kudos to the city of Beaufort and town of Port Royal – their employees and dozens of volunteers — for providing folks, by most accounts, wonderful July 4th activities.
Lowcountry Lowdown: Fourth festivities highlight community support Read More »
Scratch Italian Kitchen + Bar in Shell Point is closing later this month and Piace Pizza, currently located on Lady’s Island, will be taking its place.
Scratch Italian Kitchen closing; Piace Pizza moving Read More »
Those who live in the Mossy Oaks area of Beaufort and Port Royal will soon have one fewer pharmacy option. The Walgreens located at 1294 Ribaut Road in Beaufort is set to close in August, with its pharmacy actually shuttering roughly two weeks from now on Wednesday, June 15, 2026.
Ribaut Road Walgreens to close in August Read More »
A Fourth of July celebration at one of Hilton Head Island’s busiest beaches erupted into chaos Saturday night when a fight between two groups escalated into gunfire, leaving eight adults wounded and prompting a rapid law enforcement response that led to the arrest of four St. Helena Island residents within hours.
According to Marine Corps Recruiting Depot Parris Island social media, in honor of the nation’s 250th birthday, ABC News will livestream the Eagle, Globe, and Anchor ceremony for November Company on Saturday morning, July 4.
While Executive Director Robert Adams and his board of trustees work to steer Penn Center’s future into a national and international example of unique cultures dealing with change, it seems the loyalty and devotion of those who kept the Penn Center spirit alive over the years has to be recognized as part of that direction.
The intersection of culture and change Read More »
A Ridgeland man who struck and killed a pedestrian while driving away from the scene of a raucous party at a Shell Point residence has been sent to prison in connection with the woman’s death.
Ridgeland man gets 8 years in prison for hit-and-run that killed pedestrian Read More »
A South Carolina Law Enforcement Division investigation involving State Rep. Michael Rivers remains active more than four years after the alleged incident, according to a response to a Freedom of Information Act request obtained by The Island News.
SLED: 2022 investigation involving Rep. Michael Rivers remains active Read More »
Beaufort County Communications Manager Laura Fanelli is facing two felony charges in Georgia after being arrested June 22 on a fugitive warrant, according to court and jail records.
Georgia felony charges filed against Beaufort County communications manager Read More »
From downtown Beaufort to the Sands in Port Royal and west to Yemassee, northern Beaufort County residents will have several ways to celebrate Independence Day as the country marks the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Beaufort County set to celebrate America’s birthday Read More »
