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.
Beaufort County employees could eventually have a new way to anonymously report allegations of fraud, corruption and other wrongdoing as County Council works to strengthen whistleblower protections and determine who should be responsible for handling those complaints.
Beaufort County considers new integrity officer, stronger whistleblower protections Read More »
If Cherimie Weatherford had her way, the hallways inside 1407 King Street in Beaufort would be talking. They would be chatting about the history of not just the county employees who worked inside this one story former county administrative building but abuzz with stories expressing the rich history of the community where it sits. This is the part of Beaufort where previously enslaved people settled and became homeowners during and following the Civil War.
The Art of Collaboration: King Street Arts Center welcomes the public Read More »
Port Royal officials are considering another temporary pause on some multifamily development, this time while the town takes a closer look at how and where it wants to grow over the next five years.
Port Royal considers six-month pause on some multifamily developments Read More »
Robert Smalls Leadership Academy Principal Bradley Tarrance was placed on paid administrative leave Sept. 2 as the Beaufort County School District reviews concerns surrounding his appearance in a campaign video supporting Beaufort City Council candidate Jared Madison.
Principal placed on paid leave over campaign video Read More »
California Gov. Gavin Newsom spoke to a crowd on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026, at Penn Center on St. Helena Island during his Take It Back Tour.
California’s Newsom visits Beaufort Read More »
Beaufort County voters will have an opportunity to meet several Democratic candidates running for state, federal and local offices during the Beaufort County Democratic Party’s monthly meeting Wednesday, Sept. 9.
The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. at Ma Daisy’s Porch, 1255 May River Road in Old Town Bluffton.
Beaufort County Democrats to host candidate meet-and-greet in Bluffton Read More »
Beaufort Memorial has been nationally recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a 2026-2027 Best Regional Hospital, with eight of its programs highlighted for delivering exceptional care in the Lowcountry.
U.S. News & World Report: Beaufort Memorial among best SC hospitals for 2026-2027 Read More »
Twenty-five years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks killed nearly 3,000 people and changed the course of the nation, northern Beaufort County residents will have several opportunities to gather, remember and serve.
Beaufort events to mark 25 years since Sept. 11 attacks Read More »
Candidates running for the Beaufort County Board of Education will speak when the Northern Beaufort County Democratic Club (NOB Dems) meets at 6 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 17 at the Old Grace AME Chapel at 502 Charles Street in downtown Beaufort.
School board candidates to speak at NOB Dems meeting Read More »
Yu Wei Huo, the 33-year-old man based at Parris Island who had been missing since Aug. 27, has been identified as one of two people found dead in northern Beaufort County waterways Sunday.
Body found in Broad River identified as missing Parris Island man Read More »
