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.
The American Civil Liberties Union named Beaufort Academy graduate Elizabeth Foster its inaugural Next Generation Leader in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties during its biennial awards ceremony July 24 in Washington D.C.
Beaufort’s Elizabeth Foster honored by ACLU Read More »
Beaufort’s three Rotary clubs have launched a campaign to raise $20,000 to replace a failing water tower that provides clean drinking water to approximately 15,000 residents of Beaufort’s sister city of Ostroh.
Five hundred years ago this month, two Spanish ships entered what is now Port Royal Sound and placed names on European charts that remain part of the Lowcountry today.
Beaufort County to mark 500 years of Santa Elena history Read More »
Another round of dangerous heat has settled over Beaufort County, with temperatures pushing 100 degrees and heat index values climbing well above 110 as the Lowcountry enters another week of extreme heat.
Extreme Heat Warning returns to Beaufort as temperatures push 100 Read More »
Businesses along a portion of Paris Avenue will temporarily lose water service Thursday evening as crews continue work on the Paris Avenue Streetscape Improvement project.
Water service interruption planned Thursday along Paris Avenue Read More »
Dangerously hot conditions are expected across Beaufort County on Thursday, with heat index values expected to reach 113 degrees or higher as the Lowcountry settles into a stretch of extreme heat that could challenge temperature records.
Extreme Heat Warning in effect for Beaufort Read More »
A month after the death of Lindsey Graham, his younger sister advanced to a runoff against South Carolina’s 5th District congressman for the chance to succeed him in the U.S. Senate for the next six years.
Graham, Norman advance to runoff in special GOP Senate primary Read More »
The Open Land Trust is searching for its next executive director following the departure of Kristin Williams, who left the Beaufort-based conservation organization after nearly nine years to become president of the Nemours Wildlife Foundation.
Open Land Trust seeking new executive director Read More »
Some folks have spent so much time recently staring up at the trees to gasp at the latest damage done to the local trees by dear Dominion Energy, they’re noticing another related man-made blight to our landscape.
Lowcountry Lowdown: Dominion tree-cutting clears view of power-line clutter Read More »
A Marine Corps spouse at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island has received national recognition for work that began much closer to home: helping military families find connection and a sense of belonging amid the constant change that comes with military life.
Parris Island wife named 2026 Military Spouse of the Year Read More »
