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.
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 »
A patient who reportedly left Beaufort Memorial Hospital last week was located after the Beaufort Police Department responded to assist in the search.
Patient found after leaving Beaufort Memorial Hospital, prompting police search Read More »
Eight months after resigning while one of the city’s largest downtown infrastructure projects was underway, Raul Dominguez is returning to lead Beaufort’s capital improvement program as work continues downtown and another major undertaking at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park looms.
Beaufort rehires former capital projects director months after resignation Read More »
Voters across northern Beaufort County will head to the polls Tuesday, Aug. 11, for a special Republican primary to choose a replacement for the late U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham as the party’s nominee in the Nov. 3 general election.
Former South Carolina Gov. and Congressman Mark Sanford will campaign on Hilton Head Island and in Bluffton Friday, Aug. 7, as part of a statewide push as he seeks the Republican nomination for South Carolina’s U.S. Senate seat.
Sanford to make Hilton Head, Bluffton stops Friday as part of Senate campaign swing Read More »
South Carolina voters will return to the polls Tuesday, Aug. 11 to choose a Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate seat held for more than two decades by Lindsey Graham, who died July 11 of a tear in his aorta.
PRIMARY 2026: Republican Senate candidates share visions to succeed Lindsey Graham Read More »
