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Col. Joseph Richard Dobbratz

January 7, 2026

Oct. 27, 1927 – Dec. 28, 2025 Beaufort, S.C. Col. Joseph Richard Dobbratz, USMC, 98, devout Catholic, devoted husband, beloved father, treasured

Elizabeth “Libby” Harvey Butt

January 7, 2026

Community/Obituaries

July 13, 1927 — Dec. 20, 2025 Beaufort, S.C. Elizabeth “Libby” Harvey Butt, 98 years young, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Dec.

Former Beaufort mail carrier fired amid investigation into alleged theft

January 7, 2026

News

By Delayna Earley The Island News A former mail carrier at a Beaufort post office was fired just before Christmas and is

New arrivals ring in 2026

January 7, 2026

News

The first day of 2026 brought extra joy to the Beaufort Memorial Collins Birthing Center as four families from Ridgeland and Beaufort

OBGYN joins Beaufort Memorial Obstetrics & Gynecology Specialists

January 7, 2026

Health/News

From staff reports Beaufort Memorial is expanding its women’s health services with the addition of Dr. Tempest Allen, an experienced, board-certified and

Sand Sharks split at Clayton State

January 7, 2026

Sports

LowcoSports.com The USCB men’s basketball team started the new year off in style with a 102-82 win at Clayton State on Saturday,

HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING NOTEBOOK

January 7, 2026

Contributors/Justin Jarrett/Sports

Holiday tourneys reveal region contenders By Justin Jarrett LowcoSports.com Area wrestling teams didn’t have to travel far to find some top-level competition

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL STANDINGS

January 7, 2026

Sports

GIRLS SCHSL 6-4A REG OVL Beaufort 0-0 9-4 Colleton Co. 0-0 10-6 Bishop England 0-0 9-7 May River 0-0 6-6 Bluffton 0-0

AREA SPORTS SCHEDULE

January 7, 2026

Sports

Tuesday, January 6 HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL Bridges Prep at Whale Branch, 5:30 p.m. HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL Bridges Prep at Whale

Holy Trinity names Bullock interim Head of School

January 7, 2026

Education

From staff reports The Holy Trinity Classical Christian School Boards of Trustees and Governors named Minnie Bullock as Interim Head of School,

‘The World is Our Oyster’ — Beaufort Art Association hosting January/February show

January 7, 2026

Arts

From staff reports “The World is Our Oyster” is the theme for the Beaufort Art Association’s January-February show of featured artists, which

Conroy Center hosts novelist Jennifer Moorman on Saturday

January 7, 2026

Arts

From staff reports The nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host an afternoon with USA Today bestselling novelist Jennifer Moorman, author of