PRIMARY 2026: Doug Seifert & ‘JoJo’ Woodward, Republican candidates for Beaufort County Sheriff
Ahead of the June 9 primary election, The Island News sent detailed candidate questionnaires to those running in several contested local and state races impacting Beaufort County voters. Doug Seifert and Joey “JoJo” Woodward Jr. offered sharply different views on the current direction of the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office, with both Republican candidates emphasizing public safety, transparency and support for…
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PRIMARY 2026: Joshua Hower, Joe Maiorano & Mary Jeans Otto, Republican candidates for Beaufort County Council District 5
PRIMARY 2026: Michael Rivers Sr. & Shannon Nehemiah DeLoach, Democratic candidates for SC House District 121
PRIMARY 2026: Michael Andersen & Thomas Grygowski, Republican candidates for Beaufort County Council District 4
Late SC GOP redistricting push fails amid record start to early voting
Lowcountry Lowdown: Redistricting, ‘Pinky-gate’ rumors occupy state, county conversations
Honoring their sacrifice: Beaufort community comes together over Memorial Day weekend to pay respects to America’s heroes
Port Royal looks to revive MCIP funding for port redevelopment
What’s coming up Memorial Day Weekend
Top Stories
The Institute for the Study of the Reconstruction Era at USC Beaufort added to historic network
4 Beaufort High seniors named Heritage Classic Foundation scholars
Beaufort County schools shift to eLearning Monday as severe winds expected
Securing the economic foundations of citizenship — USCB’s Institute for the Study of the Reconstruction Era hosting 4th annual Spring Symposium
Schedule & Results
Area high school and college sports results and schedule:
Community
Rotary Club of Beaufort Scholarship
Eight high school students, from left — Margaret Brown (Beaufort High), Savannah Libby (Beaufort Academy),…
Rotary Reading
In April, members of the Rotary Club of the Lowcountry read “Josh the Baby Otter”…
Rainey Schott-Donato earns Rotary fellowship
On Friday, May 8, Rotary Club of the Lowcountry presented Rainey Schott-Donato, owner of Rain…
May 23: Street Music on Paris Avenue
The Keeshea Pratt Band performs May 23, 2026, in the second show of the Street…
Zonta Club of Beaufort New Member Social
The Zonta Club of Beaufort welcomed community members to its New Member Social on Sunday,…
Historic Beaufort Foundation’s Lafayette Soiree
Attendees of the Historic Beaufort Foundation’s Lafayette Soiree mingled on Saturday, May 16, at the…
The Original Gullah Festival
The Original Gullah Festival was held from Friday, May 22, 2026, through Sunday, May 24,…
Lowcountry Life: Ahhh, Anhinga
Habersham’s Andrea Ogiony snapped this photo of an Anhinga in April.
Obituaries
Naomi Rebecca Middleton-Sias
Dec. 5, 1944 — March 24, 2026, Arizona
Sandra Jean ‘Sandy’ Andrews
Sept. 2, 1957 – Feb. 28, 2026, Aiken
Lt. Gen. Michael A. Canavan (U.S. Army, Ret.)
Dec. 5, 1946 – Feb. 13, 2026, St. Helena Island
Commentary & Voices
No bipartisan views in this paper
I recently moved to beautiful Beaufort, S.C., from Pittsburgh, Pa., in November 2025. While I’ve enjoyed settling into the area, I’ve been disappointed by the lack of balance in this paper’s Voices content.
re: Beaufort plastic ordinance
My more pressing concern is that our Recycling Centers only take Plastics No. 1 and No. 2, only bottles, jugs and jars. As you know, we are not allowed to recycle the No. 1 plastic food containers that a huge amount of the food we purchase is packaged in.
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May 28, 2026