ETV Lowcountry productions nominated for Regional Emmy Awards
The Southeast Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), which gives out regional Emmy awards for television excellence, recently announced its nominations for the 2026 awards, and Beaufort’s public television station, ETV Lowcountry, snagged four nominations.
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Soccer notebook: BA’s Leslie taking last ride
Beaufort Academy boys soccer coach Ian Leslie has already told his team this is his last ride. Now it’s up to them.
Community
Lowcountry Life: Pennsylvania woman enjoys Taste of the Lowcountry
Port Royal’s Tracy Lontz snapped this photo of Jeannine Readdy of Pennsylvania enjoying “Taste of…
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American Legion Beaufort Post 207 brings you Gary Kocsis, 70, who joined the United States…
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Late on the night of May 12 and early morning hours of May 13 in…
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Photos from A Taste of Beaufort in Beaufort’s Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park.
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Linda Ferguson started her sewing career at a textile plant in Walterboro, where she was…
Flying Frog 5K/10K
The Flying Frog 5K was held on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Beaufort Executive Airport….
Take Back The Night at USCB
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Photos: Springfest in Port Royal
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Commentary & Voices
Columbia threatens USC Beaufort … again
The all-powerful South Carolina Commission on Higher Education (CHE) has not always been a big fan of the Beaufort campus of the University of South Carolina.
Bad neighbors not welcome
Last week we found out that Port Royal’s largest apartment development, The Preserve, will no longer pay local taxes. That’s right. Thanks to a glaring loophole in a state law, Beaufort County is now out roughly $260,000 in tax revenue; Beaufort County School District is out roughly $726,000, and the Town of Port Royal is out around $350,000, about 6%…
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May 7, 2026