Recruits with Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, conduct a 12K hike Aug. 21 on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island. Recruits will conduct five hikes of increasing difficulty before the culminating 15K hike after the Crucible. Photo by Sgt. Dana Beesley/USMC. Keep Reading
Beaufort’s Janice Shelton, 53, enlisted in the United States Marines in Tampa in 1985. After Boot Camp at Parris Island, she entered the field of finance. In 1989, she transferred to the USMC Reserves. Among her duty stations were MCAS Cherry Point and Quantico. As a member of the highly acclaimed All-Marine volleyball team she… Keep Reading
By Mike McCombs and Ginger Wareham There will be a lot less boom on the Fourth of July 4 in the Beaufort area this year. Port Royal Town Council has made decision to cancel the annual Independence Day Fireworks Display scheduled for Saturday, July 4. The decision was made, according to Port Royal Town Manager… Keep Reading