The U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina on Friday, Feb. 20, dismissed Pine Island Property Holdings, LLC’s federal lawsuit challenging Beaufort County’s Cultural Protection Overlay (CPO).
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On Feb. 20 in 1868, future Beaufort County Sheriff James Edwin McTeer was born. And 127 years later, Whale Branch football star, NFL player and now Warriors head coach Dee Delaney was born.
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Beaufort’s Club Karate is hosting the 32nd annual Goodwill Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, at the Beaufort High School gymnasium. The event celebrates martial arts, community spirit, and friendly competition.
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A newly implemented Freedom of Information Act process from the City of Beaufort is prompting strong reaction online, with residents divided over a new requirement that requesters pay a deposit before staff begin gathering records.
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In a letter bearing the date Feb. 10, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln authorizes that part of a 64-acre tract known as Polly’s Grove Plantation be used for Beaufort National Cemetery. The land had been acquired by U.S. Army Gen. David Hunter for $75 at an 1863 tax sale of properties confiscated by the federal government. After the Civil War, 29 acres of the parcel was retained for the cemetery.
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On Jan. 30, 1012, the S.C. General Assembly passes legislation that creates Jasper County from parts of Beaufort and Hampton counties.
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On January 16, 1865, U.S. Army Gen. William T. Sherman issued Special Field Order No. 15, appropriating the Sea Islands and coastal lands for freedmen. Gen. Rufus Saxon was given the task of assigning the head of each family 40 acres and the temporary use of a horse or mule, likely the origin of the expression “40 acres and a mule.”
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By Mike McCombs The Island News The owners of Pine Island earlier this month withdrew one of their lawsuits against Beaufort County regarding a proposed golf course resort on the property. The withdrawal of appeals on the state-level lawsuit was filed Dec. 12. The subject of the appeal was the Beaufort County Planning Commission’s denial
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A North Carolina man drowned at Hunting Island State Park just after noon on Friday, July 4, 2025, while trying to save his children.
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