The owners of Pine Island are once again asking Beaufort County to remove the approximately 502-acre property from the Cultural Protection Overlay, reopening a years-long fight over the zoning protections that prohibit golf courses, resorts and gated communities on St. Helena Island.
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In Aug. 5, 2021, Beaufort’s own Kazoobie Kazoos, one of just two kazoo factories in the United States, held a grand opening for its remodeled Kazoo Museum, featuring, among other things, a U.S. flag made from 3,000 plastic kazoos.
This Week In History: Our kazoo factory gets a facelift … Read More »
Those who live in the Mossy Oaks area of Beaufort and Port Royal will soon have one fewer pharmacy option. The Walgreens located at 1294 Ribaut Road in Beaufort is set to close in August, with its pharmacy actually shuttering roughly two weeks from now on Wednesday, June 15, 2026.
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A year after sweeping the Beaufort River Swim as 14-year-olds, 15-year-olds Jack Shave and Piper Lucas repeated as Men’s and Women’s champions at the 2026 Beaufort River Swim on Saturday, June 6 in Beaufort.
Teens Shave, Lucas repeat as Beaufort River Swim champs Read More »
On June 11, 1562, Huguenot Jean Ribault leaves Charlesfort, and the 26 men occupying it on Parris Island in the Port Royal Sound, to return to France.
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When the Beaufort River Swim goes off for the 20th time Saturday morning, June 6, on the Beaufort River, it looks like it will once again be a record-breaker, participation wise.
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On June 2, 1863, Harriet Tubman, as an advisor to Col. James Montgomery, helped lead the Combahee River Raid, freeing more than 750 slaves.
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Soon, the gatherings and happenings of the upcoming Memorial Day weekend, though still fresh on the mind, will be headed for our stack of memories, slowly fading. When the grill has been cold for days, any leftovers are likely already gone from the fridge, and those of us that enjoyed a long weekend on the water or out of town are home again and have spent several days back at work, it may seem like the time to look forward to the next holiday, our next celebration, our next vacation. Instead I want to linger on this one for a while.
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The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Gray’s Hill man in connection with a shooting that occurred during the early morning hours of January 31, 2026.
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The City of Beaufort announced Wednesday, April 22 that it has hired former WSAV-TV journalist Danielle Cobb as its new Public Information Officer.
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