Lowcountry Lowdown: Play golf, do yard work — Sheriff to join ranks of retirees
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Port Royal
These newly found bones remain a mystery
The Port Royal epidemic in 1877 appears to have been the last reported outbreak of this disease in South Carolina. In 1900, Cuban doctors discovered that the mosquito was the “vector” for this disease and today there is an effective vaccine. Whether or not these newly found bones are connected to 1877 remains a mystery.
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Beaufort women caught in Israel during missile strikes
Vonna Allen had stepped outside her hotel overlooking the Sea of Galilee to write a letter of prayer to Israel. The women traveling with her had been asked to write prayers and messages of encouragement to the country. Allen carried her paper to a quiet hill near the hotel outside Capernaum, looking across the water as she began to write. Then she heard explosions. “Boom! Boom!”
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Beaufort Charities Oyster Roast
Lady’s Island’s Ashton Robinson, 9, shucks an oyster during the annual Beaufort Charities Oyster Roast on Saturday, March 7, 2026, at Live Oaks Park in Port Royal. Photos by Amber
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Port Royal’s island of repose
Port Royal is now entering its “festival season” — plein air events usually centered on pulled pork barbecue or soft-shelled crabs that come with a “side” of antique Ford Fairlane and handcrafted items made entirely of bottle caps.
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Port Royal passed over for new Coast Guard training center
After months of hope that the long-vacant Naval Hospital property could become a new U.S. Coast Guard training center, local leaders say Beaufort County ultimately lost out when federal officials selected a site in Alabama.
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Health and legal services fair set for March 14 on Lady’s Island
Residents looking for help with health care, legal issues or community resources will have a chance to connect with multiple service providers in one place later this month when a free Health and Legal Services Fair is held in Beaufort.
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Beaufort County woman killed in Charleston County crash
A Beaufort County woman was killed Saturday night, March 7, in a crash along Savannah Highway in Charleston County, according to authorities.
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County Council postpones vote on shooting ordinance
Beaufort County Council postponed a vote Monday night on a proposed ordinance regulating where firearms can be discharged in unincorporated parts of the county, after residents and officials spent more than an hour debating the balance between public safety and property rights.
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Beaufort Charities Festival set for this weekend
The Beaufort Charities Festival will bring people together in the name of fun and fundraising at Live Oaks Park in Port Royal this weekend thanks to hot oysters, cold beer and live music.
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