People were gathered at The Sands on Saturday, July 4, 2026, in Port Royal, to watch the fireworks display celebrating the 250th birthday of the United States of America.
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Kudos to the city of Beaufort and town of Port Royal – their employees and dozens of volunteers — for providing folks, by most accounts, wonderful July 4th activities.
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Scratch Italian Kitchen + Bar in Shell Point is closing later this month and Piace Pizza, currently located on Lady’s Island, will be taking its place.
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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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To all the millions of people who have turned out across the country to participate in “No Kings” rallies against Donald Trump, sorry, you are too late. We have King Donald and he is already presiding over his new kingdom, Washington, D.C., now known as Mar-a-Lago on the Potomac.
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Registration is open for the 10th annual Beaufort County Walk for Water on Saturday, Sept. 19, at Live Oaks Park in Port Royal and Saturday, Oct. 3, at Bluffton United Methodist Church.
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Teams and spectators flooded the waterfront in Port Royal for the 2026 DragonBoat Beaufort Race Day on Saturday, June 27, 2026.
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Beaufort City Council candidate Jared Madison speaks with community members at Shell Ring AleWorks on Thursday, June 26, 2026, during the Voter Registration Night & Meet the Candidate event.
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As we celebrate the 250th anniversary of this country and our right to “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness,” it seems increasingly rare for citizens to have an opportunity to applaud decisions being made by governmental regulatory boards.
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Olive H. Warrenfeltz, 95, formerly of Buffalo, N.Y., and later of Port Royal, S.C., passed away on Saturday, June 13, 2026, in Port Royal. She was the beloved widow of John (Jack) L. Warrenfeltz.
