Beaufort native Joe Frazier defeats Muhammad Ali on March 8, 1971, at Madison Square Garden in New York City to improve to 27-0 and unify the three, win the three world heavyweight boxing titles.
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The Beaufort International Film Festival has handed out a screenplay award for years. This year, it carried a new name and a different kind of meaning.
Friends, family and former classmates will gather in Beaufort on Friday to remember Linda Kaye Davis, a native daughter and longtime educator killed last week in Savannah, Ga., when her vehicle was struck by a driver fleeing federal immigration agents.
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When mother was leaving this realm, I was with my brother and sister at her bedside. We were not fighting, although there were lingering disagreements, unresolved. We had — thanks to a last minute gift of Scotch — been passing around a bottle of Dewar’s; talking in the semi-darkness; recounting our peripatetic, mostly happy childhoods thinking mother might still hear us. Eventually the nurse came in the room, looked at each of us in turn, then said, “You know she passed 30 minutes ago.”
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Beaufort’s Jackie Plumhoff from Hilton Head Island’s Matt Truhlar enjoy wings from one of the Wing Throw Down competitors at Bands Brews and BBQ on Friday night, Feb. 13, on
If the breeze coming off the river smells a little like hickory this weekend, you’re not imagining it. It’s Bands Brews & BBQ time again, which means downtown Port Royal’s Paris Avenue will fill with smokers, folding chairs, guitar riffs and the slow, happy migration of people moving from tent to tent with tickets in one hand and napkins in the other.
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The inaugural Battle of the Bands put a new twist on the third annual Krewe of Port Royal Mardi Gras Parade on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, once again a fun-filled event. Bursting with vibrant colors, high energy, and community spirit, the event, sponsored by the Old Village Association of Port Royal, transformed Paris Avenue into a lively show of carnival tradition.
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Under the beautiful trees at Live Oaks Park in Port Royal, the ABLE Foundation, The Disabilities Foundation of Beaufort County, celebrated a milestone with their Oyster Roast held on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026 and the turnout exceeded their expectations.
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Beaufort Memorial has expanded access to much-needed orthopedic care with the addition of board-certified physician assistant Kara White, PA-C, in the fall.
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