A planned closed-door discussion about Pine Island was pulled from the Beaufort County Council agenda Monday, Sept. 28, after council members disagreed over whether representatives for the developer should be allowed to participate in an executive session for the second time this month.
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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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California Gov. Gavin Newsom spoke to a crowd on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026, at Penn Center on St. Helena Island during his Take It Back Tour.
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The Open Land Trust is searching for its next executive director following the departure of Kristin Williams, who left the Beaufort-based conservation organization after nearly nine years to become president of the Nemours Wildlife Foundation.
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Voters across northern Beaufort County will head to the polls Tuesday, Aug. 11, for a special Republican primary to choose a replacement for the late U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham as the party’s nominee in the Nov. 3 general election.
The makers of the documentary “The Art of Believing” held a screening and a question-and-answer session with the three artists featured in the film on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026, at The Penn Center on St. Helena Island.
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Update: Jeremiah Donnell Byas, a 16-year-old male from St. Helena Island, who was reported as missing, has been found safe.
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The column by Paul Hyde about the life and career of Sen. Lindsey Graham was a sensitive, accurate, and well written piece capturing his hard-won personal and political accomplishments.
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A new documentary, “The Art of Believing,” will screen from 1 to 2:30 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 1 at Penn Center’s Frissell Community House, highlighting the faith, artistry, and enduring legacy of three Sea Island artists.
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In an extraordinary move by [Beaufort] County Council, a unanimous vote was recently made in favor of one of our many charitable nonprofits in Beaufort County, the St. Francis Center.
Letters to the Editor: Well done, Councilman Bartholomew! Read More »
