That’s a wrap — Jeff Evans’ name, legacy, take stage at 20th Beaufort International Film Festival
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.
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Beaufort to remember Linda Davis at Friday visitation
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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Federal Court dismisses challenge to St. Helena Island CPO
The U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina on Friday, Feb. 20, dismissed Pine Island Property Holdings, LLC’s federal lawsuit challenging Beaufort County’s Cultural Protection Overlay (CPO).
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Beaufort revisiting noise ordinance
Before deciding how lively downtown should be, Beaufort’s leaders are first deciding how loud it can be.
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Downtown Beaufort social district proposal advances
Beaufort’s proposed downtown social district moved from a philosophical debate to a discussion about operational details over two recent work sessions of the Beaufort City Council.
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Night To Shine
Jeff is crowned by Pastor Charles Taylor during Night to Shine on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, at Assembly of God in Beaufort.
Former Beaufort Elementary principal Summerlin dies at 76
Ruth (Stanley) Summerlin, the former Beaufort Elementary School principal whose leadership transformed one of South Carolina’s lowest-performing schools into a National Blue Ribbon campus and earned her national recognition from President Bill Clinton, has died.
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Bay Street reopens at intersection with Charles Street
Bay Street, through the intersection with Charles Street, reopened Monday this week following completion of a stormwater infrastructure and paving project designed to improve drainage capacity and protect downtown streets from flooding. Charles Street remains closed.
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‘The most exciting environment in the world’ — Beaufort resident remembers his Olympic experience as 2026 Winter Games continue
George Greenfield sits comfortably in his Lady’s Island home overlooking a pond where blue herons visit daily as he thinks back to the warm day of Aug. 26, 1972. He was one of the 400 U.S. athletes marching into the Olympiastadion in Munich for opening ceremonies of that summer’s Olympics.
Stewart offers City alternative to chain-link fence at Waterfront Park
An offer made Monday, Feb. 9, during the Waterfront Advisory Committee meeting could lead to a quicker and more visually appealing replacement for the chain-link fencing now blocking the promenade at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park.
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