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U.S. Marine Corps veteran Walt Field says a silent prayer after placing a wreath at the headstone of Benjamin Howard during the annual Wreaths Across America Day on Saturday, Dec. 16, at the Beaufort National Cemetery. Field said he places the wreath, says a silent prayer and says the deceased veteran’s name out loud before placing a penny on the headstone before leaving. Wreaths were placed on more than 26,000 head stones Saturday. Bob Sofaly/The Island News

Wreaths sponsored for every headstone at Beaufort National Cemetery for Wreaths Across America

December 20, 2023
Military/News

By Mike McCombs The Island News They’ve done it again. For the third year in a row, organizers of Wreaths Across America

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A 6.5-foot-long bottlenose dolphin was found dead in Port Royal with a whole fish lodged in its trachea on December 5. Photos courtesy of Lowcountry Marine Mammal Network

Dolphin found in Port Royal died from unusual cause

December 20, 2023
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By Delayna Earley The Island News A dead bottlenose dolphin found in Port Royal in early December appears to have died from

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Wreaths Across America Beaufort closing in on goal

December 13, 2023
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26,000 wreaths must be sponsored to have one for every headstone at Beaufort National Cemetery By Mike McCombs The Island News  The

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An estimated 4,000 volunteers participated in the annual Wreaths Across America in 2022 at Beaufort National Cemetery. Last year, for the second year in a row, enough wreaths were sold to place one on every grave at the cemetery. File/Bob Sofaly/The Island News

Wreaths Across America Beaufort closing in on goal

December 13, 2023
Military/News

26,000 wreaths must be sponsored to have one for every headstone at Beaufort National Cemetery By Mike McCombs The Island News The

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A South Carolina public school bus Monday Oct. 30, 2023. Mary Ann Chastain/Special to the S.C. Daily Gazette

Lawmaker-shaming bill shines bright light on SC teacher shortage

December 10, 2023
Education/Voices

By Paul Hyde SCDailyGazette.com As symbolic gestures go, this one’s a doozy. Frustrated by record-breaking teacher shortages in South Carolina, Rep. Jermaine

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Morris Center for Lowcountry Heritage is a learning and exhibition center dedicated to preserving and cultivating the history, culture and the spirit of Ridgeland and its surrounding counties. Submitted photo

Morris Center for Lowcountry Heritage gets 3-year IMLS grant

September 26, 2023
Education/History

From staff reports Morris Center for Lowcountry Heritage is thrilled to announce the award of a nearly $163,000 dollar grant funded by

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