• Phyllis Sullivan of Andy’s Secrets Goes to Africa0 January 25, 2012 8:01 pm

    Phyllis Sullivan By Lanier Laney In 2011 Phyllis of Andy’s Secrets on Boundary street celebrated her 20th year of having a successful business here in Beaufort and by the end [...]

  • Blakely and Blair Williams: Think globally, act locally Blakely and Blair Williams: Think globally, act locally0 January 18, 2012 8:45 pm

    By Lanier Laney Both Blakely and Blair Williams have family roots deep in South Carolina’s local history. Blakely comes from generations of family in Clinton, SC where she grew up [...]

  • With a song in her heart: Dr. Melanie Williams With a song in her heart: Dr. Melanie Williams0 January 11, 2012 10:18 pm

    By Lanier Laney We can thank God for giving a “call” to Melanie Williams and her husband who came back to Beaufort after a 30 year tenure in the Midwest [...]

  • Coming home: Meet Renee and Kyle Faucher Coming home: Meet Renee and Kyle Faucher0 January 4, 2012 7:02 pm

    By Lanier Laney Kyle Faucher was born and raised in Massena, N.Y., just across the St. Lawrence river from Canada. Renee Gregor Faucher was born here at the Naval Hospital [...]

  • Port Royal Elementary Improvement Council receives state recognition0 January 25, 2012 8:11 pm

    The School Improvement Council at Port Royal Elementary School has been named to the South Carolina School Improvement Council’s 2012 Honor Roll for its efforts to foster civic engagement in [...]

  • Register now for eighth annual Adventure Biathlon0 January 25, 2012 8:10 pm

    Beaufort Middle School and Hilton Head High School are among nine finalists announced for the 2012 Palmetto’s Finest Schools Awards. The extensive judging process includes evaluations by fellow educators and [...]

  • School Briefs for Jan.19-250 January 18, 2012 8:27 pm

    • Thursday, Jan. 19, Red Cedar Elementary will host its RESPECT Ceremonies: 2nd and 3rd grade’s ceremony is at 9 a.m.; 4th and 5th grade’s ceremony is at 9:45 a.m. [...]

  • Seven school market specialized programs to attract students0 January 11, 2012 10:15 pm

    Seven Beaufort County schools hope to recruit additional students with  specialized academic offerings designed to expand the number of school choice options for parents and fill up underutilized classroom space. [...]

  • Beaufort youth sports league defies ‘win-at-all-cost’ mentality0 January 25, 2012 8:12 pm

    In an era of sports when trash talking, win-at-all-cost mentalities and fights on the field seem to be the norm, it’s no wonder that 70 percent of U.S. children playing [...]

  • Register now for eighth annual Adventure Biathlon0 January 25, 2012 8:09 pm

    Sea Island Rotary Club is pleased to announce their 8th Annual Adventure Biathlon scheduled for March 10, 2012.  The adventure Biathlon is truly an unique race pairing both a running [...]

  • Joe Paterno passes at 85 Joe Paterno passes at 850 January 22, 2012 11:23 am

    The winningest coach in College Football history, and American sports icon, Joe Paterno has passed away this morning at the age of 85. The Associated Press reports that “a  family [...]

  • 2012 Year Round Fishing Tournament0 January 18, 2012 8:46 pm

    The 2012 Year Round Fishing Tournament began January 1st 2012. Captain Frank Gibson of the Beaufort Sportfishing & Diving Club and Tony Constant, manager of the Port Royal Landing Marina [...]

  • Weekend Crime Reports0 January 25, 2012 7:58 pm

    P*SS ON ‘EM: Last Friday a juvenile received three violations: disorderly conduct, trespass of real property and false information to the police. The police caught the boy urinating in full [...]

  • Checkpoint on Sam’s Point Road on Lady’s Island0 January 25, 2012 7:57 pm

    Members of the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Enforcement Team will be conducting a traffic safety checkpoint on Friday, Jan. 27 from 10 p.m. to 12 a.m. Checkpoint will be [...]

  • The option of urbanism: Investing in a new American dream0 January 25, 2012 7:56 pm

    Over the past two years, the Carolinas Chapter of The Congress on New Urbanism has presented outside speakers to talk about issues important to our thinking about the future of [...]

  • Two arrested in morning shooting0 January 25, 2012 7:55 pm

    At approximately 3:34 a.m. on Jan. 22, 2012, a Beaufort police officer on patrol heard what he believed to be gunshots come from the area of the Kangaroo Express located [...]

  • Have a rice day!0 January 25, 2012 8:21 pm

    By Jack Sparacino I love rice. One really nice thing about coming to the Lowcountry was discovering the wonderful local rice. Having never before lived in an area that produced [...]

  • Cataracts and night driving0 January 25, 2012 8:14 pm

    By Mark Siegel Each year I examine thousands of patients with varying grades of cataracts. Invariably, many of these patients notes some degree of difficulty with night driving, glare or [...]

  • Why put off until tomorrow?0 January 25, 2012 8:13 pm

    By Martha O’Regan That which you can do today? This is an article about distractions….what are yours? What have they been? What is keeping you from having your highest level [...]

  • Come to Cheesus0 January 25, 2012 8:06 pm

    By Terry Sweeney In my book, eating a scrumptious wedge of fabulous French triple-creme cheese with a warm crunchy crusty baguette is a religious experience.  On the other hand, three [...]