Murder Suspect Identified

The suspect in the July 26, 2011 murder of Travis Holmes has been identified as 23 year old Rajerick Lovell Knight. A search warrant was served last night by the Beaufort County SWAT team at his residence on Tammy Lane.

Water Festival Wrap-up

Lunch Bunch loves Lowcountry Supper

By Pamela Brownstein Despite the sweltering hot temperatures, thousands of hungry people gathered in Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park on Thursday, July 21, for Water Festival’s annual Lowcountry Supper. The Lunch Bunch arrived right when the gates by the marina [...]

Beaufort hosts Dixie Boys World Series

By Pamela Brownstein From July 30 to August 3, Beaufort will be all about baseball when the 2011 Dixie Boys World Series comes to town. The county’s Parks and Leisure Services (PALS) is hosting the tournament and invites all the [...]

Hospital opens Women’s Imaging Center

Beaufort Memorial Hospital is celebrating the opening of its new state-of-the-art Women’s Imaging Center with an open house and reception from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. next Thursday, Aug. 4. The public is invited to tour the $1.3 million facility devoted [...]

Ian Hart: EarthFIT

TRAINING FACILITY OWNER OPENS A SECOND LOCATION By Carrie Carper Just more than two years ago, Ian Hart came to The Lowcountry by way of New York City. Maybe it was the lull of the Lowcountry’s coastal charm, its cultural [...]

Red Piano Too Art Gallery holds Summer Show

On August 6 the Red Piano Too Art Gallery is hosting its 19th “Annual Summer Art Show at 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. This art show is a convergence of over 50 artists and authors from the Lowcountry and around country.  [...]

I. Pinckney Simons Art Gallery adds Leeke as new artist

The I. Pinckney Simons Art Gallery in Beaufort South Carolina is pleased to announce the addition of artist Alicia Leeke to the gallery. Leeke will be showing a variety of colorful abstract realism landscapes which capture movement through color, shape [...]

School board happenings

By Bill Evans Even though its summer, there is a lot going on with our schools that will continue to be of significance going forward. First, on the personnel side, Mrs. Mona Lise Dickson has been appointed to fill the [...]

Advocating for a more open government

By Bill Rogers I got a call from a school board member recently asking what to do when her board goes into executive session and then talks about things that cannot legally be discussed there. “Can I speak out about [...]