Archive for November 30th, 2011

Holiday Traditions of the Lowcountry: Light Up the Night

Holiday Traditions of the Lowcountry: Light Up the Night

0 / November 30, 2011 7:51 pm

What better way to celebrate the holiday season than with a mystical and magical display of decorated boats ambling up the Beaufort River? On Saturday, December 3, at 5:30 p.m., Main Street Beaufort is combining efforts with the Beaufort Sail [...]

Great Greens Events

Great Greens Events

0 / November 30, 2011 7:49 pm

• The Beaufort Council of Garden Clubs, in collaboration with the City of Beaufort, will be planting Golden Rain Trees in the newly named Neils Christensen Park at Pigeon Point on Arbor Day,  Friday, December 2 at 10 a.m. The [...]

Weekend Crime Reports

0 / November 30, 2011 7:48 pm

COUPLE FIGHTING ETIQUETTE: Arguing with your significant other is only natural but, there’s right time and place to do it. Fighting in the privacy of your home? OK. Fighting in the privacy of your car? Semi-public, but OK. Seeing your [...]

For some, Medicaid means having a life

0 / November 30, 2011 7:47 pm

By Elizabeth Krauss While many view Medicaid to be simply an entitlement program and a burden on taxpayer resources, for others it means having a life. Medicaid funds make possible vital, life-transforming supports and services for people with disabilities and [...]

Drafting code for Lady’s Island

0 / November 30, 2011 7:46 pm

Beaufort County and Opticos Design will host a Planning and Design Workshop from Wednesday, Dec. 7 to Friday, Dec.  9. The workshop will focus on creating a new development code that promotes walkability; quality public and private development; and investment [...]

2012 county calendar on sale now

0 / November 30, 2011 7:45 pm

The 2012 Beaufort County Calendar, which celebrates the County’s land preservation program, has been distributed to local vendors for sale. This year’s cover shot of Stoney Preserve was taken by Stan Abrahamson of Bluffton. Another photo by Abrahamson, which depicts [...]

Letter to the Editor

0 / November 30, 2011 7:45 pm

Questioning the validity of Crystal Lake This is in reference to the article titled “Friends of Crystal Lake group being formed” that appeared  on page 4 of “The Island News” issue of Oct. 27-Nov. 3, 2011. It had been our [...]

Lady’s Island Country Club puts a light touch on a serious mission: Toys for Tots

0 / November 30, 2011 7:44 pm

Lady’s Island Country Club members, staff and volunteers are getting ready for Christmas. But it isn’t about themselves  — it’s the 10th annual Toys for Tots Scramble golf event that benefits the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation. Over the years, [...]

Give your grandchildren the gift of life

0 / November 30, 2011 7:42 pm

By State Farm® Agent When you are trying to choose just the right gift for your grandchildren, you can have a tough time sifting through the newest trends and fads. Last week it was this pop star, next week it [...]

Holiday Hair

0 / November 30, 2011 7:42 pm

By Kim Harding Living in the Lowcountry with the never-ending humidity can be extremely frustrating for women with semi-curly hair (aka: frizzy!).  I’ve battled my not-so- cute curls with daily flat ironing, endless products, time and money, but I still [...]