Beaufort News

Lady’s Island-St Helena firefighters to the rescue

0 / April 11, 2012 11:22 pm

With the widening of Lady’s Island Drive and completion of the new McTeer Bridge came a very long grass median on the Lady’s Island side of the bridge.  During the construction phase, many local businesses expressed an interest in sponsoring  [...]

Friends of Crystal Lake update

0 / April 11, 2012 11:22 pm

By Peggy Allard and Frank Gibson, Co-Chairs of Friends of Crystal Lake Committee The Friends of Crystal Lake Committee was formed in December 2011 for the purpose of developing a community sponsored plan for the development of the 26-acre Crystal [...]

City of Beaufort to buy Commerce Park

0 / April 5, 2012 12:49 am

Seeking a brighter future for Beaufort’s children and for military families, the Beaufort City Council on Tuesday, April 3, approved the purchase of the 167-acre Beaufort Commerce Park for $1.85 million. Last week, the owners of the Commerce Park parcels [...]

Chamber sets new vision, mission during spring retreat

0 / April 4, 2012 9:12 pm

With a year of reorganization behind them and hope for a growing economy ahead, the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors crafted a new vision and mission during their springtime retreat. “It was an intense day, but I [...]

Rob McFee to speak at LIBPA meeting

0 / April 4, 2012 9:11 pm

Mr. Rob McFee, Director of Beaufort County Engineering and Infrastructure Division, will be the guest speaker at the Tuesday, April 10 meeting of the Lady’s Island Business and Professional Association. The meeting will be held at 8 a.m. at the [...]

Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about the Commerce Park

Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about the Commerce Park

0 / April 2, 2012 8:39 am

1. How much land is available at the Commerce Park? The Commerce Park includes 167 acres of which about 135 are buildable. The remaining 32 acres of wetlands are also marketable as they can be used to meet open space [...]

Beaufort takes first steps to buy Commerce Park

0 / March 29, 2012 12:37 am

In what Beaufort Mayor Billy Keyserling called “a bold decision, a historic decision, an important decision,” the Beaufort City Council Tuesday night unanimously put the gears in motion to annex, buy and rezone a 167-acre Commerce Park near the Marine [...]

Notes from the staff

0 / March 22, 2012 12:13 am

The Island News Favorites winners: Contact us to place a thank you ad Please look for The Island News Favorites Winners thank you ads in today’s paper and also the next few weeks.  Because we just totaled the Favorites votes, [...]

News briefs

0 / March 15, 2012 4:51 am

Program gives special needs families a ‘break’ The Beaufort County Department of Special Needs has established a new program that gives people with developmental disabilities opportunities for healthy activities and offers care givers a respite The Breakers Program was initiated [...]

Strong neighborhood engagement makes our city even better

0 / March 15, 2012 4:48 am

By Billy Keyserling Cities are a collection of diverse neighborhoods, each with its own character, that make the city whole and diverse. One of dreams has been to see a few small neighborhood associations become vibrant while encouraged neighborhood associations [...]