Higgins acquires Lowcountry Weekly
Higgins Media Group, LLC, owner of The Island News, has acquired Lowcountry Weekly from its owner and publisher, Margaret Evans.
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High School Football Roundup: John Paul II falls just short; Battery Creek wins again
Jadon Inabinett rushed for 124 yards and two touchdowns on 16 carries, and Alan Wolf added 116 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries and hooked up with Inabinett for a touchdown pass, but it wasn’t quite enough for the Golden Warriors to pull off the upset.
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Tim Rohde of Walling Grove Plantation on Lady’s Island snapped this photo of the SpaceX…
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Beaufort’s Joe Frazier won the Olympic Gold Medal in Boxing in Tokyo on Oct. 23,…
Veteran of the Week – Jim Haas
American Legion Beaufort Post 207 brings you Jim Haas, 75, who joined the U.S. Air…
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Port Royal turns out for National Night Out
Neighbors gathered at John S. Parker Park on Tuesday, Oct. 6, for the Port Royal…
Photo Gallery: Carteret Street Methodist Church Fall Bazaar
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100 Women Who Care Beaufort supports Mimi’s Closets
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Andersen–Michelsen
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Jasper County
JCSD report card ratings encouraging to leaders
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Obituaries
Frances Marietta Pulliam
Frances Marietta Pulliam, of Beaufort, S.C., died peacefully on Oct. 12, 2026, at 81 years…
Carole Lenore May
Carole Lenore May, 68, passed away peacefully at home on Oct. 11, 2026, surrounded by…
Lt. Col. James E. “Ed” Brown
Lt. Col. James E. Brown, Ph.D., U.S. Army (Ret.), of Beaufort, S.C., and Frederick, Md.,…
Commentary & Voices
de l’Aigle: What is remembered is always a blessing
Hemingway’s will still exist anytime anyone says, “Remember that night at Hemingway’s?!” What is remembered is always a blessing. What isn’t … stays at Hemingway’s.
Letters to the Editor: Heartfelt opinions count
I was stationed here in Beaufort in 1974 while serving in the U.S. Marine Corps. Originally from South Florida, it took me 52 years but I finally made it back to visit the Marine Corps Air Station and the city of Beaufort.
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October 22, 2026