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S.C. Nature Conservancy buys & protects one of largest waterfront properties on coast

S.C. Nature Conservancy buys & protects one of largest waterfront properties on coast

The S.C. Nature Conservancy announced that it has acquired one of the largest undeveloped waterfront properties in coastal S.C. The purchase will ensure permanent...
Construction in high gear at new Beaufort Station shopping center

Construction in high gear at new Beaufort Station shopping center

Lots of construction activity is ongoing at the new Beaufort Station shopping center at Robert Smalls Parkway and Parris Island Gateway as it's developer,...
Penn Center opening new school to educate Gullah descendants on heirs property

Penn Center opening new school to educate Gullah descendants on heirs property

Thanks to a grant received this week from the Coastal Community Foundation, Penn Center will be opening a new school on its historic campus. The...
SCDNR and S.C. state legislature are working to save our blue crabs

SCDNR and state legislature are working to save our blue crabs

South Carolina recorded a record low number of blue crabs caught in 2023, but a bill that is currently going through the S.C. state...

Port Royal to host big Mardi Gras parade and party

The folks with the Old Village Association of Port Royal put on plenty of celebrations for locals and our visitors throughout each year. They're...

Popular Beaufort cafe to reopen under new ownership

Early in December 2022, Beaufort received news that a popular locally owned restaurant was closing after more than 10 years in business. Then, in...
Gary Sinise & Lt. Dan Band putting on free concert in Beaufort

Gary Sinise & Lt. Dan Band to perform free concert at MCAS Beaufort

Renowned actor and humanitarian Gary Sinise will be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual Beaufort International Film Festival scheduled for February...
Beaufort named among 13 Prettiest Towns in the U.S.

Beaufort named among 13 Prettiest Towns in the U.S.

Hey y’all. We’re pretty and we know it. In fact, Beaufort SC was just named one of the 13 Prettiest Towns in the United...

Local Legend: The story of Port Royal’s traveling buoy

There are lots of historic spots throughout Beaufort and the surrounding area, and with being over 500 years old, lots of neat things have...
City of Beaufort to make public park improvements

City of Beaufort to make public park improvements

Beaufort City Council has approved a $7.1 million Parks and Tourism revenue bond that will help to fund improvements to both Southside Park and...