2+ hour, 3+ min ago   (221+ words) Residents and visitors across Bluffton have been using the town’s newest transportation system and taking shuttles around the area. The Town of Bluffton began a free transportation service June 18 in partnership with Hidden Treasures Tours of Bluffton to help residents…...

2+ hour, 10+ min ago   (355+ words) For events, festivals and other community happenings in Beaufort, Jasper and Hampton counties, and around the Lowcountry, check out our Lowcountry Calendar of Events. If you have an open-to-the-public event you would like to announce, submit by email to: Great…...

19+ hour, 29+ min ago   (394+ words) An invasive species, which has been discovered over the past few years in both Beaufort and Jasper counties, is continuing to invade the area and kill honeybees, officials said. The yellow-legged hornet, native to Southeast Asia, is an invasive species…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (292+ words) His father, Prince Wimbley, was recruited as a running back at Alabama but kept No. 32 after being moved to wide receiver and helped the Crimson Tide win a national championship in 1992. He was roommates with Dabo Swinney. "Honestly, I've never…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (420+ words) The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office has a new satellite office that recently opened on the southern end of Hilton Head Island. The new satellite office is located at Coligny Plaza at 6 Lagoon Road on Hilton Head Island. The sheriff’s office…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (269+ words) Pedestrians across the Lowcountry can now enjoy improved crosswalks thanks to a recently completed South Carolina Department of Transportation project. SCDOT, in partnership with local counties, municipalities and other agencies, celebrated the improvement of more than 700 crosswalks across the Lowcountry…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (282+ words) Thanks to a recent federal grant, your local library is bringing literacy to your neighborhood - in an "out-of-this-world" colorful style. The Allendale-Hampton-Jasper Regional Library System held a ribbon cutting Saturday, Aug. 8, at the Hampton County Library for its newest bookmobile,…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (306+ words) Beaufort County Mosquito Control said additional West Nile virus-positive mosquito samples were reported on Aug. 10 in the county, less than a month after first reporting other cases in July. “BCMC continues to see West Nile virus (WNV) positive mosquito samples…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (479+ words) The Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate seat who will advance to the Nov. 3 general election will not be determined until after the Aug. 25 runoff. The runoff is necessary following the results of the Aug. 11 Republican special primary for the U.S. Senate…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (351+ words) Each August I think of my father’s service in Japan, specifically Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Recently I came across one of his base passes that had been hiding from me all these years. Dad was stationed in Yokohama. The date on…...