Beaufort County This Week

STORY 1 From WSAV  A loggerhead sea turtle nest laid on May 11 is the first of this season to hatch on Hilton Head Island. Sea Turtle Patrol HHI made the announcement Wednesday.  Approximately 30 hatchlings emerged Tuesday night. Sea Turtle Patrol HHI will watch the nest over the next few days to ensure an accurate count.  DNA analysis shows the turtle that laid the eggs in this nest also nested o...

STORY 1 From Post & Courier  Two city blocks in Beaufort’s historic Northwest Quadrant will soon be converted into a new cultural campus under an expansion plan announced by the Freedman Arts District . The nonprofit organization recently acquired the municipal properties at 1407 King and 600 Wilmington streets to launch the Freedman School of Arts, Crafts & Culture.  Local developer and F...

  STORY 1 From the WSAV The 12th annual Mitchelville Juneteenth celebration returns this year to the Historic Mitchelville Freedom Park with a three-day celebration.   “We’re going to talk about the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth Amendment would really make us free as Americans, those amendments really put us all on the same equal plain,” said Executive Director for Historic Mitchelville Fre...

STORY 1 From the Island News With South Carolina’s June 9 primary election approaching, Beaufort County election officials are encouraging voters to double-check their polling locations after several precincts were temporarily relocated and a new precinct was added for the upcoming primary and any runoff election scheduled for June 23. The Beaufort County Board of Voter Registration and Elections...

  STORY 1 From the Island Packet A critical decision on restoring Beaufort’s unstable boardwalk and the relieving platform supporting it was made Monday when the Waterfront Park Advisory Committee voted unanimously to endorse one of three options on the table. Committee members voted 6-0 to recommend that the city pursue Option 2, where the failing structure under the promenade known as the reliev...