STORY 1 From The SC DAILY GAZETTE Early voting in South Carolina is already smashing records. About 125,900 people voted Monday, the opening day of early voting for the general election, according to a news release from the State Election Commission. That’s a huge leap from the one-day high set on Nov. 4, 2022, when 70,100 people voted. That was th…

STORY 1 From Bluffton Today As the hurricane season continues to bring severe weather to the lowcountry, the Town of Bluffton wants to remind its citizens to complete a flood survey to help the town plan for future storms. Following the flooding left behind by Tropical Storm Debby in Bluffton, there had been other storms including Hurricane Helene …

STORY 1 From the Island News Beaufort County started to feel the effects of Hurricane Helene on Thursday afternoon with bands of rain coming into the area as the storm began passing by us to the west. Despite not striking a direct blow, Helene, then a tropical storm, brought flooding and winds up to 75 mph, leaving fallen trees, debris littering ya…

STORY 1 From the Island Packet The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) and other partners have acquired more than 10,000 acres in Jasper and Hampton counties. The 10,570 acres will be used to protect critical plant and animal habitats while also expanding public recreation opportunities in the Lowcountry. The SCDNR said that ther…

STORY 1 From the Island News The first annual Lowcountry Regional Public Works Training Conference will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Thursday, September 26 at the Buckwalter Recreation Center in Bluffton. Participants will have the ability to choose from three educational tracks: roadway, stormwater, and environmental. The event is being hosted b…

STORY 1 From the Post & Courier A legislative commission tasked with building a monument to Civil War hero Robert Smalls met for the first time this week to begin laying groundwork to permanently commemorate the former enslaved man-turned-congressman on the grounds of the S.C. Statehouse. There's much to be done. The commission, formed by an act of…

STORY 1 From the Post & Courier With recent approval from Town Council, Hilton Head Island will partner with a nonprofit and a playground manufacturer to bring an inclusive playground to the island. The partnership began with a proposal from Miracle Recreation and Best Buddies, a playground manufacturer and a nonprofit dedicated to creating opportu…

STORY 1 From the Island Packet Heavy winds from Tropical Storm Debby generated a “short-lived” tornado on Lady’s Island early Tuesday morning, the National Weather Service’s Charleston office confirmed Wednesday afternoon. Forecasters determined the twister was an EF0, according to NWS lead meteorologist Peter Mohlin. It’s the weakest category in t…