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At workshop, Hilton Head envisions a new future
An outdoor living-history museum to commemorate Hilton Head Island's former freed-slave community is among the several plans the Town Council began discussing Thursday at it annual goal-setting workshop.
Man recovering from injuries suffered in 2-car crash on Hilton Head Island
A 26-year-old Bluffton man was in stable condition at Savannah's Memorial University Medical Center on Thursday after being ejected from his van earlier this week during a two-vehicle crash near the intersection of Palmetto Bay and Archer roads on Hilton Head Island.
Renourishment policy proposal worries Hilton Head officials
A new report calls for changes in South Carolina's beach management policy that could make it more difficult for the Town of Hilton Head Island to manage its shoreline, a town official says.
Daufuskie residents to revamp island council, elect new members
Daufuskie Island residents and property owners will elect a nine-member council in February to serve as a liaison between local, state and federal governments, residents said Monday.
Two charged in four Hilton Head robberies
Two men have been charged with a string of armed robberies at Hilton Head Island restaurants, and authorities are trying to determine if they were involved in two incidents where female bar employees were assaulted and robbed.
About Town: Chef David to open his own restaurant on island
When David Young grew up on Hilton Head Island, the Marshland Road area was home to fields of corn, watermelon and other crops.
Hilton Head tries to speed up process to clear trees near airport
The Town Council will consider a plan Tuesday to amend Hilton Head Island's Land Management Ordinance to make it easier for Beaufort County to remove and trim trees around the Hilton Head Island Airport.
Democrats meet SC gubernatorial candidates
Area Democrats expressed confidence Sunday a representative of their party can reclaim the governor's mansion for the first time in more than a decade.
Five Minutes With: Ben Ham, Hilton Head Island photographer
Ben Ham's "The Journey" runs through Jan. 22 at the Walter Greer Gallery in the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina.
Island's future: From tunnel vision to divine mysteries
Build a tunnel to Savannah, a tunnel to Beaufort -- someone always suggests a tunnel.
Crime rate drops in Hilton Head
Most major crime categories droppedor stayed about the same duringthe third quarter on Hilton Head Island when compared to the same three-month period last year, but domestic violence cases rose 44 percent, according to statistics released Monday by the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office.
Religion News: Hilton Head pantry feeds bellies, souls
Fax to 843-706- 3070 or e-mail to features@ beaufortgazette.com. Are you hungry? Does your family need food? There's a program that can help and hunger is the only requirement to qualify.
Animal-rights supporters push for no-kill county shelter
The Beaufort County Animal Shelter euthanized 3,876 of the 5,604 animals it took in last year -- some feral, some too aggressive or too sick to be adopted and others casualtiesof tight space and scarce resources.
Court order reveals details on how SC couple died
A court order declaring a South Carolina couple dead provides more details pointing to a suspect as their likely killer and dispels notions that they disappeared on their own, a newspaper reports.
Death order in Calvert case provides new details on their murders
A court order declaring John and Elizabeth Calvert dead provides more details pointing to Dennis Gerwing as their likely killer and lists several reasons that debunk notions that the couple might have vanished on their own.
Couple sues company for hiring accused arsonist as guard
HILTON HEAD ISLAND -- A South Carolina couple has sued a Georgia-based security company for hiring a guard accused of setting fires.
Coast Guard searching for missing sailor with ties to Hilton Head Island
Coast Guard crews have been searching since Monday for a Georgia native who was reported missing while sailing from Puerto Rico to Florida on a boat registered on Hilton Head Island, according to a Coast Guard release.
After reuniting through Facebook, former classmates reconnect artistically in new exhibit at Camellia Art NANCY K. WELLARD nancy.wellard@cancer.org Published Sunday, November 1, 2009 Comments Camellia Art The gallery is located at 1 Office Way, Hilton Head Island.
Judge declares missing SC couple dead
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. ( - A judge has declared a South Carolina couple missing for more than a year and a half dead as family members plan a public memorial in Georgia.
Crime reports: Yemassee man charged with cocaine possession on Hilton Head