Port Royal News

If one thing emerged from the Town of Hilton Head Island's annual three-day goal setting workshop this year, it was this: Developing an economy that's not primarily based on tourism and residential construction is a major priority.

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The Beaufort County Council voted Monday to delay approving a development agreement for the Greenheath community planned for Lady's Island until reviewing the county school-development fee policy.

Volunteers are needed Nov. 23 when The Link will set up all of the food in the Seafarer Center in Port Royal.

In honor of Veterans Day, today's post looks at the entrepreneurial activity of our veterans.

In 2006, Bluffton officials argued for some time over what election schedule would do the most to get voters to the polls after turnout on the town's traditional December date plummeted.

Two South Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidates and two GOP candidates running for other offices in the 2010 election mingled with Northern Beaufort County residents in Port Royal on Sunday and explained why they believe voters should support them at the polls next year.

Oysters are a Lowcountry delicacy. This weekend you can get your fill at the 13-th annual Family Oyster Roast sponsored by the Rotary Club of the Lowcountry.

Closing the boat ramp at the Broad River Landing for six months will make water rescues more difficult and hurt the commercial fishermen who need easy access to the river, some ramp users say.

A list of voting precincts for today's town of Port Royal Council election published in the print version of The Beaufort Gazette contained several errors, according to Beaufort County spokeswoman Suzanne Larson.

Two men robbed the Outback Steakhouse on Hilton Head Island at gunpoint around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, a crime investigators believe might be related to three other armed robberies of island bars and restaurants over the past two months.

Professor Stephen Bacon strives to make history come alive in the classroom, whether that means wearing costumes, acting out gruesome battles or telling stories not found in textbooks.

The Junior Service League of Beaufort's Fall Festivus will be from 4 to 10 p.m. today at the Naval Heritage Park in Port Royal.

A Lowcountry Police Department is getting special recognition for keeping their streets safe.

The Beaufort County School District provided a tentative schedule of school H1N1 flu shot clinics.

Anyone with information about the suspect's whereabouts should contact Investigator Sgt.

Three people are in custody after Tuesday night's burglary of a residence at Taylor's Mobile Home Park.

Items for Harley's column should be sent at least two weeks in advance of the event via fax to 843-706-3070 or e-mail to features@beaufortgazette.com. Almost a year ago Beaufort Church of God Pastor Dwayne Strickland's spleen was ruptured, and he suffered a major concussion after his motorcycle collided with a car.

Interested in touring Fort Frederick? Anyone interested in visiting the Fort Frederick Heritage Preserve site can contact Brian Long at the S.C. Department of Natural Resources at 803-734-3893. On the shores of the Beaufort River, a piece of local and state history is kept hidden away.

At first, the lighthouse was a 95-foot-tall tower of reddish gray brick. Its light warned of dangerous reefs and sandbars hidden in St.