Port Royal News

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.

A trip to the Highway 21 Drive-In is a step back in time, a way for children and grandchildren to experience the glamour of Hollywood movies the way their grandparents did.

The Beaufort-Port Royal Joint Planning Commission will consider recommending approval of Port Royal's 2009 Comprehensive Plan tonight, one of the final steps before the document becomes the main guide for growth in the area over the next decade.

The first Pecha Kucha Night in Beaufort is at 7 p.m. Thursday at The Shed in Port Royal.

The 2009-10 shellfish harvesting season opens today, two weeks later than usual.

Bluffton and Port Royal will have town council elections Nov. 3. Voter registration for the elections ends Saturday.

Market America and NetGreen Consulting will present a free Natural Health Seminar on Hilton Head Island on Thursday, October 1, starting at 7:00pm. The hour-long seminar will take place at the Hilton Head Public Service District meeting room located at 21 Oak Park Drive .