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Thousands attend 7th annual Lantern Festival on Coligny Beach

HILTON HEAD S.C. (WTOC) - Thousands of people were on Coligny Beach for the seventh annual Lantern Festival. Each person walking in the parade carried a lantern showing sea life, animated characters and other themes. Four bands were present at the event to set the scene. Organizers said the festival...

Hilton Head Island, SC · 9h

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USPS to host job fair in Yemassee on Nov. 17

YEMASSEE, S.C. (WTOC) - The U.S. Postal Service will host a job fair Nov. 17 at the Yemassee Community Center. The agency said it has immediate openings for rural carrier associates and assistant rural carriers. Job fair details. When: Nov. 17, 2026. Where: Yemassee Community Center, 10 Mixson St., Yemassee,...

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Lowcountry Pride welcomes community Saturday to explore festivities

Angela Wright, co-chair of Lowcountry Pride, emphasizes that the goal of Saturday’s Lowcountry Pride Festival — and the organization as a whole — is to connect with and educate the community. “Our goal is to continue to be part of the community,” Wright said. “To continue to...

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Beaufort County man charged with forgery in fake driver's license scheme

State police have announced criminal charges against a Beaufort County teen in connection with a fake driver's license scheme in the college town of Clemson. On Nov. 6, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) announced that it had charged James Patrick Thomas Jr., 19, of Beaufort County, with 14 counts of Forgery – No Dollar Amount Involved. According to SLED warrant affidavits, on Oct. 23, in Pickens County, Thomas Jr. admitted that he had procured fake driver's licenses for underaged individuals on multiple occasions. Thomas Jr. confessed to purchasing multiple fake documents since December 2025 and receiving money for procuring and forging the documents, stated the warrants. Thomas Jr. was arrested on Wednesday, Nov. 4, and booked into the Pickens County Detention Center. The Clemson Police Department requested the SLED investigation. The case will be prosecuted by the 13th Circuit Court Solicitor’s Office. This article originally appeared on Savannah Morning News: Beaufort County man charged with forgery in fake driver's license scheme

Beaufort County, SC · 2d

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Beaufort County rejects Pine Island golf course zoning change again. Here's what to know

The Beaufort County Council voted 7-3 Monday to reject a developer’s third attempt since 2023 to remove a Cultural Protection Overlay from 502 acres on St. Helena Island. The decision keeps the long-running legal battle over a proposed golf course development alive. FULL STORY: Beaufort County shuts down Pine Island developer’s latest request Here are key takeaways: The vote blocks Elvio Tropeano and his company, Pine Island Property Holdings LLC, from building a golf course as part of a housing development he’s planning off of Dulamo and St. Helenaville roads. Tropeano offered a settlement that included paying the county $343,619 for legal expenses and $3.5 million to the Beaufort-Jasper Housing Trust for workforce and affordable housing. The council rejected it in a separate 7-3 vote. Tropeano’s attorney, Kevin Dukes, argued the property would remain under rural zoning even without the overlay and disputed county staff’s warning that removal could lead to suburban or urban development. St. Helena Island resident Carrie Major called the settlement offer a bribe and urged council members to keep defending protections designed to prevent displacement of Gullah-Geechee communities. Councilman Logan Cunningham warned that rejecting the settlement could mean millions of dollars in additional legal costs as

Beaufort County, SC · 23h

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Hilton Head's Lantern Parade is Saturday. Where to park, how to watch (or join in)

Hilton Head Island’s Lantern Parade lights the beach Saturday evening. Residents, professional lantern-makers and marching bands will bring a colorful procession to South Forest Beach. The town bills the event as a celebration of the island’s history, natural beauty and community spirit. FULL STORY: Hilton Head’s Lantern Parade to light the beach this weekend. Here’s your guide Here what to know if you’re planning to go: Start time and route: The parade begins at 5:45 p.m. at the Alder Lane beach access, with lineup starting at 5 p.m. Marchers will head north along South Forest Beach, exit at The Beach House parking lot and continue to Lowcountry Celebration Park. Where to park: Parking is available at lots including: Coligny Beach, the former Wild Wings lot at 72 Pope Ave., the former Aunt Chilada’s lot at 69 Pope Ave., First Baptist Church, St. Luke’s Anglican Church, Providence Presbyterian Church and USCB’s Hilton Head Island campus. A shuttle will run between the USCB campus and the parade from 4:15 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. How to watch: Spectators can view the parade anywhere along the route or at Lowcountry Celebration Park, which will have food trucks, beverages and live music from 3 p.m.

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Hilton Head's historic Mitchelville gets new life for new generations

A day like this comes around only once every 164 years. Let history note that on sunny Oct. 28, 2026, a large group attended a ribbon cutting ceremony for the first permanent building in the Historic Mitchelville Freedom Park on Hilton Head Island. “Mitchelville stands as one of the most important communities in the story of American freedom,” reads a sign unveiled by park executive director Ahmad Ward. It lists reasons the Mitchelville story is now available for lessons in schools across the state. “Through Historic Mitchelville Freedom Park, visitors today can explore a legacy shaped by education, civic engagement, opportunity and the determination to build a better future.” Those were all elements in the self-governing village established in 1862 near Port Royal Sound along what we call Beach City Road. It is where freedom began. Mitchelville came to life rapidly on land occupied by Union forces during the Civil War – long before the formerly enslaved were freed constitutionally, and even before the final Emancipation Proclamation was issued. Now the new Archaeological Research Facility and Auditorium gives a stronger sense of place to the wooded tract that once held 500 homes and gave many a place to become families

Hilton Head Island, SC · 23h

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Hilton Head cracked down on parking, alcohol violations this year. Here's the data

Parking citations are up 71% in Hilton Head Island this year from last year, according to data from the town’s Community Code Enforcement team. Bob Bromage, director of public safety for the Town of Hilton Head, presented several findings at a council meeting in October, including information about parking enforcement and revenue brought in from paid parking and citations. More than 95,000 parking enforcement checks were conducted from March 1 to Sept. 7 of this year, Bromage said in the presentation. Citations increased from 1,653 in 2025 to 2,822 in 2026. Bromage said this increase is because the town hired seasonal workers whose sole job was to check the compliance of the cars around town. The presentation also touched on beach parking revenue. The town collected $838,448 from paid parking through September and $91,875 from citations, Bromage said. Last year, beach parking revenue was $770,149 from paid parking and $52,877 from citations, resulting in a nearly 9% increase. Complaints related to short-term rentals, or vacation rentals of 30 days or less, are also tracked by the town. So far this year, there have been 540 short-term rental complaints, compared to the 375 reported last year. Community Code Enforcement Officers had

Hilton Head Island, SC · 2d

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Cold weekend for Beaufort and Jasper counties, with a freeze warning inland

Beaufort and Jasper counties can expect plenty of sunshine and afternoon highs near 60 this weekend, Nov. 14–15, according to the National Weather Service in Charleston. The agency issued a freeze warning for inland Jasper County, including Ridgeland, from 1 to 9 a.m. Sunday. A freeze warning means the...

Jasper County, SC · 1d

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Gold rush answers early punch: Bethesda storms back to reach state title game

Hilton Head Christian Academy, a team Bethesda Academy had beaten soundly five weeks earlier, stood between the Blazers and a return to a state championship game. When the Eagles scored a touchdown on the game’s opening drive on Friday night, the host Blazers fumbled on their third play from scrimmage; there was a chance that Bethesda’s march through the SCISA Class 3A playoffs could come to a halt in the semifinals.

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Hilton Head town manager gets $25K bonus. That's not all. Here are the details

The Town Council voted Tuesday night unanimously to grant a raise and bonus to Town Manager Marc Orlando. The vote came after the council met for a few hours behind closed doors in executive session to discuss Orlando’s job performance and a lawsuit against the town. With the raise, Orlando is now earning $250,000. Orlando joined the city in 2021 at a salary of $200,000 a year. Council members also approved $25,000 bonus, to be paid in a lump sum, and an increase in his monthly car allowance to $1,500. Orlando was given a 4% raise and $25,000 bonus in 2025 as well. According to previous Island Packet reporting , Orlando’s salary was $210,000 as of December 2023, Orlando manages about 300 employees for the town, which has a consolidated budget of $233 million for fiscal year 2027. Before joining the town in 2021, he spent 14 years as deputy town manager and manager with the Town of Bluffton. His earlier career included stints with Rowe Investments in asset management and real estate development, as well as positions with the Town of Hilton Head Island in planning and GIS. He is a graduate of the University of Windsor in Ontario,

Hilton Head Island, SC · 2d

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Food Lion Opens New Grocery Store in Hilton Head Island, S.C., on Nov. 11; Eric Kimbrell Shares

SALISBURY, NC - Food Lion will open a new store in Hilton Head Island, S.C., on Nov. 11, bringing fresh, affordable and convenient shopping options to neighbors and vacationers at 93 Matthews Drive. This will be the first Food Lion store nourishing the Hilton Head Island community in more than a decade and the 22nd Food Lion in the Greater Savannah area.

Hilton Head Island, SC · 2d

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Ridgeland turning elections over to county

The Town of Ridgeland is in the process of transferring the town’s elections to the Jasper County Board of Elections and Voter Registration due to a new state law going into effect this January, Town of Ridgeland Clerk Penny Daley said. Ridgeland Town Council approved first reading of an...

Ridgeland, SC · 2d

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Disc golf opens Friday at Bluffton's crown jewel park. What to know

Residents of Bluffton’s New Riverside neighborhood are about to get an early holiday gift at the red Barn Park. The grand opening of a nearly mile-long, 18-hole disc golf course at the ever-growing perennial marvel of a park is this Friday and is located at the May River Road and Okatie Highway roundabout. The big red barn makes it hard to miss. The course adds yet another dimension to the park’s amazing playground, which opened in February 2025. The big red barn , a private- and community-wide event space, came online almost a year later. The 37-acre park, open from sunrise to sunset, also includes walking trails and an event lawn that makes this park the crown jewel of the town. What is disc golf? Disc golf is a lot like golf, but instead of balls and clubs, players need flying discs or Frisbees. The objective of the game is to get your disc to the goal in the shortest amount of throws as possible. Unlike traditional golf courses, characterized by their manicured terrain, Bluffton’s disc golf course meanders through a forest. More than 70 percent, or 13 of the 18 holes, wind through towering pine trees, magnolias and live

Bluffton, SC · 2d

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Hilton Head Audubon to Begin Habitat Restoration Project at Audubon Newhall Preserve

Hilton Head Audubon is beginning a habitat restoration project at Audubon Newhall Preserve, 55 Palmetto Bay Road, to support native plants and wildlife and give visitors more ways to experience Lowcountry nature. Work will start this November and continue through early December, weather permitting. Crews will first prepare the existing...

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