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Hilton Head Island, S.C.
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3 years
South Carolina’s Jaime Harrison was able to set fundraising records against his unsuccessful bid against Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, raising more than than $130 million.
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When asked why it was so important to him to stop what was happening, 13-year-old Renner Taylor said, “You wouldn’t sit there and watch a robber take a lady’s purse.”
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11 months
There was a time South Carolina’s senior senator was considered a statesman, a man willing to reach across the aisle for his country. | Opinion
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1 year
Two weeks after 13-year-old Renner Taylor and his family binge-watched videos from a YouTube channel that exposes scammers and their tactics, they had the chance to save a man in their community from the same tricks.
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2 years
Dr. Annie Andrews, candidate for SC’s 1st Congressional District, writes that she “will fight to protect Parris Island by actually listening to the facts” unlike Nancy Mace. | Opinion
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The Island Packet
6 years
Why are great white sharks traveling from SC to Canada?
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Hill, Colleton County clerk of court, hired a prominent legislator and a former assistant U.S. attorney to represent her following allegations of jury tampering made in Alex Murdaugh’s appeal.
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The Island Packet
6 years
Big Brother Season 20 ends. Did someone with Hilton Head ties take home the prize?
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6 years
Tell SC legislature not to kill 3K solar jobs just to suit lobbyists
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The free lunches will be available five days a week to replace the lunch meals kids would have been getting throughout the school year.
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6 years
Savannah the shark appears just south of Myrtle Beach’s coast
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6 years
Meet the first marsh tacky born on Daufuskie Island in decades
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3 years
Happy @RBC_Heritage Friday from three young fans!
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6 years
She’s worked in Beaufort Co. school system for 14 years. She still needs a second job
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9 years
9yo Alex Arrieta, who has cancer, needs a bone marrow donor. Drive set for this week. http://t.co/dVVlAH29O8 #HHI http://t.co/POK6aWUZ88
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8 years
Calling all college students: Sen. Tim Scott in search of fall interns: Interns work in Washington, North Cha...
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The Island Packet
3 years
The SpaceX rocketship launch to the International Space Station could be seen early Friday morning from Coligny Beach. 🚀 Photos courtesy of Vic Pritchard of Hilton Head, who took them at around 5:50 a.m. "It was breathtaking," he said, in an email.
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8 years
Grace Sulak's mother speaks at Bluffton HIgh School vigil: Heidi Hanson speaks about Grace Sulak during a com...
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3 years
Reporter Kacen Bayless wrote about a secret meeting of some of Beaufort County’s highest elected officials to discuss the planned U.S. 278 bridge project.
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5 years
Hooray! Hilton Head named ‘Best Island’ in US for 4th straight year. Here’s why
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6 years
Owner opts to have pit bull mix involved in Hilton Head graduation party attack put down
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5 years
When the Gipper visited Parris Island, Marines baffled him chanting “Ooh rah”
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7 years
After Charlottesville and Charleston, how this viral Gullah artist fights hate with history
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7 years
They did it! South Carolina defeated Mississippi State and took the NCAA women's basketball national title!
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6 years
He starred with his family on ‘Gullah Gullah Island.’ Now a Beaufort native is back on TV
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The Island Packet
9 years
We Make Marines #ParrisIsland100Years in words, photos & multimedia #SemperFi
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5 years
Cheers! Hilton Head named Best Island in the U.S. by Condé Nast for 3rd year in a row
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3 years
STATE CHAMPS! The Seahawks finish the year with an 18-2 record.
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7 years
Mark Sanford says no to repeal of Obamacare without a replacement in place
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The Island Packet
10 years
Who turned the #BLHS Bobcat blue? Evidence at the scene suggests . . . http://t.co/B9M6XDdLfS http://t.co/Mzyact2CRD
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The Island Packet
4 years
This embarrassment to the island should have been removed decades ago
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The Island Packet
5 years
Hilton Head hits record 250 sea turtle nests as ‘strawless summer’ begins again
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The Island Packet
3 years
Our staff has been out and about today enjoying the beautiful weather! Nothing like an 80-degree day in March in the Lowcountry... 📸: Hunting Island by senior editor Candy Hatcher 📸: North Forest Beach by @katikokal
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3 years
Exclusive: The disappearance of the cell phone of the slain Maggie Murdaugh and its recovery on a rural road adds yet another mystery to an already mysterious case.
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The Island Packet
9 years
Watch the #FriendshipNine convictions be vacated live at 9:45 a.m.: http://t.co/TTiIVHKF3R http://t.co/VtynlkCrbj
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5 years
First timers: World’s rarest sea turtles hatched Thursday on Hilton Head
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3 years
Take a first look at our Sunday front page. #Election2020 @JoeBiden @KamalaHarris
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The Island Packet
4 years
The optics are that Hilton Head cares only for the visitor’s dollar
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5 years
Freed slaves spent $500 to buy a church in Bluffton 145 years ago. It’s still standing
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8 years
#AmericanIdol 's @LeeJeanJr gets a send off from #BlufftonHigh before heading to California
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8 years
A look back at Alex Arrieta's courageous fight with cancer: Hilton Head Island 10-year old Alex Arrieta lost ...
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The Island Packet
3 years
The June 7 Murdaugh double homicide has reignited speculation about the family’s connection to 19-year-old Stephen Smith’s death in 2015.
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6 years
Outer Banks sea turtles paddle home from rehab with a big crowd cheering them on
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4 years
The toll has been dropped since March 20. It may not come back
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3 years
The ICU at Beaufort Memorial Hospital is full. The medical center has activated its COVID-19 surge plan. And its CEO is urging local elected officials to consider new mask mandates.
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The Island Packet
1 year
Attorneys can say what they want to defend him, but please don’t try to convince us that anything – anything – is considered out of bounds for Alex Murdaugh.
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The Island Packet
6 years
‘Southern Charm’ recap: The Ashley Show, brought to you by Yeah Girl, He Prefers Kathryn
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The Island Packet
7 years
Breathtaking views: This drone captures the sunrise over Sea Pines Resort
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6 years
I stumbled on a Hilton Head sand dollar massacre. Here's why I'm so furious
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6 years
Wahoo! Hilton Head named Best Island in the U.S. for the second time this year
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8 years
Miss Coastal Islands, representing Beaufort Co., wins swimsuit competition #MissSC2016
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3 years
“I completely understand that this unanticipated announcement will make some happy and others very upset,” St. Francis Catholic School Principal Brian Pope wrote in a Tuesday afternoon email to parents.
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The Island Packet
9 years
#HHI was named #2 best island in continental US/Canada by @TravelLeisure : http://t.co/pmJzlVKQTI
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5 years
SC’s new Energy Freedom Act opens up energy-production markets to more competition
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5 years
World’s rarest species of sea turtle nested on Hilton Head for first time ever Friday
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5 years
There is one surefire way to infuriate Hilton Head locals — mess with the wildlife.
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6 years
Watch as Beaufort County boaters free a stranded dolphin
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2 years
South Carolina Rep. Krystle Matthews will challenge Republican U.S. Sen. Tim Scott in November after she defeated Catherine Fleming Bruce, of Columbia, in Tuesday’s Democratic runoff.
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The Island Packet
4 years
Four other coastal municipalities have said they won’t reopen beach access points even if the state does.
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1 year
“It is deeply disturbing to me as a woman and as a victim of rape that some in my home state want to give rapists more rights than women who’ve been raped,” U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace tweeted.
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6 years
Your favorite Hilton Head photo spot is finally open after Matthew destroyed it
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Maverick had been sick with a high fever and reluctant to eat. Now, he’s back to work as Coligny Hardware and Beach Supplies’ ”PR guy.”
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6 years
Webcams: Watch Hurricane Florence’s effects on Beaufort County traffic, beaches
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“We got to bring justice and be a voice for Maggie and Paul Murdaugh,” S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson said after the guilty verdict.
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9 years
Bluffton boys' hope a soccer playoff run will ease the pain of a lost championship http://t.co/kS6zFvT4TU http://t.co/6ESS39WE8H
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