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The Island Packet, 2 Sep 2026

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ArticleBluffton com­munity mourns after fatal house fire

Most days, Bluffton’s Edge­field neigh­bor­hood is an ordin­ary place. Cars drive over speed bumps on the tree-lined streets. Jog­gers and dog walk­ers pass by rows of mod­estly sized single­fam­ily homes. Small yel­low birds sing in the morn­ing, and...

Bluffton com­munity mourns after fatal house fire

ArticleBeaufort upgrades drain­age to tackle rising flood risks

Seven-ton sec­tions of con­crete pipe staged at vari­ous inter­sec­tions across Beaufort’s down­town are dif­fi­cult to miss these days. They’re so big an adult up to 6 feet tall could stand in one without crouch­ing. That’s what it takes in 2026 to...

Beaufort upgrades drain­age to tackle rising flood risks

ArticlePub­lic-private pro­pos­als eyed for Broad River pier

Beaufort County con­tin­ues to study a plan to replace a pop­u­lar fish­ing pier on the Broad River used by hun­dreds daily in the sum­mer months. But the $13 mil­lion-plus price tag is a stick­ing point for County Coun­cil mem­bers. “Where are we...

Pub­lic-private pro­pos­als eyed for Broad River pier

ArticleTwo bod­ies found in Beaufort County water­ways

Bod­ies were found Sunday in two north­ern Beaufort County water­ways. The Beaufort County Sher­iff’s Office is invest­ig­at­ing. At about 9:45 a.m., the Sher­iff’s Office Com­mu­nic­a­tions Cen­ter received a report of a body in Chowan Creek. Depu­ties

Two bod­ies found in Beaufort County water­ways

ArticleLast-minute warn­ing saved over 900 stu­dents, school head says

Head­mas­ter Rajendra Dawadi was in his school in Nepal’s Bidur last Wed­nes­day when his account­ant entered, shout­ing: “The flood is com­ing, the flood is com­ing!”, giv­ing an early warn­ing that helped save the lives of 900 stu­dents and 16...

Last-minute warn­ing saved over 900 stu­dents, school head says