Thursday: A stray t-storm; very warm, with a high of 93 and low of 80 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
Friday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 92, low: 78.
Saturday: Some rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 91 and low of 74 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• USC Beaufort to build new student housing. Here's where, what to expect (islandpacket.com) — USC Beaufort is planning its first on-campus housing at the Hilton Head Island hospitality campus, giving upper-level students a new place to live right off Pope Avenue near Coligny. Another complex for first-year students is slated for the Bluffton campus. Both projects are in master planning now, with construction to follow once designs are finalized and bids secured.
• Cape Cod's Marconi Beach Ranks Among Safest U.S. Beaches with A+ Safety Grade (wror.com) — Hilton Head Island's beaches, including Coligny and Palmetto Dunes, earned a spot on a new list of U.S. beaches with the lowest risk of theft, based on crime and visitor data. While Cape Cod's Marconi Beach ranked second overall, the findings reinforce Hilton Head's reputation as a relatively safe, visitor‑friendly destination for locals and tourists alike.
"They encourage insubordination by precept as well as example": Beaufort's Free Persons of Color through the Civil War and Reconstruction Reconstruction Era National Park 913 West Street, Beaufort, South Carolina 29902 6:00 pm
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🗞 Nearby News
Bluffton
Bluffton apartments \u200bfor rent saw slight price decreases since last July (blufftontoday.com)
How SC is fighting derelict boats polluting Lowcountry salt marshes (islandpacket.com)
This Cotton Candy-Pink Bird Is Showing Up Along The Southern Coast—And No, It's Not A Flamingo (southernliving.com)
Port Royal
Beaufort man pleads guilty in predatory, three-state sex trafficking case, feds say (islandpacket.com)
Construction continues on Port Royal, some locals frustrated (wsav.com)
Hardeeville
Preview: Redskins face Treutlen County in season opener (bryancountynews.com)
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