Saturday: Some rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 90 and low of 76 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 94, low: 77.
Monday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 93 and low of 76 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• USCB plans to build new student housing (wsav.com) — New student housing is coming to USCB's Hilton Head Island campus, with 92 beds planned and completion targeted in time for students to move in by fall 2028. Initially serving upperclassmen in hospitality programs, the project aims to ease the island's housing crunch and could help more young people study and potentially stay on Hilton Head Island.
• Three northern Beaufort County educators named finalists for District Teacher of the Year (yourislandnews.com) — A Hilton Head Island High School business teacher is among five finalists for Beaufort County School District's 2026-27 Teacher of the Year, putting the island's educators in the spotlight. The finalists, chosen from school-level honorees across the district, will now face in-person interviews before a districtwide winner is announced in September.
Sunday Worship - Service of Communion 10:00 a.m. Greater Bluffton Chamber of Commerce Lord of Life Lutheran Church 351 Buckwalter Pkwy Bluffton, SC 29910 10:00 am
Monday August 24
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
Family isn't just the people who share your DNA — it's the people who shape your life in ways you don't always notice until you look back. It's the voices that echo in your memory, the hands that helped you up when you stumbled, and the hearts that stayed connected to yours even when… (Nextdoor Spring Lake Village)
Chapter 2 — The Quiet Distance People always talk about how we're "more connected than ever," but nobody mentions the quiet distance that grows between us when life gets loud. It… (Nextdoor Spring Lake Village)
Rocket Mortgage, Inc. posted a job opening for Real Estate Agent - Hilton Head in Hilton Head Island. Apply here.
The Fresh Market posted a job opening for Food Production Specialist in Hilton Head Island. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hilton Head Island here.
Early voting totals hit 25K statewide on day one; Beaufort Co. expects similar turnout from special primary (wtoc.com)
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South Carolina waterfront restaurant ranks in the top 10 in US (greenvilleonline.com)
Man who was found dead behind Beaufort business identified (islandpacket.com)
Early voting underway in U.S. Senate Republican runoff (yourislandnews.com)
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