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🌱 Patch AM: Why smoke from a Georgia wildlife refuge is reaching Hilton Head skies.
Also check out HarbourFest Fireworks at Shelter Cove on the Hilton Head Island Patch calendar
Good day Hilton Head Island! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Why smoke from a Georgia wildlife refuge is reaching Hilton Head skies.
Also on today's calendar: Tanger Outlets Hilton Head Opens 2026 TangerKids Grants Program for Local Schools and Educators and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: What do you call a snowman that is having a temper tantrum? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Monday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 98 and low of 80 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Tuesday: A couple of afternoon showers, temps: high: 102, low: 79.
- Wednesday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 95 and low of 79 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Seeing smoke? Lightning strike causes wildfire at Wassaw National Wildlife Refuge (wsav.com) — Smoke visible over Hilton Head Island on Sunday is drifting from a wildfire sparked by lightning at Wassaw National Wildlife Refuge near Tybee Island. Mayor Alan Perry shared that the brush fire is the source of the haze, while some refuge trails and the boat dock are closed as crews monitor the roughly 100-acre blaze. 
📸 Around Hilton Head Island
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hilton Head Island
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★ Featured events ★
- HarbourFest Fireworks at Shelter Cove →
Shelter Cove Harbour Shops & Restaurants, 1 Shelter Cove Ln, Hilton Head Island
6:00 pm
Tuesday August 18
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Other local events
- Tanger Outlets Hilton Head Opens 2026 TangerKids Grants Program for Local Schools and Educators →
Tanger Outlets Hilton Head 2, 1414 Fording Island Rd, Bluffton
9:00 am - Open Practice Party →
Fred Astaire Dance Studios, 435 William Hilton Pkwy, Hilton Head Island
7:15 pm - Family Fishing Adventure →
The HHI Fishing Cooperative Park, 137 Squire Pope Rd, Hilton Head Island
5:00 pm
Monday August 17
Friday August 21
Friday September 4
📣 Hilton Head Island Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Wardle Family YMCA Blood Drive - The American Red Cross →
Port Royal, SC Calendar Port Royal, SC 29935
9:30 am - Free Author Monthly Event Series — Libraries For Kids International →
Roasting Room Lounge & Listening Room, 1297 May River Rd #101, Bluffton
10:30 am - Finance, Administration, and Economic Development Committee (T)
Beaufort County Government Center 100 Ribaut Road, Beaufort, SC 29902 County Council Chambers
2:00 pm - Historic Preservation Review Committee Meeting →
Bluffton, SC Calendar Bluffton, SC 29910
4:00 pm - Public Facilities Committee (T)
Beaufort County Government Center 100 Ribaut Road, Beaufort, SC 29902 County Council Chambers
4:00 pm - Pelvic Floor workshop with Revive Rehab PT
Greater Bluffton Chamber of Commerce At Dancing Hammock Pilates + Movement, 162 Bluffton Road, Suites 102-103.
10:00 am - 500th Anniversary Celebration Marker Dedication at Santa Elena Archaeological Site - Beaufort County Historic Society →
Port Royal, SC Calendar, Parris Island, Port Royal
11:00 am - Bluffton Township Fire District Board
Beaufort County Government Center 357 Fording Island Road, Bluffton, SC 29910
4:00 pm
Monday August 17
Tuesday August 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- There's a moment — and you don't always notice it — when life quietly flips the switch.
Not with fireworks. Not with applause. But with a subtle, almost invisible click inside you that says: "Enough. It's time." Time to stop carrying… (Nextdoor Spring Lake Village) - **"Sunday has a strange way of holding up a mirror.
Not to your schedule, not to your responsibilities — but to you. The real you. The you that exists when nobody needs anything and nothing is pulling… (Nextdoor Spring Lake Village)
- Spinnaker Resorts posted a job opening for Activities Coordinator in Hilton Head Island. Apply here.
- Columbia Sussex Corporation posted a job opening for Pool Server in Hilton Head Island. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hilton Head Island here.
🗞 Nearby News
Bluffton
- (USA) Technician, Facility Services, HVAC-Refrigeration (walmart.com)
- Outer Banks Filming Locations You Can Actually Book (sociallifemagazine.com)
Port Royal
- Will it hit 100 this week? More extreme heat forecast for Beaufort and Hilton Head (islandpacket.com)
Hardeeville
- Weather alert issued for Inland Jasper Friday evening (myrtlebeachonline.com)
Ok Hilton Head Island! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A meltdown ! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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