Daufuskie Island News

Hargray announced the completion Thursday of a major construction project to bring improved and more reliable connectivity to Daufuskie Island.

A Hilton Head Island man who fell from a speeding powerboat into Calibogue Sound Tuesday evening escaped serious injury after a New Jersey couple on Daufuskie Island answered his cries for help.

Beaufort County will continue to provide public ferry service for Daufuskie Island residents for another year with the current provider, but officials and the ferry owner are still at odds over morning departure times and long-term parking.

But slow-moving golf carts sharing the road with bigger, faster vehicles can be a recipe for trouble.

A private businessman wants to create a one-stop site for trash disposal on Daufuskie Island, a move he said could save Beaufort County more than $400,000 in construction costs and $50,000 a year in operating expenses.