Hilton Head Island News

Forest Beach property owners say they are concerned about the involvement of a convicted felon in plans to spruce up the Metropolitan Hotel and its vacant annex building on Hilton Head Island.

In 1986, Bluffton's Ida Martin opened a nearly empty refrigerator in the home of a single mother with five children and immediately filled it.

Palmetto Hall Plantation Club on Hilton Head Island has closed its Arthur Hills Course for the summer to complete a re-grassing project.

An alligator is in the median of U.S. 278 near Gumtree Road on Hilton Head Island.

Lexington's Lauren Stephenson fired a 4-under-par 66 for the first-round lead and a course record Tuesday in the AJGA Hank Haney IJGA Junior Open at Chechessee Creek Club in Okatie.

While Scott Stepp, of Douglassville, Pa., turned out a picture-perfect Steamed Blueberry Pudding from a recipe contained in the 1923 edition of "The Boston Cooking-School Cookbook," equal success can be achieved with Callie's Charleston Biscuits founder Carrie Morey's recipe for Buttermilk Blueberry Cobbler, offered in advance of the October ... (more)

Dr. Seuss is a household name for his classic children's books. But his secret art says much more about the artist's humor and vision.

County Council members spent nearly 90 minutes debating various aspects of the budget during Monday's Finance Committee meeting, bringing it nearer to a final version, which is slated to be released June 24. The council is expected to hold a public hearing and vote that night on the spending plan, which for the first time in five years calls for a ... (more)

After years of complaining about the vacant building owned by the Metropolitan Hotel in the Forest Beach section of Hilton Head Island, property owners may finally get what they want.

This photo, provided by Front Flash application developer Will Jamieson, illustrates the illumination provided by Jamieson's Front Flash, which allows someone to take of photo of themselves with their smart phone's front-facing camera in a dark environment.

Despite any animus between Hilton Head Island officials and rowing and sailing groups, the town should move ahead with plans for a community park on Squire Pope Road.

A bill that would have taken the side of a laser-components manufacturer involved in a protacted dispute with the Town of Hilton Head Island over business-license fees is expected to be one of several measures discussed Monday by the town's Intergovernmental Relations Committee during its regular monthly meeting.

Beaufort County Councilman Steve Baer thinks so if services such as libraries aren't fully funded when they could be.

When Becky Moss arrived at Hilton Head Island Airport on Thursday morning, she expected to greet her stepmother, who was arriving by plane.

The event, which provides a week of free sports clinics for area youth with a Christian message, kicks off with a free concert from Christian recording artist The Advice at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, June 16 at First Baptist Church of Hilton Head Island.

Bluffton residents might soon be allowed to light up and drink indoors in a certain type of bar -- one whose main focus is cigars -- under a proposed change to the town's smoking law.

Directly on the beach, Sonesta Resort Hilton Head Island is 10 minutes from Shelter Cove Marina and The Mall at Shelter Cove.

Hilton Head Island officials and Forest Beach property owners are cautiously optimistic about plans to spruce up the Metropolitan Hotel and its vacant annex building.

She created a hullabaloo last month after she became the new "American Idol," but Candice Glover's father has six more stars under his roof on rural St. Helena Island.

Beaufort County school board members have been asked to invite two community members from their districts to participate in the board's upcoming strategic planning.