Hilton Head Island News

Evacuation routes Hilton Head Island will be evacuated via U.S. 278 to Interstate 95 and U.S. 17.

It comes from an era when many Hilton Head Islanders were trying to decide if they'd bought a lot in paradise or the house of horrors.

It was very windy Tuesday on Hilton Head Island, but it was also sunny. Some beachgoers stuck it out and braved the breeze.

It signifies the beginning of the tourism season, for which we are thankful because it is so important to the economy.

It looks like a typical Memorial Day weekend on Hilton Head Island, but there's one big difference -- tropical storm Beryl is heading our way and bringing with it high winds and rough waves.

Wise use of funds There seems to be a need for funding for improvements of area public educational buildings.

The registration for the Beaufort County School District Robotics Camp is now open.

Harold's Diner owner Chuck Hyatt said he and several loyal patrons of the cozy, no-frills, take-no-guff eatery were shocked to learn Town of Hilton Head Island officials might buy the restaurant, part of plans for a park linking Shelter Cove and the beach.

The threat of Beryl didn't keep neighbors and tourists from packing the beaches of Hilton Head Island and enjoying the weather.

Those of us who live on Hilton Head Island should be very proud of The Deep Well Project.

The Beaufort County Sheriff's Office and Town of Hilton Head Island are cracking down on beach drinking after numerous complaints in recent years from Forest Beach residents about excessive litter, noise and rowdiness -- the byproduct of loud and prolonged parties attended mostly by college students who flock to the island during the long holiday ... (more)

The Clinton-Laurens-Newberry Tennis Association's 3.5 Senior Men's team won the state championships this past weekend on Hilton Head Island.

As a child, he shook when he walked, so he carried the nickname to his grave Wednesday in the Beaufort National Cemetery.

The winners of the fifth annual Beaufort County Tri-Club Photo Competition recently were selected.

Tourism is a huge industry on Hilton Head Island by United States Congressman Tim Scott says it is not and can't be the only industry.

That alligator that was put down after it grabbed a soccer ball near some children playing on Hilton Head Island apparently had a hankering for athletic equipment.

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Motorists passing through the Charles E. Fraser toll bridge won't have to watch their speed as closely starting today.

A state budget proposal sets aside $200,000 to preserve Mitchelville, believed to be American's first planned community for freed slaves, but supporters might have to fight for it.

Hilton Head Island, S.C., is an internationally known vacation and resort destination that has more than 70% of its land mass behind gates in private communities known as plantations or planned unit developments.