Hilton Head Island News

Lauren Elizabeth Weaver , of Hilton Head Island, graduated magna cum laude from the University of South Carolina's College of Arts and Sciences on May 11.

Enjoy the Lowcountry's wonders: Alligators, snakes, spiders, raccoons, possum, armadillos, sea turtles nesting on the beaches and deer roaming at dusk.

On May 23, 2013, the art of award-winning artist Peter Karis was on exhibit on Hilton Head Island, S.C. at the Artists Boat Show.

Support for a sailing and rowing center from some on Hilton Head Island Town Council sank quickly after they learned the estimate for the center's construction had increased to about $1 million.

Hilton Head Island resident Major Short was recently inducted into The National Four-String Banjo Hall of Fame.

It was a warm spring evening when, at the Morris & Whiteside Gallery, set in the leafy green Sea Pines forest, Joe Bowler and Trailer McQuilkin, gathered with friends who had come for a first look at the newly installed exhibit, "Joe Bowler: Recent Work," and a complementing selection of wildflower sculpture by McQuilkin.

When Dennis Daly first moved to Hilton Head Island full time last year, the former prep school lacrosse coach hoped to continue dabbling in the sport he loved while also enjoying life as a retiree.

Looking for something to do this weekend? Charleston singer/songwriter Luke Cunningham is playing The Smokehouse on Hilton Head Island and I sat down with him to talk music, the Charleston music scene and the prank that started his career.  If you're looking to stay in this weekend, there are a TON of marathons on television , including season ... (more)

The Downtown Deli and Downtown Catering Co. was named the 2012 Small Business of the Year by the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, and Mindstream Academy was the first recipient of an award for businesses less than five years old.

Thousands of tablet computers distributed to middle and high schools have made students more engaged academically and more familiar with mobile technology they will use in college and their careers, Beaufort County School District officials say.

Cunningham was attending Winthrop University in Rock Hill where he was a member of the men's soccer team when his roommates jokingly signed him up to play an open mic night at a bar they frequented.

Customers who are mistreated may feel burned because they've lost money or had an experience ruined, but companies that fail to right wrongs ultimately suffer a lot more.

THE GEORGIA Environmental Protection Division may have fouled up the Ogeechee River.

The Island Packet of Hilton Head Island reports St. Helena Island native Candice Glover is scheduled to sing the national anthem at the National Memorial Day Concert in Washington, D.C., on Sunday.

The University of South Carolina Beaufort women's golf team is in 18th place after the first round of the NAIA Women's Golf National Championships, as the Sand Sharks posted a team score of 328 on Tuesday at Wilderness Ridge Golf Club.

Not one, but two sea turtle nests were discovered on Hilton Head Island beaches Wednesday morning, the first of the season in southern Beaufort County, according to the Hilton Head Island Sea Turtle Protection Project.

Owners of a failed 8.56-acre housing development off Beach City Road, not far from the Hilton Head Island Airport runway, are seeking a zoning change to allow for higher density residential redevelopment.

Part of the appeal of golf courses is the nature display that generally comes with them: trees, plants, and animals, such as alligators and iguanas.

HOTEL BUSINESS has learned Wright Investment Properties' Hospitality Opportunity Fund in its first deal with investment partner, Somera Capital Management, acquired the Hampton Inn on Hilton Head Island.

On Saturday, conservation groups in 22 states and 8 nations overseas will stand along their coastlines in solidarity against offshore drilling in the annual "Hands Across the Sand" event.