As the real estate market across the Lowcountry continues to gain momentum, both buyers and sellers are paying closer attention to the structure of real estate contracts. While pricing, marketing and …

With enrollment underway for the 2026-27 school year, Lowcountry Connections Academy is continuing to grow its presence as a statewide option for students seeking a more flexible approach to …

My heart weeps for Hawaii. March 20, 2026, the rains came, the Kona low. Eight inches, 12 inches, 32 inches of rain in some parts of Oahu. Would the 120-year-old Wahiawa Dam hold? Videos on …

Every spring, the RBC Heritage transforms Hilton Head Island into one of the most distinctive settings in professional golf. But to those of us who know this community well, it represents far more …

Hurricane season begins again on June 1 and along with it a reminder of the importance of maintaining flood insurance separate from other types of insurance policies, particularly given our area’s …

This is one of the most profound and meaningful months of the year for many of our religious communities. For the Jewish community, it was Passover and for the Christian communities, it was Easter. …

As the calendar turns to April, the life of the church moves into one of its most powerful and meaningful seasons, Holy Week and Easter. For Christians, this time is not simply a remembrance of …

Red. Black. Blue. White. Yellow. It’s Heritage tartan season and the 58th year of the world’s best golf tournament; it’s time to don our plaid apparel. And yes, I said “world’s best.” …

In 1973, on the north end of Hilton Head Island, there was a small neighborhood people called Stoney. Not Stoney Village in everyday conversation. Just Stoney. If you were from there, you didn’t …

“You’re going to need a few new crowns.” His spelunking light blinds me as he delivers the fabulous news. “I know, right? I’ve been telling my ex that for years,” my shaky retort. …

As we move deeper into 2026, one clear trend is shaping residential real estate transactions across the Lowcountry: financing is back in the driver’s seat. More than 50 percent of real estate deals …

I realized most people are just winging life. They don’t have a plan. They are gambling on a wish and letting the day happen to them, over and over again. There’s a large difference between …

A few days back, I was finally able to get out and fish with a friend of mine who had asked me to show him the ropes of saltwater fishing. He was quick to admit that pretty much all the fishing he …

The primary reason we moved to the Lowcountry when we retired from decades of classroom teaching was my desire to flee the winter in CT. The cold has never affected me and I would regularly shovel …

There would be five of us going to Mepkin that November day. Carolyn would pick me up at the halfway civilized hour of 8 in the AM. She had borrowed her daughter Marty’s SUV since it was both …

Each dog, by breed and also by where they live, will react differently to working with their owners in the cold. In fact, dogs use their noses much more often in the cold than they do in the heat. …

The moon hung low over Bluffton on that September night in 1903, casting a silver light over the marshes as Walter and James rode out in search of nothing more than a few raccoons. Their horses …

For nine years, I have been working in the South Carolina General Assembly to reform how our state regulates businesses and citizens. Over that time, one lesson has become abundantly clear: excessive …

On Jan. 27, Town Council met during a day-long public meeting to hear an update from Town Manger Marc Orlando on progress made to date on the Fiscal Year 2026-28 Strategic Action Plan that we adopted …

Born in Amsterdam in August 1942 during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, Jack Trompetter was just 3 1/2 months old when he was hidden by a Christian family in the small Dutch village of Heino. …