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April 11th 2012
Flying over and thru the trees for about 2 hours of zipping thrills, overlooking the water, marshes and boats, learning about local ecology and laughing with your zipline group and guides…welcome to ZipLine hilton head, the Island’s new destination at Broad Creek Marina Land and Water Adventures, opening April 17. The 2011 South Carolina Visitors’ [...]
August 4th 2011
The women of Yemassee, a tiny town a half hour from Hilton Head, took a mass exodus to an undisclosed location (somewhere in Jacksonville, Florida) Sunday, as camera crews take over the town for a seven-day social experiment and reality television show that will premier on the Lifetime network. “The Week the Women Went” will [...]
October 27th 2010
Turns out the trickiest part about Halloween this year is not what to wear, but when to wear it. With Oct. 31 falling on a Sunday, parents are wondering when to take their children door to door for treats. Laurie Conley of Rose Hill Plantation in Bluffton is among them. She’s still not sure when [...]
August 12th 2010
After falling to its lowest level in a year in June, the number of Beaufort County homes in some stage of foreclosure more than doubled to 418 in July, according to RealtyTrac, a California firm that compiles such data. The number of homes in default or foreclosure has increased from a handful in some months [...]
August 11th 2010
Woman missing after trip to Charleston The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a Bluffton woman reported missing after failing to return from a trip to Charleston. Alexis Lukaitis, 27,was reported missing Monday by her fiancé, Michael Bartley, 32, after she didn’t return home from what was expected to be a brief visit to [...]
August 9th 2010
Hilton Head tries to balance cell-phone service with love of trees, not towers As a world-renowned resort destination with first-class beaches, golf courses and more, Hilton Head Island has plenty of attributes attractive to prospective visitors. Cell phone service apparently is not one of them. Ken Nason, director of sales and marketing for The Westin [...]