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6 days ago | 
islandpacket.com | Chloe Appleby |Karl Puckett
An agreement between Beaufort County and Port Royal that will allow a $400,000 splash pad to be constructed at Bruce Edgerley Field in Port Royal has been approved by the Beaufort County Council in a 9-1 vote. The vote came after an “interrogation” of the town’s top elected official from one council member about whether Port Royal was compliant in their use of federal COVID-19 funds for a splash pad in a county-run park.
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2 weeks ago | 
islandpacket.com | Isabella Douglas |Chloe Appleby
Hundreds of locals and vacationers gathered on Hilton Head Island on Saturday, April 5, 2025 for a rally to join in on “Hands Off!”, a nationwide demonstration. Courtesy of Kristin Jones and Julia Stefanini Nancy Wilbraham’s jaw dropped as she drove through the intersection of Folly Field Road and U.S. 278 on Hilton Head Island.
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1 month ago | 
islandpacket.com | Chloe Appleby |Evan McKenna
The entrance of the Beaufort County Detention Center in Beaufort. File photo In the three days since Darran Vaughn’s arrest for second degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor in Beaufort County, new details have been discovered from police records, the arrest warrant, a review of his employment history and an analysis of the South Carolina Code of Laws regarding these accusations. Vaughn served for three years as the deputy director of Jasper County Fire-Rescue prior to his arrest.
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1 month ago | 
islandpacket.com | Drew Martin |Chloe Appleby
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2 months ago | 
yahoo.com | Chloe Appleby |Evan McKenna
Minutes before the attack that would change her life, Maria Hernandez, 46, drove through her bank’s ATM on Hilton Head Island. A trip and a task she had done countless times before. The normal task was preceded by a normal day: driving her youngest daughter to school, cleaning up fallen leaves from the banana tree in her front yard, working her shift at a nearby restaurant, cooking dinner for her kids, attending a church service and shopping at Walmart for Christmas gifts.
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2 months ago | 
islandpacket.com | Chloe Appleby |Evan McKenna
Minutes before the terror attack that would change her life, Maria Hernandez, 46, drove through her bank’s ATM on Hilton Head Island. A trip and a task she had done countless times before. The normal task was preceded by a normal day: driving her youngest daughter to school, cleaning up fallen leaves from the banana tree in her front yard, working her shift at a nearby restaurant, cooking dinner for her kids, attending a church service and shopping at Walmart for Christmas gifts.
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2 months ago | 
islandpacket.com | Chloe Appleby |Isabella Douglas
A look at the bridges to Hilton Head Island photographed on Sept. 8, 2023, with the C.C. Haigh Jr. Boat Landing on Pinckney Island pictured to the right of center. File photo by Drew Martin With an urgent deadline approaching in 60 days, town and county officials will meet with the South Carolina Department of Transportation Thursday afternoon to address longstanding questions regarding the U.S. 278 Corridor Project with a focus on the outdated bridge to Hilton Head Island.
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2 months ago | 
islandpacket.com | Chloe Appleby |Evan McKenna
Minutes before the start of the Beaufort County GOP’s executive committee meeting Monday evening, local government critic Calvin “Skip” Hoagland was removed from the private event and arrested for trespassing by Bluffton police. Hoagland was found to be in possession of a handgun, Babkiewicz said. He never brandished the weapon, and he has a license to carry it, the Bluffton Police Chief, Joe Babkiewicz, said.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
islandpacket.com | Chloe Appleby |Evan McKenna
The pilot at Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport who was removed from the cockpit and charged with driving under the influence before a flight Wednesday morning admitted to drinking “light beers” the night before and reportedly refused to take a blood test that would determine alcohol content. He failed all three field sobriety tests and now faces a misdemeanor offense of DUI.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
islandpacket.com | Chloe Appleby
In the coming days, the red, white and blue walls on the northern end of South Beach Marina in Sea Pines, one of Hilton Head’s most iconic tourist locations, will come tumbling down. As will the roof, staircases and windows that face Braddock Cove. Demolition is expected to start soon on a portion of the marina village, according to Tim Stearns, chief operating officer at the South Beach Management Group.
