Drew Martin

Savannah

Visuals Editor at The Island Packet

Visuals Editor at Beaufort Gazette

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Articles

Buckmasters Unveils Newly "Refreshed" Logo

1 week ago | montgomeryindependent.com | Drew Martin

The image of an Alberta whitetail buck was first featured on the cover of a 1989 issue of Buckmasters Magazine and quickly became the face of the organization. Buckmasters has now unveiled its "refreshed, refocused, and for the first time ever, facing forward" update on that logo.
Council Discusses Public Safety, Upholds Mayoral Veto

1 week ago | montgomeryindependent.com | Drew Martin

During the June 17th meeting of the Montgomery City Council president C.C. Calhoun asked Councilman Glenn Pruitt for an update on the public safety standing committee and Pruitt's response was brief:"It didn't go as well as I'd hoped and will try to look at something else," Pruitt said.
7 years, 1 penny tax, few projects built. Voters may pay again

1 week ago | islandpacket.com | Drew Martin

The bottleneck intersection where Sams Point Road (S.C. 802), from left, clockwise, meets Sea Island Parkway and Lady’s Island Drive (U.S. 21) as photographed on June 6, 2025, on Lady’s Island. In March, 2021, Beaufort County began the design process to make improvements to the whole intersection, which is currently at 60 percent designed with no right-of-way acquisition or construction start date.
Weekend brings summer afternoon thunderstorms, rain in Beaufort County

2 weeks ago | islandpacket.com | Drew Martin

A couple walks through the rain drops on Nov. 7, 2024 along Carteret Street in Historic Downtown Beaufort. Drew Martin [email protected] The coming weekend will bring a chance of thunderstorms and rain as Beaufort County expects Saturday anti-Trump rallies. Beaufort County can expect typical summer storms in the afternoons, with a low risk of severe weather.
Trump cuts end Jasper County stormwater grant as development pressure increase

2 weeks ago | islandpacket.com | Drew Martin

Three newly constructed logistic centers can be seen along Interstate 95 southbound at the U.S. 17 interchange on June 6, 2025, in Hardeeville, located in Jasper County. The county, one of the fastest growing counties in the nation, has seen explosive growth as developers develop large tracts of land for commercial and residential growth.
Who Was Francis Grimké, and Why Is He Worth Reading Today?

2 weeks ago | crossway.org | Drew Martin

Pastor and ActivistFrancis Grimké was born in 1850, enslaved on a plantation just outside of Charleston, South Carolina, and he spent his childhood living there, but also with his mother, Nancy Weston, in the city of Charleston. After the Civil War, he was freed and quickly identified as a really brilliant student, and so they sent him to pursue his education at Lincoln University, where he ended up graduating as valedictorian of his class.
Hilton Head takes new steps to crack down on short-term rentals, beach parking

2 weeks ago | islandpacket.com | Drew Martin

A boardwalk view of homes along Bradley Circle on Thursday, April 1, 2021 on Hilton Head Island where more than half the homes are short-term rentals. Drew Martin [email protected] Hilton Head Island’s rapid growth over the past 50 years has attracted swaths of new residents, business owners, and tourists.
Habitat For Humanity, Collier Ford Launch 'Building Together' Campaign

2 weeks ago | montgomeryindependent.com | Drew Martin

Montgomery Habitat for Humanity is partnering with Collier Ford to launch the 'Building Together' campaign. This will be a week long initiative to collect home furnishings and building supplies in support of local families working to achieve home ownership.
Here’s what will be built across from the planned Buc-ee’s in Hardeeville

2 weeks ago | islandpacket.com | Drew Martin

Land is cleared along Interstate 95 just north of U.S. 278 as photographed on June 6, 2025, in Jasper County. Drew Martin [email protected] Drivers who frequent Exit 8 on I-95 are about to see a large construction project rise out of the newly cleared land on the east side of the interstate. No, it’s not the much-anticipated Buc-ee’s (that’s still in the works on the west side) but a sizable apartment village touting more than 300 units.
Beaufort prepares $250K plan to address home repairs. ‘There’s a lot of need’

2 weeks ago | islandpacket.com | Karl Puckett |Drew Martin

The city of Beaufort is about to launch a housing repair program in which qualifying residents might be able to receive financial assistance to improve their property. This cottage on Duke Street was demolished because of the high cost of repairs and replaced with a new house. Drew Martin [email protected] A new source of public funding to repair houses in Beaufort will be available soon to qualified residents — but it’s not expected to last long because of high demand.