Jessica Wade

3 weeks ago | postandcourier.com | Jessica Wade

HILTON HEAD ISLAND — The Town of Hilton Head Island for years has worked to address a significant workforce housing shortage, but several officials and volunteers leading that effort have resigned recently — including two this week. Quincy White, the town's first Chief Housing Officer, resigned to pursue a leadership role with the Virginia Beach Community Development Corporation. His resignation is effective May 16.

3 weeks ago | aikenstandard.com | Jessica Wade

The City of Hardeeville was the fastest growing municipality in South Carolina last year, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Situated between Savannah and Hilton Head Island, Hardeeville's in recent years became a hotspot within the rapidly growing Lowcountry. The city's accessible location beckoned retirees and working families with a real estate market less competitive than its neighbors.

3 weeks ago | postandcourier.com | Jessica Wade

BEAUFORT — The future of Beaufort County's long-awaited Hilton Head Island bridge project is once again uncertain following a monumental decision by the State Infrastructure Bank. The SIB board unanimously voted May 12 against the approval of a scaled back plan, something Beaufort County was under a tight deadline to finalize in recent months. The board's decision puts a significant chunk of funding for the roughly $300 million bridge replacement at risk. State Sen.

3 weeks ago | postandcourier.com | Jessica Wade

BEAUFORT — The State Infrastructure Bank has denied a key piece of funding for the long awaited Hilton Head Island bridge project. The decision by the SIB board comes weeks after Beaufort County met a tight deadline to present a scaled back plan for the multi-million-dollar project. That solution came with a new problem: The revised plan doesn't meet the scope originally agreed to by the SIB.

4 weeks ago | postandcourier.com | Jessica Wade

HILTON HEAD ISLAND — Town officials and council members are close to finalizing the island's fiscal year 2026 budget. A robust capital improvement plan and lowered property tax rates are on the table. The $174.7 million consolidated budget for the upcoming fiscal year begins July 1 and runs through June 30, 2026. As proposed, the budget is a 4.7 percent increase over last fiscal year's $166.9 million budget, but boasts of a property tax rate reduction.