Tony Kukulich

3 weeks ago | postandcourier.com | Tony Kukulich

BEAUFORT — An FBI-led raid netted three Beaufort County men on a long list of drug and weapons charges. Two other county residents were taken into custody on outstanding warrants not related to the FBI investigation. The raid was launched at dawn on June 5 at a residence on Longwood Path and Eastern Road in Burton as agents executed federal search and arrest warrants.

3 weeks ago | postandcourier.com | Tony Kukulich

ST. HELENA ISLAND — On a bluebird spring day, Walter Mack and Jimmy Wright are on Wright's farm, talking about the things farmers talk about: the weather, when to put crops in, problems with deer and other matters of that ilk. With a colorful career that included stints in the military, law enforcement and as a nightclub owner, Wright is in the midst of his first full season as a farmer, working 10 acres of family land on this Beaufort County sea island.

1 month ago | postandcourier.com | Tony Kukulich

ST. HELENA ISLAND — Making the turn off rural Orange Grove Road on St. Helena Island into the Orange Grove property, it's immediately apparent that it's a special place. The crushed gravel road passes by iron gates, travels through a classic live oak avenue dripping with thick clusters of endemic Spanish moss and crosses between a pair of freshwater ponds complete with wild ducks and geese. It's just the first hint of the Lowcountry charm that awaits beyond.

1 month ago | aikenstandard.com | Tony Kukulich

RIDGELAND — The signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 is imbued with so much significance and gravitas in the American psyche that 250 years later it's easy to overlook how much personal risk the 56 signers assumed when they affixed their name to that landmark document. Knowing how the gamble paid off makes the decision to join the revolution appear that it wasn't a gamble at all. But the decision to join was at the time full of uncertainty and conflict.

1 month ago | postandcourier.com | Tony Kukulich

A year ago, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecast the highest number of storms the agency had ever predicted for a hurricane season. With the start of the new June 1 Atlantic season a little more than a week away, the agency's 2025 forecast is a blend of bad news and some not-quite-as-bad news. On the bad news side, NOAA predicted a 60 percent chance the season will see above-average tropical storm activity.