The Island Packet

The Island Packet is a daily broadsheet newspaper published every morning. It is owned by The McClatchy Company and focuses mainly on the people living in southern Beaufort County, South Carolina, especially in Hilton Head Island and Bluffton. The paper has an average weekday circulation of 19,223 copies and reaches 20,168 readers on Sundays.

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Gonzaga Makes Announcement on Graham Ike and Braden Huff Ahead of Transfer Portal Deadline

1 day ago | islandpacket.com | Blayne Gilmer

Gonzaga fans received a major offseason boost on Tuesday as the program officially announced that both Graham Ike and Braden Huff will return for the 2025-2026 season. The decision locks in one of the most formidable and experienced frontcourts in college basketball for another year. This is a massive development as the college basketball transfer portal window closes on Tuesday night. Ike and Huff were instrumental in Gonzaga's late-season surge this past March.
SEC transfer forward Madina Okot commits to Dawn Staley, South Carolina

2 days ago | islandpacket.com | Robert Hanashiro

Mar 22, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; California Golden Bears forward Ugonne Onyiah (0) and Mississippi State Bulldogs center Madina Okot (15) fight for position under the basket during the 2nd quarter of an NCAA Tournament game at Galen Center. Robert Hanashiro Imagn Images Dawn Staley told a caller on the “Carolina Calls” radio show in March that South Carolina could potentially address its need for a true center or post-centric player via the transfer portal.
‘People are praying for him already.’ Beaufort churches field calls on Pope Francis’ death

3 days ago | islandpacket.com | Karl Puckett

Beaufort County Catholic churches have been fielding a surprising number of calls since the death of Pope Francis, who died Monday morning, according to Monsignor Ronald Cellini. Cellini is the pastor at St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church in Bluffton but serves as the dean of the Beaufort Deanery, which is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston. Cellini was at St. Peter’s Catholic Church on Lady’s Island Monday morning to conduct a funeral.
Pope Francis Death: Last Photos With JD Vance, on Balcony

3 days ago | islandpacket.com | Jessica McBride

Some of the last photos known to be taken with Pope Francis before his death were taken with Vice President JD Vance. Other final photos of the Pope show him on the Vatican balcony on Easter Sunday. Vance met the Pope on Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025, just hours before Francis died at age 88, ABC News reported. The Vatican confirmed the Pope's death in a video statement. "Today I met with the Holy Father Pope Francis. I am grateful for his invitation to meet, and I pray for his good health.
Raven Johnson, Ta’Niya Latson primed for ‘special’ reunion with Gamecocks

3 days ago | islandpacket.com | Hyosub Shin

From March 12, 2021: Westlake players Raven Johnson (25) and Ta’Niya Latson (20) celebrate their victory over Carrollton during the 2021 GHSA State Basketball Class 6A Girls Championship game at the Macon Centreplex in Macon, Georgia. Hyosub Shin The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Ta’Niya Latson and Raven Johnson sent a shock wave through the college women’s hoops community earlier this month.
U.S. Supreme Court pauses deportations under 1798 Alien Enemies Act

5 days ago | islandpacket.com | Allen Cone

Members of the Tren de Aragua gang are pictured at the Terrorist Confinement Center in El Salvador, where U.S. President Donald Trump has sent some deported immigrants to the United States that his administration alleges are members of the gang. File photo by Tia Dufour/U.S. Department of Homeland Security/UPI upi April 19 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court early Saturday paused the deportations of any Venezuelans held in northern Texas under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act.
Publix, Walmart, TJ Maxx, Target & more: These SC stores are open on Easter

5 days ago | islandpacket.com | Jeff Chiu

Here are the major retailers open for Easter in South Carolina this year. Jeff Chiu AP Do you have plenty of plastic eggs and candy? Is your fridge stuffed with a large ham and ingredients for side dishes? Easter is nearly here, but there is still some time to get what you need to celebrate the holiday. But don’t wait too long. Some retailers in South Carolina have opted to stay closed for Easter, which falls on Sunday.
‘We’ll forever miss you’: Lexington 2 student killed in SC bus crash remembered

6 days ago | islandpacket.com | Tracy Glantz

People gather at Pine Ridge Middle School on April 18, 2025 to mourn Jose Maria Gonzales Linares, a 13-year-old student who was killed in a school bus crash the day before. Tracy Glantz [email protected] Jose Maria Gonzales Linares, 13, has been identified as the eighth grade student who was killed in a school bus crash that sent 21 people to the hospital.
LA Sparks GM praises Sania Feagin for her patience at South Carolina

6 days ago | islandpacket.com | Tracy Glantz

University of South Carolina’s Sania Feagin (20) answers a question during a press conference in advance of the NCAA National Championship at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla. on Saturday, April 5, 2025. Tracy Glantz [email protected] The first round of the WNBA Draft concluded Monday night with no names of Gamecocks called. Five more picks went by in the second round. There were still no South Carolina players selected. All of the sudden, with the Nos.
Port Royal’s getting $400K splash pad. Approval follows ‘interrogation’ of mayor

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.