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- Photo: Venus Betancourt, 4, stands with her mother Marbella Betancourt at Tuesday's immigration court rally. Hundreds attended a rally in support of Gabino Sanchez, a South Carolina man who is in the U.S. illegally. Illinois Rep. Luis Gutierrez attended the hearing of Sanchez, of Ridgeland, father of two U.S. citizen children.
Diedra Laird, The Charlotte Obse
Illinois congressman holds rally protesting Ridgeland resident deportation
A 27-year-old, undocumented Ridgeland man whose fight against deportation is supported by a congressman will have a chance to argue his case in court, his attorney said Tuesday after an immigration hearing in Charlotte. (full story)
- Hilton Head man struggles to recover from flesh-eating infection, necrotizing fasciitis
- SC Realtors: Beaufort real estate market continues to lag behind Hilton Head
- Downtown lighting, landscaping upgrades under way in Old Town Bluffton
- PHOTO: Fripp Island Audobon Club leads tour of new Cypress Wetlands in Port Royal
- Beaufort County School Board delays budget vote
- No tax increase, but new road-service fee proposed for city of Beaufort
- Hilton Head council opposes Hardeeville casino
- Three F-35 fighter jets delivered as work at Marine Corps Air Station continues
- Bluffton woman robbed while checking mail
Lowcountry Life
- Photo: Allison Newland, a sophomore at Technical College of the Lowcountry, tops off her yogurt creation with some hot fudge Monday at Lovin' Spoons self-serve yogurt store in Bluffton.
Jay Karr/Lowcountry Life
Frozen yogurt: A cool treat heating up in Beaufort County
When Diane Kahn and her husband moved to southern California three years ago, she was introduced to the self-serve frozen yogurt craze. (full story)
- Get your bibs on for the 16th annual Rib Burnoff and Barbecue Fest
- 5 summer seasonals to check out at the Hilton Head Island craft beer festival
- Perfect Complement: Woodbridge Sauvignon Blanc and Absolut Peppar
- Lowcountry's manly men not afraid to say it: They love mom
- Hilton Head Island Elementary students travel around the world without leaving the classroom
- Hilton Head shoemaker turns craft into an art form
- All Saints Garden Tour features 8 colorful Hilton Head Island gardens
- First Presbyterian Church of Beaufort celebrates 100 years
- Five Minutes With: Experimental bookmaking teacher Karen Davies
Sports
- Photo: Robbie Iulo (21) celebrates in the middle of a group of Hilton Head Island High School players after the first goal of Tuesday night's Class 3-A Lower State championship game against North Myrtle Beach.
Jonathan Dyer -- The Island Packet
Hilton Head boys soccer joins girls team with playoff berth in state championship
The Hilton Head Island High School girls soccer team better make room on the bus to Columbia. (full story)
- Prep Roundup, May 16: AC Flora boys win state golf title; Hilton Head High 4th
- USC Beaufort women's golf team ends first round in middle of the field
- Players return to Colleton River course after US Open qualifier postponed
- 2015 US Junior Amateur to be played at Colleton River Plantation
- Thomas Heyward goes down to Marlboro in softball state championship Game 1
- Recreation Results and Standings, May 16
- Recreation Calendar, May 16
Bluffton Packet
- Photo: A Bluffton Elementary School student reads to Asia, a Newfoundland, during the Tail Waggin' Tutors program at the school April 23.
Jonathan Dyer/The Bluffton Packet
Tail Waggin' Tutors helps kids improve their reading skills
Asia, a 3-year-old Newfoundland, looks as content as a pup in a Purina pet food factory. (full story)
- Cobia are precious - let's keep them that way
- Chance encounter with one of the South's best chefs
- Remote wonder: Kayaking the Canoochee River
- It's about time for the fish to start biting
- This year, try adding rather than subtracting for Lent
- As spring nears, it's about time to get in touch with nature
- Life among the giants at Congaree Swamp National Park
- Nothing more merry than Christmas traditions
- Great outdoors provides much-needed medicine for the soul
