From earlier this week

• Nash to perform at Music At Noon
  Hilton Head Island native Maggie Nash will sing at Music At Noon on Friday at Holy Family Catholic Church on Hilton Head. Nash will be accompanied by organist/pianist W. Raymond Ackerman. Prior to attending Presbyterian College, where she is currently a junior, Nash graduated from the South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities. She performed with the Cantus Chamber Choir and South Carolina Governor's School Choir in Europe, Austria and the Czech Republic. Music At Noon programs are open to the public at no charge. (full story)
• At Your Service: Coupons  for  a  cause
  Bess Anderson might not be the only person looking for bargains these days, but she's one of few doing it to help others. (full story)
• Coming This Week for July 4
  TODAY (full story)
• Patriotic readings a reminder of the real meaning of July Fourth
  Marylou Chicote, site administrator for a Revolutionary War monument in Vermont, was looking to make July Fourth about something more than barbecues and fireworks, so she turned to the piece of paper that started it all -- the Declaration of Independence. (full story)
• Cruise the Calibogue to support Heroes
  Hilton Head Heroes' "Cruisin' the Calibogue" event will be held from 8 to 10 p.m. July 11 aboard the Spirit of Harbour Town. The sunset cruise fundraiser -- hosted in memory of Hutch Hutchinson, a board member and supporter of Hilton Head Heroes -- will feature champagne, desserts, hors d'oeuvres and music. The boat will depart from the pier behind the Harbour Town Lighthouse, and cocktail attire and boat-friendly shoes are suggested. Tickets cost $75 a person. (full story)
• Local women invited to Girls' Night Out
  All women are invited to Girls' Night Out on July 15 at the Country Club of Hilton Head, 70 Skull Creek Drive, Hilton Head Island. The dinner and program will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Jill Jackson, of Lakeland, Fla., will discuss "Can Cinderella Marry and Live Happily Ever After with Prince Charming?" The special feature is Cookies by Design. Pre-paid reservations of $25 a person are necessary. Make checks payable to HHI After 5, and send by Friday to Barbara Wright, 6 Myrtle Bank Road, Hilton Head Island, SC 29926. Free rides are available.The event is sponsored by Stonecroft Ministries. (full story)
• Five Minutes With: Daufuskie author Roger Pinckney
  Roger Pinckney's latest novel, "Reefer Moon," involves 400 pounds of marijuana, real estate schemers and some scandalous love affairs. (full story)
• Hilton Head needlepoint group sews up region's history
  The Coastal Discovery Museum at Honey Horn officially has the Lowcountry in stitches. (full story)
• Honoring a local hero
  Every year on July 4, the Beaufort and Hilton Head Island chapters of the Sons of the American Revolution hold a ceremony at the tomb of Thomas Heyward Jr., one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. This year will be the groups' 23rd annual pilgrimage to the site. (full story)
• $9 million in repairs to keep USS Laffey afloat
  Just in time for the July 4 holiday, a group of Navy veterans is getting some good news. (full story)
• Coming This Week for July 2
  TODAY (full story)
• It's tricky to transfer benefits
  Users of one of the most popular features of the Post-9/11 GI Bill -- the option to transfer benefits to family members -- will find a few quirks in how Congress designed the transfer provisions as they take effect in August. (full story)
• Military Honors for July 2
  • Air Force Airman Mark Guldner graduated with honors from the Air Force Basic Military Training Facility at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, where he served as an element leader for his flight. (full story)
• Patriots Point to host Fourth of July Blast
  CHARLESTON -- Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum and the Town of Mount Pleasant will host the 13th annual Fourth of July Blast. (full story)
• Armed Services YMCA to display student art
  The Armed Services YMCA, a national nonprofit organization supporting families of military personnel, will display award-winning art from Beaufort fifth-grader Nikita Martin and other children demonstrating why they are proud of their military family. The artwork will be on display through today on Capitol Hill. Martin's work will be displayed along with all 25 other winning pieces from the ASYMCA's national art and essay contest in an exhibit sponsored by U.S. Senator Herb Kohl. (full story)