The Island Packet

BEAUFORT NEWS

As the season kicks into gear, DNR ramps up boater safety

The local branch of the S.C. Department of Natural Resources offered courtesy boat inspections and ramped up boat patrols in the county this weekend as Memorial Day marked the unofficial start of the boating season.

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CANDICE GLOVER

Candice Glover prepares to sing the nation's song on PBS Sunday night

St. Helena Island native and American Idol winner Candice Glover rehearsed Saturday afternoon for Sunday's National Memorial Day Concert on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Glover will open the concert by singing the national anthem.

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EDUCATION

44 graduate from Hilton Head Prep

Forty-four students in Hilton Head Preparatory School's Class of 2013 graduated Saturday in the school's Fraser Field House.

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EDUCATION

33 graduate from Hilton Head Christian

Thirty-three students in Hilton Head Christian Academy's Class of 2013 graduated Saturday at Hilton Head Presbyterian Church.

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BUSINESS

Hilton Head sailing, rowing center too expensive, council says

Hilton Head Island Town Council is balking at a new, higher price tag of nearly $1 million for a sailing and rowing center.

UNTAMED LOWCOUNTRY GALLERY

Graduations, Gullah Festival and baseball

Photographs taken by staff photographer Delayna Earley during the week of Tuesday, May 21 through Saturday, May 25.

LOCAL NEWS PHOTOS

Gullah Festival

The 27th Annual Gullah Festival at the Technical College of the Lowcountry campus in Beaufort.