Bread and water! Beaufort County groceries list open hours and the items in high demand

Need to stock up on last-minute essentials like bread or batteries or beer as Tropical Storm Debby lashes the Lowcountry?

Here are the hours several Beaufort County grocery stores — and some of the better-selling items, according to store officials.

▪ Piggly Wiggly, 347 Ribaut Rd, Port Royal. The store was planning to close at 7 p.m. Tuesday, instead of the usual 9 p.m., but normal hours of 7 a.m.-9 p.m. were expected. Top selling items: Water and bread.

▪ Walmart Supercenter, 265 Sea Island Parkway, Lady’s Island: Store hours remain the same, 6 a.m.-11 p.m. Top selling items: Bread, water, eggs, milk, batteries and flashlights.

▪ Food Lion, 860 Parris Island Gateway, Port Royal: Hours will remain normal, 7 a.m.-10 p.m. Top selling items: Would not say.

▪ Publix, 61 Ladys Island Drive, Lady’s Island: Store hours remain the same, 7 a.m.-10 p.m. Top selling items: Water, canned goods and bread.

This story was originally published August 6, 2024 at 5:01 PM.

Karl Puckett

The Island Packet

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Karl Puckett covers the city of Beaufort, town of Port Royal and other communities north of the Broad River for The Beaufort Gazette and Island Packet. The Minnesota native also has worked at newspapers in his home state, Alaska, Wisconsin and Montana.