https://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/community/beaufort-news/article316843601.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/d9e7c252-22e1-4801-9fa5-a66b07d76c19/1_th.jpg Shipping containers still banned for housing but code changed for SC farmers The Beaufort County Natural Resources Committee voted on Aug. 3, 2026, to amend the community development code to allow farmers to use shipping containers for agricultural purposes. https://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/community/beaufort-news/article316843601.html/video-embed 82 2026-08-11T18:43:07Z no https://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/article316842479.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/810104f7-2b4e-4b9f-9c4b-344c4562d54e/1_th.jpg Animation shows how Hilton Head's US 278 traffic would keep moving at Squire Pope At a Town of Hilton Head Island Town Council workshop on July 28, 2026, engineers proposed reconfiguring intersections along U.S. 278. This video shows the proposal for the Squire Pope intersection. https://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/article316842479.html/video-embed 51 2026-08-11T17:35:20Z no https://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/untamed-lowcountry/article316800887.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/29fbdf18-06b2-49ab-b0b5-f2e0f7cb584f/1_th.jpg Rattlesnake swims the length of a Hilton Head Island pool Jill McIlvaine of Hilton Head Island submitted this video of an eastern diamondback rattlesnake swimming through their pool in August of 2026. https://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/untamed-lowcountry/article316800887.html/video-embed 82 2026-08-11T18:44:33Z no https://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/article316832168.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/59b50e61-73c9-434b-a532-0f7ab0ec33ef/1_th.jpg How to identify the honey bee killer: The yellow-legged hornet Originally found in Georgia but now in Southn Carolina, the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) offers these tips in identifying the pest to report your findings to your state regulatory official. https://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/article316832168.html/video-embed 58 2026-08-10T21:03:01Z no https://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/community/beaufort-news/article316806340.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/e5490839-1316-4227-a9be-17540fc35b25/1_th.jpg Have you seen these towers in Beaufort County? Here's what they do The Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act was approved by S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster on Sept. 29, 2020, allowing and regulating the use of small wireless facilities. https://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/community/beaufort-news/article316806340.html/video-embed 42 2026-08-10T14:03:14Z no