https://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/article317283445.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/45cbcf0e-5197-4f69-a4c0-36d1a83af533/1_th.jpg Drone footage shows 3 new developments near each other in Bluffton Washington Square located along Buckwalter Parkway continues to see new construction including a preschooler daycare center, a dentist office for children and a new hospital across the parkway as photographed on Sept. 17, 2026, in greater Bluffton. https://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/article317283445.html/video-embed 41 2026-09-17T17:43:02Z no https://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/community/beaufort-news/article317284536.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/8c6a837d-c07b-4e6a-a59d-5757560211d9/4_th.jpg How American Gullah, a new Port Royal business, got its name At a Beaufort Regional Chamber ribbon cutting, Sonja Griffin Evans, owner of American Gullah, tells participants how she gave her business the name of one of her paintings on Sept. 17, 2026, in the Town of Port Royal. https://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/community/beaufort-news/article317284536.html/video-embed 53 2026-09-17T18:49:59Z no https://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/untamed-lowcountry/article317254092.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/25340359-ed64-4104-b36c-ba7bc201e97b/1_th.jpg Hilton Head lifeguard captures waterspout in Atlantic Ocean A lifeguard with Shore Beach Service captured a waterspout that formed in the Atlantic Ocean on Sept. 15, 2026, just off the island's coast. https://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/untamed-lowcountry/article317254092.html/video-embed 32 2026-09-15T17:36:23Z no https://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/lowcountry-lens/article317168870.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/4b95b167-4118-41e5-a0eb-d58ec6431540/1_th.jpg Former mayor says freedman house adds to Beaufort's Reconstruction Era National Park The restoration of the Stokes Family Cottage can now help tell the story of freedmen as part of the Reconstruction Era National Historical Park established in 2017 to preserve and commemorate activities that followed the Civil War. https://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/lowcountry-lens/article317168870.html/video-embed 93 2026-09-15T17:48:48Z no https://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/lowcountry-lens/article317184910.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/0dd874d3-a7c5-4ded-a0a8-2d06857501c9/1_th.jpg Freedman cottage built circa 1870 in Beaufort's Historic District has been restored The Stokes Family cottage at 1313 Congress Street is a single one-story frame dwelling dated to 1870 that was completely restored by September 2026 and contributes to the Beaufort Historic District and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. https://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/lowcountry-lens/article317184910.html/video-embed 87 2026-09-15T17:47:18Z no