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/crime/article317295425.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/3a722f86-a620-4ea7-916e-45ddc9e5583f/1_th.jpg Second body found in a Beaufort County creek identified through DNA The Beaufort County coroner identified the person found on Aug. 30, 2026 in Chowan Creek after verifying the identity with DNA releasing the information on Sept. 18, 2026. https://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/crime/article317295425.html/video-embed 66 2026-09-18T15:26:57Z no