To the victor go the spoils; or in this case, a big, fat medal and some serious global bragging rights.

That’s right, y’all. August 5^th, 2016 marks the start of the supersonic, high stakes world event we’ve all been waiting four long years for; the 2016 Summer Olympics, Rio-style.

Beat the heat in downtown Beaufort with beverages and bar snacks

Story and photos by Mark Shaffer

It’s the time of year in the Lowcountry when all you have to do to break a sweat is walk outside; when the slightest bit of exertion raises a serious risk of spontaneous combustion. Our favorite way to avoid bursting into flames involves the combination of “conditioned air” (God bless you, Mr. Carrier) and alcohol (thank you, God). What follows is a breakdown of our favorite watering holes in the historic district. The research was exhaustive.

By Margaret Evans, Editor

Before sunup last Thursday morning, I dragged my creaky self, in my creaky station wagon, over to the Lowe’s parking lot to fetch my daughter. She’d been bussed back to Beaufort overnight with 80 local teenagers who’d just spent the week at Young Life camp in the mountains of Virginia.

Hampton County Guardian Editor/Publisher and South Carolina Wildlife magazine humor columnist and feature writer, Michael M. DeWitt, Jr., has recently released his second book, which marks the first humor collection for the award-winning humorist.