It happens every year.

            And for the life of me, I just can’t figure out why.  Whenever they come out with the “Top Ten Most Dangerous Jobs List" every year, it always leaves me wondering who “they” actually are and what type of qualifications “they” possess to come up with the list in the first place.

Story & Aerial Photos by Mark Shaffer
Ground Photos by Susan Shaffer

I’m sitting in the back seat of a 75 year-old World War Two trainer preparing to take off from the Marine Corps Air Station with several other media thrill-seekers for a bit of wing-tip-to-wing-tip aerial derring do with the precision pilots of the GEICO Skytypers. We’ve all signed the requisite disclaimers, suited up and been briefed on the safety protocols. Skytyper Steve Kapur helps with my parachute and life vest and runs me through the procedures in the unlikely event we have to jump or ditch. “So what do you do if you hear Bail! Bail! Bail!?, he asks. Well, realistically I’d lean toward sheer panic.

James E. McTeer II has won the SC First Novel Prize and will launch his book in Beaufort. It's all part of the family legacy.

Hub City Press and Beaufort County Friends of the Library will host a book launch reception Saturday, May 2, for Beaufort native James E. McTeer II and his book Minnow, winner of the 2015 South Carolina First Novel Prize.

The Beaufort Charities Golf Tournament is getting older AND better.

Celebrating its 40th year, The Beaufort Charities is the oldest charitable golf tournament in the state of South Carolina and the premiere golf event in Northern Beaufort County.