Stephen R. Wise, Ph.D., Parris Island Museum Director and Cultural Resources Manager, is a highly regarded museum curator, writer, historian, event organizer, award recipient, speaker, educational TV spokesperson, and adjunct professor, dedicated to the preservation of South Carolina history, as well as an authority on the Civil War and the US Marine Corps. As Cultural Resources Manager, he has the responsibility of preserving architectural, cultural and archaeological property on Parris Island.

LowCountry Habitat for Humanity is proud to announce that Stephen Murray will Chair our 2017 Annual Fund Drive. The Annual Fund Drive is a mailing that is sent in November that supports the nuts and bolts of LowCountry Habitat'€™s Beaufort operations.

You've probably heard that older folks have a habit of more frequently checking the obituary pages. "€˜If I don'€™t see myself, I must be alive"€™ seems to be the thought pattern or . . . just maybe . . . the simple realization that our time on earth is relatively limited and certainly finite. Here today, gone tomorrow.

The Beaufort Film Society is pleased to announce that Dale Dye will be presented the inaugural Pat Conroy Lifetime Achievement Award at the 12th annual Beaufort International Film Festival. The festival dates are February 21-25, 2018 with the Red Carpet Reception and Awards Gala taking place on Sunday, February 25th at the University of South Carolina, Beaufort, Center for the Arts.