In the Lowcountry real estate market, timing is often discussed in seasons—but that framework can be misleading. While spring is commonly viewed as the ideal moment to buy or sell, market data and …

As we begin the new South Carolina legislative session in Columbia this month, our House Republican Caucus has outlined what it calls a “South Carolina First Agenda.” It is a framework built not …

Happy New Year! It’s hard to believe another year has come and gone – the saying might be “time flies,” but for me, it seems to move at the speed of light these days. When I think about …

One of my earliest fishing memories dates back to when I was about 5 or 6 years old. There was a freshwater pond not far from my house where my dad introduced me to fishing, and it was there that my …

I did something last weekend that I haven’t done in a long time. I went fishing with my wife Karen. Surprised? It’s funny but out of all my friends that are either charter captains …

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, really? Settle down, Andy Williams. This time of year is straight-up dumpster-fire panic. The only marshmallows getting toasted in my life are the ones …

This column is about personal safety. It is about providing critical information to remind the reader to be safer around other humans. Certainly, it would be nice if the world was not like this. It …

When I found an opportunity to begin my career on Hilton Head after graduating from the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine in 2000 (hail to Pitt!), I couldn’t have imagined what …

On the afternoon of June 29, 1932, a sudden summer storm brought tragedy to Gadsden (Gascoigne) Bluff, about three miles from Bluffton. Four men had been working in a field on the old Gadsden Bluff …

Dear Bluffton friends, Within just a few days from now, as a community we will celebrate a whole host of special days. Most closely in our calendar is the American national holiday of …

  Advent is a season of expectation—a time when we prepare our hearts for the coming of Christ, the One who brings light into every shadow. But for many people today, Advent doesn’t …

It was late summer, maybe early fall of ’76 or ’77—one of those warm, hazy days when Calibogue Sound looked like hammered glass and the shrimp trawlers were out in full force. The …

Volunteers in Medicine Clinic of Hilton Head Island has expanded its parking area to better serve patients and staff — and, in keeping with the clinic’s mission, the project grows more …

After decades of stop-and-go progress on transportation funding, South Carolina has, over the past year, accelerated into a new era of statewide highway improvement, and at last we will see the …

Last month I was invited to speak to a local leadership class in my role as the Town’s mayor. These engagements provide a chance to share some details about how our municipal government works, …

The blood pressure monitor betrays me immediately—its shrewd little beep tattles to my neighbors that I’m nervous, even though I’m trying very hard to look like I’m not about …

Thanksgiving Day. Oh, the memories. Many was the Thanksgiving day at our house on Myrtle Island when we had family, friends, an occasional orphan who wandered in from who knows where, but who …

The United States government, through the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI, tells citizens involved in a highly traumatic event, like an sctive Shooter, to do the following: …

Since I am relatively new at being old, I guess reminiscing becomes more frequent in ones so called “Golden Years.” Before my dad passed away, I remember hearing the same story umpteen …

We are getting close to a very special time of the year for me, even though the tale itself will be 45 years “old” soon. It involves a move to another location, a long, long time ago …