This Saturday, September 30th, the USC Center for Civil Rights History will host a reception and conversation with Civil Rights Movement veterans in the Lowcountry. Four civil rights veterans will return to the Penn Center for a free public program, “Eyewitnesses to the Movement: The Low Country and the Civil Rights Movement,” in Frissell Hall…
The National Park Service announces the addition of four new sites to the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network. This national network connects sites across the country who provide education, interpretation and research related to the period of Reconstruction. The Reconstruction Era (1861-1900) is one of the most fascinating and misunderstood periods in American History and…
A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 18,300 visitors to Reconstruction Era National Historical Park in 2022 spent $1.2 Million in communities near the park. That spending supported 15 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $1.4 Million due to tourism. “Since 1916, the National…
Located on Boundary Street, next to the recently torn down County Engineering Building, Beaufort County Council unanimously voted to name the property “1st South Carolina Volunteers Park.” In cooperation with the city of Beaufort and Open Land Trust, the County wanted to preserve the marsh front open space and officially recognize an important piece of…
Nearly 30 new health care workers, recent graduates, are getting ready to head into medical and health facilities across the Lowcountry and beyond, thanks to the Technical College of the Lowcountry (TCL). Recognized as the Lowcountry’s top nursing program, The Technical College of the Lowcountry recently honored 29 graduates from its massage therapy, nursing and…
City of Beaufort Mayor Stephen Murray was elected president of the Association of South Carolina Mayors for 2023-2024 at the organization’s meeting on July 28. The organization provides opportunities for mayors to more fully engage in advocating for issues that affect cities and towns; to network, share ideas and best practices with other mayors; and…
The Beaufort County School District is teaming up with government agencies and private-sector business partners to hold its “Back-to-School Expo” designed to give students and their families a free day of fun, door prizes, and valuable information about the upcoming 2023-24 school year. This year’s Expo is set for Saturday, July 29, at Beaufort High…
More than twenty Beaufort County School District schools will be offering free meals, both breakfasts and lunches, to all of their students during the 2023-24 school year. According to a press release from the BCSD, the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), a federally funded initiative, serves schools with high percentages of students from low-income families, and…
The Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce (BCBCC) Board of Directors has announced the appointment of Marilyn Harris as its new Executive Director. Harris, who assumed the role on July 3, 2023, will be responsible for all operational duties of the BCBCC moving forward. The BCBCC is a 501(c)(3) membership organization dedicated to offering services,…
A traveling exhibition that tells the story of South Carolina’s essential role in theAmerican Civil Rights Movement will be on display from July through September at Darrah Hall ofthe Reconstruction Era National Historical Park, within the Penn Center National Historic LandmarkDistrict. Organized by the University of South Carolina’s Center for Civil Rights History and Research,…
