Hilton Head leaders give update on 2025 Beach Renourishment Project
HILTON HEAD, S.C. (WTOC) - Hilton Head Island’s beaches will undergo a major restoration project this year. The Beach ...
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9 new restaurants that opened and 6 that closed for good in & around Hilton Head in 2024
The food scene in Hilton Head always has something new to offer ... Anna Claire Miller is the Service Journalism Reporter for The Island Packet. She has experience in magazine writing, non-profit ...
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Destructive Cyclone Chido unearths a rift between locals and migrants in France’s Mayotte
(AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant) MAMOUDZOU, Mayotte (AP) — When Cyclone Chido ravaged Mayotte’s fragile infrastructure, it also exposed deep-seated tensions between the island’s residents and its large ...
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Wind or water damage? Ian court cases show what policyholders face in challenging insurers
If a storm surge during a hurricane caused the water damage, typical homeowners’ policies do not cover the cost of repairs. But, if the water came indoors because high winds or a falling tree ...
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Hilton Head man charged with murder of woman found dead on St. Helena dirt road
The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Hilton Head Island man in connection with the murder of Stephanie Campbell, 33, whose body was found off a dirt road on St. Helena Island in mid ...
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Hurricane Dennis brushes Island, producing little damage
The dredge that arrived last week to begin renourishment of the Island’s beaches moved to safer waters in Tampa Bay near the northern end of the Island, where calm folks fished away the day. islander ...
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Powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake causes widespread damage in Pacific island nation of Vanuatu
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck just off the coast of Vanuatu on Tuesday, causing widespread destruction in the South Pacific island nation as the ...
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NC’s cost for Hurricane Helene damage is nearly $60 billion, state says
However, it’s not yet clear how much of that funding could be coming to North Carolina to help with the aftermath of Hurricane Helene ... nearly $13.5 billion in damage to tens of thousands ...
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Magnitude-7.3 earthquake causes widespread damage in Pacific island nation of Vanuatu
A Red Cross spokesperson in Fiji said the head of the aid agency’s Vanuatu office had reported widespread damage before communications were cut off. A building housing a number of diplomatic mis ...