When reaching out to customer service you deserve help from a human, and you shouldn’t have to constantly worry about hackers and scammers. If you’ve just about lost your sanity with the …

Although the legislative session has adjourned until January, our work for the people of South Carolina hasn’t stopped. From meeting with constituents, hosting and attending community events to …

Age 18. My Northwestern University Theatre Prof cast me in the wacko musical, “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to The Forum.” My starring dance role? Standing on my right leg, I held my …

I’m writing this exactly one year since my first piece in the Bluffton Sun was printed. I’ve always enjoyed writing and putting thoughts down “on paper.” I started teaching …

Based on Hebrews 2:14–18 In the richness of God’s divine plan, there lies a truth both humbling and deeply comforting: Jesus had to be made like us. Not just in spirit, but in flesh …

Dear Jason, I feel invisible in my own town—how do I find community here? Dear Reader, You’re not alone in feeling alone. In fact, you’ve given voice to something many …

I like the constancy of tidal waters coming and going, the neap tide deceptively still, the power rush of the river Maye emptying into Calibogue Sound and beyond. I like the pungent rank of pluff mud …

Unless I am heading offshore fishing, I rarely ever fish on the weekends. Back in the day I used to fish on Saturdays and Sundays, but as more and more people started getting boats, I simply …

Lowcountry Community Church (LCC) welcomed more than 250 teachers and school staff from across the Lowcountry to its annual School Staff Appreciation Brunch on Saturday, July 26th. The event …

“The bag opens up more? Oh, no. That’s not allowed.” It’s summer in Charleston, SC, and my friend and I are in line to go see one of my favorite comedians. We have been …

Imagine the hush of dawn over the Lowcountry — the silhouettes of herons perched in the early light and the first notes of a Carolina Wren drifting through the air. Edith Inglesby’s words …

Walking is a great form of exercise, but unfortunately pedestrian injuries and fatalities remain high. All ages are vulnerable, but the largest number of pedestrian deaths occur among …

The year was 1983, and as you can imagine, there was not a lot for teenagers to do around Bluffton and Prichardville. Of course, there were no outlet malls or Walmart’s, no Putt Putt or bowling …

The Bluffton real estate market continues to offer a unique set of signals this summer—some expected, others surprising. While many anticipated a seasonal slowdown, July’s numbers …

Housing accommodating people with disabilities is a multi-faceted issue with both barriers and opportunities. Accessibility, availability, affordability, and an alphabet soup of agencies, initials, …

Bluffton’s next municipal election is set for Tuesday, November 4th, 2025. Two Town Council seats will be on the ballot, and the filing period for candidates runs from August 8th at noon …

A loud boom shakes us from our reveries. My daughter and I stare at each other in shocked silence. The dogs start quivering in fear and whining from the explosion. I braced myself for another …

This story is the first in a series on the various aspects of living life as a person with a disability. The advancement of the social model of disability has given rise to a variety of …

For some unknown reason this brutally hot part of summer almost always has me comparing summers as I was growing up here. Front and center are “Was it this hot back then?” It seems I …

Ah, but then, there was the Fourth of July. Forget the rest of the month. The Fourth was all important, the summer version of New Year’s Eve with food, friends, and best of all, fireworks. …