Liz Bloom
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Church raising funds for student with life-threatening heart ailment
Many teenagers spend their days thinking about college, homework and video games. Nathaniel Zapata is no different. → Read More
Okatie businesses petition for connector road
Riverwalk Business Park is situated at Schinger Avenue and S.C. 170 in Okatie. A recycling plant is a few lots behind it. In between, trucks and trailers frequently travel down Schinger Avenue. → Read More
Contract approved for I-95 safety project
The South Carolina Department of Transportation has approved a bid to complete its safety improvement plan for a 33-mile strip of Interstate 95 in Jasper County. → Read More
Lowcountry man eyes NYC Marathon in support of his son, epilepsy awareness
Cooper Pope looks like an average 8-year-old. He’s got sandy brown hair, big brown eyes, and his smile is crooked with youth. But Cooper is epileptic, which means he is prone to seizures. → Read More
Jasper County charter school eyes hospital site
Planned Jasper County charter school Polaris Tech is looking at purchasing and renovating the old Ridgeland hospital on Grays Highway. → Read More
Hardeeville annexes University Parkway tract, 105 homes planned
Hardeeville City Council has approved the annexation of 61.13 acres off University Parkway at the Beaufort-Jasper county line near U.S. 278. → Read More
Youth group fixes Okatie home
Martha Major lives in Okatie in a small one-story home. → Read More
Mayor: Margaritaville will raise Hardeeville’s profile
Last month, Hardeeville announced a new senior-living community. Latitude Margaritaville is slated to open in 2018 with 3,000 homes, a resort-style pool, tennis and pickleball courts and arts and learning programs. → Read More
Dominion Energy talks about solar projects in Gillisonville, Grahamville
Solar energy is becoming prevalent in Jasper County. → Read More
Ridgeland park to promote education through expression
Jasper County ranked 45th in the state in education in 2014, with 49 percent of third-graders testing below standards in reading. The county’s high school dropout rate of 6.8 percent ranked 46th. → Read More
Opioids on Lowcountry officials’ radar
Every day, 144 Americans die from a drug overdose, according to the Centers for Disease Control. More than 3,000 such deaths occur every three weeks, slightly more than the 2,997 people who died in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. → Read More
Hardeeville to sell historic home
The Heyward House in Hardeeville, which the city has owned for the last eight years, is under contract to be sold to Michael Condon of Vintage Home Restoration for a move to Pritchardville. → Read More
State superintendent pays visit to Jasper County schools
Once South Carolina Superintendent Molly Spearman walked into Ridgeland Elementary School, her eyes lit up and she smiled at the student artwork and writing samples plastered over the brightly colored walls. → Read More
Latino festival canceled because of ‘political climate’
For the past five years, Hilton Head Island-based La Isla Magazine has hosted Fiesta de Mayo, a celebration that brings together people from throughout the Lowcountry to celebrate Latin American culture. → Read More
Coastal Carolina health clinics in Jasper to close
Coastal Carolina Medical Associates’ clinics in Jasper County will close their doors May 19. → Read More
Little Free Libraries offer more book options
Jasper County has more book options with the introduction of 16 Little Free Libraries available for anyone. → Read More
2 officers shot in Hardeeville; suspect killed
A Hardeeville police officer and a deputy with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office were shot April 20 responding to a domestic dispute at 432 Sanders Road in Hardeeville, Jasper County Sheriff Chris Malphrus said. → Read More
Jasper Animal Rescue Mission seeks volunteers
The instant the gate to Jasper Animal Rescue Mission opens, dogs bark, tails wag and the entire facility comes to life. → Read More
Hardeeville set to debut new library
At 9 a.m. Saturday, the city of Hardeeville will give readers of all ages and backgrounds a new place to dive into the unique universe of books as it debuts a new library. → Read More
Jasper County school board vows to assist athletics
Jasper County’s school board wants to help its athletic programs. → Read More