Beaufort County says ‘no’ to Pine Island golf course plan in front of hundreds (The Island Packet, September 23, 2025)
Beaufort County Council votes against proposed zoning changes on St. Helena Island (WTOC 11, September 23, 2025)
Pine Island development faces setback as Beaufort County council votes no (WSAV 3, September 23, 2025)
Pair of votes will shape the future of Beaufort and Jasper counties (The Post & Courier, September 18, 2025)
How two new developments threaten the Lowcountry’s quality — and way — of life (The Island Packet, September 8, 2025)
Beaufort County Council gets an earful from residents over proposed Pine Island development (The Post & Courier, September 5, 2025)
Pine Island developer’s lawyers begin talks with Beaufort County on golf course (Island Packet, August 22, 2025)
Beaufort County Council proceeds with Pine Island negotiations (WSAV, August 20, 2025)
Class and Identity in Hilton Head: The Gullah vs. Wealthy Landowners (The New York Times, July 29, 2025)
Beaufort County pushes back against a renewed effort for a golf resort on Pine Island (Post & Courier, May 9, 2025)
Pine Island developers receive setback in Planning Commission vote (The Island News, May 7, 2025)
Stay the course on protecting the St Helena CPO, Letter by Jane Caffrey (The Island News, April 24, 2025)
New plans for Pine Island, or more of the same? (The Island News, April 24, 2025)
Pine Island developer pushes new plan for much-debated Beaufort County property (Island Packet, April 21, 2025)
It’s deja vu all over again. Developers take another run at getting a golf course on St. Helena (Post & Courier, April 18, 2025)
Developer submits revised plan to build golf course on St. Helena Island (Axios Atlanta, April 17, 2025)
Common History. Common Goal: The Penn Center legacy lives on (The Atlanta Voice, April 16, 2025)
Pine Island developers publish ‘Downzoning Plan’ (The Island News, April 16, 2025)
Preservationist from Atlanta is the new board chair at the Penn Center (Post & Courier, February 26, 2025)
Residential development plan on contested Pine Island property clears first hurdle (Post & Courier, December 13, 2024)
‘A double-edged sword’: The Gullah Geechee people in a complex struggle over land (The Guardian, October 26, 2024)
Beaufort County Council rejects Pine Island mediation offer (Post & Courier, September 17, 2024)
Beaufort County denies development, backs special cultural zoning protections (Live 5 News, September 16, 2024)
County set to hear arguments on controversial St. Helena Island golf resort (Post & Courier, September 14, 2024)
Penn Center school prepares to raise a new generation of activists (Post & Courier, April 15, 2024)
Penn Center to restart preservation school, naming it after former director Emory Campbell (Post & Courier, February 6, 2024)
Court grants Pine Island golf supporters a role in mediation (Post & Courier, December 12, 2023)
Editorial: St. Helena Island remains at risk (Post & Courier, December 1, 2023)
State senator joins developer’s fight over Pine Island golf course (Post & Courier, December 1, 2023)
Why one grandmother’s house has become a national cause (Christian Science Monitor, November 3, 2023)
Developer pivots from golf course to a plan for homes on Pine Island (Post & Courier, November 1, 2023)
Citizens pack Council chambers for ‘chat’ (The Island News, October 25, 2023).
With a rocky start, new Pine Island group announces support for island’s development. (Island Packet, September 23, 2023)
Judge grants voice to people of St. Helena Island in ongoing development dispute (Live 5 News, September 7, 2023)
Now is the time to protect St. Helena Island from becoming another resort community, Letter by Arnold Brown (Island Packet, September 24, 2023)
Opponents to Pine Island golf course seek to join legal battle in Beaufort County (Post & Courier, August 7, 2023)
It isn’t over yet, a Lowcountry community rallies to preserve a rural island. (SC Public Radio, July 19, 2023)
Pine Island developer is not done fighting as he brings legal action against county (Island Packet, July 10, 2023).
Golf resort on Pine Island is a non-starter, Letter by Dr. Marie Gibbs (The Island News, June 27, 2023).
Council rejects call to remove SC island from rules against golf course, gated communities. (Post & Courier, June 27, 2023).
It is over: Pine Island golf course killed by council. Options for next steps surface. (The Island Packet, June 27, 2023)
The developers are going to have to go someplace else, Letter by Miles Sanders. (The Island News, June 21, 2023)
Another set of losses for Pine Island Developer after Planning Commission meeting. (Island Packet, June 6, 2023)
Planning commission deals setbacks to Pine Island golf course developer. (Post & Courier, June 6, 2023)
Developer seeks to rezone Pine Island property (Post & Courier, May 26, 2023)
Developer seeks to have Pine Island rezoned (The Island News, May 24, 2023
It’s final: No golf or gated communities for St. Helena. ‘The community has spoken’ (Island Packet, May 9, 2023)
Commentary: St. Helena Island deserves continued protection; Beaufort County can’t give in, Op-ed by Brent Leggs and Will Cook, National Trust for Historic Preservation (Post & Courier, May 5, 2023)
Conflict on St. Helena is heating up. What makes this sea island worth fighting for? (Post & Courier, May 2, 2023)
Denied a golf course on St. Helena’s Pine Island, developer makes a new pitch (Post & Courier, May 2, 2023)
St. Helena CPO update passes Council’s 2nd reading (The Island News, April 26, 2023)
Beaufort County presses ahead with St. Helena golf course ban. ‘This has become a war’ (Island Packet, April 26, 2023)
Protection of Gullah-Geechee culture, ACE Basin crucial for St. Helena’s future, Letter by Carolyn Jebaily (The Island News, April 19, 2023)
Beaufort County votes to prohibit golf courses on St. Helena. But the battle isn’t over. (Post & Courier, April 17, 2023)
Beaufort County votes to tighten language banning golf courses on St. Helena Island (Island Packet, April 11, 2023)
Beaufort Co. Council votes to approve amendment to Cultural Protection Overlay (WTOC, April 10th, 2023)
We cannot allow the land of the treasured Gullah people to become ‘gwine wit de tide’, Letters by Jerry Floyd and Laura Aronstein (Island Packet, April 9, 2023)
What would best serve the needs of Saint Helena?, Letter by Janet McCauley (The Island News, April 5, 2023)
Proposed change could put Pine Island on St. Helena in jeopardy (WTOC, April 5th, 2023)
‘Protect St. Helena’ –Community comes out in droves to oppose development of Pine Island and St. Helenaville (The Island News, April 5th, 2023)
18-hole golf course blocked on St. Helena, but how about 3 with 6 holes? 450 say no way (Beaufort Gazette, April 1, 2023).
Editorial: Protect St. Helena Island from encroaching development (Post & Courier, March 19, 2023)
Commentary: We must protect, preserve Pine Island and St. Helenaville, Letter by David Y. Mitchell, Executive Director, Atlanta Preservation Center (Post & Courier, March 17, 2023)
Pine Island Rules protect Gullah Culture, ban golf courses. New owner has different vision. (Post & Courier, March 15, 2023)
Save Beaufort County by demanding controlled growth, Letter by Tim Wood (The Island News, Jan. 25, 2023)
State leaders, residents oppose zoning changes on St. Helena Island (WTOC, Jan. 19, 2023)
It’s an affront’: Roll over for the beginning of the end for St. Helena Island, Editorial by David Lauderdale (Island Packet, Jan. 17, 2023)
Beaufort officials recommend changes that could allow golf resort on St. Helena Island (Post & Courier, Jan. 13, 2023)
Taxation without representation, Letter by Jerry Floyd (The Island News, Jan. 11, 2023)
Changes to CPO postponed until April (The Island News, Jan. 11, 2023)
Like ‘awakened piranha,’ opponents continue to rally against St. Helena development (Island Packet, Jan. 10, 2023)
Gov. McMaster speaking out about proposed St. Helena development plan (WJBF, Jan. 8, 2023)
Beaufort residents concerned about proposed Cultural Protection Overlay amendment (Fox 28 Savannah, Jan. 6, 2023)
Beaufort Planning Commission rejects large St. Helena development plan (WSAV, Jan. 6, 2023)
Panel rejects changes to St. Helena Island protections after vocal residents turn out (Island Packet, Jan. 6, 2023)
Planning commission rejects change that would bring new development to St. Helena Island (Live 5 News, Jan. 5, 2023)
McMaster speaks out against St. Helena Island changes, fears ‘open season’ for developers (Post & Courier, Jan. 5, 2023)
‘Protect the area’: Gov. McMaster weighs in on controversial proposed St. Helena development (Island Packet, Jan. 4, 2023)
The wrong type of investment for St. Helena Island, Letter by Marilyn Hemingway, CEO/President, Gullah Geechee Chamber of Commerce (The Island News, Jan. 4, 2023)
Potential gated community, golf course on St. Helena likely subject at County Planning meeting (The Island News, Jan. 4, 2023)
Uphold the Integrity of the Cultural Protection Overlay on St. Helena Island, Op-ed by Victoria Smalls, Executive Director, Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor (Island Packet, Dec. 28, 2022)
Developer wants golf course and resort on St. Helena Island; Penn Center says no (Explore Beaufort SC, Dec. 20, 2022)
Development has St. Helena residents worried. ‘We don’t want to become another Hilton Head’ (Island Packet, Dec. 17, 2022)
Original Photos by Miles Sanders