Hilton Head Island News

Sprinkler floods auxiliary gym floor at Hilton Head Island High (Island Packet)
Students at Hilton Head Island High School were evacuated for about a half-hour around noon Thursday, according to district spokesman John Williams.
: Fri, 09 May 2008 05:26:37 GMT

Hilton Head residents evaluated for rabies (The State)
More than a dozen people in Hilton Head are being treated by a doctor after they held, fed or kissed a baby raccoon that later tested positive for rabies. Department of Health and Environmental Control officials tell The Island Packet of Hilton Head that 16 people are being evaluated. Seven more people may need vaccines to prevent them from contracting the disease. DHEC spokeswoman Clair ...
: Fri, 09 May 2008 16:43:28 GMT

Hilton Head residents evaluated for rabies (Spartanburg Herald-Journal)
HILTON HEAD ISLAND More than a dozen people in Hilton Head are being treated by a doctor after they held, fed or kissed a baby raccoon that later tested positive for rabies.
: Fri, 09 May 2008 18:25:24 GMT

Baby raccoon causes rabies scare in Hilton Head (The Kansas City Star)
HILTON HEAD, S.C. | Sixteen people who fed, kissed and held a baby raccoon on Hilton Head Island are being treated by a physician after the animal tested positive for rabies.
: Fri, 09 May 2008 03:49:59 GMT

Island educator to join symphony (Island Packet)
A longtime Hilton Head Island educator is leaving her post to join the Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra.
: Fri, 09 May 2008 05:25:47 GMT

Live on Hilton Head? Your property taxes may be going up (Island Packet)
Hilton Head Island residents could see a portion of their property taxes increase for the first time ever this fall as the town prepares for what it expects will be a tough economic year ahead.
: Wed, 07 May 2008 04:58:42 GMT

Island recycling moves forward (Island Packet)
After a second public workshop meeting on how to increase recycling on Hilton Head Island, two things are clear -- the current voluntary system will be beefed up or overhauled. And doing nothing is not an option
: Fri, 09 May 2008 05:26:17 GMT

Oh deer! Animal takes a quick stroll through island office (Island Packet)
A spooked deer jumped through the glass door of a Hilton Head Island office building, causing minor damage before finding its way out.
: Fri, 09 May 2008 05:26:50 GMT

Body found floating in island lagoon identified (Island Packet)
The body of a man pulled from a south Hilton Head Island lagoon last week has been identified.
: Thu, 08 May 2008 05:28:12 GMT

16 people who fed, kissed baby raccoon checked for rabies (The State)
HILTON HEAD ISLAND ? Sixteen people who fed, kissed and held a baby raccoon are being treated by a physician after the animal tested positive for rabies. Twenty of those people?s pets are under quarantine for 45 days, said Clair Boatwright, spokeswoman for the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control. ?Someone adopted a baby raccoon and passed it around to everyone they knew and ...
: Fri, 09 May 2008 04:15:22 GMT