Lowcountry Women of Faith will host, “Girls Night Out” at LowCountry Community Church's Bluffton’s campus, 801 Buckwalter Parkway, on Friday, May 20 at 6 p.m.

The fun event will include a screening of the romantic and humorous classic, "The Princess Bride," as women enjoy an array of sweets, treats, and gourmet popcorn.

Beaufort County School District has announced the Teachers of the Year, who  are selected by their peers following criteria established by the schools, the district’s Teacher Forum and the SC Department of Education. In the fall, each teacher will compete for the District’s Teacher of the Year honor.

Can you imagine letting your child socialize with a sex predator? If a bully was picking on them, would you ignore it? Would you allow your child to play violent video games?

Most parents would vote with a resounding “No!” to these questions.

More than 50 members of Live Oak Christian Church's ServeFest Team recently helped spruce up the Boys & Girls Club.

The team worked with five Boys & Girls Clubs parents and friends to thoroughly clean furniture, vents, windows and trash cans in the Teen Room, Computer Room, Art Room, Kitchen, Game Room and Gym. Additionally, they provided much-needed construction projects that included library shelves, tightening up the screws on tables, landscaping and till soil in beds.

Getting ready for kindergarten is a big deal for any young child, but for those on the autism spectrum it can be an incredibly daunting challenge.

Some say our society has collectively become too paranoid. Gone are the days when we send our kids out to play in the neighborhood, not knowing their exact whereabouts but relying on the comforting knowledge that they’ll return safely to us when the street lights came on.

The Challenge: Not all Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) are the same.

ABA is widely recognized by various state and federal agencies (e.g. U. S. Surgeon General, New York State Department of Health) as a safe and effective treatment for individuals with autism spectrum disorders.

Bicycling is a great way for children and their parents to get exercise, but it's important to follow a few safety rules. Both children and adults should wear a properly fitted bicycle helmet and ride a bike that is the right size, has functioning brakes, and fully inflated tires, according to National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration. The
NHTSA also recommends that children younger than 10 years old ride on
the side walk.
Parents riding with their children in the street should follow the rules of the road and use bright colored clothing or gear to make yourself more visible to drivers.

When Tami Lawrence and Tripp Ritchie founded Lowcountry Autism Foundation in August 2007, one of their immediate goals was to find a way to get local children the critical assessments they needed for a possible autism spectrum disorder diagnosis. Most area families had to endure a six- to eight-month wait for an assessment at the Medical University of South Carolina, and such a big chunk of time spent waiting can make for a drastic hang-up in a very young child’s development.

Kids naturally want to move. They are born wanting to explore, to test themselves, to climb higher and reach farther and run faster.