What’s still closed in Beaufort County, Hilton Head due to Helene? Here’s a running list
Local schools, government services and businesses rapidly announced closures and delays Thursday before Hurricane Helene was posed to batter Florida’s Big Bend region, residual bringing the threat of high winds and tornadoes to the Hilton Head Island area. Meteorologists predict the worst of the storm will hit Beaufort County beginning Thursday evening and overnight Friday.
This list of closures and delays will be constantly updated as the week progresses.
A handful of people milled about along Calhoun Street in Old Town Bluffton on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024, during a lull in the weather as Hurricane Helene began getting closer to making landfall in Florida.
Schools and childcare
Beaufort County School District: All Beaufort County public school facilities will be closed Friday and classes will be held online, the district announced just before noon on Thursday. After-school activities Thursday were canceled, but activities set for Friday afternoon would continue as scheduled.
Technical College of the Lowcountry: In-person classes canceled after 5 p.m. Thursday and all day Friday; normal operations resuming 8 a.m. Monday
University of South Carolina Beaufort: Classes after 5 p.m. Thursday moved to e-learning; all classes and university offices will “operate normally” Friday.
Mathnasium of Bluffton: Closed Thursday.
May River Montessori School: Closed Friday.
Lowcountry Day Preschool: Closing at 2 p.m. Thursday; closed Friday.
Ivybrook Academy: Closed Friday.
Kids College: Closing at 2:30 p.m. Thursday; closed Friday.
The Children’s Center: Closed Friday.
Limitless Pediatric Solutions: Closed Friday.
Restaurants
SliderBar Bluffton: Closing at 3 p.m. Thursday.
Services and government
Beaufort County Auditor’s Bluffton office: Closed Friday.
Beaufort County offices: Closed Friday.
Beaufort County Convenience Centers: Closed Friday; normal operations expected Saturday.
Beaufort Magistrate Court: Facilities open Friday; all Friday preliminary hearings rescheduled for Oct. 11.
Bluffton Waste Management: Lowcountry Hauling and WM Brunswick Hauling services working Thursday and Friday; route delays expected Friday.
Palmetto Breeze Transit: Friday routes delayed by three hours; all other services “will operate as scheduled.”
City of Hardeeville offices: Closed Friday.
Other businesses
Low Country Shrimp and Knits: Closing at 5 p.m. Thursday
To add your own business or other closure information to this list, email us at [email protected].
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