Major Damage Being Assessed in Beaufort County

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Officials in Beaufort County say they aren’t ready to allow residents back on Hilton Head Island and other barrier islands.

The county said in a news release that there is still major damage to clean up and infrastructure that must be repaired, including a sinkhole on the Harbor Island Causeway leading to Hunting and Fripp islands. Authorities did not say when residents might be able to return to the islands.