Beaufort, South Carolina the 1990s, expanding the city limits northward near the unincorporated Seabrook community. Previous attempts at bringing large-scale residential development north of the air station were defeated after protests from long-time citizens and environmental advocacy groups. The Beaufort area has several printed publications. The daily newspaper "The Beaufort Gazette" is the oldest and most circulated newspaper of record in South Carolina and is the sister publication to the Bluffton-based "Island Packet". There are two weekly print newspapers: "The Island News" and an alternative newsweekly called "Lowcountry Weekly". There are five online-only publications, the, Beaufort Online.com, EatSleepPlayBeaufort.com, "TheDigitel Beaufort" and "The Beaufort
Beaufort-Spontin Beaufort-Spontin Beaufort-Spontin is a noble family which held prominent posts under the Holy Roman Emperors in the Austrian Netherlands, their family seat having originally been in Namur. A notable member of the family was Frederic August Alexander of Beaufort-Spontin, who became the first Duke of Beaufort-Spontin in 1782. Cadets bear the title of Count or Countess. The members of this family now reside in Austria, but their origins are in territories in what is today Belgium. The family is descended from the Counts of Beaufort, who held land near Huy in the early 11th century. The original family split into