Fripp Island’s vast marshes and grassy beaches are well acquainted with change. They were rumored to be dug up to hide Blackbeard’s treasure, posed as rice fields for Vietnam scenes in “Forrest Gump,” ...

Since purchasing it in January, Fripp Island Resort’s new owners changed some of the ways rentals operate and how guests experience the resort. These policy and rule adjustments are getting backlash ...

Two alligators took a chomp at each other on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025, on Fripp Island. Kelly Taylor, a Fripp Island resident, captured the fight on video. Screengrab of the video captured by Kelly ...

To get onto Fripp Island, residents or visitors drive over a bridge from St. Helena Island, pass this sign and a gate house. Mary Dimitrov My wife and I recently spent a week on Fripp Island in ...

FRIPP ISLAND, S.C. — Oscar Hammar has thought about what he can accomplish Tuesday since the moment his coach told him about it. Hammar, a senior at Division II Georgia Southwestern, is the solo ...