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Everyone loves a rodeo, and Dempsey Farms on St. Helena Island has just announced that the farm will be hosting the first ever St. Helena Island Lowcountry Pro Rodeo coming up this fall.

Dempsey’s announced two big days of fun on the farm in November with bull riding, barrel racing, steer wrestling and lots more.

Fun for all ages, rodeos are very popular sports with horse roping, horse and bull riding, and more. It shows old skills from working on ranches, and some of those skills are still used today.

For those northern transplants who may be a bit unfamiliar, there are lots of fun events in a rodeo; and three highlighted events at the upcoming Lowcountry Pro Rodeo are:

Bull riding: Riders try to stay on a big, strong bull for eight seconds. Barrel racing: Horses and riders run fast around barrels in a clover shape. Roping: Cowboys catch calves with a rope very quickly.

The event is organized and held by Southern Rodeo Company, a family-owned business from Georgia that has been bringing rodeos and related events to life for the past 30+ years. Southern Rodeo Company has established itself as one of the largest rodeo-producing companies in the southeastern United States, known for putting on some of the best rodeos on the southeast.

As a rodeo stock contractor and producer, Southern Rodeos delivers thrilling and unforgettable rodeo experiences, providing each community with top-tier bucking horses, bulls, and world-class contestants from across the United States and Canada, along with premier specialty acts. Their rodeos are sanctioned by the International Professional Rodeo Association and the Professional Rodeo Association.

Some events at their rodeos include bareback riding, saddle bronc riding, steer wrestling, tie-downroping, breakaway roping, barrel racing, team roping, bull riding, slack.

Tickets for the first ever St. Helena Island Lowcountry Pro Rodeo will be on sale soon, and are only $25 each, with children 4 & under admitted free of charge. The event is scheduled for November 6th & November 7th at Dempsey Farms, 1576 Sea Island Parkway, St. Helena Island.

For the second time in a year, The Kitchen, Beaufort’s favorite gourmet-to-go spot, has announced plans to grow way beyond its current location at 136 Sea Island Parkway in the Grayco Shopping Center.

And, just like last summer when they doubled their location size by acquiring the building next door, their plans are again, pretty hefty.

Look for a second location to open at the Beaufort Station Shopping Center.

According to a post on Facebook, plans are to open in late 2026 or early 2027, in a spot next to Surchero’s Tex Mex near the new ALDI supermarket at the shopping center.

Unlike their expansion last year on Lady’s Island which grew their retail offerings and their menu, added a coffee shop with tons of seating and tables for in-house event space, and the expanded the kitchen cooking and prep area, The Kitchen has announced this new spot will be more of a grab and go store.

“Right now, we’re bringing it back to our roots with the grab & go that started it all over a decade ago,” the post said.

Founded in 2013 by Leigh Ann Pingree and her sister, Michelle Clark, The Kitchen is known for its home-cooked, family-style gourmet meals with everything made in-house. Getting its start in a small space in the Newpoint neighborhood on Lady’s Island in 2013, the operation grew and after 6 years in Newpoint, it moved to it’s current location on Sea Island Parkway.

Now, it’s time to grow again with the addition of the Beaufort Station location.

Expect the new spot to be full of their popular and delicious quick grab items including their gourmet pizzas, salads, desserts, breakfast, lunch and dinner entrees, soups, dips, and breads and baked goods; along with those local favorites including homemade shrimp & grits, boiled peanuts, homemade pimento cheeses and lots more.

They say all good things must come to an end, but nobody saw this one coming. Hemingway’s Bistro, an iconic downtown Beaufort gathering place known for late night fun, tons of familiar faces and an occasional hurricane party or two, is closing its doors after 32 years.

Hemingway’s announced the news on Monday morning in an emotional post on Facebook, saying that its last day would be Monday.

“Due to unforeseen circumstances, this chapter is coming to an end, and saying that out loud still doesn’t feel real,” the posting said.

No additional information about the circumstances behind the closure has been announced.

“It was a place people came to celebrate, to forget, to laugh, to cry, to meet someone new, to see an old friend, to have one drink that somehow turned into an entire night, it said. The post noted that Hemingway’s was more than a bar, recalling decades of first dates, birthdays, reunions, breakups, friendships and nights when one drink turned into several.

“For some people, Hemingway’s was just a stop downtown,” the post said. “For a lot of us, it was home.”

The post also thanked the bar’s employees, recognized past employees over the years, as well as bartenders, and owners of the establishment.

“To everyone who sat at the bar, tipped a bartender, played a song, told us a story, celebrated a birthday, brought in a friend, stopped in every time you came to Beaufort, or simply made Hemingway’s part of your life — thank you.”

“A bar is really just four walls, some stools, some bottles and a sign outside,” the announcement said. “The people are what make it matter.”

“So when the last light goes out, the last glass is put away, and that door closes for the final time, a piece of my heart will stay behind.”

A popular local spot for so many for so long that gave back to the community, they even held annual Orphans & Strays gatherings at Thanksgiving and Christmas, which meant that folks who had nowhere to go for the holiday could gather and not be alone.

Hemingway’s will be closed by sometime late Monday night.

And, with its closure, Beaufort lost another little piece of its personality.