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The Burton-Wells Recreation Center, a Beaufort County Parks and Recreation facility at 1 Middleton Recreation Drive, is home to the Beaufort County Library’s first book locker. This newest “branch” of the library, launched for public use in January 2025, provides an alternate, off-site pickup location for library cardholders to collect their requested materials, such as books and DVDs. The lockers are open 24/7 and are conveniently located at the covered entrance to the Burton Wells...

When was the last time you played? I’m not talking about playing a game, necessarily (although certainly games, whether on a table, outside on a golf course or pickle ball court, or digitally on a computer, can fit the bill). When is the last time you engaged in an activity for its own sake, simply because you enjoyed it? Almost any activity can be considered play, depending upon the circumstances by which one approaches it. In Mark Twain’s famous novel, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, he...

In an era of technology where smart devices are basically mandatory and a huge part of social interaction takes place in cyberspace, one tabletop role playing game (or TTRPG) has stood the test of time with its manuals, pen-and-paper sheets, and countless dice: Dungeons and Dragons! You may be familiar with Dungeons and Dragons, or DnD, through numerous pop culture references. It’s been featured in TV shows like The Big Bang Theory and directly inspired the creation of the Netflix original...