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With summer coming to an end and the school year just beginning, many families and friends are opting for the quickest and simplest ways to make their end-of-summer vacations or activities as fun but stress-free as possible. Luckily, on Hilton Head Island, that can be quite easy

When was the last time your or your group went for a bicycle ride?

Renting a bicycle for your family and friends can be a stress-free activity that will keep you active and be an excuse to explore the area. With so many options for rental companies on the island, it can be difficult to make a decision on which company to choose. Whether your selection is based on vicinity, word-of-mouth or affordability, it’s important to know your options.

Here is Tripadvisor’s top five picks for bike rentals on Hilton Head Island in 2023.

Island Life Bike Rentals is a rental company that specializes in pedal bikes, electric bikes, beach chairs and umbrella rentals for anyone on Hilton Head Island. The company also hosts its own dolphin tours.

The company currently has 1,657 reviews on the travel site and was awarded Tripadvisor’s “2023 Travelers’ Choice Award.”

Bicycle deliveries from the company are available to the island communities of Sea Pines, Palmetto Dunes, Shipyard, North Forest Beach, South Forest Beach, the Coligny Beach area, and areas between the south end and Folly Field.

Island Life Rentals is located on the south end of the island at 36 South Forest Beach Drive, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928 between Coligny Beach and Alder Lane beach access points. The business can be reached at 843-384-1430.

Hilton Head Outfitters covers a plethora of outdoor activities, including bike rentals. In addition to pedal and electric bike rentals, the business offers beach chairs and beach umbrella rentals, jogging and wagon stroller rentals, beach wheelchair rentals, surfboard rentals and cornhole board rentals. It also offers cover kayak and canoe rentals as well as lagoon fishing services.

Hilton Head Outfitters, a 2023 recipient of the Tripadvisor “Travelers’ Choice Award,” can be found at 80 Queens Folly Road, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928 and can be reached at 866-380-1783.

Cross Island Bike Rental is a family run business on Hilton Head Island that promises a relaxing rental process, great equipment and around-the-clock customer service. The company’s website proclaims that Cross Island Bike Rental is “Hilton Head’s Best Bike Rental Company.”

And it is even having a limited time discount offer until the end of the month.

Located toward the island’s south end, this rental company has a variety of bicycle and attachment options to choose from in addition to beach chairs and umbrella rentals. Cross Island Bike Rental, a 2023 recipient of the Tripadvisor “Travelers’ Choice Award,” can be found at 13 Executive Park Road, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928 and reached at 843-384-7371.

Wheelz of Hilton Head is a bicycle and golf cart rental company on the south end of the island. Wheelz offers guests an extensive list of available rental options and merchandise. They are located in close proximity to Coligny Plaza and Sea Pines, where they are located at 1 Executive Park Road.

The 2023 Tripadvisor “Travelers’ Choice” winner open daily and can be contacted at 843 842-4445.

Lowsea Bike, Beach and Baby Rental can be found at 25 New Orleans Road and has received several “Travelers’ Choice” Awards from Tripadvisor, including that of 2023. The company caters to any possible need in addition to bike rentals. Lowsea Bike, Beach and Baby Rental offers bike rentals, beach cruisers, trailers, baby crib rentals, jogging strollers, high chairs, beach chairs and beach umbrella rentals for your family’s enjoyment and ease to make any day more stress-free as well as travel and wallet-friendly.

The rental company can be contacted at 843-384-9322 and is open daily.

Are wedding bells in your future?

Three South Carolina locales were recently ranked as some of the best destinations in the nation to have a budget-friendly honeymoon. One Lowcountry island even made the top three.

HoneymoonAlways.com, a travel blog focused on travel destinations, commissioned a survey of 3,000 couples, which identified the top 150 beautiful yet budget-friendly honeymoon destinations.

With the mounting expenses expected for new couples, it can be hard to plan a future while catching up with the growing costs each milestone brings.

Planning for a wallet-friendly honeymoon can let couples begin their married life in a less stressful manner with a romantic getaway that won’t break the bank.

First of the three South Carolina destinations, Edisto Island was ranked third in the country.

Edisto Island is full of exciting activities to try, such as Botany Bay Plantation Heritage Preserve and Wildlife Management Area, Edisto Beach State Park, Driftwood Beach, the serpentarium, farmers markets, golf cart rentals, trails and more.

The island is a charming coastal haven that is renowned for its untouched beauty, with miles of pristine beaches, lush marshlands, and ancient oak trees draped in Spanish moss, the honeymoon travel site states.

“Edisto Island offers affordable vacation rentals and cozy bed and breakfasts, providing comfortable accommodations for honeymooners on a budget. The island’s local seafood restaurants and casual eateries serve up delicious Lowcountry cuisine at reasonable prices, allowing couples to experience the rich flavors of the region without overspending,” the site states.

Next, Greenville was ranked 50th for budget-friendly, yet beautiful, honeymoon destinations.

Greenville is full of attractions to visit and sites to see, such as museums, segway tours, ziplines, nature walks, ropes courses, cocktail tours and more.

Lastly, Beaufort landed 10 slots down in 60th out of the total 150 selected destinations.

Beaufort has ample tours of differing subjects, places of historical significance, natural beauty to explore, a historic downtown waterfront park, museums and more for honeymooners to enjoy.

The City of Beaufort is also located between Charleston and Hilton Head Island for those who wish to explore more of the Lowcountry during their romantic stay.

HILTON HEAD, SC (WSAV) – It is not every day that a 93 year old woman is the talk of social media, but that is exactly the case with Josephine Wright.

The Hilton Head woman is willing to take the fight for her land all the way to court.

She has gotten support from some heavy Hollywood hitters.

Wright says its about protecting her home, which has been in the family since the Civil War. A developer says some of that property belongs to them.

“I can guarantee that at 93 years old she didn’t think she would be in a legal fight,” said Bakari Sellers.

“No I didn’t,” smiled Josephine Wright.

Josephine Wright is fighting for what she says is hers. Property that she wants to hand down to her 40 grandchildren and 50 great-grandchildren.

“It’s completely in her name, she has been paying taxes on it for 30 years. She has had no problem. No one has said anything about it being an error,” said Charise Graves, Wright’s Granddaughter. “Or there was a problem with this property until this development company decided they wanted to acquire her land.”

That company, Bailey Point Investments.

It’s a developer who is building 147 units behind Wright’s home, but says in a lawsuit that deeds prove they own even more land, up to and including the porch of her home.

The 93 year old now has a lawyer, but needed legal fees.

Her GoFundMe page, and her story has raised more than $270,000 from 5200 donors so far.

That includes $40,000 from NBA star Kyrie Irving and now another $10,000 from Snoop Dogg and his company “Death Row Records.”

Snoop posted on Instagram “Josephine Wright we stand with you!”

Tyler Perry even showed his support, putting WSAV’s story about Wright out to his followers.

Wright claims Bailey Point used intimidation to try and get her to sell and is countersuing the company.

Bailey Point isn’t backing down.

Work continued today on the roads to and from the future home project.

The company also filed its response to the counterclaim in the last 24 hours denying “every allegation set forth.” It made it clear in several paragraphs that the counterclaim should be dismissed.

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Wright has continually said she doesn’t want to go to court, she only wants one thing.

“What do you want?”

“I want to just keep my property and them to leave me alone,” said Josephine.

News 3 has learned the Town of Hilton Head isn’t rescinding permits for the project, but has asked for construction to stop until this lawsuit has been settled or a judge makes a ruling.

We reached out to attorneys for Bailey Point Investments again Tuesday to get their side of the story not in court documents, but they have not gotten back to us.

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Have you ever thought gaining knowledge of some alligator safety tips might just save your life next time you decide to take a walk or vacation in South Carolina?

If so, you were correct. It just might.

Tuesday morning, Beaufort County officials responded to the scene of a possible alligator attack, which resulted in a fatality. It led to the removal of a 9-foot alligator from a neighborhood lagoon in the Spanish Wells private community after the 69-year-old woman was attacked while walking her dog.

This comes after two fatalities from alligator attacks were recorded in South Carolina last year.

One of these fatalities took place in a Myrtle Beach neighborhood in June 2022. The other was also in Beaufort County but was located in the Sun City neighborhood and involved an 88-year-old woman who was attacked by an alligator at a lagoon near her home in August 2022. This alligator was also reportedly 9 feet in length.

Following the rise in alligator attacks within South Carolina, is it important that every resident and visitor is aware of certain steps they can take to protect themselves and prevent a potential alligator attack from occurring.

Here are four safety tips when inhabiting an environment that is known to be shared with alligators. Remember, in certain areas of South Carolina an accidental alligator encounter could be at a local park, at a resort, around a neighborhood pond or lagoon, on your driveway or even in your own backyard.

1. Never feed an alligator. Ever. When alligators are fed by people they start to associate people with food and will be more likely to approach you or others. Feeding alligators in South Carolina is also illegal.

2. Be aware of your surroundings. In serious, and oftentimes fatal, alligator attacks, the victim was unaware of the alligator before the attack. Alligators are ambush predators and will generally not be noticed before they attack. Although most attacks do occur in water, alligators have attacked humans and pets on land. When this happens, people who are walking their pets often are the secondary target if the pet escapes. Alligators can quickly become conditioned to humans and can be dangerous, especially to children, when they inhabit the same space as humans. Alligators that are fed by humans often become aggressive and must be removed, according to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources on American Alligators in the Palmetto State.

3. Keep your distance. Along with avoiding areas alligators may be in to avoid an ambush attack, they are also territorial. Although alligators are generally pretty sedentary, usually basking in the sun or lurking in the water, they may act to chase a person if they are disturbed, territorial of the area, protecting their nests or hungry. Anything could set them off. Alligators can stalk their prey almost invisibly with only their eyes above water and moving soundlessly, so they can easily remain undetected before they attack. Alligators can swim at quick speed, and can even run on land in short bursts. When an alligator is in the area or if you find yourself near a body of water in the Lowcountry, it’s best to keep your kids, yourself and your pets away from neighboring bodies of water, even if they seem empty.

4. Maintain a safe distance. A safe distance from an adult alligator should be maintained at about 60 feet. If the alligator hisses or lunges at you, you are too close, details the University of Georgia’s Savannah River Ecology Laboratory. This means avoid fishing in ponds or lagoons and keep a safe distance from them while golfing or taking a walk. Alligators, even large ones, can go unnoticed on golf courses or the edge of nearby water when basking on inclined banks. These can make it quite easy for an unsuspecting person to accidentally walk up to one of these massive reptiles without any knowledge.

Alligators have powerful jaws and will twist and barrel roll when they attack.

“Alligators often seize an appendage and twist it off by spinning,” reported SCDNR.

“If an alligator bites your arm, it may help to grab the alligator and roll with it to reduce tearing of the arm. Strike the nose of the alligator hard and often, and try to gouge the eyes. If at all possible, do not allow the alligator to pull you into the water.”

Once alligators become too familiar with people, which could be by being fed or maintaining close proximity, they easily lose their fear of people. In many cases, this necessitates their removal for the safety of anyone who would potentially be within the alligators proximity.

However, all removed alligators with aggressive tendencies are exterminated per South Carolina State Law, as relocation is illegal due the creatures’ strong homing instinct.

If a neighboring alligator is exhibiting aggressive behaviors around your home despite following the above safety measures, you can contact your local SCDNR office for help. Nuisance alligator complaint numbers per county can be found online at https://www.dnr.sc.gov/wildlife/gatorc.html#:~:text=If%20an%20alligator%20is%20causing,you%20have%20a%20nuisance%20alligator.

Billionaire media mogul Tyler Perry is throwing his support behind a 93-year-old South Carolina woman embroiled in a battle to keep her home and land linked to her family since the Civil War.

Josephine Wright, of Hilton Head Island, S.C., and her family said she was slapped a “frivolous lawsuit” by Norcross, Ga.-based developer Bailey Point Investment Group, in a play to force her to sell her 1.8-acre parcel of land bordering its upcoming neighborhood development, WSAV reported.

Perry, the actor-director behind the “Madea” franchise, leapt to Wright’s defense on Wednesday, posting on Instagram an interview clip with Wright, who told local outlet, “I’ve pretty much been a fighter all my life.”

“Well, that makes two of us,” Perry wrote. “Ms. Wright, please tell where to show up and what you need to help you fight.”

The Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill also chimed in with moral support, writing, “Corporate bullying at its finest .. this super hero status!”

The David versus Goliath clash on toney Hilton Head began earlier this year, after the town green-lit Bailey Point’s plan to build a 147-unit development behind Wright’s historic home, which has long served as a communal space for her and her family — which includes 40 grandchildren, 50 great-grandchildren and 16 great-great-grandchildren.

After Wright refused the company’s offer to buy the home and land that has been in her family since just after the Civil War, Bailey Point sued in February.

The company claimed in it lawsuit, obtained by The Post, that parts of Wright’s property were encroaching on the 29-acre parcel, which “significantly delayed and hindered” its construction and cost the developer significant time and expenses.

On a GoFundMe set up to help with the family’s legal expenses, Wright’s granddaughter Charise Graves wrote that they had already spent thousands to address some of the encroachment issues, including removing a satellite dish and a storage shed that Bailey Point claimed were on its land.

They are looking to install a fence separating the home’s back porch from a road the developer recently installed.

“Bailey Point Investment is trying to force her off the land so they can develop it for their profit,” Graves wrote.

Attorneys for Wright, meanwhile, filed a counterclaim, noting that she has suffered intimidation and harassment by the company, with people trespassing and “trashing her property” by cutting shrubs, and causing dirt and debris to cover her car, in an attempt to force her to sell her land.

“We come to grandma’s house for holidays, you know, fellowship, anything, funerals, barbecues,” Graves told WTOC. “To try to take that away is taking it away from our entire family and all our descendants, and I think it’s just in poor taste.”

Local and national coverage of the lawsuit has led to a swell of support for Wright from across the country, with nearly $146,000 in donations flooding into the GoFundMe, with $40,000 coming from NBA star Kyrie Irving, the Hilton Head Island Packet reported.

“In my struggle here on Hilton Head Island on Jonesville Road, I find that I am not alone,” Wright said in a video.

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Perry and Wright could not immediately be reached for comment.