In the 1800s, the island became one of the world’s top producers of pineapple and a small number of pineapple farms remain, while the annual pineapple festival in North Eleuthera is held each June.

A noon car crash created a big headache on a major intersection in Port Royal. All northbound lanes of Ribaut Road and northbound lanes of Ladys Island Drive were blocked for more than 30 minutes ...

Port Royal Island itself is so picturesque, even Hollywood has chosen it as the setting for scenes in major motion pictures like "Forrest Gump," "The Big Chill," "The Prince of Tides," and others.

Port Royal grew by more than 2,000 residents between 2020 and 2023 alone, with its population officially standing at 16,287 as of July 2023. Its annual rate of growth has averaged 4.5% over that ...