National Night Out celebration is August 5

Bluffton will celebrate National Night Out on Tuesday, August 5 with an evening of swimming, food and fun. Admission to the Community Pool is free all day. Activities begin at 5:00 p.m. and the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce will provide fireworks at 9:30 p.m. Bluffton University radio station 96.1 FM will broadcast music and thank you messages for all who contributed to the event.

JULY 31 MEDIA RELEASE__Bluffton University’s Board of Trustees has named the 11th president in Bluffton’s 125-year history. Dr. J. Alexander Sider has accepted the call to serve as Bluffton’s next president effective Aug. 1, 2025.  

By Paula Pyzik Scott
Bluffton Icon owner-editor

In case you missed it: Welcome to Issue 4 of Bluffton Icon Highlights, July 2025.

The following 20 articles have been selected for the July 2025 Bluffton Icon Highlights, which will be printed and distributed to the Bluffton Public Library, Bluffton Senior Center and Musselman Library at Bluffton University. Some 95 articles were published on the Icon in total during the month.