Executive editor Owen Fitz McAden on March 20, 2013. McAden retired from The Island Packet and The Beaufort Gazette on July 31, 2014, after starting at the Packet on Feb. 1, 1995. Staff photo Fitz ...

Janet Smith, award-winning editor of The Island Packet's and The Beaufort Gazette's Opinion page, is leaving the position to make a long-planned move to her new home in Westcliffe, Colo. Gina Smith, a ...

Fitz McAden retires today as executive editor of The Island Packet and The Beaufort Gazette. His 42-year newspaper career has been marked by a dogged pursuit of stories and public accountability. “You ...