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Beaufort County 2014 calendar available

The 2014 Beaufort County land-preservation calendar can be purchased throughout the county.Click to Continue »

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Bluffton Self Help offers school supplies to family in need

After leaving an abusive relationship, Eileen and her daughter were offered a helping hand by Bluffton Self Help.Click to Continue »

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Mall Christmas village opening Saturday

Pineland Station Mall on Hilton Head Island will present its third annual "A Very Pineland Christmas Village," with a grand opening and visit by Santa at 10:30 a.m. Saturday.Click to Continue »

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Fundraiser for Sea Island science fair competitors set

A fundraiser to benefit Sea Island Regional Science Fairs is planned for Dec. 13 by Hilton Head Island residents Jack and Veronica Hunter.Click to Continue »

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Amazon in SC exceeded its hiring goal early

Company guaranteed 2,000 workers by end of 2013 as part of a package of incentives given by the state…Click to Continue »

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Memory Matters named PGA Tour charity of the year

Memory Matters, offering support to those affected by Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia, was named the PGA Tour's 2013 Charity of the Year and given a $30,000 grant.Click to Continue »

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Columbia mayor’s brother-in-law shot and killed in Charlotte

Donald Gist, the brother-in-law of Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin, was shot and killed Friday afternoon, according to a statement from Benjamin’s spokesman.Click to Continue »

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Dog-clothing, accessory boutique opened on Lady's Island

David Eastlick Jr. and his wife, Katherine Coudriet have opened a boutique on Lady's Island to sell clothing and accessories for dogs.Click to Continue »

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Beaufort girls approached by driver

The Beaufort Police Department is searching for a man suspected of trying to persuade two girls to get in his car Thursday afternoon.Click to Continue »

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Loose change collected at airport security could benefit USO, other nonprofits

Travelers leave behind a lot of loose change as they pass through airport security checkpoints -- $531,395.22 in fiscal year 2012 to be exact -- and it might soon end…Click to Continue »

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Lady's Island domestic violence case ends with drugs, guns, 5 arrests

A search for a man accused of domestic violence on Lady's Island led to five arrests at a home where deputies found marijuana, crack cocaine and 20 guns, some of…Click to Continue »

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Graves attorney: Beaufort County to purchase Pepper Hall

Robert Graves might have struck a deal with Beaufort County to sell 120 acres of his Pepper Hall Plantation property, which County Council will likely consider Monday, his attorney says.Click to...

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Saturday's Crime Reports Dec. 7

The following reports were released Friday by the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office:Click to Continue »

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Bride goes to trial in Glacier Park newlywed death

The bride was having second thoughts eight days after the wedding, sparking an argument between the newlywed couple that carried from their Kalispell, Mont., home to a popular trail in…Click to...

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Friend: Mandela not on life support in final hours

Nelson Mandela wasn't on life support and had many family members and doctors close by in his final hours, a family friend who was at his bedside said Sunday.Click to Continue »

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Gene therapy scores big wins against blood cancers

In one of the biggest advances against leukemia and other blood cancers in many years, doctors are reporting unprecedented success by using gene therapy to transform patients' blood cells into…Click...

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Mandela's jailer praises the anti-apartheid icon

He was with Nelson Mandela during all those years the anti-apartheid icon was imprisoned on Robben Island. And, like millions around the world, he has been hit hard by Mandela's…Click to Continue »

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Food-tech startups aim to replace eggs and chicken

The startup is housed in a garage-like space in San Francisco's tech-heavy South of Market neighborhood, but it isn't like most of its neighbors that develop software, websites and mobile-phone…Click...

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No hugs allowed? Madison targets pro cuddlers

Wisconsin's ultra-liberal capital city is a place where just about anything goes, from street parties to naked bike rides. But city officials say a business is pushing even Madison's boundaries…Click...

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Managing editor of Greenville News retiring

The managing editor whose work includes coverage that led to a landmark South Carolina Supreme Court ruling is retiring from The Greenville News at the end of the month.Click to Continue »

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