Environmental award nominations sought
Nominations for the Environmental Awareness Award, which recognizes South Carolinians who are doing extraordinary work on behalf of the environment, will be accepted through Jan. 31…Click to Continue »
View ArticleDeep Well Project comes through when bills were piling up
When Denise's winter hours were drastically cut, and she was laid off for two months, the Deep Well Project paid her past-due electric bill.Click to Continue »
View ArticleEffort to post lifeguards on Hunting Island beach heads to Columbia
No one can say for sure lifeguards would have prevented recent drownings off Hunting Island State Park, but a group of Beaufort residents thinks they'll help and wants the state…Click to Continue »
View ArticleMissing Santa found in Yemassee
Call it a Christmas miracle. Santa Claus once more graced the porch of a Bluffton family Tuesday evening, more than a month after the 6-foot papier-mache statue went missing.Click to Continue »
View ArticleSheriff's Office continues investigation of Christmas-Day shooting incidents...
More information about two Christmas-day shootings in Dale -- including a description of a suspect -- was made public Thursday by the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office, which continues its...
View ArticleSpring Island home destroyed by fire early Thursday
Fire destroyed a home in a gated Okatie community early Thursday.Click to Continue »
View ArticleLoaded pistol magazine dropped during Sheriff's Office training exercise...
A loaded pistol magazine found outside Lady's Island Elementary School's cafeteria on Christmas Eve was dropped by a Beaufort County Sheriff's Office deputy participating in a training exercise there...
View ArticleBeaufort County retailers weather shortened holiday shopping season
The shortened holiday shopping season meant six fewer days of sales for small-business owners. It has also triggered more after-Christmas bargains at big-box retailers, online stores and mom-and-pop...
View ArticleFriday's Crime Reports Dec. 27
The following reports were released Thursday by the Beaufort Police Department and the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office:Click to Continue »
View ArticleFighting continues in S Sudan despite cease-fire
A spokesman for South Sudan's military says fighting continues in the oil-producing Unity state despite ongoing efforts by regional leaders to get both sides to agree to an immediate cease-fire.Click...
View ArticleAP News in Brief at 5:58 a.m. EST
Conn. school shooting files: Gunman's mother loving but bewildered; school staff brave…Click to Continue »
View ArticleSavannah NWR management for migratory birds explained at Audubon club meeting
The Hilton Head Audubon Society will present "Managing Savannah National Wildlife Refuge for Migrating Birds" at 3 p.m. Jan. 9 at Coastal Discovery Museum at Honey Horn on the island.Click to Continue »
View ArticleClaiming to be armed, man robs Hilton Head hotel
A man claiming to have a gun in his pocket robbed a Hilton Head Island hotel Thursday, according to a Beaufort County Sheriff's Office news release.Click to Continue »
View ArticleIndia gold tax hits bridal budgets
MUMBAI, India With India's wedding season in full swing, the glass sales counters in Mumbai's famed Zhaveri gold bazaars are crowded with customers eyeing elaborate headpieces, nose rings and…Click...
View ArticleBluffton Self Help pays for local's much-needed dental surgery
Joann's teeth were bothering her. She did not have dental insurance and couldn't afford to go to the dentist. Her employer suggested she go to Bluffton Self Help, which paid…Click to Continue »
View ArticlePolice: Nude woman streaked through neighborhood, banging on doors
A Rock Hill woman whose aunt said she had been using crack cocaine throughout the day streaked across a neighborhood without her shirt and pants on Christmas Eve, knocking on…Click to Continue »
View ArticleDriver, 19, charged with DUI; passenger hospitalized in single-car crash on...
Two 2013 Hilton Head Island High School graduates were injured on Christmas in a one-car wreck on Hilton Head Island, leading to the arrest of one, according to the S.C.Click to Continue »
View ArticleSea Pines dredging on track for early March completion
The dredging of Harbour Town Yacht Basin on Hilton Head Island seems to be proceeding as planned, despite mechanical failures, leaks and pipeline repairs, according to daily inspection reports.Click...
View ArticleSimply Southern closing in downtown Beaufort
Simply Southern at 709 Bay St. in downtown Beaufort is closing its doors as early as Jan. 1.Click to Continue »
View ArticleClaiming to be armed, man robs Hilton Head hotel
A man claiming to have a gun in his pocket robbed a Hilton Head Island hotel Thursday, according to a Beaufort County Sheriff's Office news release.Click to Continue »
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