Musty water will soon be clear, BJWSA says
Tap water in northern Beaufort County should return to its normal taste and smell soon, according to the Beaufort-Jasper Water & Sewer Authority.Click to Continue »
View ArticleBoard approves contractor for new Bluffton elementary school
The Beaufort County School District is setting an unprecedented pace with its timeline for building two new Bluffton schools, school board chairman Bill Evans said.Click to Continue »
View ArticleSharks, rays to inhabit maritime center at former Lemon Island Marina
The Port Royal Sound Foundation Maritime Center, off S.C. 170 on the banks of the Chechessee River, will offer an aquarium, touch-screen exhibits and classroom space.Click to Continue »
View ArticleHilton Head committee urges council to move ahead with rec center expansion
After years of study and back-and-forth with Hilton Head Island Town Council over plans to expand and renovate the Island Recreation Center, town officials say they're poised to finally move…Click to...
View ArticleExperimental storm-surge maps to accompany NOAA hurricane projections in...
Emergency management crews will have another tool to help them protect low-lying areas from flooding the next time a hurricane approaches.Click to Continue »
View ArticleSt. Helena jellyfish dock could expand to processing site in future
A company that wants to use a St. Helena Island dock to unload cannonball jellyfish intends to process its harvest elsewhere at first. But that might not be the case…Click to Continue »
View ArticleThursday's Crime Reports Feb. 6
The following reports were released Wednesday by the Hardeeville Police Department, the Bluffton Police Department, the Beaufort Police Department and the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office:Click to...
View ArticleUnited Methodist Church expansion plans don't fit Old Town, Bluffton panel says
A plan to double the seating capacity of the Bluffton United Methodist Church drew fire from a Bluffton panel on Wednesday night.Click to Continue »
View ArticleSuperintendent of year to speak in Hardeeville
The Women's Leadership Council of the United Way of the Lowcountry will host its second "community dialogue," from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Palmetto Electric Cooperative in Hardeeville.Click to...
View Article'Plaid About Reading' program tees off
The Heritage Classic Foundation's fourth annual "Plaid About Reading" began Wednesday and runs through Feb. 19.Click to Continue »
View Article4 county sheriffs will run Race4Love 5K
Four Lowcountry sheriffs will participate in this year's Race4Love to show support for the race's sponsor, Citizens Opposed to Domestic Abuse.Click to Continue »
View ArticleHilton Head financial adviser announces run for Rep. Patrick's seat
Hilton Head Island financial adviser Jeff Bradley says he will run for the state House of Representatives seat currently held by Rep. Andy Patrick.Click to Continue »
View ArticleBeaufort Redevelopment Commission to discuss marina, Lafayette Street projects
The city of Beaufort will revisit several ongoing projects, including plans for the downtown marina, at the city's Redevelopment Commission meeting this afternoon.Click to Continue »
View Article2 new sections of the Spanish Moss Trail could be complete by September
The group behind the Spanish Moss Trail hopes two more sections of the trail will be built by September, according to the group's leader.Click to Continue »
View ArticleHow odd to see legal moonshine in the blinding light of day
Homemade liquor called 'scrap iron' was once a rare way to an (illegal) dollar in the Lowcountry.Click to Continue »
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Tougher GPA requirement for student-athletes proving successful
Beaufort County School District student-athletes have responded so well to tougher academic standards that began during the 2012-13 school year that administrators might try to raise eligibility...
View ArticleDOT employee charged with embezzlement
An S.C. Department of Transportation employee was charged with embezzling public funds Thursday, accused of using a state gas card to fuel his car in Beaufort, according to an arrest…Click to Continue »
View ArticleHundreds question jellyfish processing plan
Hundreds showed up with questions -- not all of which could be answered -- at a town hall meeting Thursday night about a proposed cannonball jellyfish processing company in Beaufort…Click to Continue »
View ArticleCollege honors for Feb. 10
Michael Chahin , Amanda Keenum , Joseph Steman , Joshua Vanabel and Cyrus Witte , all of Beaufort, were named to the dean's list at Clemson University for the fall…Click to Continue »
View ArticleThomas Heyward Academy honor rolls
Thomas Heyward Academy announced honor rolls for the second nine weeks of the 2013-14 school year.Click to Continue »
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