Sanford calls on Colbert Busch to return union donations
Candidates in the 1st Congressional District are trading barbs about who's the bigger Boeing booster, with Mark Sanford calling on Elizabeth Colbert Busch to return donations from the union that…Click...
View ArticleRip current, severe weather risk in effect Thursday
There's a moderate risk for rip currents in Beaufort County today, according to the National Weather Service.Click to Continue »
View ArticleVIDEO: Beaufort County student sets world record in sport stacking
Beaufort High ninth-grader Anna Smith has set a world record in sport stacking, a game that requires participants to quickly stack and unstack specially designed plastic cups in a predetermined…Click...
View ArticleWTOC VIDEO: Yemassee residents wonder when post office will reopen
After five months, the Yemassee post office is still closed for inspection and folks are upset.Click to Continue »
View ArticleWTOC VIDEO: Beaufort chamber renews push for S.C. film incentive bill
The film incentive bill has stalled on the floor of the South Carolina Senate, and Beaufort County Chamber of Comerce has renewed its push to get it passed.Click to Continue »
View ArticleTake Back the Night to honor sexual assault, child abuse victims
In honor of the 473 survivors assisted last year, and to increase awareness and education about sexual assualt and child abuse, Hope Haven of the Lowcountry is sponsoring the 2013…Click to Continue »
View ArticleOkatie man receives federal indictment on child porn charges
A federal grand jury in Charleston indicted a 27-year-old Okatie man today for possessing and distributing child pornography, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in South Carolina.Click to...
View ArticleBeaufort County planning to hire new lawyer
Beaufort County is hiring for a staff attorney to assist county attorney Josh Gruber on myriad legal issues that arise on a daily basis.Click to Continue »
View ArticleState charges Boland with attempted murder in gun incident
A Lady's Island woman accused of taking a gun to a Charleston school and trying to fire it at school officials will face state charges, according to 9th Circuit Solicitor…Click to Continue »
View ArticleWednesday's crime reports
The following reports were released Wednesday by the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office and Port Royal Police Department:Click to Continue »
View ArticleBeaufort residents concerned with draft plan for city's future
Ralph Salzer wonders why a draft of the city of Beaufort's Civic Master Plan depicts 70 residences on land he owns in the North End neighborhood. After all, no one…Click to Continue »
View ArticleHilton Head group gathering support for open burning ban
Some Hilton Head residents are trying to gather support to make it illegal to burn burning yard debris on the island.Click to Continue »
View ArticleNew chamber to host first Taste of Bluffton
The Greater Bluffton Chamber of Commerce will host its first Taste of Bluffton street fair Saturday, featuring food samples from local vendors.Click to Continue »
View ArticleThursday's weather update from WTOC meteorologist John Wetherbee
We are on alert for strong-to-severe thunderstorms. They could come as early as this afternoon, but more likely later tonight. Damaging winds will be the greatest threat, with a secondary…Click to...
View ArticleTown says Hilton Head club has improved on noise complaints; neighbors disagree
Neighbors are complaining again about Simmons Fishing Camp, despite improvements cited by the owners and the Town of Hilton Head Island.Click to Continue »
View ArticleBeaufort County eyes purchased Pinckney Point land as future recreation area
Beaufort County says the recreational possibilities are nearly endless for the 229-acre Pinckney Point tract in greater Bluffton it will buy. Meanwhile, some nearby residents are praising the deal,...
View ArticleVIDEO: Beaufort Memorial Hospital hosts decontamination training
Beaufort Memorial Hospital's Nasheem Heyward, left, and Coastal Carolina Hospital's Petty Hart, right, spray soap off of Hospitalman Recruit Caitlin Brown Wednesday afternoon at Beaufort Memorial...
View ArticleCypress Wetlands alligator to stay; signs going up to warn of dangers
A large alligator in the Cypress Wetlands won't be going anywhere -- at least for now -- despite Port Royal Councilwoman Mary Beth Gray-Heyward's concerns a child could be attacked.Click to Continue »
View ArticleVIDEO: Candice Glover wows judges again on 'American Idol'
Randy Jackson ranked Candice Glover's "American Idol" performance Wednesday night among the best ever.Click to Continue »
View ArticleAbsentee voting precincts to open
Absentee-voting precincts for the May 7 special election for the 1st Congressional District will open Monday in Beaufort and Bluffton.Click to Continue »
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