Cole Bros. Circus cancels Bluffton circus stops
The Cole Bros. Circus has canceled all of its shows in Bluffton scheduled for today and Tuesday because of safety concerns after Sunday's heavy rain, according to the Cole Bros.Click to Continue »
View ArticlePHOTOS: Area churches celebrate Palm Sunday
Churches around the Lowcountry on Sunday celebrated Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter that marks the start of the Holy Week and Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem. According to the…Click to...
View ArticleAir station's Starbase program spared budget ax -- for now
A program for Beaufort County fifth-graders that provides laboratory lessons and projects in science, technology, engineering and math has been taken off the federal chopping block -- at least...
View ArticleBeaufort County schools win 22 Palmetto Gold, Silver awards
Eighteen Beaufort County schools have received state awards for student achievement, down 27 schools from last year.Click to Continue »
View ArticleEPA to unveil stormwater ideas for Northwest Quadrant in April 3 meeting
Results of an EPA review of stormwater management in the city of Beauforts Northwest Quadrant neighborhood will be shared with the public in an April 3 meeting at City Hall,Click to Continue »
View ArticleHigh school's college aviation program takes flight
Battery Creek High School's aerospace engineering program -- part of a collaboration with the Technical College of the Lowcountry and Embry Riddle Aeronautical University -- is preparing students for...
View ArticleMarket for journalism's highest ideals mostly up to readers
The prevailing narrative in some quarters is that were it not for the twin cataclysms of Internet competition and a persistent recession, my industry would be doing just swell. But…Click to Continue »
View ArticleIntersection issue with Bluffton Parkway realignment up for debate
A revised intersection design for the Bluffton Parkway realignment that has divided come local officials and raised questions about local control over road project will be debated tonight by...
View ArticleExhibit honoring Smalls coming to Beaufort's Tabernacle Baptist
The life of a Beaufortonian who became a Civil War hero and U.S. congressman after being born into slavery will be examined in a new exhibit opening April 5 at…Click to Continue »
View ArticleGreater Bluffton Chamber to hold social
The Greater Bluffton Chamber of Commerce will hold its quarterly social, hosted by Grille Forty Six, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. today at the chamber's headquarters, 217 Goethe Road in…Click to Continue »
View ArticleMonday's crime reports
The following reports were released Monday by the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office and the Beaufort Police Department:Click to Continue »
View ArticleCircus offers refund for canceled Bluffton shows
The Cole Bros. Circus canceled shows scheduled for Monday and today in Bluffton, citing safety concerns after the weekend's heavy rains. A circus spokesman said the site at Buckwalter Place…Click to...
View ArticleBill filed to reduce home insurance rates
Sen. Tom Davis, R-Beaufort, has filed a bill to reduce wind-insurance rates by increasing the number of companies writing policies in the state and giving homeowners access to more information…Click...
View ArticleSecret SC climate study will be released
Criticized for sitting on a report about how climate change could hurt South Carolina, the state Department of Natural Resources plans to release the 102-page study and seek public comment…Click to...
View ArticleBluffton Police: Georgia man struck, killed by car Sunday on US 278
A 30-year-old member of the U.S. Air Force based in Georgia was struck and killed by a motorist early Sunday in Bluffton while walking along U.S. 278, according to the…Click to Continue »
View ArticleLow-cost CPR, first-aid classes offered to Beaufort County
The Beaufort-Port Royal Fire Department is offering residents low-cost CPR and first-aid classes aimed at increasing the number of trained people able to respond to emergencies.Click to Continue »
View ArticleSupreme Court will hear 1st of 2 gay-marriage cases
California Attorney General Kamala Harris and unemployed consultant Jason Wonacott both earned their way into the Supreme Court for Tuesdays oral arguments over gay marriage. Wonacotts way was more...
View ArticleBeaufort County grants Parker's access, defers Bluffton Parkway intersection...
Beaufort County Council gave conditional approval for Parker's gas station road crossing in Beaufort, but deferred a final vote on a Bluffton Parkway intersection plan.Click to Continue »
View ArticleBombs explode during general strike in Bangladesh
Suspected opposition supporters have exploded homemade bombs in Bangladesh's capital during a nationwide general strike called by government opponents. No one was injured in the blasts.Click to...
View ArticleNev. panel votes to oust embattled assembly member
A special Nevada legislative panel recommended Tuesday the expulsion of an embattled assemblyman for the first time in the history of the state Legislature.Click to Continue »
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