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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 »

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PHOTOS: 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...

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Air 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...

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Beaufort 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 »

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EPA to unveil stormwater ideas for Northwest Quadrant in April 3 meeting

Results of an EPA review of stormwater management in the city of Beaufort’s Northwest Quadrant neighborhood will be shared with the public in an April 3 meeting at City Hall,Click to Continue »

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High 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...

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Market 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 »

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Intersection 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...

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Exhibit 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 »

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Greater 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 »

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Monday's crime reports

The following reports were released Monday by the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office and the Beaufort Police Department:Click to Continue »

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Circus 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...

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Bill 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...

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Secret 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...

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Bluffton 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 »

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Low-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 »

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Supreme 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 Tuesday’s oral arguments over gay marriage. Wonacott’s way was more...

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Beaufort 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 »

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Bombs 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...

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Nev. 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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