MCAS Beaufort: jet noise increase due to pilot training
Pilots training for deployment are the cause of increased jet noise at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort over the next few days, according to a release by the station's public…Click to Continue »
View ArticleMan suspected of stealing officer's gun tracked by GPS
A man awaiting trial for attempted murder in Allendale County has been charged with trying to steal a Beaufort police officer's gun.Click to Continue »
View ArticleMan accused of sexual conduct with minor in Burton
A man renting a room in Burton was charged with criminal sexual conduct with a minor after he allegedly had a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old girl, according to a…Click to Continue »
View ArticleTuesday's crime reports
The following reports were released Monday and Tuesday by the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office and Beaufort Police Department:Click to Continue »
View ArticleMayor calls for ban on texting while driving, open burning on Hilton Head
Hilton Head Island Mayor Drew Laughlin's request that town staff draft ordinances banning texting while driving and open burning of yard waste had only brief discussions at Tuesday's Town...
View ArticleBeaufort County offering business incentives worth $850K to entice 'Project...
Beaufort County has offered incentives worth $850,000 to an undisclosed business seeking to move to or expand within the county. Details about the type of business, where it would be…Click to Continue »
View ArticleColbert Busch discusses 1988 contempt-of-court arrest with Charleston news...
First Congressional candidate Elizabeth Colbert Busch is blaming Republican Mark Sanford for leaking information about her 1988 arrest on contempt of court charges.Click to Continue »
View ArticleDigital revamp improves, increases hiring pool of Hilton Head firefighters
Hiring for firefighters and paramedics on Hilton Head Island has gone digital, bringing a big increase in candidates, some coming from as far away as Hawaii.Click to Continue »
View ArticleFormer Melody Makers guitarist Larry Rogers dead at 72
Edward Lawrence "Larry" Rogers, the former guitarist and backup singer for The Melody Makers, died April 28 at his home in Beaufort. He was 72.Click to Continue »
View ArticleOdd key to the city unlocks Beaufort's secrets for 'American Idol' Candice...
Beaufort Mayor Billy Keyserling salutes an ancient Sea Island art with his key to the city for "American Idol" star Candice Glover.Click to Continue »
View ArticleMark Sanford makes a comeback; SC voters send former governor back to Congress
Mark Sanford is headed back to Congress after dominating Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch with 54 percent of the votes, a 9 percentage point victory that dashed predictions of a close…Click to...
View ArticleRoutine search prompts Bluffton High lockdown Wednesday morning
Bluffton High School was on a modified lockdown Wednesday for a routine search, school district officials said.Click to Continue »
View ArticleOrganizers says Lt. Dan Week will return Beaufort County accommodation tax money
The leader of the group that puts on Lt. Dan Week has agreed to give back an accommodation tax grant from Beaufort County.Click to Continue »
View ArticlePlan to add EMS to Moss Creek fire station advances
After some delay, a plan to expand the Bluffton Township Fire District's Moss Creek-area station to make room for an EMS crew is back on track, a relief to nearby…Click to Continue »
View ArticleFleeing shoplifter in Bluffton caught by nearby deputy
A man who ran out of a Bluffton liquor store Wednesday with stolen items was quickly caught by a Beaufort County sheriff's deputy who happened to be nearby, a Bluffton…Click to Continue »
View ArticleWednesday's crime reports
The following reports were released Wednesday by the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office and the Beaufort Police Department:Click to Continue »
View ArticleHilton Head senior wins National Merit scholarship
Hilton Head Island resident Thomas Melanson has won a $2,500 National Merit Scholarship. Melanson attends the S.C. Governor's School for Science and Mathematics.Click to Continue »
View ArticleBluffton to unveil shrimp boat playground
Town of Bluffton officials and members of the 2013 Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce Leadership Class will debut the shrimp boat playground at DuBois Park at 10:30 a.m. Saturday.Click to...
View ArticleRobert Smalls Middle School athletics complex dedicated in teacher's name
The Beaufort County Board of Education on Tuesday unanimously dedicated the athletics complex at Robert Smalls Middle School in the name of Rocco Cavalluzzi, a veteran teacher who passed away…Click to...
View ArticleBurton bingo hall employee nearly robbed at gunpoint
Two men attempted to rob a woman outside a bingo hall in Burton late Tuesday night, according to a news release from the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office.Click to Continue »
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