Traffic checkpoint scheduled for Thursday
The Beaufort County Sheriff's office will conduct a traffic safety checkpoint in the eastbound lane at the S.C. Highway 46 and S.C. Highway 170 intersection from 9 to 11 p.m.Click to Continue »
View ArticleWardle Family Foundation donates to YMCA summer programs
The Wardle Family Foundation donated $25,000 to the Wardle Family YMCA. It will be used for summer educational programs in Beaufort and Jasper counties.Click to Continue »
View ArticleLowcountry Immigration Coalition to screen documentary
The Lowcountry Immigration Coalition and the S.C. Immigration Coalition will host a public meeting from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Palmetto Electric building at 1 Cooperative Way in…Click to Continue »
View ArticleTuesday's crime reports
The following reports were released Tuesday by the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office:Click to Continue »
View ArticleAttorneys say Sun City stucco case speeding up
Attorneys for Sun City Hilton Head residents who are suing the gated community's builder and developer over stucco say two recent developments signal that the years-long battle is gaining...
View ArticleSpanish Moss rail-trail group seeks $200K from Beaufort County
The Friends of Spanish Moss Trail has asked Beaufort County for $200,000 to help pay for a 2.2-mile trail segment from Beaufort to Port Royal.Click to Continue »
View ArticleHigher taxes, fees possible in Beaufort
Beaufort residents could get a triple-hit of higher bills next year as City Council considers a vehicle fee, higher trash rates and a rise in property taxes to bring in…Click to Continue »
View ArticleBeaufort County's $99.3M budget plan coming together
After weeks of debate, Beaufort County's proposed $99.35 million budget for 2013-14 is coming together.Click to Continue »
View ArticleMan found dead in Ridgeland hotel parking lot; police investigating homicide
Ridgeland police are investigating a homicide after a man was found dead in a hotel parking lot earlier this week.Click to Continue »
View ArticleTexting while driving ban given first round approval by Hilton Head council
An ordinance to ban texting while driving on Hilton Head Island was approved on first reading by Town Council Tuesday.Click to Continue »
View ArticleHilton Head budget approved with boating center, no tax increase
Hilton Head Island Town Council adopted a $62 million budget Tuesday that includes $900,000 for a long-debated sailing and rowing center, and no increase in property taxes.Click to Continue »
View ArticleBluffton officials to meet with County Council reps
Bluffton Town Council will meet with Beaufort County Council members who represent the area at 4 p.m. Thursday in the large meeting room at Bluffton Town Hall, 20 Bridge St.Click to Continue »
View ArticleHilton Head college student develops camera app for Android devices
Hilton Head Island resident and College of Charleston student Will Jamieson took a shot in the dark and was disappointed by the result.Click to Continue »
View ArticleHilton Head real estate market gaining strength; home sales up
May was another solid month for the real estate market on Hilton Head Island and surrounding areas.Click to Continue »
View ArticleUSC Beaufort raising tuition 4.9%; costs also increase for TCL students
University of South Carolina Beaufort students will see a larger increase in tuition and fees next school year compared to students at other USC campuses, but will still pay less…Click to Continue »
View ArticleBeaufort County school board OKs $17M in short-term borrowing, maintenance...
The Beaufort County school board Tuesday approved borrowing $17.1 million to tide the school district over until it receives local tax revenues in December.Click to Continue »
View ArticleLife on a curve: Burton woman fed up with years of car crashes in her yard
A car crashed through JoAnne Murdaugh's fence and pool on Colonial Avenue in Burton on Saturday, the fifth accident there this year and one of numerous ones in her 39…Click to Continue »
View ArticleBeaufort County water-rescue group gets new gadgets
Equipment upgrades and a new system to alert crew members to emergencies will soon make their missions easier, Beaufort Water Search & Rescue Squad volunteers say.Click to Continue »
View ArticleUnited 787 heading to Tokyo diverted to Seattle
A Boeing 787 flying from Denver to Tokyo diverted to Seattle because of an oil filter issue, a United Airlines spokeswoman said.Click to Continue »
View ArticleMan killed when hit by S.C. Highway Patrol car on U.S. 21
A man was struck and killed by a S.C. Highway Patrol cruiser as he walked along U.S. 21 near Seabrook on Wednesday morning, according to the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office.Click to Continue »
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