City of Beaufort budget plan includes property tax, trash fee increases
Beaufort City Council eliminated a $25-per vehicle fee Tuesday night, opting instead to cut an additional $180,000 from the $18-million 2014 budget while increasing property taxes and trash collection...
View ArticleSmall kitchen fire damages Beaufort apartment Tuesday night
A kitchen fire caused minimal damage to a Beaufort apartment in the Parkview Apartment complex on Duke Street Tuesday night.Click to Continue »
View ArticleHilton Head ferry launch wants permission to start boat tours, rentals
A Hilton Head boat launch used in transporting passengers bound for Daufuskie Island is seeking permission to begin chartering boat tours and renting kayaks and motorized personal watercraft.Click to...
View Article5 injured in U.S. 17 wreck near bridge to Savannah
Five people were injured in a multi-vehicle wreck in Jasper County on U.S. Highway 17 near the Talmadge Bridge to Savannah Wednesday morning.Click to Continue »
View ArticleAlligator removed from U.S. 278 median on Hilton Head
Why did the gator cross the road?Click to Continue »
View ArticleBeaufort County might lease Charles Lind Brown Center to Bridges Prep
Bridges Preparatory School is in talks with Beaufort County to rent the Charles Lind Brown Activity Center in Beaufort starting later this year.Click to Continue »
View ArticleBeaufort County man steals ambulance from Beaufort Memorial emergency entrance
A St. Helena Island man allegedly stole an ambulance Tuesday from the emergency room entrance at Beaufort Memorial Hospital and drove it a mile before he was stopped.Click to Continue »
View ArticleSick sea turtle rescued from Skulls Inlet sandbar
A loggerhead sea turtle weighing more than 100 pounds was rescued from a sandbar near Fripp Island on Tuesday, and it is recovering at the South Carolina Aquarium Sea Turtle…Click to Continue »
View ArticleFlash flood warning: Beaufort, Jasper counties on alert til 9 p.m. Wednesday
The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for southern Beaufort County and Jasper County. The warning will remain in effect until 9:15 p.m. Wednesday night.Click to Continue »
View ArticleCNN: 'Sopranos' star James Gandolfini, 51, dead
CNN is reporting that actor James Gandolfini, best known for his portrayal of Tony Soprano on HBO's "The Sopranos," has died at age 51 of a possible heart attack.Click to Continue »
View ArticleHilton Head residents question checkered past of new Metropolitan Hotel partner
Forest Beach property owners say they are leery of a convicted felon who announced plans last week to spruce up the Metropolitan Hotel on Hilton Head Island and its vacant…Click to Continue »
View ArticleFeds charge 33 in Ga. gun trafficking case
Federal authorities in Savannah unsealed 17 indictments on Wednesday charging 33 people as part of an undercover investigation of gun and drug trafficking.Click to Continue »
View ArticleFlooding may force 100,000 from west Canada homes
As many as 100,000 people could be forced from their homes by heavy flooding in western Canada, Calgary city officials said, while mudslides forced the closure of the Trans-Canada Highway,Click to...
View ArticleBrazilians fill streets with protest, violence
More than half a million Brazilians poured into the streets of at least 80 cities Thursday in demonstrations that saw violent clashes and renewed calls for an end to government…Click to Continue »
View ArticleStocks extend slide as China heightens anxiety
For investors, there was no place to go on Thursday.Click to Continue »
View ArticleCelebration planned for re-opening of Bluffton's Berkeley Place
A celebration, including a ribbon cutting, live music, an inflatable slide and bounce house, a clown, giveaways and face painting, is planned for the grand re-opening of Berkeley Place in…Click to...
View ArticleWednesday's crime reports
The following reports were released Wednesday by the Beaufort Police Department and Beaufort County Sheriff's Office:Click to Continue »
View ArticleAir Station, Parris Island Marines help rebuild oyster beds
This video by Lance Cpl. Jacob Prescott shows Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort and Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island Marines as they worked June 18 to help rebuild natural…Click to Continue »
View ArticleBeaufort County Airports Board to discuss improvements to Hilton Head, Lady's...
The Beaufort County Airports Board on Thursday is expected to give updates on plans for improvements at two county airports, one on Hilton Head Island and the other on Lady's…Click to Continue »
View ArticleMan killed after hit by S.C. Highway Patrol cruiser identified
The man killed after he was struck by an S.C. Highway Patrol cruiser on U.S. 21 Wednesday morning has been identified.Click to Continue »
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