Feds look to protect loggerhead turtles' ocean habitats
WASHINGTON -- The federal government moved Wednesday to protect the ocean habitat of loggerhead turtles, listed since 1978 in some places as an endangered species because of threats from...
View ArticlePort Royal hires new shrimp dock manager
A new manager has been hired in hopes of turning around the Port Royal shrimp docks, which have lost money since the town took them over in 2009.Click to Continue »
View ArticleThursday's crime reports
The following reports were released Wednesday by the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office and Beaufort Police Department:Click to Continue »
View ArticleLocal man, woman charged with morphine trafficking
A Bluffton woman and Ridgeland man were charged with several drug offenses in Georgia, including morphine trafficking, according to a news release from the Kingsland Police Department.Click to...
View ArticleConditions ripening for sellers' market, Realtor says
Home sales surged again in June across much of South Carolina, putting the state on course for its best year since the housing bust.Click to Continue »
View ArticleBody of 3rd missing Hunting Island swimmer found Wednesday
The body of a 17-year-old man who disappeared Sunday while swimming at Hunting Island State Park was recovered Wednesday, more than three miles from where he and two relatives were…Click to Continue »
View ArticleMan chases would-be robbers out of grandparents' house
When the unfamiliar cell-phone ringtone went silent after two and a half rings, Cole Malphrus knew something was wrong.Click to Continue »
View ArticleIn the wake of the Zimmerman verdict, Bluffton rally calls for unity,...
Residents rallying Wednesday night in Bluffton called for racial unity and political action in the wake of the acquittal of the man who killed Trayvon Martin.Click to Continue »
View ArticleRiverview Charter School hiring community relations director, kitchen assistant
Riverview Charter School is hiring for two positions: a community relations director and a part-time kitchen assistant.Click to Continue »
View ArticleDeep Well in limbo over forced relocation by airport
The Deep Well Project is in limbo, says executive director Betsy Doughtie.Click to Continue »
View ArticleBeaufort County school district plans back-to-school events
Two "Back-to-School Expos" are planned to for Beaufort County families to learn more about their upcoming school year.Click to Continue »
View ArticleOkatie center to help enroll uninsured to comply with federal health...
An Okatie health center will help sign up uninsured residents for health insurance plans as part of the federal government's effort to implement the Affordable Care Act. Beaufort-Jasper-Hampton...
View ArticleJasper County residents evacuated as Savannah River rises
Fifteen residents along the Savannah River in Jasper County have evacuated as the river reaches its highest level in 20 years, the county's emergency management director said Thursday.Click to...
View ArticleGa. company plans development near Kittie's Crossing
A Georgia developer is planning to build a new shopping center on mostly undeveloped land near the intersection of U.S. 278 and Bluffton Road.Click to Continue »
View ArticlePioneering reporter Helen Thomas aged into legend
Covering 10 presidents over five decades, Helen Thomas aged into a legend. She was the only reporter with her name inscribed on a chair in the White House briefing room…Click to Continue »
View ArticleObama: Helen Thomas a 'true pioneer' in journalism
President Barack Obama calls the late White House correspondent Helen Thomas "a true pioneer" who broke down barriers "for generations of women in journalism."Click to Continue »
View ArticleChina says flooding has killed 337 this year
China says flooding this year has left at least 337 people dead and 213 missing, due mainly to unusually wet summer weather.Click to Continue »
View ArticlePioneering journalist Helen Thomas dies at 92
Helen Thomas, the irrepressible White House correspondent who used her seat in the front row of history to grill nine presidents often to their discomfort and was not shy…Click to Continue »
View ArticleBeaufort enforces stricter rules for city trash pickup
Waste Pro says Beaufort residents need to follow rules on yard trash pick up or pay more for the service.Click to Continue »
View ArticleHilton Head Prep begins search for new headmaster
Hilton Head Preparatory School is looking for a new headmaster for the second time in less than two years.Click to Continue »
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