U.S. 278 lane closures planned Friday and Saturday
Lane closures on U.S. 278 near the bridge to Hilton Head Island are planned during the day Friday and Saturday as part of the $45 million flyover construction project.Click to Continue »
View ArticleGullah commission seeks applicants for first director
The commission working to preserve the culture of slave descendants on the sea islands in four southeastern states is looking for its first executive director.Click to Continue »
View ArticleOlivera's family to get $1.7 million from Oates, neighborhood in lawsuit
The widow of a Bluffton man shot to death by tow-truck driver Preston Oates in 2010 has settled a lawsuit against Oates and several co-defendants for $1.75 million.Click to Continue »
View ArticleSolicitor appeals return of rifles to former Bluffton man declared mentally...
A judge's ruling to allow a former Bluffton resident to reclaim rifles and a shotgun -- despite a declaration that he is mentally unfit to possess handguns -- is on…Click to Continue »
View ArticleJasper County schools score back-to-back 'F'
Faced with dismal results on standardized tests -- the lowest of any school district in the state -- Jasper County's schools superintendent Monday said the scores "have no meaning."Click to Continue »
View Article'So happy to be home,' 'Idol' winner Glover treats crowd to old, new songs
Almost three months after winning "American Idol," Candice Glover returned to the Lowcountry on Monday night as part of the Idol LIVE! Tour at the North Charleston Coliseum.Click to Continue »
View ArticleMan charged with armed robbery of Bluffton convenience store
A man has been charged in the armed robbery of a Bluffton convenience store.Click to Continue »
View ArticleMost recent Beaufort Civic Master Plan ready for public review
After three months of revisions, the most recent version of a plan that maps growth in the city of Beaufort is ready for public inspection.Click to Continue »
View ArticleJazz concert added to Port Royal Street Music series
A fifth concert has been added to the late summer Port Royal Street Music Concert series, filling a hole left in the schedule when series planners moved a concert for…Click to Continue »
View ArticleHilton Head open burning ban up for vote Tuesday
Hilton Head Island Town Council is expected to vote Tuesday on a first reading of an ordinance to ban the open burning of yard waste.Click to Continue »
View ArticleDistrict seeks dismissal of former Bluffton school secretary's lawsuit
The Beaufort County School District and its former acting superintendent have asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit by a former H.E. McCracken Middle School secretary who alleges she was…Click to...
View ArticleSCE&G customers affected by bill scam
SCE&G is warning customers to watch out for scams involving callers posing as employees of the electric utility.Click to Continue »
View ArticleCar show scheduled for Sunday
The Third Annual New River Auto Mall Car Show will start at 11 a.m. Sunday.Click to Continue »
View ArticleTraffic checkpoints scheduled Thursday night
Traffic safety checkpoints are planned from 9 p.m. to midnight Thursday in northern Beaufort County.Click to Continue »
View ArticleDHEC offering Tdap clinic in Bluffton
The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control has added another immunization clinic in Bluffton to provide Tdap booster shots and help rising seventh-graders get the mandatory vaccine before...
View ArticleWednesday's crime reports, Aug. 7
The following reports were released Tuesday by the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office:Click to Continue »
View ArticleNew Bluffton fire station now open
It was a ribbon-cutting of sorts. But instead of ribbon, Fire Chief Barry Turner and a retired firefighter unclasped a yellow fire hose -- marking the official opening Tuesday of…Click to Continue »
View ArticleBluffton dog park group replaces board, vows to build park in a year
The Friends of Bluffton Dog Parks has installed five new board members, replacing almost all of its previous leadership after fraud allegations and the suicide of its former president.Click to...
View ArticleSC attorney general: Human trafficking a growing problem
Trafficking of adults and children is a growing problem in South Carolina, but a new law gives the state better tools to combat the scourge, according to S.C. Attorney General…Click to Continue »
View ArticlePort Royal Town Council to discuss firetruck purchase
Port Royal could get a new firetruck to replace one a man stole while fleeing the naval hospital last year, who struck and killed a pedestrian with it.Click to Continue »
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