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4 hrs ago | Island Packet

Bluffton woman to serve 5 years in prison for stealing from employer

ABluffton woman who embezzled money from two employers, including a local development company, was sentenced to serve five years in prison Thursday.

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Fri Nov 20, 2009

SavannahNow

Savannah men sentenced in Bluffton, S.C., shooting

Two men were sentenced to life without parole after being convicted Friday on charges stemming from a 2008 shooting of two brothers at a Bluffton, S.C., apartment that left one of them paralyzed, according to the South Carolina 14th Judicial Circuit Solicitor.

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Thu Nov 19, 2009

Island Packet

Make the most of it -- the Farmers Market of Bluffton to stay open year-round

Good news was in the air Thursday at the Farmers Market of Bluffton. It blended in the breeze with the aroma of boiled peanuts, gumbo from "We Island" of St.

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Wed Nov 18, 2009

Island Packet

District approves bus service for some Bluffton Middle School students

In other action, the board: Delayed its annual performance evaluation of superintendent Valerie Truesdale.

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Tue Nov 17, 2009

Island Packet

Bluffton mom gets 51 months in prison for sexual assault of 13-year-old boy

A 42-year-old Bluffton woman must serve at least 51 months in prison for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old boy while she was baby-sitting him in August 2008.

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Mon Nov 16, 2009

Myrtle Beach Online

SC woman facing prison for sex with 13-year-old

A 42-year-old South Carolina woman has been sentenced to five years in prison for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old boy she was baby-sitting. The Island Packet of Hilton Head reports Susan Tappeiner of Bluffton was sentenced Monday.

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Island Packet

Bluffton woman who sexually assaulted boy sentenced to prison

A 42-year-old Bluffton woman must serve at least 51 months in prison for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old boy she had been baby-sitting. Susan Tappeiner must also serve three years of probation after being released from prison, according to the sentence issued to her today in the Beaufort County Courthouse.

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Sat Nov 14, 2009

Island Packet

Bluffton begins work to reduce pollution in Verdier Cove, the May River

Bluffton began part one of a two-phase project Monday that aims to reduce runofffouling Verdier Cove and the May River.

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Thu Nov 12, 2009

Island Packet

Bluffton council takes initial vote on emergency access to gated communities

Council appointed Town Manager Anthony Barrett the town's representative on the Lowcountry Economic Network, a county-wide economic development group that meets monthly.

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Wed Nov 11, 2009

Island Packet

Friends, family upset by missing bench that was a memorial to Bluffton artisit

A memorial placed in honor of an artist remembered for his dedication to the Bluffton arts community has disappeared.

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Tue Nov 10, 2009

Island Packet

Nonprofits sought for Garden Tour benefits

The 2010 All Saints Garden Tour is seeking applications from Bluffton and Hilton Head Island nonprofit organizations that would like to be considered as beneficiaries for next year's event.

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Sun Nov 08, 2009

Island Packet

Squat & Gobble owner to open tapas restaurant in Bluffton

Dino Riganas kept his eye on the building behind his Squat & Gobble restaurant in Bluffton for almost a decade.

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Sat Nov 07, 2009

Island Packet

Couple sues Palmetto Bluff security firm for hiring suspected arsonist

A Palmetto Bluff couple whose partially built house was allegedly burned by a security guard who also worked as a Lady's Island firefighter still awaits the outcome of a lawsuit seeking $1 million in damages from the security company that hired him.

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Thu Nov 05, 2009

Island Packet

Police nab suspect in string of laudromat thefts in Bluffton

A man wanted in a string of thefts at a Bluffton Laundromat was arrested Monday, according to a Beaufort County Sheriff's Office news release.

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Wed Nov 04, 2009

Island Packet

Raymond, Brown apparent winners in Bluffton Town Council race

A former town employee apparently has drawn the most votes in a three-way race for two Bluffton Town Council seats, ousting one incumbent.

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Tue Nov 03, 2009

Island Packet

Bluffton committee has less bed tax to dole out for latest quarter

A Bluffton committee had the unpleasant chore Monday of paring $65,000 in requests to the only $37,252 generated by bed taxes.

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Mon Nov 02, 2009

Island Packet

Two ex-Hardeeville cops plead guilty to pocketing traffic-ticket money

Two former Hardeeville police officers pleaded guilty today to charges they illegally pocketed money during traffic stops, charges that stem from an investigation by the S.C. Law Enforcement Division.

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Sun Nov 01, 2009

Island Packet

One suspect in Bluffton backyard beating case faces trial in mid-November

One of the suspects charged in the brutal attack on two men as they grilled steaks in a Bluffton backyard a year ago Friday is expected to go to trial the week of Nov.

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Sat Oct 31, 2009

Island Packet

Three candidates vie for two seats in Bluffton Town Council election Tuesday

Three candidates will run Tuesday for two seats on the Bluffton Town Council. Incumbents Oliver Brown, 56, and Charlie Wetmore, 43, seek re-election. Former town employee Mike Raymond, 58, also is vying for a seat.

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Island Packet

Help clean up Bluffton cemetery

The Bluffton Historical Preservation Society will sponsor an All Saints Eve Cemetery Clean Up from 10 a.m. to noon today in the Bluffton Cemetery off May River Road.

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