Parris Island News

Anna Bigham was a supportive sister. Her brother, Mills, was like many freshly-graduated high school seniors.

Authorities are investigating whether a suspected serial killer whose home and yard harbored the remains of at least 11 people is connected to any killings in places he lived while in the military, including Japan, California and the Carolinas.

Brooklyn, N.Y. native George Boemerman, who retired in 1976 after a 24-year career in the U.S. Marine Corps, is unique among his fellow Marines.

Everybody wants to get in shape, but not everyone wants to make the necessary sacrifices.

Boy Scout Frankie Slemmer may have bitten off a big chunk as he started to restore a Shaw veteran Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star.

Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island was honored last week for being one of six bases that helped the Navy save 2 billion gallons of water and $31 million in utility costs this year through energy efficiency and water management.

PFC Christopher Schell, son of Melissa Schell of Port St. Joe, and Edward Schell of Port St Joe, recently completed 13 weeks of Boot Camp training on Sept.

Monday is the final day to submit photos of Beaufort County high school graduates, faculty and staff members who have served or are serving in the armed forces.

Editor's note: This is the third and final installment in a series of stories on the journey of Pfc.

Submitted photo/SDN Pfc. Jesse Phillips of Starkville stands at parade rest outside the Receiving Center at the U.S. Marine Corps Recruitment Depot at Parris Island, S.C. Walking through the doors of the Receiving Center means undertaking a grueling physical and mental challenge to complete the 13 weeks of basic training to become a full fledged ...

Combat H2O preparation is important for each and every Marine. It is not something to be taken lightly.

Two restaurant conversions are in the works in Belfair Towne Village in Bluffton.

Beaufort's three military bases are in no danger of experiencing the kind of water contamination that mighthave caused hundreds of illnesses at Camp Lejeunein North Carolina, says Dean Moss, general manager of the Beaufort-Jasper Water & Sewer Authority.

Jesse Spause broke the news to his dad in June. Just a few weeks before his graduation from Beverly High School, the 18-year-old signed up for the Marines.

1566: Spain establishes the colony of Santa Elena, which serves as the capital of La Florida for a decade.

Pvt. Brandon K. Pickens, son of Polly Halstead and H. Keith Pickens, recently completed basic training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C. After graduation, he will be stationed at Camp Geiger for four weeks of combat training.

Pfc. Chase McCray Williams graduated from Marine Basic Training Depot at Parris Island, S.C. Williams qualified as Rifle Expert with a score of 324 out of a possible 350 points.

So far, only two of 85 pit bulls, Rottweilers and wolf-mixes at Marine bases in South Carolina have had to leave base housing under a new policy .

On October 6, a team of ASPCA animal behavior experts arrived in Beaufort, S.C., to conduct behavior assessments of more than 80 dogs living in Marine Corps housing units in the South Carolina Tri-Command area.

Animal experts are finishing assessments of pet dogs to see if they may remain at three South Carolina Marine bases.