Sheldon News

Dick Farmer has been chosen as the interim head of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Lowcountry.

F. Gray and Karen Wilson, of Beaufort announce the engagement of their daughter, Lauren Elaine Wilson, of Beaufort, to Michael Shane Wilson, of Beaufort, a son of Mac Wilson, of Sheldon and Tam P. Wilson, of Beaufort.

The first phase of converting the former James J. Davis Elementary School into an early learning center will be nearly complete when additional classes of 3-year-olds move into the building next week.

Woody Collins was on his way to do some fishing in the Huspah Creek in northern Beaufort County earlier this month when he spotted unusual black patches in the marsh.

There are likely hundreds of roads in Beaufort County bordered by tall, leafy trees that create natural canopies over the streets.

When Nelmays Connelly started working at Beaufort Memorial Hospital 50 years ago, private rooms were going for $12.50 a day.

The $35 million north-area high school was first approved in a 2000 bond referendum but ground wasn't broken until March 2008 because of controversy over where the school would be built and if it was needed.

Before the recession, booming growth helped Beaufort County's fire districts generate enough tax revenues to fund their operations.

Mrs. Donna Lynn Bradley and Mr. Martin Eric Thibault, of Beaufort, announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Megan Erica Thibault, of Beaufort, to Jason Lowell Meyer, of Port Royal, a son of Mr.

A statewide group of medical officials is attempting to put together a set of protocols to expedite care for patients suffering the deadliest kind of heart attack -- protocols that may particularly affect where Beaufort County EMS responders take patients they pick up in northern Beaufort County.

Donna Eouzan of Raleigh N.C. and Robert Coleman Sr. of Columbia announce the engagement of their daughter Jessica Nichole Coleman of Port Royal to Donald Miles Dean of Sheldon the son of Donald R. Dean and Cynthia M. Dean of Sheldon.

Clemson University's finding that powerful herbicides were applied correctly in all but one area should not deter Beaufort County officials from getting answers to the questions they've posed to state regulators about their use.

Beaufort-Jasper-Hampton Comprehensive Health Services will celebrate National Health Center Week 2009 by offering free blood pressure checks, blood sugar checks, HIV screenings and BMI measurements at local centers.

Ten parcels in Gardens Corner -- including the Seabrook Furniture Company and the Piggly Wiggly grocery store on Dairy Farm Road -- on Monday were recommended for upzoning to "rural business district." The change from rural zoning would allow for more retail space to serve the Sheldon and Big Estate areas.

Hunting Island is hosting night beach walks to allow the public to see nests and hatchlings.

Beaufort County officials should be applauded for watching out for residents' interests and the environment when it comes to SCE&G's use of herbicides to clear under power lines.

Inside the Hilton Head Island Barnes & Noble, Mary Alice Monroe read from her new novel about a sadly fading South Carolina way of life.

In other action, Beaufort County Council: Unanimously approved five contracts, including one to provide lighting improvements on U.S. 278; improvements at the Broad River Boat Landing; and purchase of a knuckle boom loader for county public works.

Area fire chiefs hope a newly created team of investigators from various county departments will lead to standardized arson investigations and more successful prosecutions.

Mr. Thomas Wallace McCord, husband of Delores Seigler McCord, died Saturday morning at his residence in Sheldon after an extended illness.