Beaufort County News

The Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce will have its First Friday Networking Event from 6 to 8 p.m. June 7 at Beaufort Quality Inn, 2001 Boundary St.

A 22-year-old Hilton Head Island man was charged with cocaine possession Thursday after deputies found the drug in his pocket while he was being arrested on a disorderly conduct charge, according to a Beaufort County Sheriff's Office report.

The man, 39, entered the river for a midnight swim near the Pigeon Point boat landing, according to a news release.

The Beaufort County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in identifying an indecent exposure suspect.

Beaufort County Council is seeking a volunteer to represent District 4 on the Tax Equalization Board, which this week was expanded from seven to 15 members.

But Judge Brooks Goldsmith's decision to turn down former Beaufort Clerk of Court Elizabeth Smith's request for an early release from state probation sent a big message to Smith and to the rest of us: There are consequences for betraying the public trust.

A Circuit Court judge is weighing his decision on whether a Bluffton man that police say threatened to harm himself and others is mentally unfit to own firearms after a Thursday morning hearing at the Beaufort County Courthouse.

The $850,000 acquisition, which would be paid for with proceeds from a bond anticipation note, was approved Monday night on a 10-1 vote.

Not one, but two sea turtle nests were discovered on Hilton Head Island beaches Wednesday morning, the first of the season in southern Beaufort County, according to the Hilton Head Island Sea Turtle Protection Project.

Frederick Mcleod, 37, of Port Royal, was sentenced to 20 years in prison Tuesday for the home invasion and attempted rape of his downstairs neighbor.

The Beaufort County Sheriff's Office is investigating an attempted murder that took place Monday morning on St.

Jessicah Peters/Bluffton Today Beaufort County Community Emergency Response Team volunteers stand and await to board the Palmetto Breeze motor coach during the mock evacuation Monday.

Hardeeville Police Chief Richard Nagy said this is the first double homicide he has handled since joining the Hardeeville Police Department six years ago.

St. Helena Island's Candice Glover was named the next " American Idol " Thursday night at the end of a star-studded FOX TV show that included Jennifer Hudson singing a duet with Glover and Aretha Franklin joining voices with the top-10 girls.

The Lady's Island-St. Helena Fire District was called at about 3 a.m. to a fire at a home on Edding White Road.

The Lee County Board of Education on Tuesday approved a contract for a new superintendent who will start July 1. Andy Bryan, who currently serves as associate superintendent for the school district, will replace Jeff Moss, who will become the Beaufort County, S.C., school superintendent July 1. The board also approved principal appointments for the ... (more)

We residents of Sun City Hilton Head have recently been informed that we can no longer play "Go Fish," "Monopoly," "Parcheesi," "Backgammon," "War" or "Double Solitaire," not to mention mahjong and social bridge, because they are gaming and South Carolina law prohibits playing cards or rolling dice, even if there is no money involved, at places ... (more)

The S.C. Conservation Bank provided $1.3 million to the owner of the Exley Plantation in Jasper County to create a conservation easement on the land, ensuring it will not be transformed into a parking lot, housing community, or other development.

Two men are accused of assaulting two others near a convenience store on Hilton Head Island's Gumtree Road Saturday night using a handgun and a pressure washer wand, according to the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office.

A Burton firefighter was honored last month for helping to successfully deliver and resuscitate a premature baby in February.