Barreling toward the Windward Islands as a Category 4 hurricane Monday morning, Beryl was one of three storm systems churning in the Atlantic. Local meteorologists say Beaufort County won’t feel the brunt. “Odds are near zero of it impacting South Carolina as a tropical cyclone, but maybe storm remnants wander this way eventually,” said Frank […]
As pitches go, it’s not terrible: Beaufort County government wants residents to raise $950 million for a series of “critical” road and traffic improvements over 10 years through a new 1% sales tax of which a huge chunk, maybe more than half, would be paid by visitors, not by locals. The problem is Beaufort County […]
A controversial hotel and separate parking garage project totaling $50 million — in the works for several years in historic downtown Beaufort — have been placed on hold. The delay results from rising financing and construction costs brought on by the time needed to respond to legal challenges, according to the developer. The large-scale projects […]
Nearly one year after Eric Greenway was fired from Beaufort County, the string of resignations and assorted departures from the county continues to grow. The county’s Capital Improvements Projects Director is the latest. In a peculiar case of history repeating itself, this is the second time he has resigned during a tumultuous period of county […]
Multiple instances of alligators killing unleashed pets in Hilton Head’s Sea Pines last month sparked a flurry of online posts claiming the reptiles are overpopulated in the Lowcountry. Biologists at the S.C. Department of Natural Resources say there are no issues with the current alligator population — but when it comes to preventing future attacks, […]
A person struck by a pickup truck Friday northwest of Beaufort has died from their injuries, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol. The collision occurred at 5 p.m. on Bay Pines Road near Laurel Bay Road, the Highway Patrol said. The pedestrian died Saturday at Beaufort Memorial Hospital, where they were taken by ambulance […]
The South Carolina Ethics Commission has set a hearing date for former Beaufort County Parks and Recreation Director Shannon Loper, who has been accused of using her position to benefit family members and using county equipment to perform work on personal property. Loper’s hearing will be in Columbia on Oct. 17. Two separate complaints were […]
A St. Helena Island 18-year-old has been arrested in the shooting death of a child at a Beaufort apartment complex earlier this month. Benjamin Shamar Seabrook IV has been charged with involuntary manslaughter, obstruction of justice, unlawful conduct toward a child, tampering with evidence, and filing a false police report, according to the Beaufort Police […]
Rain and thunderstorms may be throwing a wrench in Saturday plans, but the weather is predicted to clear tonight for a “becoming sunny” Sunday, according to the National Weather Service on Saturday morning. Showers and thunderstorms are expected to stop by around 8 p.m. Saturday, the service said. Beaufort County residents can take advantage of […]
A confluence of late afternoon accidents and a bridge inspection delivered one of the toughest drives commuters on Highway 170 have seen this year. Two Thursday afternoon collisions, both on the Broad River Bridge, are creating a bottleneck of delays for motorists heading east to Beaufort. The two-car accident and a separate five-car collision have […]