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Search and destroy mission for yellow-legged hornet: Secondary nests found in SC for 1st time
A search and destroy mission is on for the yellow-legged hornet, an insect highly sought after by Clemson University's Department of Plant Industry. The mission comes after a Beaufort County man caught "hawking behavior" on camera, a term he used to describe the hornets' attack on his honeybees. He then alerted the DPI, which discovered the hornets nests in the trees and destroyed them.
South Carolina Lowcountry Community Calendar of Events
For events, festivals and other community happenings in Beaufort, Jasper and Hampton counties, and around the Lowcountry, check out our Lowcountry Calendar of Events. If you have an open-to-the-public event you would like to announce, submit by email to:. Bluffton/Beaufort County/Jasper County events - kmurdaugh@blufftontoday.com. Hampton County, greater Lowcountry events...
USCB biologists partner in 1st Terrapin survey in Beaufort County
A small turtle that lives in the salt marsh recently drove scientists from the University of South Carolina Beaufort, the Port Royal Sound Foundation and other institutions above their waists in pluff mud. On August 2, 20 volunteers conducted the first terrapin survey in Beaufort County, using seine nets to...
GETTING ANSWERS: Why is my water Brown?
BEAUFORT COUNTY, SC (WSAV) – News 3 viewers have been messaging us with the same question, why is my water brown? It has become an issue for a lot of you. So we wanted to know why? The Beaufort Jasper Water and Sewer Authority says it’s aware of the problem. It is an issue mostly […]
Missing South Carolina man last seen last week
BEAUFORT COUNTY, S.C. — Beaufort County deputies are asking for the public's help to find a missing, endangered man last seen last week. Deputies say 60-year-old Stanley Kotowski of Hilton Head Island has been missing from the South Sea Pines Drive area since Friday, August 16, around 10:30 a.m.
Massachusetts man goes missing while on vacation in South Carolina
(BEAUFORD, S.C.) — A Massachusetts man vacationing with his family in South Carolina has been missing since Friday and is endangered, authorities said. Stanley Kotowski, 60, was last seen Friday morning leaving his family’s vacation rental on Hilton Head Island, according to his family. He is believed to be barefoot and did not take any personal items such as his phone or wallet, according to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office.
Coastal flood advisory affecting Savannah until early Thursday
The National Weather Service issued a coastal flood advisory at 1:27 p.m. on Wednesday valid from 8 p.m. until Thursday midnight. The advisory is for Coastal Liberty, Coastal McIntosh and Coastal Jasper as well as Bryan, Chatham and Beaufort counties. "Up to one half foot of inundation above ground level...
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