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Turtles, snakes and salt marshes. Research projects abound in Beaufort County for USCB staff.
PRITCHARDS ISLAND — Mosquitos buzzed incessantly in the soft, pre-dawn light on the north shore bank of Station Creek on St. Helena Island while a team of University of South Carolina Beaufort researchers waited for their ride. A steady stream of fisherman launched their boats from the ramp, anxious...
Nathaniel Riley killed in Beaufort County motorcycle, SUV accident
BEAUFORT, SC, (July 11, 2024) - A Hilton Head resident was killed in a crash between a motorcycle and an SUV on U.S. 278 in Beaufort County Thursday night, according to the S.C. Highway Patrol. Tragically, Nathaniel James Riley, 20, died at the scene. Riley was a charter boat captain.
One year after his murder, family of St Helena man begs for help, justice
ST HELENA ISLAND, S.C. (WSAV) – It was one year ago that a St Helena family lost their Father. their grandfather, the man they loved. Gunshots took Candido Montanez’s life, but no one knows who pulled the trigger. His family says it still feels like a dream, more like a nightmare. Now they hope by […]
Lowcountry News Thu 7.11.2024
PROBABLY THE BIGGEST, ALSO PROBABLY THE LONGEST ANNUAL EVENT NORTH OF THE BROAD IS THE BEAUFORT WATER FESTIVAL, BEGINS A TEN-DAY RUN FRIDAY WITH ITS USUAL MIX OF MUSIC, FOOD, ARTS AND CRAFTS AND SPORTING EVENTS LIKE THE FAMED BED RACES DOWN THE STREETS OF BEAUFORT. THIS YEAR’S 68TH EDITION IS BEING CONSIDERED A ‘REUNION OF REUNIONS’ FOR FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND IT WILL FEATURER A NEW CLEAR-BAG POLICY FOR ALL GATED EVENTS. FRIDAY’S FREE OPENING CEREMONIES AT THE WATERFRONT PARK BEGINS AT SIX FEATURING THE PARRIS ISLAND MARINE BAND AND FIREWORKS. THIS YEAR’S COMMODORE IS JOHN SCHOTT, SON OF WILMOT SCHOTT, WHO WAS COMMODORE IN 2010—FIRST TIME A FATHER AND SON HAVE BEEN THE COMMODORES. THE RIVER RALLY IS THIS WEEKEND, THE BED RACES AND PARADE ARE NEXT WEEKEND. YOU CAN FIND THE WHOLE SCHEDULE AT BFTWATERFESTIVAL.COM.
Beaufort County men among 6 charged in sex trafficking conspiracy
BEAUFORT COUNTY, S.C. (WSAV) – Two local residents have been named in an indictment unsealed last week in federal court in Boston. Alexander Smalls, 25, and Tre’sean Reid, 21, are among the six individuals charged for their alleged involvement in a sex trafficking conspiracy involving two minors and one adult that spanned three states. Christy […]
Beaufort County Animal Shelter nears capacity, seeks adoptive families
WASHINGTON, Beaufort County — Surrenders and strays are filling up the Beaufort County Animal Shelter lately. Staff, like Haley Hardison, say they’re close to capacity – and need loving families to step up. Once we get a kennel open, we’re filling right back up, so we’re pretty...
Postal worker convicted of stealing checks, gift cards from mail on Hilton Head Island
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — A Beaufort County postal worker faces penalties for stealing mail on Hilton Head Island. Thylenthia Young has to now pay restitution after a U.S. District Court ruled she stole thousands of dollars from people's mail. Young, from Hardeeville, worked as a rural carrier on...
‘Buy Hard’: Bluffton Best Buy robbery right out the movies
BLUFFTON, S.C. (WSAV) – The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office reported a robbery at a Best Buy that could have been right out of an action movie. According to the report, store manager Ryan Becker claimed to have arrived at his shift at the Best Buy on Highway 278 around 7:20 a.m. on Friday, July 5, […]
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