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Leader Of Oyotunji African Village Fatally Stabbed, Suspect In Custody
This small South Carolina-based community mourns the loss of its leader. Oba Adegbolu Abiogemo Adejuyigbe Egunjobi Oyewole Adefunmi, II, the king of Oyotunji African Village has died. The 47-year-old was pronounced dead at Beaufort Memorial Hospital from multiple stab wounds. Adefunmi’s sister, 52-year-old Akiba Kasale Meredith, is charged with his...
Lowcountry Calendar of Events for Beaufort, Jasper and Hampton County areas
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...
Beaufort County is bulking up recycling program with new provider
BEAUFORT COUNTY, SC (WSAV)—There’s a new plan to protect Beaufort County’s future one bottle, one can, one box at a time. That’s where the newest county recycling plan comes in. “The more things are recycled the less garbage ends up in a landfill, which is better for the Lowcountry environment,” said Beaufort County Solid Waste […]
The Lowcountry Autism Foundation names new president and executive director
(WTOC) - The Lowcountry Autism Foundation has named their new president and executive director. Sophia Townes is a former educator in the Bluffton/Hilton Head area for several years. She was introduced to the foundation back in 2014 after her son got diagnosed with autism. Townes served on the advisory council...
Shooting during 'narcotics transaction' in SC leaves 1 person injured, police say
BEAUFORT, S.C. — A shooting during what police call a "narcotics transaction" in Beaufort, South Carolina, left one person injured. The shooting happened about 9:30 p.m. Thursday in the parking lot of the Wilderness Cove Apartments on Talbird Road. Officers said one person was shot and taken to the...
BCSD’s Back-to-School Expo packs in students, parents
The Beaufort County School District teamed up with government agencies and private-sector business partners on Saturday, July 27 at Battery Creek High School to hold its “Back-to-School Expo” designed to give students and their families a free day of fun, door prizes, and valuable information about the upcoming 2024-25 school year.
Jeffcoat Firm donates school supplies to St. Helena Elementary
More than 70 backpacks loaded with essential elementary school supplies were delivered last week to the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center by Kim Jeffcoat, Chief Community Officer of The Jeffcoat Firm. The donation was part of the ongoing school supplies drive in support of the students and teachers of St....
Beaufort native helps USA women's rugby to bronze medal
PARIS, IDF — Beaufort native Naya Tapper is an Olympic medalist. As co-team captain, Tapper helped the US women's rugby sevens team upset Australia 14-12 to win bronze in that event. It is the first medal the United States has ever won in rugby sevens, men's or women's. Before...
Veteran of the Week – Tim Dorrill
Beaufort’s Tim Dorrill, 53, joined the United States Marine Corps in Charlotte, N.C., in 1991. After Boot Camp at Paris Island, he trained in Aviation Ordnance before serving at MCAS New River, N.C. While assigned there, he deployed to Twentynine Palms and aboard USS WASP (LHD-1) to Haiti during an uprising there.
Beaufort’s Scheper wins 2 ATA national championships
Seabrook’s Johnson, Beaufort teen Green also win titles. Beaufort tennis pro Larry Scheper won two titles at the American Tennis Association’s (ATA) 107th National Championships at the USTA’s National Campus in Orlando, Florida last week. Along with his partner, Louisiana-based Kenny Myers, Scheper, well known in Beaufort...
Child care options expanded for SC military families needing off-base care
SUMTER — South Carolina military families will now be able to use their military benefits at more child care centers in the state. Military families are now able to use federally-funded vouchers that help cover the cost of child care at centers that meet heightened health and safety standards under the state Department of Social […]
What is the heat index? How humidity and the dew point can affect our bodies
As August kicks off, South Carolina residents are again under a heat advisory with temperatures that could feel like 108 degrees. Like much of the Southeast, Upstate residents will see the heat index continue climbing into the weekend. Heat advisory issued for most of SC ...
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