Beaufort News

Stephanie was adopted, but her owner passed away. She's a resilient kitty and can't wait for someone new to love her.

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.

Norman "Kirk" Kirkland Jr. was swimming with his grandfather and a cousin in the Ashepoo River near Crosby's Landing at about 6:30 p.m. Saturday when he disappeared under the water and did not resurface, according to Deputy Chief Ted Stanfield of the Colleton County Sheriff's Office.

This special concert with the Beaufort Symphony Orchestra and Beaufort Youth Orchestra comes to Sun City's Magnolia Hall at 7 p.m. May 21.

Nearly $200,000 in city of Beaufort accommodations tax money could be awarded Tuesday, but how that money is given out could still be up for discussion.

A 67-year-old Beaufort woman contacted law enforcement after someone used her personal information to order a computer, according to a Beaufort County Sheriff's Office report.

Two "American Idol" watch parties are planned this week in Beaufort, one on Wednesday for the show's finale and another Thursday when this season's winner will be announced.

Norman "Kirk" Kirkland Jr. was swimming in the Ashepoo River at about 6:30 p.m. Saturday when he drowned, according to Colleton County Coronor Richard Harvey.

They mop floors, scrub bathrooms and remove garbage from community buildings and rec centers.

Unitarian Laura Matilda Towne devoted her life to the Penn School, founded for former slaves when the Union captured Port Royal Sound in 1861.

Charles Moore, 43, a donor who gives blood at The Blood Alliance Donor Center in Jacksonville, Fla., used to have to wait a year after getting a tattoo before he could donate blood.

Fashion Stars, American Idol and The Voice TV reality shows all know talent when they see or hear what the state of South Carolina has to offer.

Marine Corps spokesman Lance Cpl. R.J. Driver says Friday's training runs around the South Carolina installation will be from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. The typical exercise mimics the short bursts of speed made by jets as they land on aircraft carriers at sea, and is noisier than normal.

A bill that will give incentives to filmmakers who work in South Carolina was signed into law Thursday by Gov.

Input, suggestions and corrections from Beaufort residents will be incorporated into the next draft of a plan that outlines how the city will grow during the next 100 years, according to city officials.

It is down to the wire for American Idol hopefuls Wednesday night. The remaining three contestants will sing for a chance to become the next American Idol.

After some delay, a plan to expand the Bluffton Township Fire District's Moss Creek-area station to make room for an EMS crew is back on track, a relief to nearby property owners concerned about faster emergency response.

Sanford has always had a folksiness about him to which voters in the state respond; there's a reason he's never lost a single election.

The S.C. Supreme Court has reprimanded a former Dorchester County magistrate for various infractions, including a self-reported incident in which the judge decreased a criminal defendant's bond to $10 and then paid it himself.

A dozen parents and local educators are attempting to open a new charter school in Beaufort County that would be dedicated to the Montessori method.