Beaufort News

It wasn't long after Kaila Smith was situated at Beaufort High School when something caught her eye in the school's trophy case.

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Deputies say the 41-year-old trooper driving the cruiser was not injured. He was duty and driving a marked car.

Deputies say the 41-year-old trooper driving the cruiser was not injured. He was duty and driving a marked car.

Bridges Preparatory School is in talks with Beaufort County to rent the Charles Lind Brown Activity Center in Beaufort starting later this year.

A St. Helena Island man who was at the emergency room at Beaufort Memorial Hospital is accused of taking off in an ambulance.

U.S. Hwy 21 southbound in Beaufort County is back open at Martin Lane after a fatal wreck Wednesday morning.

An ordinance to make texting while driving illegal on Hilton Head Island will be given a first reading Tuesday by Town Council at its 4 p.m. meeting.

The University of South Carolina again is raising tuition and fees at the lowest rate since 1999 even as the school's state funding dwindles.

The Friends of Spanish Moss Trail has asked Beaufort County for $200,000 to help pay for a 2.2-mile trail segment from Beaufort to Port Royal.

Parents looking for public school options for their children are invited to an informational expo from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Holiday Inn at 2225 Boundary St. in Beaufort.

A new vehicle fee and an increase in trash pick-up rates might be on the way as Beaufort City Council continues its search for ways to balance its 2014 budget.

Two South Carolina-based staff noncommissioned officers have been charged with violating the Marine Corps' order on hazing and maltreatment and will face special courts-martial in coming months, officials said Friday.

As chief nursing officer at Coastal Carolina, Ashley VonNida is responsible for training and taking 74 nurses under her wing to ensure the best patient care in Hardeeville.

The Bluffton branding initiative is well underway. Our Hilton Head Island/Bluffton Chamber of Commerce is leading the charge with the branding and has announced dates and the location for our series of workshops.

She created a hullabaloo last month after she became the new "American Idol," but Candice Glover's father has six more stars under his roof on rural St. Helena Island.

A law Gov. Nikki Haley will sign in a ceremony this week encourages public colleges to award veterans course credit for their military training.

Lawmakers hope to give South Carolina a boost in the next round of base closures with measures to help military families adjust when they move from another state and make the transition to civilian life.

To many motorists, Gardens Corner can pass in the blink of an eye. But to one small group of residents, it's not only rich in history, but the gateway to Beaufort.

The South Carolina Supreme Court has overturned the conviction of a Beaufort woman serving 35 years for homicide by child abuse.