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“I'm coming down here, I'm going to live upstairs and I'm going to start a business.”

They have a post office, a fire station and a sheriff's presence. There's also a dentist's office coming in, a wellness center, a gym and a hair salon. via The Beaufort Gazette

Beaufort-Jasper Water and Sewer Authority today announced it will temporarily change the method of disinfecting the drinking water for its customers on the Port Royal Island, including the City of Beaufort, ... via Island Packet

“And with this being a very low-tolerance program, when young people demonstrate disrespect toward the program or their mentors, they are referred back to court.”

As a teenager growing up in Burton, Antwone Millidge acknowledges he made some poor choices. via The Beaufort Gazette

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 2007-10-25 00:53. As a teenager growing up in Burton, Antwone Millidge acknowledges he made some poor choices. via The Beaufort Gazette

“With the little guys, you can't sit and lecture”

Marianne Blake panicked when she saw smoke billowing from her attic, but her 9-year-old daughter, McKenzie, who had just completed fire safety training at school with the Beaufort-Port Royal Fire Department, ... via The Beaufort Gazette

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 2007-10-25 00:53. As a teenager growing up in Burton, Antwone Millidge acknowledges he made some poor choices. via The Beaufort Gazette

“We have raised taxes once since 1990, and I think the voters know that”

Construction of a new police and courts building will begin next week, a top Beaufort official said after voters approved a referendum Tuesday to finance the building and a new City Hall. via The Beaufort Gazette

Beaufort County Sheriff's Office investigators are searching for 19-year-old Brittany Allen in connection with an early morning stabbing in Burton. via WTOC-TV Savannah

A woman was arrested Tuesday on County Shed Road in Burton for resisting arrest and kicking a police officer. via Island Packet

A woman whose car got stuck on railroad tracks was rescued by a police officer moments before an Amtrak train carrying 180 passengers smashed into the vehicle. via The State

“I'm very sorry for what I did to my best friend”

Photo: Solicitor Duffie Stone of the 14th Judical Circuit shows the Taurus .357-caliber Magnum revolver used in the shooting death of Yvette Moorer and subsequent death of her unborn baby in March 2006. via Island Packet

A Burton man charged with shooting his pregnant ex-girlfriend in March 2006 will appear in the Beaufort County Courthouse at 9 a.m. today for a status hearing. via Island Packet

Authorities are searching for four or five men who peppered people, vehicles and at least one home with paintballs and BBs in a string of incidents in and around Bluffton and Okatie. via The Beaufort Gazette

“We'd just like to thank everyone in the community”

Pfc. Matt Metrinko ignored the burning wreckage April 21 in Burton Pond and swam toward the shattered yellow helmet of a Blue Angels pilot who had just crashed. via Island Packet

A Burton man was charged with second-degree burglary Saturday after he was discovered snoozing and paint-splattered in the Third Macedonia Church along Broad River Boulevard, according to a press release from ... via Island Packet

From the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office: BURTON, SC - The Beaufort County Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting that occurred early Sunday morning at a home in Beaufort Mobile Home Park. via WTOC-TV Savannah

From the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office: BURTON, SC - The Beaufort County Sheriff's Office is investigating an armed robbery that occurred on Parris Island Gateway early Friday morning. via WTOC-TV Savannah

“He's innocent until proven guilty, however he's been proven guilty in the past.”

A registered sex offender and local youth sports referee was arrested and charged with stalking this week after he took pictures of a 23-year-old woman on three separate occasions in the pool area of her ... via Island Packet

Three more arrests have been made in the death of an 81-year-old Port Royal man who police say was killed during the Sept. via Island Packet

Three northern Beaufort County men were arrested Tuesday in separate cases of criminal domestic violence. via The Beaufort Gazette