Beaufort County News

An alligator that bit a Georgia woman Monday on Hilton Head Island waited until her back was turned before attacking, according to the victim and her family.

Years of roadwork along U.S. 278 and extensions to Bluffton Parkway should ease congestion and make storm evacuations smoother.

Two Bluffton men who were nabbed for a string of burglaries of Bluffton-area businesses in the fall were arrested again Monday — a little more than a week after being released from prison, according to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office.

Beaufort-Jasper Water and Sewer Authority has started construction on a major water line in Southern Beaufort and Jasper Counties.

Sponsored by Beaufort County Parks and Leisure Services, certified soul line dancing instructor Lynn Bryant's Bluffton slide class is 4-5 p.m. Mondays upstairs in the gymnasium at Bluffton Recreation Center, 61A Ulmer Road.

As president of the Hilton Head Island Navy League Council, I apologize to the veterans and wounded warriors whom we memorialize each year for the cancellation of the Memorial Day observance.

Helped by tropical storms and a lingering low-pressure system, parts of drought-plagued Beaufort County have received more than twice as much rain as normal in May.

The Beaufort County School District could get as much as $13.5 million more than last year from the state if changes included in the state Senate budget make it through the House and a conference committee.

The Beaufort County Sheriff's Office is investigating the disappearance of a 64-year-old Bluffton man, whom family members reported missing early today.

South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities students from Beaufort County graduated with the Class of 2012 on Friday.

Note: This archived column is dedicated to my father, Donald William Herbkersman, an Army Ranger and Korean War veteran, as well as the Sun City Veteran's Club and all Beaufort County veterans.

A $491,000 link between Malphrus Road and newly paved Foreman Hill Road in greater Bluffton is almost finished -- though some drivers are already acting as if the project is completed.

Beaufort County, through its Rural and Critical Lands Program, has brought a fitting end to the saga of a controversial development in the northern part of the county.

A Seabrook man who drove away from Beaufort County sheriff's deputies and later got out and ran was arrested Monday on eight charges.

With construction complete on the J.E. McTeer Bridge, residents will have a new hurricane evacuation route from the Sea Islands to the mainland.

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham visited Beaufort on Tuesday to address the threat of defense-spending cuts and the effect they would have on military bases in the region.

The Buckwalter Place Farmers Market will not open as usual today because of the potential for bad weather.

Right after my little Min-Pin/Chihuahua dog died, my friend Angie called Tallulah McGee Trice.

Graduation ceremonies, all to be held on the schools' campuses, are scheduled over the next two weeks at the following schools: The following schools already have held graduation ceremonies: Abundant Life Academy, Hilton Head Island Preparatory School, Hilton Head Christian Academy, Thomas Heyward Academy, Agape Christian Academy, Heritage Academy ... (more)

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham will visit Beaufort on Tuesday to address the threat of defense-spending cuts and the effect it would have on the region's military bases.