When Hurricane Matthew pounded the shores of South Carolina last year, the Town of Bluffton saw the least amount of estimated structural damage of any incorporated area in Beaufort County. Yet Bluffton stayed under emergency conditions for the longest amount of time, causing its police department to accrue a disproportionately high overtime bill compared to other police agencies in the county, including the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office, which oversees emergency operations for the entire county, an investigation by The Island Packet and The Beaufort Gazette found.
When Hurricane Matthew pounded the shores of South Carolina last year, the Town of Bluffton saw the least amount of estimated structural damage of any incorporated area in Beaufort County. Yet Bluffton stayed under emergency conditions for the longest amount of time, causing its police department to accrue a disproportionately high overtime bill compared to other police agencies in the county, including the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office, which oversees emergency operations for the entire county, an investigation by The Island Packet and The Beaufort Gazette found.
Kimberly Turner’s op-ed in Palmetto Opinion on Aug. 29 displays her ignorance of American history. The current U.S. Memorial Day honors only those who died in service to the federal, formerly Northern, government.
The competition was fiercely cute, but Bluffton's Marilyn Peluso, 2, -- daughter of Desiree and Daniel Peluso -- came out the winner of the Bluffton Peanut Festival's 'Lil Baby Goober' contest.
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Look who won the 'Lil Baby Goober' Pageant at the Bluffton Boiled Peanut Festival
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These two Hilton Head resorts have closed after Tropical Storm Irma
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What you need to know about the Friends of the Beaufort Library Fall Book Sale
