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Tax increase proposed in Beaufort County budget
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Beaufort, Bluffton vie for as much as $100,000 to build dog parks
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Crews race to find survivors of Oklahoma twister
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Public health order issues on North Charleston clinic
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YMCA of Beaufort County to conduct pilot summer-reading program
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Fire damages Beaufort Mexican restaurant
A fire damaged La Nopalera in Beaufort early Tuesday morning.
Featured
Readers' Choice voting through May 24
Vote for your favorite businesses for The Beaufort Gazette's Readers' Choice Awards!
Untamed Lowcountry: Maffo corrals love-crossed gators
The Lowcountry's natural wonders are on display in a new blog that will be chock-full of photos...
Local News
Tax increase proposed in Beaufort County budget
For the first time in five years, Beaufort County is proposing a property-tax increase. County Council on Monday gave preliminary approval to the proposed $99.35 million budget for 2013-14, which includes a property-tax hike of up to 4.28 percent...
Crime & Public Safety
Bluffton settles lawsuit with police officer who claimed unfair suspension, demotion
A Bluffton police officer who claimed he was unfairly suspended, demoted and forced to take a pay cut in retaliation for...
Features
Screening of 'Girl Rising' to benefit local GED Camp Program
While some girls complain about having to go to school and do homework, many others would give anything for the chance to learn.
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What you don't know about strawberries; Yahoo! buys Tumblr; and the coolest things made of Legos
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Fully cooked bacon and toaster waffles - a breakfast fit for a prince
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Author Pat Conroy signs on as editor at large at University of South Carolina Press's Story River Books series
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A chat with Millie West, author of 'Catherine's Cross'
Sports
Hilton Head Island High names Blair Carson head baseball coach
Blair Carson, who coached the Hilton Head High baseball team in the interim last season following the resignation of coach Chris Wells, was officially...
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2013 American Legion Baseball Preview: Lowcountry Heat working out early kinks after season-opening loss to Goose Creek
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2013 American Legion Baseball Preview: Bevy of pitchers key for Beaufort Ospreys
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USC Beaufort's Byrd named Academic All-American
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Bluffton's Cooler sisters selected to USA Volleyball squads
Opinion
Gullah heritage area a milestone for county
The national designation of the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor presents an opportunity to better tell our rare story to the world.
National
AP PHOTOS: Images of devastating Oklahoma tornado
Residents sift through the remnants of their homes and parents embrace children outside a demolished elementary school. Emergency workers tend to ...
State
SC Gov Haley: Finish work on ethics bill this year
Gov. Nikki Haley called on legislators Tuesday to get a bill strengthening the state's weak ethics laws to her desk, saying elected officials need to prove to voters that they work for them.







