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Savannah College of Art and Design historic preservation students Chelsea Guthrie, left, and Whitney Crawford take measurements of the interior of the Baynard Mausoleum at the Zion Chapel of Ease Cemetery on Friday. The students were there to perform a structural survey of the oldest standing structure on Hilton Head Island with an eye to helping the Heritage Library and Geneology Center preserve the decaying crypt.

PHOTO: Historic Hilton Head mausoleum gets help from SCAD students

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BEAUFORT NEWS

Council to consider expanding tax-appeals board due to years-long backlog

Beaufort County's Tax Equalization Board, which hasn't met since February and faces a years-long backlog, could expand from seven to 15 members under a proposal before Beaufort County Council.
MILITARY NEWS

SC tries to catch up with other states in military-friendly legislation

South Carolina likes to bill itself as one of the most military-friendly states in the country. But the Palmetto State trails its neighbors when it comes to legislation to make life easier for active-duty service members and more attractive to retirees -- a deficiency that could have a big impact...

BEAUFORT NEWS

Woman killed in I-95 wreck in Jasper County Sunday

A woman was killed on Interstate 95 in Jasper County Sunday evening when she exited a moving vehicle and was struck by a tractor trailer, according to S.C. Highway Patrol.

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You can’t help fixating the things you fear; we can’t help telling you about them

I’ve wagged my finger from time to time at those who accuse this newspaper of harping on negative or sensational news. The fact is, we devote quite a bit of time and space in pursuit of stories most would consider “positive” in tone; but as online traffic numbers bear out, seldom...

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BEAUFORT NEWS

PHOTO: The mane event

The Hilton Head/Savannah Equestrian Exposition held its ninth annual event Sunday at the Rose Hill Plantation Equestrian Center in Bluffton.
MILITARY NEWS

Former Lt. Dan Week volunteers to start group to help veterans, first-responders

Several local Lt. Dan Week organizers have broken away from the Independence Fund to start their own organization that will raise money for wounded veterans, as well as first-responders such as police and firefighters.
EDUCATION

Lady's Island Elementary parents push for return of fifth grade

A group of Lady's Island Elementary parents is pushing for fifth-grade classes to return to the school.
LOTTERY

GA Lottery

These Georgia lotteries were drawn Sunday:
DEATH NOTICES

Darius Woods

Darius Domonique Woods, 24, of Ridgeland and the son of Tawanna Woods, died Saturday, May 18, 2013.
DEATH NOTICES

Joseph Williams Jr.

Joseph Williams Jr., 74, a native of Yemassee, died Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at North Haven Residential Care Home in North Charleston.