Updates From islandpacket.com
From earlier this week
- Time for last call? Bars getting second look after rash of shootings
Following two shootings at a south-island nightclub last week, Hilton Head Island officials emerged Monday with a strong message: They intend to hold bars accountable for crimes that occur on their properties. (full story) - Public gets chance to express views about Bluffton PD
When Bluffton Police Chief David McAllister was hired in 2006, his mission, he said, was to improve public trust in the agency and meet high law enforcement standards. (full story) - Driver laughs as officers run after her slow-moving SUV
Palmetto Dunes security officers responding to a report of a vehicle blocking the road on Christmas Eve arrived to find a woman passed out in her sport utility vehicle, according to a sheriff's report released Monday. When they woke her, her car began to move. (full story) - Blue Angels to undergo more rigorous training
The Navy hopes changes in the way Blue Angels train will help prevent crashes like the one that killed Lt. Cmdr. Kevin Davis in Burton two years ago. (full story) - County review board rescinds legal threat
A dispute over the future appearance of the old O.C. Welch Ford-Lincoln-Mercury building on U.S. 278 in Bluffton has come to an end. (full story) - Where can you find a local job in this recession?
Kevin Kowal has some advice for job seekers discouraged by Beaufort County's unemployment rate, which is at its highest level since 1994. (full story) - New Bluffton mayor has annexation on her mind
Lisa Sulka, a four-year Bluffton Town Council veteran, will hold her first meeting as mayor Tuesday. (full story) - Biologists concerned dredging Savannah River could affect prehistoric fish
A state study of shortnose sturgeon in the Savannah River could lead to more protection for the endangered fish as officials prepare plans to deepen the river. (full story) - Bluffton applies for grant to protect May River
Bluffton's Department of Environmental Protection has applied for a grant worth nearly half a million dollars to help protect the May River. (full story) - Vandalism, theft among local crime reports
The following reports were released Sunday by the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office and the Bluffton Police Department (full story) - Literacy Volunteers holding registration
Literacy Volunteers of the Lowcountry will launch the winter semester with class registration from today through Jan. 15. (full story) - Peeping Tom spotted in Bluffton Park
A Peeping Tom is still on the loose after peering into a woman's home in Bluffton Park around 9 p.m., Friday, Bluffton Police said Saturday. (full story) - Wilson vows to work with both parties in 2009
BEAUFORT -- A friendly crowd of about 50 people gathered on Port Republic Street on Friday to hear U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson list his legislative priorities for 2009. (full story) - How will Hilton Head cope with the continuing recession?
Households, businesses and local governments alike are taking a careful look at their finances in 2009, figuring out how to get by with less during the recession. (full story) - Thieves target island consignment shop
A Hilton Head Island consignment shop was robbed of at least $1,000 worth of cash and merchandise Saturday, a Beaufort County Sheriff's Office official said Saturday afternoon. (full story)
