One family in Bluffton, South Carolina, just found a life-saving organ donor, but another in Beaufort is still in need of a kidney. They connected on Facebook and are raising awareness about transplants.
Things they’ll remember about 2018 in Beaufort County, SC, Hilton Head, Bluffton, Beaufort: snow, hurricane, workforce and housing problems, deaths, milestones, retirements, environment, plastic bag ban
Foul play is suspected in the disappearance of Malik Spencer, 18, of Lobeco, Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office officials are saying. Spencer has been missing since Dec. 18. He is a senior at Whale Branch High School.
Beaufort, SC, County is changing an ordinance that says an inaccurate GIS map governs small tidal creek zoning. One affected landowner thinks residents may be wasting money paying for unnecessary surveys.
A resident of Sun City, Hilton Head, SC, believes a dispute with his neighbor may have escalated. He called police after security suggested the damage may have been caused by a pellet or BB gun shot at his car.
A Beaufort County family continues to look for a missing teen just days before Christmas. Malik Spencer, 18, was last seen heading to Whale Branch High School Tuesday.
Deputies are investigating a suspicious death after the body of Lamar Johnson, 41, was found on the side of Billy Hill Road in Burton Saturday morning. Residents can expect increased law enforcement in the area.
Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office deputies are investigating an early morning shooting reported in the Grays Hill community of Beaufort. Three men were shot during the incident.
Whale Branch High School student Malik Spencer, 18, of Lobeco, SC was reported missing Wednesday. A prayer vigil and a reward fund are part of the effort to find him. His car was found Friday.
The town of Port Royal is considering options for car access at Sands Beach. Vehicles can drive and park on the beach, unique in Beaufort County, but safety issues prompted the town to survey residents and visitors.
UGA landscape architect Debra Emerick Philips was on Town of Hilton Head Island’s first Planning Commission hammering out land-use ordinances for growth control in the booming 1980s. She sent me this comment about our future.
Beaufort County, South Carolina School District administrators made a final decision to close the district’s alternative school, Islands Academy, at the end of the first semester of the 2018-19 year.
At least 16 school threats were made to Beaufort County schools so far this year, including posts on social media and guns on campus. Police investigate threats and the district punishes the students.
A Beaufort County man has filed a lawsuit against a Beaufort McDonald’s after he allegedly ate a sandwich containing glass in March 2016. The man claims he was injured during the incident.
Raleigh Ward Jr., 38, of Bluffton, SC, was arrested and charged with two counts of attempted murder Wednesday after he allegedly stabbed his father and brother in their neighborhood, a Sheriff’s Office report says.
Pat Frank became the first resident to move into her Latitude Margaritaville Hilton Head home in November. Nearly a month after moving in, she still raves about living the Parrothead lifestyle in Hardeeville.
Five men have been shot in three incidents in Beaufort County SC since Saturday, according to Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office reports. One man is dead and at least two remain hospitalized from their injures.
President Donald Trump wished members of all five branches of the U.S. military a Merry Christmas on Dec. 25. The Coast Guard representative this year, Lt. Matthew Spado, is originally from Hilton Head, SC.
Fort Stewart Museum in Hinesville, Georgia, houses over 5,000 items related to local history, Fort Stewart’s formation, and accomplishments of the US Army’s Third Infantry Division in wars and conflicts.
