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Illinois man faces attempted murder charge after Bluffton hotel shooting

Authorities are investigating the shooting at a Holiday Inn in Bluffton that left one person with a gunshot wound.

Updated September 28, 2026 at 9:56 AM

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Home that survived the 1863 burning of Bluffton is no longer for sale. What's next?

October 13, 2026 at 3:42 PM

Local

There are 5 major construction projects reshaping Buckwalter Parkway in Bluffton. What we know

Updated October 9, 2026 at 5:04 PM

Local

New gated development coming to Bluffton’s New Riverside. What we know

September 25, 2026 at 9:56 AM

Local

Bluffton making new Old Town master plan and it wants the community to help

Updated September 24, 2026 at 7:49 AM

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Bluffton holds solemn memorial 25 years after Sept 11 attack

Updated September 11, 2026 at 11:25 AM

Local

Oktoberfest with a Bluffton twist coming in late September. Here’s what we know

September 5, 2026 at 6:00 AM

Beaufort News

What to know about new cell towers popping up in Beaufort and Bluffton

August 24, 2026 at 10:31 AM

Crime & Public Safety

Bluffton home declared ‘total loss’ in first of two Tuesday morning fires. What we know

August 19, 2026 at 7:24 PM

Bluffton Packet

Bluffton man’s boats pulled from river as friends pay respects. “I miss him every day”

Updated August 6, 2026 at 3:51 PM

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Drone footage shows derelict boats removed from SC river

Updated August 6, 2026 at 2:54 PM

Crime & Public Safety

Bluffton man arrested for child sexual exploitation. What we know

Updated August 5, 2026 at 8:36 AM

Crime & Public Safety

Bluffton woman arrested for lottery fraud

August 3, 2026 at 3:36 PM

Crime & Public Safety

Guns recovered from three juveniles in Bluffton Sam’s Club. What we know

Updated July 31, 2026 at 5:30 PM

Bluffton Packet

$27M Bluffton workforce training center gets ‘major boost’ from Trump admin grant

July 29, 2026 at 1:06 PM

Bluffton Packet

Flock license plate-reading cameras vandalized in Bluffton. What we know

Updated July 21, 2026 at 3:59 PM

Local

Bluffton to implement new four-way stop on Boundary Street. What to expect

Updated July 16, 2026 at 1:19 PM

Local

Photos, drone footage shows waterline break in Old Town Bluffton

Updated July 16, 2026 at 12:29 PM

Bluffton Packet

Helicopter company expanding in Bluffton. How many jobs will it create?

Updated July 15, 2026 at 9:17 AM

Local

Beaufort County communities honor service members with Veterans Day events. Here’s where, what to know

Updated July 1, 2026 at 3:15 PM

Weather News

Which schools, roads & offices are open or closed after Beaufort County snow?

Updated July 1, 2026 at 3:10 PM

Local

A barge and workers are near the bridge to Hilton Head. Here's what they are doing

Updated June 30, 2026 at 12:23 PM

Local

One of 8 homes that survived Union troops burning the town, now a museum, to be sold

Updated June 24, 2026 at 10:50 AM

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Drone footage shows Bluffton's sinkhole destroyed two lanes on busy Bluffton Rd

Updated June 23, 2026 at 3:16 PM

Bluffton Packet

Bluffton town council is one of the highest paid in SC, data show. Why?

June 16, 2026 at 10:59 AM

Bluffton Packet

Illinois man faces attempted murder charge after Bluffton hotel shooting

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Home that survived the 1863 burning of Bluffton is no longer for sale. What's next?

There are 5 major construction projects reshaping Buckwalter Parkway in Bluffton. What we know

New gated development coming to Bluffton’s New Riverside. What we know

Bluffton making new Old Town master plan and it wants the community to help

Bluffton holds solemn memorial 25 years after Sept 11 attack

Oktoberfest with a Bluffton twist coming in late September. Here’s what we know

What to know about new cell towers popping up in Beaufort and Bluffton

Bluffton home declared ‘total loss’ in first of two Tuesday morning fires. What we know

Bluffton man’s boats pulled from river as friends pay respects. “I miss him every day”

Drone footage shows derelict boats removed from SC river

Bluffton man arrested for child sexual exploitation. What we know

Bluffton woman arrested for lottery fraud

Guns recovered from three juveniles in Bluffton Sam’s Club. What we know

$27M Bluffton workforce training center gets ‘major boost’ from Trump admin grant

Flock license plate-reading cameras vandalized in Bluffton. What we know

Bluffton to implement new four-way stop on Boundary Street. What to expect

Photos, drone footage shows waterline break in Old Town Bluffton

Helicopter company expanding in Bluffton. How many jobs will it create?

Beaufort County communities honor service members with Veterans Day events. Here’s where, what to know

Which schools, roads & offices are open or closed after Beaufort County snow?

A barge and workers are near the bridge to Hilton Head. Here's what they are doing

One of 8 homes that survived Union troops burning the town, now a museum, to be sold

Drone footage shows Bluffton's sinkhole destroyed two lanes on busy Bluffton Rd

Bluffton town council is one of the highest paid in SC, data show. Why?