Coverage of timely local, regional, and breaking news in Beaufort County and the South Carolina Lowcountry. Includes community updates, government decisions, public safety alerts, traffic and weather impacts, and key issues shaping life in Beaufort, Port Royal, Lady’s Island, St. Helena Island, and surrounding Sea Islands. Designed for residents and visitors seeking authoritative, hyperlocal journalism from Beaufort’s newspaper of record.
A 28-year-old Marine who was preparing to leave the military and begin a new career as a local firefighter was killed Saturday night in a motor vehicle collision near Laurel Bay and Shanklin roads.
Marine transitioning to firefighter killed in Laurel Bay Road crash Read More »
Beaufort City Council’s meeting last week (Aug. 18) provided a perfect scenario of the complex dilemma elected officials have to tackle in terms of community growth versus preservation of a certain quality of life.
LOWCOUNTRY LOWDOWN: Progress or not? Former Gazette home makes news Read More »
A former Beaufort Police Department officer who was fired in 2023 has filed a lawsuit against the City of Beaufort and its current and former police chiefs, alleging she was retaliated against, improperly terminated and subjected to investigations that ultimately resulted in no finding of criminal wrongdoing or misconduct against her.
Former Beaufort police officer sues city, current and former chiefs over 2023 firing Read More »
Beaufort County employees woke up Friday morning without their expected paychecks after an apparent error in the county’s Finance Department delayed payroll.
Payroll error delays Beaufort County employees’ paychecks Read More »
Beaufort Police are investigating after a body was found behind a business on Salem Road Thursday morning.
Body found behind Beaufort business Thursday morning Read More »
Beaufort County voters who want to cast their ballots early in the special Republican U.S. Senate primary runoff have through Friday, Aug. 21, to do so before Election Day on Tuesday.
The Aug. 25 runoff will determine whether Darline Graham or U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman becomes the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate seat previously held by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham.
Early voting underway in U.S. Senate Republican runoff Read More »
At 7 p.m., Monday, Aug. 17, a crew from the Burton Fire District headed north to Winnsboro, S.C.., to assist in combating the massive industrial fire at the 650,000-square-foot MLily mattress manufacturing plant.
Burton firefighters head to help battle large Winnsboro blaze Read More »
Temporary base paving and striping on Craven Street was completed earlier this week, allowing the street to be re-opened to traffic.
Drainage project update: Craven Street re-opens for traffic Read More »
The fields are set for several local races that will appear on ballots this November after filing closed at noon Monday, Aug. 17, for Beaufort City Council and seats on the Beaufort County Board of Education.
Filing closes for Beaufort City Council, school board races Read More »
U.S. Sen. Darline Graham will make a campaign stop in Beaufort on Sunday, Aug. 23, just two days before South Carolina Republican voters return to the polls to decide who will become the party’s nominee for the U.S. Senate seat previously held by her late brother, Lindsey Graham.
Sen. Darline Graham to hold Beaufort meet-and-greet ahead of GOP runoff Read More »
