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.
Two bodies were recovered from waterways in northern Beaufort County within hours of each other Sunday. The discoveries came as authorities continued searching for a 33-year-old man based at Parris Island who was reported missing last week.
Two bodies found in northern Beaufort County waterways hours apart Sunday Read More »
The search for a missing and endangered Marine stationed at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island was temporarily suspended Friday because of weather after multiple resources were called to search the Broad River area.
Yu Wei Huo, 33, was last seen at approximately 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, in the area of the Broad River Bridge, according to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office.
Search continues for missing Parris Island man in Broad River area Read More »
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 »
A plan to breathe new life into the former Beaufort Gazette building on Salem Road, vacant since 2015, came to an end Tuesday after Beaufort City Council rejected the rezoning needed for Tidewater Windows & Doors to move into the property.
City Council rejects rezoning of former Beaufort Gazette building Read More »
The first Beaufort man to be tried for gunning down identical twins and wounding a third person outside a Jasper County nightclub has been sent to prison.
First defendant convicted in shooting that killed identical twins Read More »
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Darline Graham held a campaign event on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026, at Bricks on Boundary in Beaufort.
Darline Graham visits Beaufort 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 »
