Lowcountry Lowdown: Play golf, do yard work — Sheriff to join ranks of retirees
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Beaufort History Museum hosting ‘A Night at the Museum’
Step into the historic Beaufort Arsenal courtyard on Craven Street and be transformed back in time when the Beaufort History Museum hosts its auction and gala — “A Night at the Museum” – at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, March 19. This will be an exquisite evening filled with nostalgia and history.
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City of Beaufort PIO Ashley Brandon resigns
Ashley Brandon, the City of Beaufort’s Public Information Officer, has resigned her post, City Manager Scott Marshall announced during the March 10 regular City Council meeting.
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City Council advances amended short-term rental ordinance on 1st reading
The Beaufort City Council moved forward on March 10 with a revised short-term rental ordinance, approving the measure on first reading with several amendments after a lengthy and at times pointed debate over neighborhood equity, investor rights, and how best to rein in the clustering of vacation rentals in the city’s historic districts.
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Beaufort noise ordinance advances – with a field trip to Hemingway’s as evidence
Before deciding how lively downtown Beaufort can be, the city’s leaders have spent months deciding how loud it can be.
That question moved a step closer to an answer at the March 10 City Council regular meeting, but not without some real-time wordsmithing, and not before one councilman took his own decibel meter downtown for homework.
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City Council passes expanded plastics ban on first reading
The City of Beaufort’s City Council voted March 10 to pass amendments to the city’s single-use plastics ordinance on a first reading, making Beaufort the first municipality in Beaufort County to advance the measures.
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Freeman faces 14 additional charges in Willie’s Bar & Grill shooting
Anferny Devon Freeman, 27, of St. Helena Island, has been served with 14 additional arrest warrants for Assault and Battery in the First Degree in relation to the mass shooting that occurred on Oct. 12, 2025, at Willie’s Bar & Grill on St. Helena Island.
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Car crashes into power pole, cemetery wall snarling Monday afternoon traffic in Beaufort
A single-car crash at the intersection of Boundary and Bladen streets snarled Monday afternoon traffic in the City of Beaufort.
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Beaufort County schools shift to eLearning Monday as severe winds expected
Beaufort County School District (BCSD) students will learn from home Monday as forecasters warn of potentially dangerous winds sweeping across the Lowcountry.
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Beaufort County Sheriff PJ Tanner will not seek re-election, to retire at end of term
Beaufort County Sheriff P.J. Tanner will not run for re-election and will retire when his term ends after 28 years on Jan. 5, 2027.
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