The League of Women Voters of Beaufort Area would like to thank the Beaufort City Council candidates and School Board candidates who participated in the two public forums we sponsored […]
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The Beaufort County School District is reporting some of its strongest academic results in years, with more than 94% of its school report cards earning ratings of Excellent, Good or Average on the 2026 South Carolina School Report Cards released by the state Department of Education.
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By Robert G. Priest This is the story of two local government bond issues. One with a very successful outcome. The other, a sad journey with no end. Our first
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Three educators from northern Beaufort County schools are among five finalists for the Beaufort County School District’s 2026-27 District Teacher of the Year.
In many ways, Alani Crawford is an average 19-year-old. She loves shopping, music and movies, and has a girly streak, gravitating toward all things pink. The ambitious teen, however, is anything BUT average.
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Some folks have spent so much time recently staring up at the trees to gasp at the latest damage done to the local trees by dear Dominion Energy, they’re noticing another related man-made blight to our landscape.
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Two administrators have been selected as Beaufort County School District (BCSD) school principals for the upcoming school year, according to a media release.
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On Monday night, June 22, 2026, Beaufort County Council unanimously approved the Beaufort County School District’s (BCSD) Fiscal Year 2026–2027 General Fund budget, totaling $395.3 million.
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Last week we found out that Port Royal’s largest apartment development, The Preserve, will no longer pay local taxes. That’s right. Thanks to a glaring loophole in a state law, Beaufort County is now out roughly $260,000 in tax revenue; Beaufort County School District is out roughly $726,000, and the Town of Port Royal is out around $350,000, about 6% of its total tax collections. It cannot be overstated: this is a huge deal.
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Staff reports Beaufort County School District (BCSD) honored 27 eighth-graders in Northern Beaufort County for being named Junior Scholars by the South Carolina Department of Education. The students and their parents were
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