Beaufort County voters will choose a new sheriff in November for the first time in nearly three decades, and the two candidates seeking the job are offering different approaches to what should come next for the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office.
ELECTION 2026: A new sheriff is coming — Seifert, Small say what comes next Read More »
Beaufort County Council had barely begun its meeting Monday night when members were already discussing whether they might simply go home.
An effort to add two discussion items to the Oct. 12 agenda set off a tangle of votes, procedural questions and conflicting explanations about how many members needed to agree before council could proceed.
County Council: Can we just go home? Read More »
A Beaufort County man is questioning the actions of the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office after deputies seized his firearm during a Sept. 16 traffic stop, telling him he was federally prohibited from possessing a gun despite having a concealed weapons permit issued by the state less than four months earlier, even though you can legally conceal carry in South Carolina without one.
BCSO seized Beaufort man’s gun — 7 days later, he got it back Read More »
The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is seeking public’s help locating Zyon Zaydin Townsend, 15, of Burton.
BCSO asks for public’s help locating missing Burton teen Read More »
A rookie Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office deputy, who was suspended and the subject of an internal investigation following his arrest Friday, Oct. 2, 2026, in connection with a domestic violence incident in Beaufort, has been fired.
Suspended BCSO rookie deputy fired following internal investigation Read More »
A rookie Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office deputy has been suspended and is the subject of an internal investigation following his arrest in connection with a domestic violence incident at The Preserve at Hanover Park in Beaufort on Friday, Oct. 2, Sheriff P.J. Tanner confirmed to The Island News.
BCSO rookie deputy suspended following domestic violence arrest Read More »
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 »
Update: Jeremiah Donnell Byas, a 16-year-old male from St. Helena Island, who was reported as missing, has been found safe.
UPDATE: missing 16-year-old from St. Helena Found safe Read More »
Just before midnight, Tuesday night, Aug. 4, 2026, the Burton Fire District and Beaufort County EMS and Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) responded to reports of a crash with a trapped driver on Parris Island Gateway.
Man rescued from burning vehicle in Burton crash Read More »
Friday afternoon, July 31, 2026, the Burton Fire District, MCAS Fire & Emergency Services, Beaufort County EMS and Sheriff’s Office, responded to a reported house fire in Grays Hill.
Trash fire spreads, damages Burton home Read More »
