BCSO arrests 2 connected with Gray’s Hill shooting
Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) arrested two suspects in relation to a March shooting in Gray’s Hill.
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County Council rejects criminal version of 500-foot shooting rule
Beaufort County Council has rejected the criminal penalty version of a proposed rule regulating firearm discharge in unincorporated areas, while advancing a civil enforcement approach that will continue moving through the legislative process.
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Consequences to expanding SC 170
As residents of the Lowcountry, we all understand that growth is coming. The question is not whether we improve S.C. 170, but how we do so responsibly.
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No surprises among local candidates: 3 men running for Sheriff
No one filed to run at the last minute Monday, March 30, leaving the three already-filed candidates in the race to replace soon-retiring Beaufort County Sheriff P.J. Tanner as the complete field.
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3 displaced, 4 dogs rescued in Grays Hill fire
On Friday afternoon, March 27, the Burton Fire District, MCAS Fire and Emergency Services, Beaufort County EMS and Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported house fire in the Grays Hill community of Beaufort County.
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Burton man arrested in connection with string of burglaries
A Burton man was arrested last week in connection with a series of residential burglaries that occurred earlier this year in northern Beaufort County.
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2 file to run for Beaufort County Sheriff
Republican JoJo Woodard, a longtime Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office deputy and investigator for the 14th Circuit Solicitor’s Office, filed Monday to run for Beaufort County Sheriff. Beaufort County Sheriff P.J. Tanner
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St. Helena man arrested in connection with 2024 murders in Burton
A St. Helena Island man, already in custody for other charges and a person of interest in the October 2025 St. Helena Island mass shooting at Willie’s Bar & Grill, has been arrested and charged in connection with an October 2024 shooting in Burton.
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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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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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