Above: Dawn Tielens, center, holds her anti-mask mandate sign during the Beaufort County Board of Education’s special meeting Thursday. Tielens and husband Jason were two of a dozen or so people who attended the meeting which dealt with a proposed mask requirement for the Beaufort County School District. Photos by Bob Sofaly. By Mike McCombs … Keep Reading
Parking lot fight, handgun in car lead to arrest By Mike McCombs Beaufort High School was on lockdown Tuesday morning as a result of an altercation in the parking lot resulting in the discovery of a handgun on campus. At approximately 10:30 a.m., City of Beaufort Police say a bystander intervened in a fight between… Keep Reading
From staff reports With more than half of the student body in quarantine as a result of being deemed a close-contact of someone with COVID-19, Whale Branch Middle School (WBMS) will be temporarily shifting to virtual instruction this Friday for one full school week, according to a release from the Beaufort County School District (BCSD). … Keep Reading
By Wes Kerr As we reached a much-anticipated summer here in 2021, it looked like the end of the COVID-19 pandemic was in sight. Local case numbers started to significantly dip, and vaccines began rolling out for the general public. That was the first time I felt like we could have a normal fall free… Keep Reading
SC Supreme Court hears two ‘mask mandate’ cases Tuesday By Mike McCombs The Beaufort County School District reported 208 new positive cases of COVID-19 among students and 26 new cases among faculty and staff, for the week of Aug. 23 to 29. And roughly 11 percent of the students in the district are in quarantine. … Keep Reading
From staff reports Five classroom teachers have been named as finalists for Beaufort County’s 2021-2022 District Teacher of the Year. The finalists are Oana Bejan, special education teacher at Hilton Head Island High School; Ann Buckley, special education teacher at Hilton Head Island Middle School; Christopher Crabb, dance teacher at Mossy Oaks Elementary School; Lynne… Keep Reading