The Commanders’ Brief to the Governor aims to build relationships between military and state officials and address concerns affecting military communities across South Carolina.
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In late October of 2015, 36-year-old Ver’mon “Mony” Steve was duct-taped, kidnapped, and murdered in Beaufort. As with many violent deaths, the jagged ripples tore through family, friends, and the community at large, leaving heartache behind. Now, more than 10 years later, his spirit is being celebrated through the creation of Mony’s House, which includes efforts to educate young people about audio engineering, music production, and cinema at camps this summer. These are all things that aligned with Ver’mon’s interests while he was alive.
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In the early hours of May 13, 1862, an enslaved man delivered himself, his fellow crew members and their families past a Confederate barricade to freedom. Exactly 164 years later, on the state-designated day commemorating the escape, state lawmakers celebrated Robert Smalls and the legacy they hope more people learn about through a monument to the Civil War hero on Statehouse grounds.
Beaufort Academy boys soccer coach Ian Leslie has already told his team this is his last ride. Now it’s up to them.
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The Statehouse’s planned monument to Civil War hero Robert Smalls has a location. It has a design. What Smalls’ monument, the first on the grounds honoring an individual Black person, needs next is funding.
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Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) arrested two suspects in relation to a March shooting in Gray’s Hill.
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Veterans can find the eligibility requirements for VA healthcare on the VA webpage “Eligibility for VA Health Care” at https://www.va.gov/health-care/eligibility/. All veterans who meet basic service and discharge requirements and who were exposed to toxins and other hazards while serving our country, at home or abroad, are now eligible for VA healthcare. This includes all veterans who served in the Vietnam War, Gulf War, Iraq, Afghanistan, or any other combat zone after 9/11.
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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The Beaufort Economic Development Corporation (BCEDC) spit in the face of Beaufort County Council at their March 26, 2026, board meeting.
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A Beaufort County judge has ruled that a historic Gullah Geechee cemetery on St. Helena Island must remain accessible for burials and cleanup days while a broader legal battle over permanent access plays out in court.
