Lowcountry Lowdown: Play golf, do yard work — Sheriff to join ranks of retirees
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4 Beaufort High seniors named Heritage Classic Foundation scholars
Four Beaufort High School seniors were among the 11 outstanding Beaufort County seniors named Heritage Classic Foundation scholars for the 2025-2026 school year.
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Beaufort’s Freeman, Battery Creek duo claim state wrestling championships
Battery Creek’s Theo Johnson and Nate Najar and Beaufort High’s Colton Freeman were among the nine Lowco wrestlers who claimed state titles and the 25 Lowco grapplers who earned all-state honors on Saturday at Florence Center.
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State Senators, please stand up for our 1st Amendment rights
The First Amendment of the Bill of Rights applies to us all. It is past time for South Carolina to have anti-SLAPP laws which preclude the rich and powerful from trampling on our First Amendment rights. I urge Tom Davis and Chip Campsen, as well as all South Carolina senators, to ensure this legislation passes this year.
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Bands Brews & BBQ
Beaufort’s Jackie Plumhoff from Hilton Head Island’s Matt Truhlar enjoy wings from one of the Wing Throw Down competitors at Bands Brews and BBQ on Friday night, Feb. 13, on
Lowcountry Lowdown: County budget talks already target Human Services department
Last week’s column lead with news of the annual Point in Time count of local “unsheltered” individuals, a project lead by Beaufort County’s Human Services staff and volunteers. This week, we learn that county officials, as part of the annual budget preparations, are proposing to eliminate this five-member department to save money.
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BCSO deputy suspended without pay after pointing gun at unarmed teenagers
On Monday, Sept, 29, many in Beaufort, S.C. woke to a now-viral video being shared across social media that, for many in the comments, caused shock and anger.
The video showed a man, who we now know is an off-duty deputy with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO), approaching several young teenage boys while pointing his gun at them and screaming for them to get on the ground.
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