A South Carolina Law Enforcement Division investigation involving State Rep. Michael Rivers remains active more than four years after the alleged incident, according to a response to a Freedom of Information Act request obtained by The Island News.
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Staff reports Tuesday morning, June 2, the Burton Fire District, MCAS Fire and Emergency Services, Beaufort County EMS and Sheriff’s Office, responded to a house fire which displaced two adults.
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City of Beaufort/Town of Port Royal firefighters were attacked by a man with a machete Monday morning, May 11, as they responded to a fire alarm at a local hotel.
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Andre Elijah Washington, 17, of Burton was arrested after a domestic disturbance call took a violent turn on Tuesday morning, April 21 on Wildcat Lane off Parker Drive in Burton.
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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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A man was injured and displaced after a house fire in Grays Hill on Friday morning, March 20, according to the Burton Fire District.
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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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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.
Freeman faces 14 additional charges in Willie’s Bar & Grill shooting Read More »
I want to toss out a question to all my dear readers. Please, give it some thought before you formulate your answer.
A hypothetical for your consideration Read More »
