Beaufort County Council voted unanimously June 1 to authorize an independent inquiry into county departments and personnel overseen by County Administrator Michael Moore, launching what will become the third major outside investigation commissioned by county government in the past three years.
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Eight county administrators, six chief financial officers, five deputy administrators and four county attorneys in nine years. Those figures formed the foundation of Beaufort County Treasurer Maria Walls’ criticism of county leadership during the May 26 Beaufort County Council meeting, where she argued that administrative instability is creating operational challenges for county government and affecting decisions being made about her office’s budget.
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Beaufort Academy celebrated the graduation of 21 seniors Friday morning, May 22, during a ceremony held inside the school’s gymnasium as family members, friends and faculty gathered to recognize the Class of 2026.
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Holy Trinity Classical Christian School celebrated the graduation of its Class of 2026 on Saturday, May 16, during a ceremony held at the historic ruins of Old Sheldon Church.
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Robert Duncan “Bobby” O’Quinn Jr passed away peacefully at his home on Lady’s Island on Thursday May 21, 2026, surrounded by those that loved him dearly.
It is Saturday and this morning I have my coffee, my laptop, and a front-row seat on the on-going redistricting debate in the South Carolina Senate.
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Ahead of the June 9 primary election, The Island News sent detailed candidate questionnaires to those running in several contested local and state races impacting Beaufort County voters. Democratic candidates for S.C. House District 121, Michael Rivers Sr. and Shannon Nehemiah DeLoach, both emphasized affordability, infrastructure and protecting historic Gullah-Geechee communities in their responses, while offering different perspectives shaped by their professional and political backgrounds.
A GOP push to overhaul South Carolina’s congressional map ended Tuesday, May 26, as a record-setting start to early voting prompted Republican senators to abandon their support.
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Officials with the Town of Port Royal say they are attempting to revive a long-planned funding mechanism tied to the redevelopment of the former State Ports Authority property, but the proposal is now facing pushback from members of the Beaufort County Board of Education who argue the move could divert millions of dollars away from public schools.
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Nearly 30 Vietnam War veterans from Georgia and South Carolina were honored during a send-off ceremony at AMVETS in Port Royal before departing for Washington, D.C., with Honor Flight Savannah.
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