Beaufort County Council has rejected the criminal penalty version of a proposed rule regulating firearm discharge in unincorporated areas, while advancing a civil enforcement approach that will continue moving through the legislative process.
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Beaufort County Council has advanced a proposed hate intimidation ordinance, moving forward with a measure that would create a new local charge tied to existing crimes.
County advances hate intimidation ordinance after split vote Read More »
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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At the Beaufort History Museum’s Family Day on Saturday, April 11, 2026, at the Beaufort Arsenal, visitors stepped into the 18th century during a public program featuring interactive demonstrations, battlefield
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Staff reports Beaufort County School District (BCSD) honored 27 eighth-graders in Northern Beaufort County for being named Junior Scholars by the South Carolina Department of Education. The students and their parents were
27 northern Beaufort County students honored as 2026 SC Junior Scholars Read More »
Staff reports National recording artist Gwen Yvette brought energy, inspiration, and cultural pride to St. Helena Elementary School recently with a powerful live performance of her new song, “Cut Up
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Drivers heading across the McTeer Bridge on U.S. 21 should expect delays after a truck struck part of the bridge Monday, April 13, forcing emergency repairs and lane closures.
Truck damages McTeer Bridge, prompts emergency lane closures on U.S. 21 Read More »
The Town of Port Royal didn’t learn about a $1.3 million tax loss from a report. It found out on social media.
Port Royal blindsided: $1.3M tax loss tied to state tax law loophole Read More »
The Beaufort County Historical Society, the Beaufort Public Library’s Beaufort District Collection, and the Beaufort County 250th Committee have combined forces to make it easy and fun for visitors and residents alike to discover Beaufort’s rich Revolutionary War past by playing “Revealing the Revolution: One Marker at a Time!” — a free and self-guided historical marker scavenger hunt.
