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Former Beaufort police officer sues city, current and former chiefs over 2023 firing

News / August 21, 2026

A former Beaufort Police Department officer who was fired in 2023 has filed a lawsuit against the City of Beaufort and its current and former police chiefs, alleging she was retaliated against, improperly terminated and subjected to investigations that ultimately resulted in no finding of criminal wrongdoing or misconduct against her.

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Payroll error delays Beaufort County employees’ paychecks

News / August 21, 2026

Beaufort County employees woke up Friday morning without their expected paychecks after an apparent error in the county’s Finance Department delayed payroll.

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Body found behind Beaufort business Thursday morning

News / August 20, 2026

Beaufort Police are investigating after a body was found behind a business on Salem Road Thursday morning.

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Pringle signs with Nets

Sports / August 20, 2026

Nick Pringle is one step closer to his dream of playing in the NBA.

The Seabrook native and Whale Branch alumnus signed with the Brooklyn Nets, his agency announced Monday. Terms of the deal were not immediately disclosed, but NBA insiders speculated that Pringle will be on an Exhibit 10 contract — a one-year, non-guaranteed deal — and his next stop is likely to be with Brooklyn’s’ G League affiliate, the Long Island Nets.

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Burton firefighters head to help battle large Winnsboro blaze

News / August 20, 2026

At 7 p.m., Monday, Aug. 17, a crew from the Burton Fire District headed north to Winnsboro, S.C.., to assist in combating the massive industrial fire at the 650,000-square-foot MLily mattress manufacturing plant.

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Three northern Beaufort County educators named finalists for District Teacher of the Year

Education / August 20, 2026

Three educators from northern Beaufort County schools are among five finalists for the Beaufort County School District’s 2026-27 District Teacher of the Year.

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Sen. Darline Graham to hold Beaufort meet-and-greet ahead of GOP runoff

News / August 19, 2026

U.S. Sen. Darline Graham will make a campaign stop in Beaufort on Sunday, Aug. 23, just two days before South Carolina Republican voters return to the polls to decide who will become the party’s nominee for the U.S. Senate seat previously held by her late brother, Lindsey Graham.

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Beaufort’s Elizabeth Foster honored by ACLU

Education, News / August 19, 2026

The American Civil Liberties Union named Beaufort Academy graduate Elizabeth Foster its inaugural Next Generation Leader in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties during its biennial awards ceremony July 24 in Washington D.C.

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Beaufort County to mark 500 years of Santa Elena history

News / August 17, 2026

Five hundred years ago this month, two Spanish ships entered what is now Port Royal Sound and placed names on European charts that remain part of the Lowcountry today.

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Extreme Heat Warning returns to Beaufort as temperatures push 100

News / August 17, 2026

Another round of dangerous heat has settled over Beaufort County, with temperatures pushing 100 degrees and heat index values climbing well above 110 as the Lowcountry enters another week of extreme heat.

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