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Veteran of the Week – Thomas Loving
Beaufort County’s Thomas Loving, 66, joined the United States Marine Corps in Planeville, Ill., in 1975. After Boot Camp at Parris Island and Infantry training at Camp Lejeune, he began a series of assignments, mostly providing security services. He was stationed at Quantico, Va., in Hawaii and at Norfolk, Va., where he was at the Atlantic Fleet Commander’s headquarters and where he also worked with the Naval Sea Cadets. He then served at Twentynine Palms, Calif.; Recruiting Station Grand Rapids, Mich.; MCAS Tustin, Calif.; and MCAS El Toro, Calif.; on Okinawa; and at Camp Pendleton, from which he deployed to Saudi Arabia and was with the first units to invade Iraq during Desert Storm. His final assignment was at MCAS Beaufort, from which he retired as a Staff Sergeant with 21 years of service. Thereafter, he served as a Police Officer in Bluffton for 10 years and in Hardeeville for another 10 years. Today he is Pastor of New Covenant Baptist Church in Hardeeville.
BJACE named a 2024 Palmetto's Finest School
Xavier Plowdeniz and Blossom Maldonado, both students at Beaufort-Jasper Academy for Career Excellence (BJACE), said they were happy to learn about the honor the school recently received and they recommend the school to other students. The Academy for Career Excellence, located in Ridgeland, was named a 2024 Palmetto's Finest School,...
Rise in fires, crashes raising concern among Burton Fire District
BURTON, S.C. (WSAV) — Over the past week the Burton Fire District has been active, putting out fires and pulling people out of rolled-over cars. However, the recent rise of fires and crashes has some firefighters concerned. “We don’t know if this is an anomaly, just a freak week that emergencies have increased and hopefully […]
Town addresses concerns over Highway 278 project
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (WSAV) – Highway 278 is the only way on and off Hilton Head Island. Just one crash or the morning rush can turn the bridge into a parking lot. “It’s impossible, impossible to get on the island, impossible to get off the island,” said Steven Baer, a Hilton Head resident. It’s […]
‘Tipsy Turtle’: Bluffton distillery raises money for sea turtles
HILTON HEAD, S.C. (WTOC) - For the next month, you can help Hilton Head Island’s Sea Turtle Patrol by sipping on a craft cocktail at the Burnt Church Distillery in Bluffton. If you stop by the distillery, you can order a ‘Tipsy Turtle’ it’s a Cucumber-Black Pepper Gin based cocktail with lemon juice, strawberry simple syrup, and Peychaud’s bitters. Ten percent of the cocktail’s proceeds will go to Sea Turtle Patrol.
From staff reports
USC Beaufort celebrated Commencement exercises on Friday, April 26, awarding bachelor’s and master’s degrees. The ceremony took place outdoors on the library plaza on the Bluffton campus with USCB Chancellor Al M. Panu presiding. University of South Carolina system president Michael Amiridis addressed the graduates, their families, faculty, staff and honored guests.
Construction begins on $26M workforce training center near Bluffton
Work has begun on the Technical College of the Lowcountry’s $26 million workforce training center. The 50,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art Arthur E. Brown Regional Workforce Training Center will be t...
Memorial held for former Hilton Head Island Mayor Tom Peeples
HILTON HEAD, S.C. (WSAV) – A memorial was held Tuesday afternoon to honor the life of Lowcountry native and former Hilton Head Island Mayor Tom Peeples. Peeples worked on the town council in 1989 and was re-elected twice. He would run for Mayor in 1995. He would hold the role for 15 years until he […]
Hilton Head Christian Academy breaks ground on new multi-million dollar building
HILTON HEAD, S.C. (WTOC) - A Lowcountry school broke ground Tuesday on a new $8,000,000 building. Leaders at Hilton Head Christian Academy say as the community around them grows, they need to as well but that growth will not actually be on the island the school is named for. Although...
Bluffton has openings on Zoning Appeals, Wall of Honor panels
The Town of Bluffton has announced that two town boards, the Wall of Honor Committee and the Board of Zoning Appeals, have open seats that need to be filled by a "qualified applicant" who is a resident of Bluffton. The Wall of Honor Committee's five members nominate "citizens of distinction"...
Sharks shock A.C. Flora
A great season came to an abrupt halt, as the May River Sharks came to Falcon drive and beat the A.C. Flora Falcons 5-3 in the second round of the Class 4A boys soccer playoffs Wednesday, May 1. “The whole game we did not play well,” said A.C. Flora head...
Check out this big gator on the move by a Hilton Head Island golf course
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Alligator mating season is in full swing in Georgia and South Carolina. And that means you can expect to see those reptiles on the move no matter the time of day. The above video shared by Sammi Burns shows a gator taking a stroll...
Second house fire of the day, third person burned for Burton Fire Department
BURTON, S.C. (WTOC) - Just before 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Burton Fire Department and Beaufort County EMS responded to the report of a house fire on Broad River Dr. An adult female sustained minor burns in the fire but was not transported. This is the third person burned Tuesday, and second...
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