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BCSO locates missing 30-year-old man, safe
BEAUFORT COUNTY, S.C. (WTGS) — The missing 30-year-old man from Seabrook has been found and is safe according to BCSO. The Beaufort County Sheriff's Office (BCSO) is seeking the community's help in locating a missing man. BCSO said 30-year-old Quincy Delaney was last seen by his family at around...
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,...
Fire crews extinguish house fire in Burton, 1 with minor injuries
BURTON, S.C. (WTGS) — Firefighters in Burton responded to a house fire on Tuesday afternoon that left a woman with minor burns. According to the Burton Fire District (BFD), it was the second fire they responded to after extinguishing the homeless encampment fire earlier. At around 4:30 p.m., crews...
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 […]
Baseball, softball playoffs underway
The road to the Class 3A baseball and softball championships will go through Lady’s Island, as both Beaufort High teams host first-round games before likely having to hit the road if they want to advance to the Lower State bracket. Beaufort’s baseball team was set to open at home...
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 […]
Damning with faint praise
As a professor for 31 years, I wrote a lot of letters of recommendation for students I’d had in class. Frequently, this required my needing to search hard for something positive to write or to put a positive “spin” on a rather mundane or spotty record. I did my best.
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...
Beaufort Memorial leaders win Palmetto Gold awards for outstanding nursing
Jaime Cuff, NP, and Kevin Kremer, RN, Among Top 100 in SC. Beaufort Memorial Hospital (BMH) Nurse Practitioner Jaime Cuff, APRN, FNP-C, and Registered Nurse Kevin Kremer, RN, BSN, have each earned the Palmetto Gold Award, a designation given by the South Carolina Nurses Foundation. Established in 2002, the Palmetto...
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.
'I love nature': All-terrain wheelchairs breathes new life for South Carolina residents
BEAUFORT, S.C. — Ford's Bronco Wild Fund donated battery-powered chairs to Hunting Island State Park in Beaufort in January. Tuesday morning, clients with Beaufort County's Disabilities and Special Needs Department tried a new, independent way to enjoy the park. "I feel good, I just have to get used to...
RELEASE AND REMEMBER
A butterfly released during the 2024 Release and Remember event rests on a sunflower held by Rebecca Garvin on Saturday, April 27, 2024, at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park in downtown Beaufort. The annual event was hosted by Friends of Caroline Hospice. Delayna Earley/The Island News.
Video shows big gator on the move by 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 with WJCL by Sammi Burns shows a gator taking...
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