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Veteran Appreciation Event In Ridgeland
RIDGELAND, S.C. (WSAV) – Leading up to Veterans Day, Operation Forward Operating Base has been burning a fire for 22 days straight, signifying the average amount of veterans that take their lives every day. As the 22-day fire comes to an end, it will transition into a fire that burns in memory of all veterans […]
More lifeguards on Hilton Head as crowds flock for Memorial Day weekend
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (WSAV) — For many families, taking a trip for Memorial Day weekend is a tradition, and Hilton Head has become a favorite spot for many. With the influx of visitors, extra lifeguards will be on standby to keep you and your family safe. Many families, just like the Baranacks, count down […]
USCB’s Wolff awarded 2024 Newman Civic Award
Campus Compact, a national coalition of colleges and universities working to advance the public purposes of higher education, has named USC Beaufort Human Services student and civic leader Mattie Wolff as a Newman Civic Fellow. She was selected among nominations from 38 states, Washington, D.C., and Mexico to be part...
Berkley HighJacker 100
Brian Cope of Edisto Island, S.C., is a retired Air Force combat communications technician. He has a B.A. in English Literature from the University of South Carolina and has been writing about the outdoors since 2006. He’s spent half his life hunting and fishing. The rest, he said, has been wasted.
Ridgeland mothers remember loved ones lost to fentanyl
Two women who share the same first name recently discussed another common thread that both wish did not exist. Beverly Daley-DeByle and Beverly Cleland both lost children to fentanyl overdoses and they want to spread the message of its dangers. The two attended a recent National Fentanyl Awareness event May 7 at the Jasper County Coroner's Office to support other families of those who have been affected by the drug.
Video shows Coast Guard crew rescuing injured man off the coast of Tybee Island
TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. — The United States Coast Guard has released video showing the rescue of an injured man off the coast of Tybee Island. According to the U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Savannah, the rescue took place May 19 after a 54-year-old man suffered a laceration to his leg and needed medical attention.
Beaufort Police rescue kitten, bring it to safety
BEAUFORT, S.C. (WCSC) - A young feline is safe Thursday morning after the Beaufort Police Department extended the call to protect and serve to include a kitten. According to the department, Officers Humphries and Gutierrez-Toledo took the time Wednesday night to help a kitten in need. “With patience and some...
Local parades, ceremonies to honor Memorial Day
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – Memorial Day is coming up on Monday, May 27. In honor of those who gave their lives in service to our country, several local parades and ceremonies have been scheduled for the weekend. Take a look at the full list. Beaufort A Memorial Day parade will be held on Monday in Beaufort beginning at 10 a.m. […]
7 groups get hospitality tax allocations
At its May 14 Regular Meeting, City Council approved the distribution of Hospitality Tax allocations to the following non-profit organizations:. Downtown Beaufort Merchants Association, $11,351, for First Friday and other downtown events. Beaufort Area Hospitality Association, $8,500, to advertise Activate Beaufort activities and events. Freedman Arts District, $2,000, to advertise...
1 displaced following fire at 114-year-old house
BURTON, S.C. (WSAV) – Early Wednesday afternoon, the Burton Fire District, along with Beaufort County EMS, responded to a reported house fire on Seabrook Rd. Just after 1 p.m. today, emergency crews received a report of a house fire on SeabrookRd. The homeowner, who was cutting his grass, saw flames coming from theside of his […]
Brack: Are we going back to the ‘most terrible days?’
Something that Emory Campbell, the sage of Hilton Head Island, said in 2018 has been rumbling around my head as South Carolina marches backward toward more discrimination against Black voters, transgender students and women who want to make decisions about their bodies. At that time with Donald Trump in the...
Beaufort County sheriffs have located missing 78 year old man
UPDATE: BEAUFORT COUNTY, S.C. (WSAV) – As of 4 p.m., today, Mr. Newmark has been located safe and unharmed. ORIGINAL: BEAUFORT COUNTY, S.C. (WSAV) – Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) is asking for the public’s help locating a missing 78-year-old man. Leonard Newmark, who is from Oregon, is in town visiting a friend on Hilton […]
Town of Yemassee puts the 'Unity' in community with a variety of events and activities
A "dream team" of elected officials, town employees and citizens are working hard to turn the Town of Yemassee into a "dream town." Yemassee, the fastest-growing town in Hampton County and located near Interstate 95 and coastal Beaufort County, has also been looking inward and getting in touch with its own community through a variety of events and special celebrations.
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