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VARNVILLE – Make no bones about it, Hampton County has gone to the dogs. The rural, Lowcountry county has been in financial disarray and is now under state police investigation. It also suffers the stigma of being the former home of South Carolina's most-notorious man: confessed swindler and accused...
BEAUFORT COUNTY, S.C. (WTOC) - Beaufort County Council has denied the latest request to make way for a golf course on St. Helena Island, upholding a cultural protection overlay that prevents golf courses from being built there. The decision came after hours of discussion at the Beaufort County Government Building,...
GARDEN CITY, Ga. (WTOC) - About 5,000 gallons of raw sewage spilled into Horseshoe Canal on Monday morning after a pump station failed, according to the city of Garden City. The city said sewage overflowed from several manholes on Heidt Avenue on Nov. 9 before reaching the canal. Crews brought...
HARDEEVILLE, S.C. (WTOC) - Hardeeville broke ground on a new fire station that is expected to open in 2027. The more than 12,000-square-foot facility on Village Drive in Ridgeland will have three vehicle bays and 10 private bunks for firefighters. Emergency response. City Manager Josh Gruber spoke about what the...
BEAUFORT COUNTY, S.C. (WTOC) - Beaufort County property owners can get answers about their assessments at four county library branches through mid-December. Staff from the Beaufort County Assessor’s Office will be available to explain how properties are valued, answer questions about exemptions and appeals, and help with general property questions.
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – On Saturday, Savannah Mayor Van R. Johnson surprised Charletta Wilson Jacks, the 32nd International President and Chief Executive Officer of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and a Savannah native, with the Key to the City. The surprise presentation happened at the Sorority’s Board of Directors’ November meeting in Savannah. As a graduate […]
In collaboration with the National Association of Counties (NACO), Beaufort County Veterans Affairs is celebrating Operation Green Light for Veterans for the month of November.
The Town of Bluffton is opening a new 18-hole disc golf course in New Riverside Barn Park. A grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled for Friday, November 13, at 10 a.m. The event is free, open to the public, and will include a disc golf demonstration. An area of...
The Beaufort County Council voted Monday to extend its data center moratorium from one year to two years.
ERRECINQUE selects Beaufort County to boost company-operated U.S. distribution and customer support. Company plans to invest approximately $5 million and create more than 10 new jobs over five years. Columbia, S.C. – ERRENCINQUE USA, U.S. subsidiary of Italian manufacturer ERRECINQUE, has selected Beaufort County for its new distribution and customer...
Effingham County residents allege in a new lawsuit that local elected officials, public employees and others conspired illegally and secretly to lay the groundwork for a data center to the benefit of OpenAI, spoiling land values for everybody else.
Jasper County has some big changes coming its way, with three new officials stepping into leadership.
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The 165th Airlift Wing reported that seven future Airmen took the oath of enlistment during the Savannah Ghost Pirates game on Friday, November 6. It was part of the Ghost Pirates’ “Military Appreciation Weekend.”. U.S. Air Force Col. Puanani P. Miller, deputy commander of...
The U.S. state of Georgia may be best known for its bustling capital city, Atlanta, but the Peach State is also rich in history, being home to hundreds of Civil War battle sites. On Cockspur Island just outside Savannah, often called the friendliest U.S. city by tourists, sits a 19th-century fort known as Fort Pulaski. Once the site of a major siege during the Civil War, today the fort is a registered National Monument with historical relics and seaside trails open to the public. Visitors can explore the fort grounds inside and out via Ranger tours or self-guided discovery, learn something new at the Visitor Center, and walk and bike along scenic hiking paths.
Whether they drive a neighbor to the doctor, pitch in at community events, or keep the beach clean, 19 Tybee Island residents are being recognized in Forever Tybee’s second annual Good Neighbors Awards ceremony at 6:30 p.m. November 12, 2026 during Tybee Island’s City Council meeting at Tybee Island’s Public Safety Building, 78 Van Horne Avenue.
SPRINGFIELD — The Effingham County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday night to table a vote on the OpenAI data center site plan until Nov. 17. District 2 Commissioner Roger Burdette made the motion to table the site plan vote after an extended back-and-forth with Rich Modliszewski, the Octans GA LLC representative presenting the Project Camellia site plan. Burdette said Modliszewski’s presentation lacked clarity and conflicted with conversations he had had with OpenAI representatives, particularly regarding berms intended to mitigate noise.
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Residents of two westside Savannah communities near concrete plants say their air quality is being affected, and air quality sensors are being placed in the neighborhoods. Johnny M. Law, an Ogeecheeton neighborhood resident, said she and her husband know neighbors who have dealt with lung damage....
