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BURTON, S.C. (WSAV) – A teenager was transported to a hospital with serious injuries Friday morning after a crash in Burton. According to the Burton Fire District, crews arrived around 9 a.m., along with Beaufort County EMS, to a head-on collision between a pickup truck and a passenger vehicle at 156 Joe Frazier Rd. The […]

A Bluffton man will serve 20 years in jail after he pled guilty to felony driving under the influence with death during Beaufort County General Sessions Court Sept. 17, the 14th Judicial Circuit Solicitor's Office said. Carlos Mauricos Acosta Galvez, 40, also pleaded guilty during General Sessions to driving under...

A Ridgeland man was recently arrested and faces numerous charges after police say he operated a nonexistent football team and defrauding several players out of large amounts of money. Nathaniel Drayton, 37, initially faced two counts of fraud/defrauding a hotel, inn, boarding house, or restaurant, with outstanding balances exceeding $23,000...

BEAUFORT, S.C. (WCSC) - Police in Beaufort are trying to find the gunman who injured a 16-year-old victim Thursday night. Police received a call at around 9:53 p.m. about shots fired at the Garden Oaks Apartments in the 2000 block of Salem Road and a second call about a shooting victim at the Robert Smalls Parkway Lowes, Lt. L. Reeves said.

BEAUFORT, S.C. (WSAV) — Officers with the Beaufort Police Department (BPD) responded to a report of shots being fired at Garden Oaks Apartments Thursday night. Around 10 p.m., BPD arrived on the scene at 2016 Salem Road, then received a report of a victim with a gunshot wound at the Lowes on Robert Smalls Parkway. […]

Want to eat your way across Hilton Head Island? Southern Living has compiled a list of the 15 best restaurants on the island.

Aedan McCarthy had a big night in Bluffton’s region win.

The occasion was not a birthday party or a family reunion, but at least one Jasper County community recently gathered for a cookout of a different kind. Hurricane Helene struck not only Florida and Georgia, it also hit South Carolina and other states, leaving power outages by the thousands behind. The storm swept over the area Sept. 26 and 27 and several lowcountry counties felt its wrath in the form of downed trees and powerlines as well as other damage to homes.

As Hurricane Helene was spawning in the Caribbean, preparing to wreak havoc on the Southeast in the coming days, the Hampton County High School Hurricanes had their undefeated football season wrecked by the Hilton Head Seahawks last Friday. Hilton Head jumped out to 21-0 lead at the half and matched...

BEAUFORT, S.C. (WSAV) – More than 85% of the 425,000 members of the Electric Cooperatives of South Carolina who lost power due to Hurricane Helene were back online Friday morning. This includes Palmetto Electric Cooperative, Inc. which serves Beaufort, Hampton and Jasper counties. The cooperatives have more than 3,200 linemen working around the clock to […]

Residents in Beaufort and Jasper counties will soon have another option for healthcare in the form of a new community hospital. Novant Health recently announced plans to build a new full-service, community hospital campus in Bluffton as part of a major health care hub to increase access in South Carolina’s Lowcountry region.

The Bible saying 'Love Thy Neighbor' stood true in Jasper County after Hurricane Helene left residents without power and many with trees blocking their yards and roads. Several local citizens, churches and others stepped up to help those in need with a hot meal or help with clearing trees following the storm.

HILTON HEAD, S.C. (WSAV) – The Hospital Auxiliary has awarded more than $90,000 in scholarships to nursing students in 2024. Scholarships have been awarded to students at the Technical College of the Lowcountry and the University of South Carolina Beaufort. The Auxiliary also has provided scholarships to employees and children of employees working at Novant’s Hilton Head and Coastal Carolina Medical Centers, who wish to further their education in clinical health care fields.

ROCKFORD — A local manufacturer is sending hundreds of pounds of dog food to the Southeast coast to help shelters handle an influx of animals in the wake of Hurricane Helene. 425 Manufacturing, 2500 Harrison Ave., loaded up 42 bags of dog food on Thursday to send the total...

BEAUFORT, S.C. (WSAV) – Families Against Book Bans (FABB) Beaufort County is hosting two training sessions for those who want to be involved in advocacy at Board of Education meetings. The first training session, Training for Student Advocates, will be on Sunday, Oct. 6 from 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church […]

Lillian's Steaks & Seafood is gearing up to debut inside the Quality Inn and Suites Hotel.

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C.—Harbour Town Golf Links announced they will close spring of next year until November in order for the course to be restored to the original Pete Dye design. The course will close on May 5, 2025, and reopen in November 2025. Harbour Town Golf Links, which is currently ranked No. 27 among Golf […]

OUT OF THE TRAGEDY OF HURRICANE HELENE COME MORE STORIES OF GIVING FROM OUR PART OF THE LOWCOUNTRY. BEAUFORT MAYOR STEPHEN MURRAY SHOULD BE BACK FROM A TRIP YESTERDAY TO CANTON, NORTH CAROLINA, A SMALL TOWN WEST OF ASHEVILLE, WHERE HE AND SEA EAGLE MARKET OWNER CRAIG REAVES TOOK ONE OF HIS REFRIGERATED TRUCKS AND 6 OTHER TRUCKS WITH 42 MORE PALLETS OF RELIEF SUPPLIES DONATED BY BEAUFORT-AREA RESIDENTS TO HELP FOLLOWING HURRICANE HELENE. MURRAY HAD MET THE MAYOR OF CANTON AT A FLOOD CONFERENCE A FEW YEARS BACK AND PLANS TO MAKE MORE TRIPS IF NECESSARY.

Bostick received a top honor Sept. 17 when she was named the Jasper County School District 2024-2025 Teacher of the Year. At the end of each school year, each school in the district selects a teacher to represent the school as its Teacher of the Year. From that group, a District Teacher of the Year is selected by a panel of teachers, administrators, and community stakeholders.

Hilton Head Christian Academy was the 42-30 winner over Pinewood Prep when they last played one another back in November of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Hilton Head Christian Academy Eagles were dealt a 60-20 defeat at the hands of the Pinewood Prep Panthers on Friday. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.