Local crime, high school sports, county politics, events tonight, and business closings — the daily Lowcountry report from HERE Beaufort.
Sports
BLUFFTON, S.C. — Girls flag football is officially part of the high school sports calendar in Beaufort County, S.C., after six schools, including Beaufort High, opened the county’s first girls flag football league on Wednesday, Oct. 7.The Carolina Panthers helped launch the pilot program at May River High School, where…
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South Carolina edge rusher Dylan Stewart is on track to play Saturday at Florida if his week continues to go well, after returning to practice following a one-game suspension. The SEC suspen
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Andy Pages delivered a two-run single with the bases loaded in the seventh inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 4-1 on Wednesday night at Truist Park to win their N
Education
BEAUFORT, S.C. — Penn Center on St. Helena Island, outside Beaufort, S.C., has landed a two-year, $750,000 federal grant to repair and stabilize the Butler Building, the campus structure that served as the historic institution’s original museum and library.The money comes from the National Park Service through its African American…
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Several Upstate school districts say a cybersecurity incident at education software vendor Frontline Education may have exposed student and staff information, and the State Law Enforcement D
From HERE Hilton Head
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Hilton Head, S.C., will celebrate one of its own on Saturday, Oct. 10, when the community gathers to honor retired Army Chaplain (Major General) William Bill Green Jr., who served as the 26th C
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Businesses damaged in the fire that tore through downtown Walhalla are getting their first round of help, with $47,000 in donated money and new tax breaks from the city. The Oconee County Ch
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Packaging manufacturer CurTec USA is expanding its operations in Oconee County with a $10 million investment that is expected to create 10 new jobs, state officials announced Wednesday. The
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Every American child under 18 with a valid social officials noted security number now has a trump account, the White House said Wednesday, after the Treasury Department finished automatic
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Former South Carolina House member Marvin pendarvis pleaded guilty wednesday to officials noted nine federal charges tied to a scheme in which prosecutors said he took settlement money that
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A California parole panel has granted parole to Patricia Krenwinkel, a former follower of Charles Manson, after nearly six decades in prison for her role in the 1969 Tate-LaBianca murders
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Texas executed Jamaal Howard on Wednesday evening, the first execution in the United States since Tennessee failed to put Christa Pike to death with the same drug last week. Howard, 46, w
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President Donald Trump said Wednesday he wants to turn his private golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida, into a retreat for future presidents, describing it as a kind of Camp David. Sp
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The World Health Organization said Wednesday it does not have enough information from Russia to judge the public health risk after a worker at a plague research laboratory in Siberia died
From HERE Hilton Head
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Golf fans can now lock in their spot for next spring’s RBC Heritage on Hilton Head, S.C., after tickets for the 2027 tournament went on sale this week. The 59th RBC Heritage will be played Apri
Outdoors
BEAUFORT, S.C. — The beaches of Hunting Island State Park, east of Beaufort, S.C., had their best sea turtle nesting season on record in 2026, with volunteers counting 230 nests on the island this year.Volunteers with the Friends of Hunting Island sea turtle patrol tracked the total, which tops the…
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