About 500 Beaufort-area residents lost power during a storm Sunday morning. (More)

The city of Beaufort has agreed to limit the number and type of banners hung at the corner of Ribaut Road and Bay Street to satisfy the Beaufort County Open Land Trust, which owns the land over which the banners hang. (More)

Bill Rauch's three-term tenure as Beaufort mayor has brought the city unwanted growth, expensive civic building projects and an erosion in public trust of government, three potential opponents to the mayor's re-election said last week. (More)

The Blockers stopped by Dempsey Farms on Saturday after spending time at the beach at Hunting Island State Park. (More)

The Beaufort County Board of Education is moving forward withplanning a new auditorium in Beaufort and an elementary school and two early learning centers in the Bluffton area. (More)

The investigation into the disappearance of a Hilton Head Island couple is (More)

The writing is on the wall at the Fillin' Station -- "No smoking" -- but the ashtrays on the bar and casual smokers on the stools seem to send a different message. (More)

The town of Port Royal plans dancing in the streets and music in the air for Mother's Day today. (More)

Being a squadron commander at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort is in Lt. Col. Michael R. Orr's blood. (More)

BLUFFTON -- Landscapers, hikers and residents living in wooded areas: Beware. (More)

Wearing black gowns, the graduates of Technical College of the Lowcountry's 2008 class filed into the Parris Island Recruit Chapel Friday evening to celebrate their educational accomplishments. (More)

Fifth-graders at Whale Branch Elementary School will begin attending Whale Branch Middle School next year. (More)

Less than a year after leukemia forced their last dog into retirement, the Beaufort police force is getting a new K-9. (More)

The Technical College of the Lowcountry graduated 28 nurses Thursday, sending them off with a traditional pinning and candle-lighting ceremony at McLean Auditorium. (More)

BLUFFTON -- Sixteen people who fed, kissed and held a baby raccoon on Hilton Head Island are now being treated by a physician after the animal tested positive for rabies. (More)

A Beaufort man was stabbed seven times Wednesday night by his roommate who was wielding a steak knife, according to authorities. (More)

In response to Cyclone Nargis, a Christian nonprofit based in Charleston is sending a dozen water purification systems overseas today "on faith" that the government of Myanmar drops its political posturing and opens its borders to foreign aid. (More)

The Little Red Dog Foundation did what it does best Thursday. It gave away a cycle to someone who could really use it. (More)

A Beaufort board rejected plans for a four-story senior living facility on Battery Creek Road on Thursday, but Design Review Board members seemed resigned to the fact that at least 36 residential units will be built on the 3.3-acre site. (More)

Getting on the water can be difficult without a boat, so Port Royal Landing Marina recently began renting them. (More)

After selecting just the right flowers, Norma Hewitt of Bitty's Flower Shop on Boundary Street in Beaufort heads back to her work bench to create a Mother's Day arrangement. Hewitt saidthey will create about 300 individual arrangements, about the same number as created for Valentine's Day. However, whereas demand for the February holiday is mostly roses, Mother's Day requests are much more diverse. (More)

A Beaufort woman has been charged with assault and battery with intent to kill after she used a kitchen knife to stab another woman on Monson Street, according to the Beaufort Police Department. (More)

NOTE: This article has been corrected from its original form. The correction was made May 8, 2008. (More)

Visitors to Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park might soon be able to surf the Internet for free. They also may be able to watch themselves -- on the Internet -- surfing the Internet in the park. (More)

The leader of Beaufort and Jasper counties' technical high school is stepping down after five years to become the school district's head of technical education. (More)

Despite the weak economy, a family-owned document storage business on Parris Island Gateway has outgrown the space it leases and will move to the Beaufort Commerce Park, economic development officials announced Tuesday. (More)

A four-year process to remove contaminated soil in some Port Royal neighborhoods may be finished this year, officials said this week. (More)

After more than 18 months of discussion, the city of Beaufort and South Carolina Electric & Gas need only to decide the height and composition of new power poles before signing an agreement to allow new high-voltage lines along 2.2 miles of city roads. (More)

The Beaufort County Board of Education voted Tuesday to settle a lawsuit with the eighth victim of convicted child molester and former teacher Philip Underwood-Sheppard for more than $500,000. (More)

The Beaufort County Council's Public Services Committee backed an "easy" update of a technical manual of best practices for stormwater management Tuesday, though county staff warned that a more substantial update is coming that commercial interests may fight. (More)

A growing global criminal enterprise has found a home in the Lowcountry. (More)

Cheryl and Mark Bishop of Asheville, N.C., took time to drive into Beaufort from their campsite at Hunting Island State Park on Monday. The Bishops said they often come to Beaufort for a brief getaway to unwind. (More)

An ethics complaint against Beaufort Mayor Bill Rauch that was dismissed last month arose out of statements "made in passing and in jest," Rauch told the State Ethics Commission last year, though his accuser claims city attorney Bill Harvey later made clear that Rauch's statements were serious. (More)

A Beaufort man has been charged with a Friday stabbing in Burton. (More)

An extra 20 days of school for poor-performing Beaufort County School District students likely will cost about $2 million from the state and federal government, a district official said Monday. (More)

Beaufort County is getting tough on litterbugs, from blatant dumpers to smokers who think they are innocently tossing their cigarette butts out the car window. (More)

Some children dream of wealth and fame, starring on the screen or scoring on the field. Tim Duke dreamed of sweaty summers in an aluminum truck, bringing sweets and smiles to children like himself. (More)

The Beaufort Fire Department wants parents to think twice before casting off their child's penchant for playing with matches as mere curiosity. (More)

Republican Rep. Shannon Erickson has a big lead in her re-election bid to House District 124 on her only opponent, Democrat and Beaufort lawyer Jim Brown. (More)

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In two incidents reported Friday, thieves destroyed four air conditioning units worth thousands of dollars for a few hundred dollars worth of copper components. (More)

An apparent electrical fire at a St. Helena Island gas station Saturday afternoon led to the closure of Sea Island Parkway for about two hours as firefighters dealt with the blaze. (More)

The 7-acre park on Pigeon Point Road wasn't much of a park three years ago. The infrastructure was failing, the playground equipment no longer met safety codes and the landscaping had been badly neglected. (More)

BLUFFTON -- The University of South Carolina Beaufort's graduation celebration wasn't just any ceremony Friday. It was historic. (More)

BLUFFTON -- Against the Wild West backdrop of Montana's Grizzly Bar, state Sen. Catherine Ceips and her challenger got into a shootout over whether she has delayed a local developer's appointment to the state Ports Authority for political reasons. (More)

This year's graduates from the University of South Carolina Beaufort received their diplomas Friday night. (More)

Several people gathered in front of the Beaufort County Courthouse on Thursday in a local observance of the 57th annual National Day of Prayer. (More)

More than 175 riders took on the narrow lanes and sharp turns of a 0.6-mile course in downtown Beaufort on Tuesday for the second annual Beaufort Memorial Cycling Classic. The women's race went 50 laps and the men's 80. Thousands lined the course to watch. (More)

BLUFFTON -- Those buying homes in Beaufort County and throughout the state could get a break on property taxes if the South Carolina House has its way. (More)

HILTON HEAD ISLAND --The dead business associate of a missing Hilton Head Island couple embezzled a total of $2.1 million from the pair and seven other clients over the past four years, according to a financial audit announced Tuesday. (More)