For four consecutive summers, attending Camp Treasure Chest has been a highlight for Emily Marshall. (More)

There won't be a special election to determine Bluffton Town Council's new members, after all. (More)

For the first time in years, Beaufort County's legislative delegation will be represented on the S.C. House of Representatives committee that controls the state's purse strings. (More)

New development rules to protect local waters from nitrogen pollution were put on hold Wednesday to allow Beaufort County staff more time to analyze the potential costs to developers. (More)

The Beaufort County School District hopes to save taxpayers $560,000 by investing in government obligation bonds. The savings would help cover the cost of interest on referendum bonds sold to build Whale Branch High School. (More)

Confusion about how the Beaufort County School District decides salaries for top school administrators has spurred a rash of complaints from employees and prompted a study to determine how some recently hired, lesser-experienced principals came to be paid more than their counterparts. (More)

The Beaufort County School Board voted unanimously Tuesday to pay up to $4.45 million to renovate and expand the Beaufort-Jasper Academy for Career Excellence. (More)

(Inaccuracies in the original version of this story were corrected Dec. 3, 2008.) (More)

Bargain hunters packed brick-and-mortar retail stores during Black Friday weekend, but nearly 85 million Americans were expected to let their fingers do the shopping Monday when online retailers offered their own blowout deals, according to estimates from the National Retail Federation. (More)

The Beaufort County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday it will hold a press conference next week to discuss updates on the investigation of aHilton Head Island couple who have been missing since March. (More)

Jennifer Gentzel has seen whales in Alaskan waters, but never off the coast of Hilton Head Island. (More)

A tiny beetle is responsible for the death of thousands of trees at Hunting Island State Park and elsewhere along the coast, experts say. (More)

The S.C. Department of Mental Health said Tuesday it is slashing 21 full-time and 29 temporary positions statewide because of $26 million in budget cuts. (More)

With Beaufort County Sheriff's Office pins fastened to their lapels, two former Beaufort Police chiefs promised to help their new employer receive the same national recognition the city's police force earned more than a year ago. (More)

A Beaufort woman was killed in a three-car wreck Monday night on U.S. 17 in Colleton County. (More)

Beaufort County Sheriff P.J. Tanner said he has asked the S.C. Attorney General for a legal opinion he hopes will put an end to a dispute between his office and The Beaufort Gazette and The Island (More)

When it comes to how the state distributes money for public schools, Beaufort County has been one of the big losers. But, local lawmakers hope to change that in the upcoming legislative session. (More)

Shoppers came out in force at retailers nationwide during Black Friday weekend, but stores looking to clear inventory likely will keep pushing deep discounts through December. (More)

Suzi Nelson's parents knew something was wrong when she habitually lay on her side, sucked her thumb and wouldn't acknowledge her family. (More)

It's been eight years since the kids at the Beaufort Boys & Girls Club walked into their computer lab and saw the latest technology on the tables. (More)

In the coming weeks, forests of trees will be moved indoors and decorated for Christmas. Local sellers say they're ready for the rush. (More)

Experts fear residents might become apathetic about hurricane preparation as the Lowcountry again emerges unscathed from another Atlantic tropical storm season. (More)

It's been eight years since the kids at the Beaufort Boys and Girls Club walked into their computer lab and saw the latest desktops on the tables. (More)

Beaufort County's administrator Gary Kubic will be on vacation and not hold office hours Dec. 18 in his Hilton Head Island office. (More)

The Beaufort County school board plans to decide Tuesday whether it will fund renovations and an expansion of the Beaufort-Jasper Academy for Career Excellence. (More)

South Carolina has the ninth-highest rate of HIV/AIDS in the nation, but 25 percent of those infected don't realize they carry the virus, Beaufort health care providers say. (More)

Suzi Nelson's parents knew something was wrong when she habitually lied on her side, sucked her thumb and would not acknowledge her family. (More)

The Salvation Army assists families in need by providing Christmas gifts for children up to 12 years old through its Angel Tree program. For the second consecutive year, the Realtors Who Care group is collecting gifts for the older siblings, ages 13 to 17. (More)

The Beaufort County school board plans to decide Tuesday whether it will fund renovations and an expansion of the Beaufort-Jasper Academy for Career Excellence. (More)

What used to be seen only on large, black squares of film is now available to doctors and surgeons on mobile computer screens. (More)

Bundled in winter coats and carrying store circulars touting door-buster deals, Beaufort shoppers lined up before sunrise Friday determined to beat the rush for big gift items at rock-bottom prices. (More)

Five suspects were arrested last week in what authorities are calling a large-scale drug investigation that focused on people selling several ounces of cocaine per week on the south end of Hilton Head Island. (More)

Experts fear residents might become apathetic about hurricane preparation as the Lowcountry again emerges unscathed from another Atlantic hurricane season. (More)

Despite an increase in requests for toys, Marine Staff Sgt. Ryan Frappier is confident no Lowcountry child will have to go without a gift this Christmas. (More)

Eight 3- and 4-year-olds struggled to stand still as they tried to catch a glimpse of the big, white bus parked outside. (More)

Families lined up outside the door to Parish Church of St. Helena an hour early Thursday morning to wait for take-out turkey dinners. (More)

The Beaufort Gazette asked elected officials what they're thankful for this year. Here are their responses: (More)

South Carolina becomes the first state in the country to hold a sales tax holiday only for guns, starting today. And Beaufort County gun shops said they're prepared for big sales -- not only because of the holiday but due to a rising fear that a Barack Obama administration will curtail gun rights. (More)

Former GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin will be in Savannah on Monday to support incumbent U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss in his runoff election, a contest that could determine the balance of power in Washington. (More)

The chance to become one of only six Marine Corps pilots to test fly the next-generation fighter jet has attracted interest from pilots at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort. (More)

BLUFFTON -- Two Bluffton High School students and an 18-year-old were arrested Tuesday morning and charged in the brutal beating of two men in a Bluffton area backyard Oct. 30. (More)

Walking off the firing range, Stephanie Guidroz had a big grin on her face. She just fired off 10 rounds and was confident she would take home a Thanksgiving turkey. (More)

COLUMBIA — Locked in a government storage room are files that tell the story of a leaking nuclear waste landfill near Barnwell. (More)

BLUFFTON -- A national health care advocacy group reported Tuesday that more than 12 percent of South Carolina children do not have health insurance. (More)

Two people were killed Saturday evening in a head-on crash on Sea Island Parkway at Dulamo Road, according to Lance Cpl. Bob Beres of the S.C. Highway Patrol. (More)

BLUFFTON -- The Beaufort County School District will implement stricter academic standards for student-athletes and participants in other extracurricular activities Jan. 15, the first day of the second semester, the district's supervisor of athletics said Friday. (More)

Voters at the Charles "Lind" Brown Activity Center in Beaufort fill the 10 available voting booths on Tuesday morning. As of 10:30 a.m., voters had a wait of 45 minutes to an hour to vote. (More)

Kalia Pinckney, 6, goes whizzing by on a motorcycle ride at the Beaufort County Fair on Friday. Today is the last day of the fair sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, off of Castle Rock Road in Burton. Gates open at 1 p.m. (More)

Tonight's Relay for Life, a fundraising event for the American Cancer Society scheduled to take place at Naval Hospital Beaufort, has been canceled. Anyone with questions should contact Nancy Wellard at 843-384-5034. (More)

The Beaufort Police Department is looking for two armed black males believed to have robbed an employee of Beaufort's Zaxby's early Wednesday. (More)