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Ruling issued in Bluffton gambling machine case

Ruling issued in Bluffton gambling machine case

0 / February 14, 2012 3:08 pm

A Beaufort magistrate has ruled that the machines seized from a Bluffton sweepstakes business were in fact used for gambling and should be destroyed. In an order issued Tuesday, Beaufort County Chief Magistrate Darlene Smith ruled that South Carolina’s gambling [...]

Beaufort’s Plaza Stadium Theater evacuated due to electrical fire

Beaufort’s Plaza Stadium Theater evacuated due to electrical fire

0 / February 11, 2012 5:40 pm

At approximately 5:00 this afternoon the Plaza Stadium Theater on Robert Smalls Parkway in Beaufort was evacuated due to an apparent electrical fire.  Patrons were watching their movies and “everything just shut down”, said one movie-goer. Fire trucks and emergency [...]

Sheriff’s Office Investigating Armed Robbery

Sheriff’s Office Investigating Armed Robbery

0 / February 2, 2012 3:38 pm

ST. HELENA ISLAND, SC (February 2, 2012/1:30 PM) – The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is investigating yesterday evening’s armed robbery of a St. Helena convenience store. Just after 5:30 pm, Sheriff’s deputies responded to the Express Lane #5 (1702 Sea [...]

Beaufort PD:  Murder Suspect Arrested

Beaufort PD: Murder Suspect Arrested

1 / January 30, 2012 6:20 pm

A suspect has been arrested in connection with the January 28th fatal shooting of 48 year old Michael Edward Smith of Adventure Street. 29 year old David Legree of St. Helena has been charged with Murder in connection to this [...]

BEAUFORT PD: MURDER BEING INVESTIGATED

BEAUFORT PD: MURDER BEING INVESTIGATED

0 / January 29, 2012 10:04 am

BEAUFORT POLICE DEPARTMENT PRESS RELEASE:  MURDER BEING INVESTIGATED At 4:53 p.m. on January 28, 2012 Beaufort Police Officers were called to a report of a gunshot victim at 610 Adventure Street. Responding officers met with witnesses who reported hearing gunshots [...]

Taylor to stay put at USC next year

Taylor to stay put at USC next year

0 / January 10, 2012 9:17 am

Gamecocks Defensive End, and fellow-Beaufortonian, Devin Taylor will return for his senior season at USC, he confirmed through the university Monday. “I still have some things I’d like to accomplish at Carolina before I go on to the next level,” [...]

Boat catches fire at Broad River Landing

Boat catches fire at Broad River Landing

0 / January 7, 2012 12:18 pm

Folks traveling along Hwy 170 this morning were able to witness a site not often seen… a boat that caught fire at the dock at the Broad River Landing, along the Broad River bridge.  No word yet if there were any injuries. [...]

Toddler falls from third-floor balcony

Toddler falls from third-floor balcony

0 / December 20, 2011 6:32 pm

A child was injured severely last night after falling from a 3rd floor balcony at the Cross Creek Apartments in Beaufort.  Investigators with the Beaufort Police Department said the injuries to the child were intentional. The responding police officers found a toddler [...]

Sunday night house fire in Port Royal sparked by Christmas lights

Sunday night house fire in Port Royal sparked by Christmas lights

0 / December 12, 2011 2:32 pm

A Port Royal house fire Sunday night likely started from exterior Christmas lights being connected to one outlet, causing an overload, Beaufort-Port Royal firefighters said.  The blaze, on Prince William Drive, started about 9 p.m. The homeowner acted quickly, first [...]

GOP Candidate Visits Beaufort Thursday

GOP Candidate Visits Beaufort Thursday

0 / December 8, 2011 5:35 pm

By Gene Brancho Rick Perry, current three-term Governor of Texas and candidate for the GOP nomination for the U.S. Presidency in the upcoming 2012 election visited Beaufort today. He’s currently on a tour that will take him thru Beaufort, Okatie, [...]