Today's Top Stories
Blue moon, August 31, 2012, the second full moon this month. Photo by The Beaufort Tribune?s sunrise photographer, Jack Howison.
In case you didn?t get up as early as our sunrise photographer Jack Howison this morning to see the blue moon setting in the west as the sun was rising in the east, you?ll have a second chance tonight when the same blue moon rises in the east. A blue moon is the third full moon during a season in which there are four full moons, which happens only once about every three years. More?
September 22, Coligny Beach
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Beaufort County will host its 2012 NAMIWalk fundraising event on Saturday, September 22 on Hilton Head Island?s Coligny Beach. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. The Walk begins promptly at 10:00 a.m. More?
Cunard Liner ?Queen Mary 2?. Photo: George Trask.
Savannah has set in motion the possibility of a cruise ship terminal for the historic city, whose riverfront is located 45 miles south of Beaufort and Hilton Head. More?
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control is reminding all people living in low-lying areas to take steps to get rid of any standing water that could become breeding grounds for mosquito-borne illnesses. More?
Following comments by Coastal Conservation League environmentalist Dana Beach published in The Beaufort Tribune and other respected South Carolina daily newspapers yesterday, August 30, Charleston?s longtime mayor Joe Riley called Beach?s comments ?reckless?. More?
Harvard College is accusing 125 undergraduates in a government lecture class, almost 50%, of cheating on a take-home exam this past spring. The class, perhaps appropriately titled ?Introduction to Congress?, was attended by 279 students. More?
As predicted, the South Carolina Gamecocks beat Vanderbilt?s Commodores in Thursday night?s season opener in Nashville. The final score was 17-13. More?
Here?s a human-interest report from ground zero of Hurricane Isaac as it passed through Baton Rouge, Lousiana, on Wednesday, August 29. It?s of interest to folks in the Beaufort area because this is what can happen when a hurricane hits here, if not worse. We don?t have levees here, but we do have low-lying areas prone to flooding. More?
With the goal of creating new energy and new leadership across the region, United Way of the Lowcountry is seeking 40 ?emerging leaders? under the age of 40 to bring new passion and perspective to both the local United Way and to serving the community. More?
In October some homeowners in Beaufort County will see their property taxes go up. This after County Council voted 7 to 4 Monday night, August 27, to raise taxes by 1 mill to help the County School District. More?
August 31
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According to the Beaufort Police Department, daytime residential burglaries have continued in the Mossy Oaks area and areas surrounding North Street. More?
Three Beaufortonians are forming a new group called Beaufort Vision to provide pro bono services to residents of Beaufort county who have been the victims of police misconduct, false arrest, wrongful conviction, prosecutorial misconduct and judicial misconduct. More?
Defensive end Devin Taylor of Beaufort. Photo: GamecocksOnline.com.
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Beaufort?s Devin Taylor pumped up for victory
The University of South Carolina Gamecocks are primed and ready to take on Vanderbilt?s Commodores in their 2012 college football opener in the SEC Eastern Division this evening, Thursday, August 30. The Gamecocks? lineup includes powerful defensive end Devin Taylor of Beaufort, a senior collegiate star destined for the major leagues after he graduates from USC this coming spring. More?
Here?s the Republican?s Party?s 2012 election platform: More?
Note: The following was originally sent to The Beaufort Tribune as a comment to one of our recent articles. We present it here as a letter to the editor because of its timeliness and relevance to the entire community:
I was just about to find a way to let you all know that I go to your page several times a day and I am enjoying it because The Beaufort Tribune has a variety and a harvest of information about and concerning Beaufort county as a whole. More?
Beaufort Police arrested and charged a Beaufort woman with burglary for allegedly entering sheds and stealing lawn equipment. More?
Photo: SC Policy Council
South Carolina Policy Council President Ashley Landess stood today, August 29, with an ideologically diverse group of allies to remind the state?s political leaders what real ethics reform looks like. Landess was joined by Dana Beach, Executive Director of the Coastal Conservation League; Talbert Black, Coordinator of South Carolina Campaign for Liberty; Harry Kibler, head of Operation Lost Vote; and Johns Island civil rights activist William Saunders. More?
The Port Royal Police Department will receive an award from the Beaufort County Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Agency. More?
Jonathan Francis, Sr. Road
Beaufort County Council unanimously agreed to naming the road to the new St. Helena Island Library as Jonathan Francis, Sr. Road. The vote was taken Tuesday night, August 28, during the County Council meeting. More?
MugFaces of the day
Thursday, August 30, 2012: 25 arrests
Benjamin Griffin, arrested 29 times, this time for a Municipal Bench Warrant and Criminal Sexual Conduct.
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