A 29-year-old greater Bluffton man was hit in the head with a golf club and robbed on Valentine’s Day by his girlfriend’s ex-husband and two of his friends.

The city of Beaufort officials will close the playground at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park and lock the park’s bathroom doors at dusk.

A penny saved may be a penny earned.  But the extra pennies from this year’s tax returns won’t be jingling in piggybanks for long.

A new bill would free school districts from government mandates and allow them to spend state dollars as they choose.  As the law stands now, districts are required to spend state funds on specific programs and must use certain amounts of that money for specific purposes, such as instructional materials or salaries.

As salt water continues to contaminate wells on Hilton Head Island, some worry nearby Bluffton and other parts of Beaufort County face the same fate.

The Beaufort County Board of Education on Tuesday will consider 29 guidelines suggested for a new dress code, which would be required at elementary and middle schools in the fall of 2009 and high schools in the fall of 2010.

Many of Hargray’s cable television customers will pay more for the service beginning with their March bill.  Specific increases will vary according to the package customers have and the rate they’re currently paying.

If there is an emergency at a Beaufort County school, parents can count on being among the first to hear about it.  The Beaufort County School District will launch an emergency notification system during the next several weeks that can alert parents of the district’s 19,000 students in less than an hour by phone, text and e-mail.

Looking for a gift that’s as unique as your Valentine?  How about a serenade by a barbershop quartet?

Two Robert Smalls Middle School students have been charged with bringing a weapon to school after a BB gun was recovered from a student’s backpack.

On February 6th, members of the Beaufort/Jasper Multi Agency Drug Task Force (DTF) arrested three subjects as a result of a search warrant at 135 Old Salem Road in Beaufort.

What happened in the evening hours on Halloween Eve at the home of Brian Lanese has raised questions.  Not the brutal attack he suffered at the hands of intruders, but the treatment he received in the first minutes after EMS arrived on the scene. 

New state laws that get tough on drunken drivers go into effect Tuesday and bring larger fines and longer jail sentences for first-time convictions.  Also, repeat offenders will now be required to install Breathalyzers in their cars to get their licenses back.

A naked suspect seen wandering around Spanish Wells Plantation was arrested Friday afternoon after breaking into a home on Brams Point Rd.

Several thousand clients lost money investing with Bernard Madoff…including many in Hilton Head and Beaufort County.

After Marsha Coulthard beat our more than 21 million entrants to win the HGTV “green home” in Hardeeville, she said she couldn’t wait to move in.  Now she’s sold the house back to the developers. 

Gary Barnes lost his pet parrot a few weeks ago.  Since the disappearance, he has embarked on an exhausting—and expensive—mission to find his feathered friend. 

A Savannah firefighter suspected of killing a bicyclist in Bluffton on Christmas night was indicted Thursday by a Beaufort County grand jury.

A 10-year-old boy shot an 11-Year-old girl in thelip with a BB gun as the two rode the bus to school Thursday morning on Hilton Head Island, according to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office.

The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is searching for four suspects who attempted to break into a Seabrook home this afternoon.

The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a drive-by shooting incident that occurred on Beach City Rd this afternoon.

In Bluffton, Emily Mucci is honored for calling 911 and saving her mother’s life.

The Super Bowl is the one football game of the year where almost anyone can find something enjoyable.  If you’re not a football fan, there’s always the commercials.  If the commercials aren’t your thing, there’s always a good party to attend.  And with parties come food.

The Child Abuse Prevention Association (CAPA) will host its 9th Annual Adult Spelling Bee on Friday, February 6, 2009, 7:00 p.m. at the Marine Corps Air Station Officers’ Club in Beaufort.

What happens when the retirement money is gone and you can’t pay for necessities like medical care and housing?  One place to look for answers is the National Council on Aging’s site, BenefitsCheckUp.org. 

Hilton Head Island primarily has produced two things for the last half-century:  “Relaxation and good times,“ Mayor Tom Peeples said. “That’s all we’ve ever made here.“  That may change if the town succeeds in its quest to attract more high-tech development and corporate headquarters to diversify the island’s economy. 

Location, location, location.  It’s the mantra of Realtors everywhere.  But it may also be the reason a mighty tree long since gone from most of the Georgia landscape may get another chance to thrive.

There’s something fishy in Georgia—a new species, to be exact. 

On Monday, January 26th, at 6:30 PM, Hilton Head Regional Habitat for Humanity will conduct a New Family Orientation meeting for those local residents who live or work in Southern Beaufort County or Jasper County and are interested in learning how they may apply for a Habitat house. 

Almost a million dollars is hard to turn down, but that’s exactly what the town of Hilton Head Island Fire and Rescue Division might do.