South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford says he appreciates the lieutenant governor’s offer to take over, but he plans to stay in office.  Read the letter he sent to Lt. Gov. Bauer

South Carolina Lt. Governor Andre Bauer called for Governor Sanford to resign during a news conference at noon Wednesday.

A five-year-old Broad River Elementary School student was dropped off at the wrong bus-stop Monday afternoon, left wandering alone. A good-willed man took the frightened boy to the Shadow Moss housing office where his parents later picked him up. His mother, Lequann Cueves, said she waited at his regular bus-stop on Mink Point Blvd. and was shocked when he didn’t walk off the bus.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A South Carolina state senator who accused
Gov. Mark Sanford of breaking the law by using pricey airplane
tickets says he has discovered additional flights that violate
rules requiring officials use lowest-cost travel.

Higher education at the University of South Carolina Beaufort has a lot more perks this year, but you have to pay for them.  A new dining facility and fitness center opened this week.  Both are partly supported by a new fee tacked on to students’ bills.  If you live on campus, you must pay $850 semester and you get 10 meals a week.  If you’re a full-time commuter student, you must pay $235, which will give you 30 meals a semester.  Both fees include the use of a new workout center.  Lowcountry Reporter Holly Bounds dropped by for day two at the dining hall to get a student and administrator perspective on the new plan.

Thirty-five pounds of cocaine off the street.  More than $140 thousand dollars seized.  And seven people busted.  Those are the numbers from the Beaufort County sheriff Thursday from a drug case that started early last year.  The front, apparently, under the name of Duran Plumbing Services in Bluffton.

Students are usually on their best behavior at the start of the school year.  That’s because it’s when the teachers read and stress those rules.  You remember them… no yelling, no running in the halls.  Well, day one at Saint Gregory the Great Catholic School in Bluffton got a fresh start with breaking the rules… Reporter Holly Bounds was there to see it all.

Ridgeland Elementary’s New Teachers Bringing Worldy Experiences to Students

Changes This School Year for Some Lowcountry Kids

Some politicians are calling for an investigation into Governor Mark Sanford’s use of state aircraft.

What’s in a Name?  A Lot if it’s Author Pat Conroy in the Lowcountry

Local Impact of Eunice Kennedy Shriver

A South Carolina murder suspect is in custody after a manhunt that went over the river and through the woods of two states.

All week, we’ve highlighted what makes Beaufort proud.  In our final segment, we showcase Beaufort County Sheriff PJ Tanner, who was named Sheriff of the Year for the SC Sheriff’s Association.  He was nominated by Jasper County Sheriff Gregory Jenkins.

All week, we’re highlighting what makes Beaufort proud.  Of course, that list includes Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort.

Dr. Valerie Truesdale, Superintendent of Beaufort County Schools, gives the Lowcountry another reason to have pride in where they live.

As part of our Lowcountry Proud series, we highlight the life and legacy of the great Robert Smalls.

All they want is a firm foundation, but after years of dealing with what they call a poor tile job, homeowners Ella and Milton Davis called NEWS 3 On Your Side for help.  Lowcountry Reporter Holly Bounds went to work for them, starting at their home where things got shaky.

Judges in Aiken and Richland counties have ruled that the state law prohibiting consumption and possession of alcohol to people 18-year-old and older is unconstitutional.

Jobs you can get without going to college.

The City of Columbia says prison inmates at the state prisons off Broad River Road in Columbia are flushing down their toilets trash, clothing and other debris that’s clogging up sewer lines, costing taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars.

All this week we will highlight what makes Beaufort proud.  There’s no better place to start, than the rich history that gives it such character and beauty. 

Rev. Ike was a native of Ridgeland, South Carolina

New Training Facility for Hilton Head Fire and Rescue

A multi-state panel is looking at how best to protect the Gullah / Geechee culture.  The Gullah were a group of enslaved West Africans who lived along the East coast from Wilmington, North Carolina to Jacksonville, Florida.

14th Circuit Solicitor Duffie Stone announced Monday that he will seek the death penalty in the murder of Colleton County deputy Dennis Compton.

SC’s south coast worries about H2O

175 jobs expected from BAE Systems expansion in SC

Every year hurricane season comes around and every year we remind you about that readiness kit.  The water, the food, the cash-it remains the same.  But this year, some changes on the pet-front in Beaufort County and animal workers hope you can pitch in.

A pretty good trade off this summer for some Jasper County kids: you build the computer—-you keep the computer.  That’s the opportunity 12 students received, thanks to a program through South Carolina State University.