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Wednesday, April 17, 2013  Beaufort is going crazy for Candice Glover, a top five finalist on this season of American Idol.

Monday, April 15, 2013  A company that wants to open a plant to process jellyfish for Asian seafood markets is looking for another site in Beaufort County.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  Beaufort County officials are worried about the closure of the Hilton Head Island Airport tower before this year's RBC Heritage golf tournament next month.

Friday, March 22, 2013  The federal government is designating about 175 miles of Carolinas coastline as critical habitat for loggerhead sea turtles.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  A new study has ranked Beaufort County as the healthiest place in South Carolina.

Thursday, March 07, 2013  A seafood processing company wants to bring a jellyfish processing plant to Beaufort County creating as many as 250 jobs.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013  Despite opposition from Hilton Head Island officials, Beaufort County is going ahead with plans to build a $45 million interchange at the entrance to the resort island.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  Beaufort County deputies say a woman's body was found in a burning car near Bluffton and there was no sign the vehicle had been in a wreck.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  A man's body has been recovered from a camper that caught fire and burned in Bluffton.

Friday, January 25, 2013  A lawsuit alleging mistreatment of a disabled student in the Beaufort County School District has been settled with the student and his mother receiving about $37,000.

Monday, January 07, 2013  A former Hampton County Sheriff's deputy has been charged with two counts of criminal sexual conduct with a minor.

Monday, December 03, 2012  Police say a drug investigation in coastal Georgia and South Carolina resulted in a whopping bust with 39 suspects charged and an estimated $2.7 million worth of cocaine seized.

Friday, November 30, 2012  A Beaufort man has been sentenced to life in prison for shooting and killing a man in a restaurant last year.

Tuesday, November 27, 2012  A judge has ordered electronic monitoring for a man accused of manslaughter in the shooting death of a tow truck driver in Beaufort County nearly two years ago.

Tuesday, November 27, 2012  Authorities say arson is suspected in a fire that destroyed dozens of golf carts on Hilton Head Island.