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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, April 10, 2013  Police in Beaufort are investigating a report from a woman who says she was passing through town and left her purse at a restaurant with her money -- a lot of money -- inside it.

Monday, March 25, 2013  A program providing science and math training for students at the Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station and 75 other bases nationwide has survived attempts to cut the programs from the federal budget.

Monday, March 11, 2013  Organizers of the RBC Heritage Golf Tournament hope more people will ride their bikes to the tournament this year.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  The Town of Hilton Head Island is buying more than 100 acres on the resort island -- the largest single parcel the town has acquired since it was incorporated 30 years ago.

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.

Thursday, February 14, 2013  Letters and packages going to and from the lower South Carolina coast are now being processed by the U.S. Postal Service in Charleston.

Friday, February 01, 2013  South Carolina Sen. Tom Davis says he will not run for governor or the U.S. Senate in 2014.

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

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

Wednesday, October 17, 2012  Authorities have made an arrest in deadly weekend hit-and-run in Beaufort County.

Monday, October 15, 2012  The South Carolina Highway Patrol is looking for a hit-and-run driver who struck and killed a man walking in Beaufort County.

Sunday, September 09, 2012  The Marine who drowned hours after graduating from boot camp has been identified as a 19-year-old private first class from Ohio.

Monday, July 30, 2012  The Beaufort County school district is being sued by a woman who says her disabled son was assaulted at school.

Monday, May 21, 2012  A 13-foot alligator swiped a soccer ball near a Hilton head lagoon and while the gator later spit up the ball, he's still lurking in the water.