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By Delayna Earley
The Island News
The Lobeco Convenience Center closed Saturday, Oct. 10, due to damage caused by Post-Tropical Cyclone Isaias, according to Beaufort County officials.
The county announced the closure Saturda...
The engagement of Michael James Drummond Andersen, of Beaufort, S.C., formerly of Fairfax, Va., and Mikkel Falking Gårde Michelsen, of Skødstrup, Kingdom of Denmark, is announced.
Mr. Andersen is the son of Michael David Andersen, of Bemidji, Minn., and the late Susan Marie Drummond Andersen (Steele), formerly of Anaheim, Calif. Through his maternal Drummond line, h...
By Delayna Earley
The Island News
A Beaufort County man is questioning the actions of the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) after deputies seized his firearm during a Sept. 16 traffic stop, telling him he was federally prohi...
By Mike McCombs and Delayna Earley
The Island News
Rep. Michael Rivers (D-121) was charged with Pointing and Presenting a Firearm at a Person on Friday, Oct. 9, 2026, by the S.C. Law Enforcement Division (SLED).
In a story first reported by The ...
Staff reports
The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is seeking public’s help locating Zyon Zaydin Townsend, 15, of Burton.
Townsend’s family reported him missing on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026, after not seeing him since late Wednesday evening, Oct. 7, at their residence on Westgate Circle in Burton.
Townsend is described as approximat...