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Lowcountry Lowdown: Are we seeing a trend? County says ‘NO’ to Pine Island

October 1, 2025

By Lolita Huckaby BEAUFORT It may go down as the longest meeting in recent Beaufort County government history. Reference last week’s Beaufort County Council…

SC senator wants misplaced $1.8B kept in ‘lockbox’ earning interest until mystery solved

March 6, 2024

Mystery money earned $194M in interest since 2017 while sitting in an account where it doesn’t belong By Jessica Holdman SCDailyGazette.com COLUMBIA — The…

SC leaders don’t know why or how state has $1.8B sitting in wrong bank account

February 22, 2024

By Jessica Holdman SCDailyGazette.com COLUMBIA — South Carolina has $1.8 billion of taxpayer funding sitting untouched in a bank account where it doesn’t belong.…

Scott endorses Trump over Haley for president

January 24, 2024

2 months after dropping out of the presidential race, SC Senator endorses Trump instead governor who appointed him to the Senate By Skylar Laird…

Treasurer Maria Walls sues Beaufort County government to maintain autonomy

October 6, 2023

By Delayna Earley The Island News Maria Walls, in her capacity as Beaufort County Treasurer, has filed a lawsuit against Beaufort County to attempt…