Chloe Appleby

1 day ago | islandpacket.com | Karl Puckett |Chloe Appleby

Westbound lanes of Highway 170 are blocked in Sun City due to a crash, as of 2:30 p.m. Friday. Beaufort County Just as rush-hour and weekend traffic are about to begin, a crash has blocked all westbound lanes on Highway 170 in Bluffton, according to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office. The cause is an accident at the intersection of Highway 170 and Sun City Boulevard. The Sheriff’s Office is advising motorists to use care and expect delays.

1 day ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Karl Puckett |Chloe Appleby

Westbound lanes of Highway 170 are blocked in Sun City due to a crash, as of 2:30 p.m. Friday. 3:45 update: The accident has been cleared, and traffic on Highway 170 in Bluffton is once again free flowing. Just as rush-hour and weekend traffic are about to begin, a crash has blocked all westbound lanes on Highway 170 in Bluffton, according to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office. The cause is an accident at the intersection of Highway 170 and Sun City Boulevard.

1 month ago | islandpacket.com | Chloe Appleby |Karl Puckett

Father Andrew Trapp and students at St. Peter’s Catholic Church on Lady’s Island watch a live feed from Vatican City Thursday when a new pope was chosen. St. Peter's Catholic Church Church leaders in Beaufort County, located across 7,000 miles of Atlantic Ocean from Vatican City, were among the worldwide audience that reacted with relief when the telltale white smoke wafted from the Sistine Chapel.

1 month ago | islandpacket.com | Chloe Appleby |Evan McKenna

A teacher from Hilton Head Island High School was placed on administrative leave amid a police investigation into “a situation involving a staff member and student,” the school’s principal wrote on Thursday. Students’ parents and guardians were told of the incident via a message sent Thursday afternoon from Principal Steve Schidrich. Classes taught by the teacher would be covered by other certified educators or substitute teachers, the note said.

1 month ago | islandpacket.com | Drew Martin |Chloe Appleby

Signage for the Beaufort County Government Robert Smalls Complex which includes the county courthouse, sheriff’s office and jail and administration offices as seen on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020 located in Beaufort. Drew Martin [email protected] The chairman of Bluffton’s fire department board has been suspended. The suspension comes from actions he took in relation to a pending investigation, which has been referred to the state’s Ethics Commission.