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Mitchell Black

Bluffton

Beaufort County Reporter at Post and Courier

Writing about the southern Lowcountry for @postandcourier. Tips? Email [email protected].

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  • One SC court clerk is charged with pocketing child support funds. Others aren't being investigated.

    1 week ago | postandcourier.com | Mitchell Black

    A year after a Post and Courier investigation revealed that six clerks of court across South Carolina paid themselves with federal money marked for efforts to recover child support payments, criminal charges have been filed against one. So far, however, the others seem to have escaped similar scrutiny.

  • Three people accused in New Year's slaying of 14-year-old in Beaufort County

    3 weeks ago | postandcourier.com | Mitchell Black

    BEAUFORT — Law enforcement has identified three men they say were involved in the 2024 New Year's Day slaying of a 14-year-old boy. The Beaufort County Sheriff's Office charged Jeremiah Warren and Alex Bush for their alleged roles in the killing of Jerrieme "L.J." Washington. Warren, 18, is charged with murder, possession of a weapon during a violent crime, and aggravated breach of peace.

  • SLED investigating former Beaufort County employee. Sheriff and solicitor complain about process.

    3 weeks ago | aikenstandard.com | Mitchell Black |Jessica Wade

    OKATIE — The State Law Enforcement Division is investigating a former Beaufort County probate court employee for allegations of "unauthorized practice of law." Though details of the criminal inquiry haven’t been made public, the local sheriff and solicitor have expressed frustration with how the county handled the situation.

  • 'It was betrayal.' SC USAID veterans reel, organize and look for work after Musk dismantled agency

    3 weeks ago | postandcourier.com | Mitchell Black

    Troy Jacobs traveled to Ethiopia to improve health outcomes for mothers and children. Then directives came from Washington, D.C.First came a stop-work order. Then officials ordered Jacobs to justify that his efforts to streamline and reestablish maternal and child health services saved lives. Finally, the Columbia native was told to come home. While sitting in the Addis Ababa airport, access to his government phone and computer were turned off.

  • SLED investigating Bluffton Township Fire District for embezzlement

    1 month ago | postandcourier.com | Mitchell Black

    BLUFFTON — The State Law Enforcement Division is investigating embezzlement allegations against the Bluffton Township Fire District. SLED opened the investigation after a March 14 request from the 14th Circuit Solicitor's Office, according to a spokesperson from the state criminal policing agency.

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Mitchell Black
Mitchell Black @MitchABlack
11 May 25

I spoke to 8 current and native South Carolinians who worked with USAID. Many devoted their careers to addressing humanitarian crises overseas. Now, some are refreshing their resumes for the first time in years. Read in @postandcourier https://t.co/25M0CZgUkL

Mitchell Black
Mitchell Black @MitchABlack
4 May 25

RT @JuanPappierHRW: All eyes on El Salvador. "We have received trusted information that... the Attorney General's Office is preparing arre…

Mitchell Black
Mitchell Black @MitchABlack
27 Apr 25

RT @postandcourier: Monkey Island wasn't supposed to be Monkey Island. When SCDNR bought it in 2002 with more than $22 million in federal f…