Fripp Island Man Shot And Killed By SC Security Guard Was Armed, SLED Says
A Fripp Island, South Carolina security guard shot and killed an armed resident during a dispute last night, according to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office...
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Beaufort County’s First Female Administrator Resigns After Pressure From Council
by Mandy Matney
Ignoring hundreds of concerned citizens, Beaufort County Council voted to accept administrator Ashley Jacobs‘s letter of resignation on Monday and failed to give the public...
Guest Post | Community Has Message For Beaufort County Council’s Good Ole Boys: Enough
by Letters
by LET HER WORK SC || Beaufort County Council’s decision Tuesday, Oct. 13, to fire County Administrator Ashley Jacobs, the county’s first woman administrator, was wrong...
4 SC Counties, SLED, SCDPS And Clemson Awarded Grants To Help Solve Crimes
by Mandy Matney
Four South Carolina counties, a university, and two statewide law enforcement agencies were awarded more than $2 million in grants for forensic science funding, United...
Hilton Head Suddenly Suspends Search For Town Manager
by Mandy Matney
Less than 24 hours after FITSNews reported on alleged meddling and impropriety in the search for Hilton Head Island‘s next town manager, Town Council members voted...
SC County Sues Auditor Who Is Also Accused Of Harassing Female Officials
by Mandy Matney
For the third time in five weeks, a lawsuit was filed against the Beaufort County auditor who is accused of harassing multiple women. On Friday,...
Second Accuser Sues SC County Official Claiming Abusive Behavior Toward Women
by Mandy Matney
Just three weeks after Beaufort County treasurer Maria Walls filed a bombshell lawsuit accusing auditor James “Jim” Beckert of stalking and abusive behavior, the county’s former CFO filed a...
SC County Councilman Asks For Alleged Stalker’s Office To Be Moved Away From Treasurer
by Mandy Matney
One day after this news outlet posted our story on Beaufort County treasurer Maria Walls‘s bombshell lawsuit accusing auditor James “Jim” Beckert of stalking and threatening her, a...
Beaufort County Treasurer: I Am Fighting For Other Women, Too, With Lawsuit | Letters
by Letters
Editor’s note: The letter below is in response to FITSNews’ story on the lawsuit filed by Walls last week. Click here to read that story....