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3 year old shot, killed in domestic dispute From staff reports A 3 year old was shot and killed and two others were wounded Sunday, Oct. 1, at Beaufort’s Cross Creek Apartments after a domestic dispute occurred during a child exchange. Ariana Fair died from her injuries at the hospital, according to Beaufort County Coroner David Ott. Beaufort Police Investigators have obtained warrants for Jona-
than Tyleke Fair, 27, who is wanted on charges of Murder, two counts of Attempted Murder, and Possession of a Weapon During a Violent Crime. According to the City of Beaufort Police, at approximately 12:41 p.m., officers responded to a shooting incident at Cross Creek Apartments, 325 Ambrose Run. Upon arrival, officers observed a 26-year-old female with serious
injuries. The victim was stabilized and was transported by EMS to a local hospital. Officers received a secondary report of a gunshot victim en route to a local hospital. Officers responded to the hospital in reference to two additional gunshot victims related to the incident. Officers located a 25-year-old
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Sutton puts name in hat, will run for mayor of Beaufort
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Special election set for December 12; Filing period opens October 6
Walter Doernbach of Bluffton throws a ping pong ball to try and win a game of beer pong during OktoPRfest in Port Royal on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. Beer pong is usually played with a table, but this version was attached to a hat worn by Beaufort’s Jeff Wittmershaus, who was representing the Pluff Mudd Hop Heads Homebrew Club. Delayna Earley/The Island News
29th Annual Beaufort Shrimp Festival returns this weekend
By Delayna Earley The Island News It’s that time of year that shrimp lovers look forward to in Beaufort. The 29th annual Beaufort Shrimp Festival will be held on Friday, Oct. 6 and Saturday, Oct. 7 at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park. The festival is held each year to celebrate shrimp season.
There are two shrimp seasons in South Carolina, the first runs from May through August and that is when smaller, brown shrimp are harvested, and the second runs from September to December, when white shrimp are harvested.
Admission to the festival is free, and tickets can be purchased on site to buy food and drinks. Local restaurants and food trucks will be there serving their best shrimp dishes like shrimp burgers, Lowcountry Boil, shrimp fried rice,
shrimp fritters, shrimp and grits, fried shrimp, steamed shrimp and even smoked shrimp. Participants include Sea Eagle Market, Food Savvy Mobile, Mother Smokin’ Good!, SERG Restaurant Group, Tout Sweet Macarons, Teen Challenge, Cappys and Belly Full by Tyger.
From staff reports The filing period for the Special Election to elect a mayor of the City of Beaufort doesn’t open until noon, Friday, Oct. 6, but one person has already thrown his hat in the ring. Mike Sutton announced on Facebook on Sunday, Oct. 1, he will be a candidate in the Special Election being held on Tuesday, Dec. 12. “Beaufort, we will be having a ‘special election’ on December 12th and I have decided to toss my Mike name back into Sutton the hat,” Sutton wrote in his Facebook post. “Filing is October 6th at city hall. Please take the time to vote if your registered in the city. Please share this post and ask others to do the same.” Sutton, a building contractor, ran unsuccessfully for mayor in 2020, losing to Stephen Murray. He was the first to announce he was running in that race, as well. He served on City Council from 2006 through 2019 and has served on various city boards and committees. He is married to
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Beaufort Symphony Orchestra opens season with “Hello From Hollywood!”
Coosa Elementary Teacher named 2023-2024 District Teacher of the Year.
Parris Island Marine honored for saving life of local woman.
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