Joan McDonough
The Island Packet
Beaufort, SC, United States
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Car flipped upside down, landed among trees in Beaufort County ditch, firefighters say
A Dodge Journey flipped upside down on Trask Parkway, US 21, on Monday morning near Detour Road in Seabrook, SC. Burton Fire District and Beaufort County EMS responded and the driver appeared uninjured. → Read More
Car flipped upside down, landed among trees in Beaufort County ditch, firefighters say
A Dodge Journey flipped upside down on Trask Parkway, US 21, on Monday morning near Detour Road in Seabrook, SC. Burton Fire District and Beaufort County EMS responded and the driver appeared uninjured. → Read More
Quick-thinking Beaufort County neighbor helps save home after cooking fire
A Scott Hill Road mobile home on St. Helena Island, SC caught fire after a cooking incident on Saturday. No injuries were reported. Quick actions from a neighbor and firefighters are credited with saving the home. → Read More
Laundry room fire spreads to Hilton Head villas, firefighters say
A Hilton Head Island, SC outdoor laundry room fire in a Woodward Avenue unit of Dunes Villas spread to the side of a four-unit, multi-family building, evacuating three families. There was some electrical damage found. → Read More
Subtropical Storm Alberto makes a slight turn, Lowcountry weather still looks bleak
Winds ahead of Subtropical Storm Alberto are expected to make landfall Sunday night and the storm is pushing a good deal of wind and rain out toward the Lowcountry, SC, too. Beaufort County should see heavy rain, possibly thunderstorms. → Read More
Armed robbery reported at Beaufort County Salvation Army
The Beaufort County Sheriff's Office is investigating an armed robbery at a Beaufort, SC Salvation Army store on Robert Smalls Parkway Thursday night. → Read More
Employees caught sneaking contraband to Savannah inmates — 1 faces a felony, cops say
A Savannah woman faces a felony charge after she allegedly brought contraband including tobacco, batteries and a cell phone into the Chatham County Detention Center, according to a Chatham County Sheriff's Office news release. → Read More
A rock was thrown through this Beaufort church's window over the weekend, police say
A rock was thrown through the window of the Baptist Church of Beaufort, SC on Charles Street over the weekend, according to police. A golf ball sized rock was found with the shattered glass under the fellowship hall window. → Read More
Beaufort County man hit, bit, threatened woman with a sword and a gun, police say
A Lady's Island, SC man was arrested by Beaufort County Sheriff's Office on Sunday and charged with second degree domestic violence for allegedly hitting, biting and threatening his girlfriend while holding a shotgun and a sword. → Read More
Beaufort County couple victim of aggressive driver armed with a pink gun
A Beaufort County, SC couple heading toward Beaufort and Port Royal Saturday morning came across a driver on SC 170 who flipped them off before pointing a pink handgun at them, according to a Beaufort County Sheriff's Office report. → Read More
Beaufort County man pulled over for brake light faces felony drug charge
A 37-year-old Beaufort County man was arrested after a deputy found 2.7 grams of crack cocaine during a Burton, SC traffic stop near Jennings Road and County Shed Road, according to a Beaufort County Sheriff's Office report. → Read More
Cops: Man asked for change for his fake bill at 2 Hilton Head stores — he was on camera
The Beaufort County Sheriff's Office is asking the community to help identify a man who allegedly used a fake $100 bill at a Hilton Head Island, SC business on Friday. He first tried at Piggly Wiggly, then Sweet Carolina Cupcakes. → Read More
Beer in his cart, steaks in his pants, he strolled out of Beaufort Walmart, police say
The Beaufort, SC Police Department is asking the community to help identify a man wearing a shirt that said "money never sleeps" who was allegedly caught on camera stealing steak and beer from the Robert Smalls Parkway Walmart on Thursday. → Read More
Expect delays: Overturned tractor trailer backs up I-95 traffic near Hardeeville
An overturned tractor trailer is causing traffic delays on I-95 Monday afternoon, according to a City of Hardeeville, SC news release. The vehicle overturned at exit 5 of I-95 and U.S. 17 and a detour is established to reach exit 8. → Read More
'Popping' noises from a Port Royal house fire woke up the people inside, firefighters say
Popping sounds from an early Monday morning Port Royal, SC house fire on Cedar Creek Circle in the Shadow Moss subdivision woke up the people sleeping inside. The fire started near a garbage can and spread to the home's attic and roof. → Read More
Beaufort Co. student charged after bringing this weapon to his high school, report says
A Burton, SC student was charged after brass knuckles were found in his backpack on Tuesday at Battery Creek High School, according to Beaufort County Sheriff's Office. He was charged with carrying a weapon on school property. → Read More
Man jumped into river to catch drifting kayak. The strong current swept him away too
A coordinated effort of rescue groups worked together in Beaufort, S.C., to save a distressed swimmer calling for help in the Beaufort River on Wednesday, May 16, 2018, according to a Beaufort-Port Royal Fire Department news release. → Read More
Adorable kitten was stuck in a storm drain. Bluffton first responders saved the day
Bluffton, SC police officers and firefighters helped rescue a little black kitten from a drain on Plantation Park Drive Tuesday afternoon, likely saving its life, according to one rescuer. → Read More
Man's Beaufort County crime was only minutes apart from a similar one, cops say
Around 6:30 p.m. on March 16, 2018, the suspect deposited a forged check into a back account at the CPM Federal Credit Union on Midtown Drive in Port Royal, SC, according to the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office. → Read More
Early morning shooting leaves Beaufort County home without a front door, cops say
The front door of a Grays Hill, SC home was shattered after gunfire came at the Moultrie Circle home early Monday morning, according to the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office. Shell casings were found on the side of Big Road. → Read More