Beaufort County Sheriff P.J. Tanner said erecting a tent city, “Camp Beaufort” may be the county’s best option to immediately deal with overcrowding in the Beaufort County Detention Center. Read the story here.

I recently came to Beaufort for the first time. We stayed in an absolutely lovely home and enjoyed getting to know this quaint city by land and sea. Read the story here.

Beaufort Mayor Bill Rauch will be called before the Beaufort City Council in a special meeting to answer questions about two recent allegations of impropriety. Read the story here.

A compound on county-owned property complete with razor wire, chain-link fencing, canvas tents and portable showers and toilets dubbed "Camp Beaufort" may be Beaufort County's best chance to quickly alleviate crowding in the Beaufort County Detention Center, said Beaufort County Sheriff P.J. Tanner. Read the story here.

Embattled three-term Beaufort Mayor Bill Rauch resigned Monday, satisfying City Council's calls for his removal following an insider trading scandal and an accusation that he attempted to solicit a bribe. Read the story here.

A Beaufort High School student and member of the school's football team that reached the state title game died in a Thursday morning car wreck on Lady's Island.Lance Dobine Jr., 17, was killed at about 6:30 a.m. when his car struck a tree in the Telfair neighborhood on Brickyard Point Road on Lady's Island, according to the S.C. Highway Patrol. Read the story here.

A Beaufort police officer was injured Sunday after a scuffle with a 17-year-old ended in the pair smashing into the window of a downtown business, according to police. Read the story here.

Beaufort City Councilman Gary Fordham has asked Mayor Bill Rauch to call a special council meeting to address two allegations of impropriety against the mayor, but it is unclear if Fordham has enough support to force a meeting. Read the story here.

The grass was barely visible for the people at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park as friends and family showed up to cheer on competitors in the Water Festival's Talent Show on Wednesday evening. Read the story here.

Beaufort's fourth fried chicken restaurant is expected to open in December, becoming the fifth restaurant in the Crossings of Beaufort complex on Robert Smalls Parkway. Read the story here.