Bluffton Today

Kegler says the woman recognized the area as a place in Conway where she and her daughter used to live. She went there, found the remains and brought them back to her Surfside Beach home before calling police.. Full Story »

Barbara Walters show features Jenny Sanford tonight By BRUCE SMITH Many of Jenny Sanford’s counterparts have stood with their spouses for similar moments of scandal, including the wives of former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey, who outed himself as gay; former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, who acknowledged he was the client of a call-girl ring; and Idaho Sen. Full Story »

Two injured in head-on collision Bluffton Township firefighters respond to a head-on collision of two small sport utility vehicles that occurred just before 3 p.m. Tuesday on S.C. 170 near the Del Webb Boulevard entrance to Sun City. Full Story »

After paying dues, Brian Gay is paid back By NATHAN DOMINITZ Suchasarequesttoappearat Sponsor Day at Harbour Town Golf Links, where on April 19 he won the Verizon Heritage with a tournament record-low score of 20-under-par for a record-high 10-stroke victory margin. Full Story »

Impeachment debate focuses on tryst By JIM DAVENPORT Delleney, R-Chester, wrote the impeachment resolution that says the married Sanford was derelict in his duties when he abandoned the state in June of this year to secretly spend five days with mistress Maria Belen Chapur. The affair became public when he disappeared and his staff said he was hiking the Appalachian Trail. Full Story »

By Courtney Hampson-Naughton You may have noticed that my byline has two last names. This is my gradual transition back to my maiden name upon commencement of yearlong, state-required separation, which will result in the finalization of my divorce this month. Special thanks to South Carolina for making this process so darn long; much appreciated. Full Story »

GE chief hopes Copenhagen leads to U.S. clean energy “The Chinese will build more nuclear plants than we will this year. The Chinese will install more wind energy than we will this year. Europe is moving ahead on renewable energy,” he said. “If we don’t get off our butts and move aggressively forward, the world is not going to wait for us. Full Story »

Do you recognize this MYSTERY PLANT? By JOHN NELSON During my first semester in college afew years back, Ihad aclass every Saturday at 8a.m. It was areal ordeal getting there on time, and fortunately, Ithink, we don’t have things scheduled that way now. But it was my biology lab, which Ienjoyed. Plus, we sometimes went on class field trips. Full Story »

I was so moved by all of the kind comments that I received from the readers and Vox callers and especially from my fan club. However, the real reason I am writing this is my wife and I just had our 49th anniversary this past August. I broke our major rule of marriage, and that was the rule of respect. Full Story »

Student dancers will perform at 7 p.m. in the Bluffton High School auditorium.. Full Story »

Eco-hero workshops offered to students. Full Story »

Cross Schools celebrates grandparents Cross Schools celebrated the second annual Grandparents Day on Nov. 24. Grandparents started the day with a chapel service and then moved to their grandchild’s classroom to work on special activities their teacher set up. Full Story »

EASY RIDERS MAKE GIVING LOOK EVEN EASIER By Tim Wood The engines revved in tandem. The beards, the sunglasses and the vests were all there as the bikers pulled into the Hardeeville Wal-Mart parking lot Saturday. The shoppers expecting a fight to break out instead got to witness local philanthropic history. Full Story »

KAMPALA, Uganda — Proposed legislation would impose the death penalty for some gay Ugandans, and their family and friends could face up to seven years in jail if they fail to report them to authorities. Even landlords could be imprisoned for renting to homosexuals. Full Story »

For drama and far-reaching impor- tance, the town’s still-contested election can’t compare with the Florida’s punch- card ballots mess in 2000 that ended up with the U.S. Supreme Court playing referee in the George W. Bush vs. Al Gore presidential contest. Full Story »

On Saturday, Dec. 5, The Curry Foundation held its inaugural Holiday Charity Ball. With a total of 175 attendees, the foundation raised several thousands of dollars for local families in need. Full Story »

By Lisa Sulka The holiday weekend started off on Friday, abit rainy Imay add, with the lighting of the town Christmas tree and announcement of our grand marshal, Jerry Reeves III. The rain didn’t stop the participants from coming out to our annual tradition. M.C. Full Story »

“New law in Arizona: The law says that. Full Story »

Singers add pep to ribbon cutting and school board meeting Neither the Dec. 1 school board meeting nor Monday’s ribbon cutting ceremony at the M.C. Riley Early Learning Center would have been nearly so lively without Bluffton’s young singers. Bluffton Elementary School’s Bridge Singers, below, performed the invocation at the board meeting, and M. Full Story »

Bluffton Elementary hosts toy drive Bluffton Elementary is hosting a gift Challenge: Can students, families and the Bluffton community fill Principal Christine Brown’s truck with toys? The toys will make the holidays special for children in the Children’s Hospital at the Medical University of South Carolina. Full Story »

Focus Education The journal publishes scholarly research in listening and focuses on various types of listening including professional, interpersonal, public/political, media-related, educational, intercultural, and international (including second language acquisition contexts). Full Story »

Birth Leighann and Casey Fender of Bluffton announce the birth of a son. Jamison Avery Fender was born at 11:04 p.m. on Nov. 28 at Hilton Head Hospital. He weighed 8 pounds and was 20 inches long. He joins a brother Cameron William, 8 and Ansleigh Madison, 17, at home. Full Story »

All members and alumnae of Pi Beta Phi sorority are invited to its annual Christmas party at 6 p.m. Dec. 16. Spouses and other guests are welcome. To learn more, call 681-7447 or e-mail Cook5999@aol.com. Full Story »

Before the local economy went through a downturn, they worked fulltime and were able to stay on top of their bills, but things changed drastically for the family when dad left last year. Mom was 7 months pregnant and came to Bluffton Self Help. She had adocumented crisis and was given assistance with her rent as well as food from the pantry. Full Story »

Pierce will be trained and prepared to serve as a physician in the Army, Navy, Air Force or the Public Health Service. The tuition-free university, established by Congress under the Defense Department, is recognized as a worldwide reputable center of excellence for military medical education and research. Full Story »