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Basil Watson calls it an honor to create a likeness of Smalls, the first Black person honored with a statue at the SC State ...
The Beaufort County School District honored the 2025 Principal and Assistant Principal of the Year at the district’s ...
Robert Smalls​ escaped slavery in Charleston by commandeering a Confederate ship and became a top Union naval officer and South Carolina lawmaker.
Before he was a South Carolina lawmaker recognized as a champion of civil rights, Robert Smalls escaped slavery in Charleston ...
Artist Basil Watson is creating the first statue of an African American, Civil War hero Robert Smalls, to be placed on South Carolina's Statehouse grounds.
I’m sharing the incredible true story of Robert Smalls—a man born into slavery who became a Civil War hero, a pivotal ...
On Friday, Aug. 1, the Navy announced that Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Launch/ Recovery Equipment) Airman Jose Antonio Rivera ...
A 19-year-old sailor was believed to be lost at sea this week in an assumed overboard incident that led to a 45-hour search ...
In a news release, Navy officials said they have suspended the search for Airman Jose Antonio Rivera Lynch IV, from ...
The U.S. Navy identified Airman Rivera Lynch as the sailor missing since July 28 from the USS George Washington.
A high-speed chase ended in a crash Monday night at a busy Beaufort intersection, sending one person to the hospital and shutting down traffic in part of the city.