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2019
- 04-17-2019 Applicants sought for Bluffton Town Council appointed committees (PDF)
- 06-21-2019 Applicants Sought for Bluffton Town Council Appointed Committees (PDF)
- 19th Annual May River Cleanup scheduled for Saturday, April 27 (PDF)
- 31st Annual Beach River Sweep to Be Held Saturday, September 21 at Oyster Factory Park (PDF)
- 3rd Annual Bluffton Safety Day to Take Place Saturday, May 18 (PDF)
- 4th Annual Mayors Bluffton Youth Community Service Awards to Be Held May 14 (PDF)
- Am I a Town Resident Educating Voters About Town Limits Ahead of the Election (PDF)
- Bluffton Man Arrested on Charge of Criminal Sexual Conduct (PDF)
- Bluffton Named 4th Safest City in South Carolina by Homesnacks (PDF)
- Bluffton Named Safest City in South Carolina by Home Security Advisor (PDF)
- Bluffton Police Department Arrest Made in Bluffton Burglary (PDF)
- Bluffton Police Department Hosts Hurricane Preparedness Meetings for the Public (PDF)
- Bluffton Police Department Hosts National Night Out (PDF)
- Bluffton Police Department Is Accepting Citizen Police Academy Applications (PDF)
- Bluffton Police Department Recognized as Agency of the Year for Driving Under the Influence Enforcement (PDF)
- Bluffton Police Department Seeks Citizen Input in Community Policing Survey (PDF)
- Bluffton Police Department Seeks Information in Armed Robbery of Parkers on Evans Way (PDF)
- Bluffton Police Department Seeks Information in Jim N Nicks Incidents (PDF)
- Bluffton Police Departments Traffic Enforcement Team to conduct checkpoint (PDF)
- Bluffton Police Seek Information in Several Armed Robberies (PDF)
- Bluffton Police Seek Suspects Caught on Video Breaking into Vehicles (PDF)
- Bluffton Town Offices Closed on July 4 (PDF)
- Bluffton Woman Turns Self into Police, Arrested for Felony Driving Under the Influence (PDF)
- Construction at Boundary Street Park Prompts Street Closures (PDF)
- Construction of 68 Boundary Street Park Continues, Upcoming Partial Closures (PDF)
- Distracted Driving Education Through 43 Seconds Campaign (PDF)
- Mayor Lisa Sulka Inducted into Town of Blufftons Wall of Honor, Ceremony to Be Held (PDF)
- Municipal Association of South Carolina honors Town of Bluffton with Achievement Award (PDF)
- New Signage Prohibiting Certain Vehicles in Place in the Town of Bluffton (PDF)
- Police Arrest Man in Connection to September 2018 Shooting (PDF)
- Police Arrest Suspect in July 12, 2019 Shooting Incident (PDF)
- Press Conference Scheduled for Lutzie 43 Seconds Campaign (PDF)
- Pressana Grant to Be Inducted into Town of Blufftons Wall of Honor, Ceremony on July 9 at 530 P.M. (PDF)
- Rotary Club of Bluffton and Town Celebrate Nearly 20-Year Partnership with Oscar Frazier Pavilion Donation (PDF)
- Scott Marshall selected for 2019 International City County Management Association Gettysburg Leadership Institute (PDF)
- Secure the Call Donate Old Cell Phones to the Bluffton Police Department (PDF)
- Town Hall Open for Election Filing Until Noon, September 6 (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Accommodations Tax Applications Due Friday, March 29 at Noon (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Accommodations Tax Applications Due July 1 at Noon (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Accommodations Tax Applications Due Monday, September 30 at Noon (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Acquires 44-Acres from Palmetto Bluff in New Riverside (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Applauds Campbell Chapel Ame Church on Its National Register of Historic Places (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Begins Bulkhead Construction at Wright Family Park (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Celebrates Arbor Day by Planting a Cathedral Oak at Town Hall (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Celebrates Town Hall Renovations with Ribbon-Cutting and Open House (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Hosts 4th Annual Historic Preservation Symposium (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Installs Four Sunscreen Dispensers Thanks to Local Initiative and Donations (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Installs Speed Humps on Thomas Heyward Street (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Issues Public Reminder Regarding Political Signs in the Town of Bluffton and Unincorporated Beaufort County (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Launches New Citizen Reporting Tool, SeeClickFix (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Municipal Election Set for November 5, Filing Period Opens August 6 (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton offices Closed for Martin Luther King Day (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Offices to Be Closed for Labor Day (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Prepares for 2019 Hurricane Season (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Provides Interactive Maps to Update Residents on Development Projects (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Seeks Applicants for Current Vacancies (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Seeks Public Input for Preservation Plan for Squire Pope Carriage House (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Social Media Policy (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton to Begin Construction at 184 Bluffton Road (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton to Begin Construction on Boundary Street Park (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton to Break Ground at Wright Family Park on August 20 (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton to Enhance Public Information Requirements Regarding New Developments (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton to Host first Lutzie 43 Road Race (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton to Host Job Fair August 9 at Rotary Community Center (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton to Host Workshop Regarding Short-Term Rentals (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton to Install Sidewalks on Buck Island Road (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton to Install Street Lights on Boundary Street (PDF)
- Town of Blufftons Council Chambers Named in Honor of Emmett McCracken (PDF)
- Town of Blufftons Year in Review 2018 (PDF)
- Town Offices Closed April 19 in Observance of Good Friday (PDF)
- Town Offices to Be Closed in Observance of Memorial Day (PDF)
- Waste Management Readjusts Service Routes as a Result of Growth in the Town of Bluffton (PDF)
2018
- 18th Annual May River Cleanup (PDF)
- 30th Annual Beach Sweep River Sweep (PDF)
- Applicants sought for Bluffton Town Council appointed committees (PDF)
- Ban on Single-Use Plastic Bags (PDF)
- Bluffton Christmas Parade Road Closures (PDF)
- Bluffton Jasper Water and Sewer Authority Reschedules Water Shutdown for Portions of Burnt Church Road (PDF)
- Bluffton Jasper Water and Sewer Authority Schedules Water Shutdown for Portions of Burnt Church Road (PDF)
- Bluffton Town Council Strategic Planning Workshop (PDF)
- Chief of Police Joseph Manning Resigns (PDF)
- Coastal Living Magazine Names Bluffton Number 5 Happiest Seaside Town in Top 10 List (PDF)
- Community Workshop and Discussion on Town of Bluffton Business License Ordinance Update (PDF)
- Don Ryan Center For Innovation Appoints New Chief Executive Officer (PDF)
- Don Ryan Center for Innovation Launches Search for New Vice President (PDF)
- DRCI Honored by Hilton Head Bluffton Chamber of Commerce (PDF)
- Finalists Identified in Search for Blufftons Next Police Chief (PDF)
- Girl Scout Troop 4000 Contributes Plants, Funds to Towns Butterfly Garden (PDF)
- Keep Bluffton Beautiful Litter Cleanup (PDF)
- May River Road Streetscape Update Nightime Road Detours to Begin Sunday, April 22 (PDF)
- Municipal Association of South Carolina Honors Bluffton with Achievement Award (PDF)
- National Conference of New Urbanism Will Tour Blufftons Historic District Thursday (PDF)
- Oscar Frazier Park Field of Dreams Improvements (PDF)
- Public Political Reminder Permitting Permission Removal of Political Signs (PDF)
- Reminder Town of Bluffton Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony and Parade (PDF)
- Time Inc.s Coastal Living Brand Announces Top 10 List of Americas Happiest Seaside Towns 2018 (PDF)
- Town Council Approves First Reading of 2019 Consolidated Budget (PDF)
- Town Hosts 3rd Annual Historic Preservation Symposium (PDF)
- Town Hosts Community Workshop - Topics Bluffton Home Series, Neighborhood Assistance and Heirs Property (PDF)
- Town Hosts Goethe-Shults Neighborhood Meeting to Develop Infrastructure Plan (PDF)
- Town Manager Selects Christopher Chapmond as Next Bluffton Chief of Police (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Accommodations Tax Applications Due Friday, June 29 at Noon (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton and Celebrate Bluffton, Incorporated Partner for Historic Preservation Education and Advocacy (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Announces Timeline for Police Chief Search (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Appoints Lieutenant Donald Scott Chandler as Interim Police Chief (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Celebrates Arbor Day, Planting New Trees at Oscar Frazier Park (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Celebrates May River Road and Doctor Mellichamp Drive Streetscape Projects July 18 and 25 (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton closed for Christmas and New Years (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Completes Jason-Able Sewer Extension Project (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Conducts Nationwide Search for Chief Executive Officer of the Don Ryan Center for Innovation (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Installs Street Lighting in Goethe-Shults Neighborhood (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Offices Closed for Good Friday (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Offices Closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Offices Closed for Memorial Day (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Offices Closed July 4, 2018 (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Offices Closed Wednesday, January 3 Due to Inclement Weather (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Offices Scheduled to Reopen Thursday, January 4 at Noon (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Offices to Remain Closed Thursday, January 4 (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Offices Will Reopen at 10 a.m. Friday, January 5 (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Receives High Performance Government Award After Implementing Asset-Tracking Software (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Request Feedback for 68 Boundary Street Park Parking Area Design Plan (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Seeks Applicants for Current Vacancies (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton to improve Oyster Factory Parks boat ramp and drainage (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton to Improve Oyster Factory Parks Boat Ramp, Drainage and Parking Lots (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton to Install Street Lights on Lawrence Street (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton To Provide Additional Parking at Oyster Factory Park Memorial Day Weekend (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Will Demolish Buildings at 184 Bluffton Road (PDF)
- Town of Blufftons Deputy Town Manager Scott Marshall Credentialed by International Local Government Management Organization (PDF)
- Update Dr. Mellichamp Drive Streetscape - Portion of Doctor Mellichamp Drive Will Close Expect Traffic Delays (PDF)
- Update Dr. Mellichamp Drive Streetscape Traffic Flow to Change in Construction Zone (PDF)
2017
- 03-01-2017 Applicants Sought for Bluffton Town Council Appointed Committees (PDF)
- 08-01-2017 The Bluffton Historical Preservation Society, in Conjunction with the Town of Bluffton, Hosts Year-Long Lecture Series (PDF)
- 09-29-2017The Bluffton Historical Preservation Society, in Conjunction with the Town of Bluffton, Hosts Year-Long Lecture Series (PDF)
- 10-05-2017 Applicants Sought for Bluffton Town Council Appointed Committees (PDF)
- 10-18-2017 Applicants Sought for Bluffton Town Council Appointed Committees (PDF)
- 2017 Year in Review (PDF)
- 29th Annual Beach Sweep River Sweep Saturday, September 16th (PDF)
- 29th Annual Beach Sweep River Sweep Saturday, September 16th Canceled Due to Hurricane Irma (PDF)
- 68 Boundary Street to be used for Training (PDF)
- Additional Customer Service Options for Trash Recycling Service within the Town of Bluffton (PDF)
- Approval of Public Sewer Connection and Extension Policy (PDF)
- Award-Winning Research Serves as Foundation of Garvin House Tours (PDF)
- Bluffton Christmas Parade Road Closures (PDF)
- Bluffton Historical Preservation Society, in Conjunction with the Town of Bluffton, Hosts Year-Long Lecture Series (PDF)
- Bluffton Municipal Court Cancels Court for Tuesday, September 12 Due to Hurricane Irma (PDF)
- Bluffton Municipal Court Relocates to Beaufort County Magistrate Court August 1 (PDF)
- Bluffton Police Accepting Citizen Police Academy Applications (PDF)
- Bluffton Police Chief Joey Reynolds Announces Retirement Effective July 1 (PDF)
- Bluffton Revises Vendor Permitting Process (PDF)
- Bluffton Town Hall Closed for Good Friday (PDF)
- Bluffton Town Hall Closed in Observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (PDF)
- Bluffton Welcomes World Renowned Budweiser Clydesdales (PDF)
- Blufftons Director of Finance and Administration Shirley Freeman Retires (PDF)
- Bollard Installation in Historic District (PDF)
- Call to Action 17th Annual May River Cleanup (PDF)
- Clarification Blufftons River Sweep Has Not Been Rescheduled (PDF)
- Commission of Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies On-Site Assessment (PDF)
- Dr. Mellichamp Drive Streetscape Street Closures Expected as Construction Progresses (PDF)
- Historic Preservation Symposium Celebrates Blufftons Past, Present and Future (PDF)
- Hurricane Irma Recovery Update (PDF)
- May River Road Streetscape Project Update Evening Lane Closures to Begin (PDF)
- Moodys Investors Service Upgrades the Town of Blufftons Bond Rating to Aa1 (Double A1) (PDF)
- National Night Out (PDF)
- Notice of Election (PDF)
- Permitting Permission Removal of Political Signs (PDF)
- Public Hurricane Preparedness Meetings (PDF)
- Reminder Locations of Town Services During Town Hall Renovations (PDF)
- SafeHome.org Ranks Bluffton 5th Safest City in South Carolina (PDF)
- Save-The-Date Bluffton Town Council Strategic Planning Workshop is February 7 (PDF)
- Speed Limit Reduced on Portion of May River Road, Effective May 1 (PDF)
- Temporary Road Closures Scheduled Due to May River Road Streetscape Project and Sewer Installation (PDF)
- Town Amends Mobile Vending Ordinance, Implements Food Truck Guidelines (PDF)
- Town Council Amends 2017 to 2018 Strategic Plan Action Agenda (PDF)
- Town Council Approves 2018 Budget, Town Councils Strategic Plan, Advances Robust Capital Improvement Projects Program (PDF)
- Town Hall Temporary Offices (PDF)
- Town Installs Additional No Parking Signs in Blufftons Historic District (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton and Beaufort County Purchased Historic Riverfront Property (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton and Beaufort County to Purchase Historic District Riverfront Property (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Begins Inspecting All Stormwater Treatment Systems as Part of a Federal Mandate (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Begins Jason Street Sewer Extension Project (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Begins Sidewalk Installation in the Goethe-Shults Neighborhood (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Cancels All Municipal Meetings for the Week of September 11 to 15 (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Celebrates Arbor Day at Oyster Factory Park (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Christmas Toy Drive (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Completes Phase 4 of the Buck Island-Simmonsville Community Sewer Project (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Damage Assessment Inspections and Building Permits (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Hosts Accommodations Tax Workshop (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Hosts Donation Event for Local Non-Profits (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Municipal Election November 7 - Filing Period Opens August 9 (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Names Deputy Chief Manning as New Chief (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Offers Home Repair Assistance for Income-Qualified Residents (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Offices Closed for Christmas Holiday (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Offices Closed for Labor Day (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Offices Closed for Memorial Day (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Offices Closed for New Years Day (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Offices Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Offices Closed for Veterans Day (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Offices Closed July 4, 2017 (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Plans to Add Approximately 50 Parking Spaces to Historic District after Purchasing 184 Bluffton Road (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Presents Citizen Engagement Workshop in March (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Produces Economic Development Video (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Promotes Richard Spruce to the Towns Chief Building Official (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Resumes Regular Business Hours Wednesday, September 13th (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Scheduled to Restripe Hampton Parkway Starting January 30 (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton to Add New Public Parking Spaces in the Bluffton Historic District (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton to Continue Installing Sidewalks in Buck Island-Simmonsville Community (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton to Install Sidewalks and Lighting on Buck Island Road (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton to Remove Two Buildings at 68 Boundary Street (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton to Renovate Town Hall (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Will Add a Third-Acre Park on May River Road Thanks to Land Donation (PDF)
- Town Receives Third Environmental Protection Agency Grant for Water Quality (PDF)
- Towns Proposed 2018 Budget Implements Town Councils Strategic Plan, Enhances Core Services and Existing Programs (PDF)
- Trisha Greathouse Named Blufftons Director of Finance and Administration (PDF)
- Waste Management Trash Recycling Resumes Regular Schedule Wednesday September 13th (PDF)
- Welcoming of St. Joseph Candlers Investment and New Medical Campus to Buckwalter Place Commerce Park (PDF)
2016
- Approved Working Document from Day One of the Towns Strategic Planning Workshop (PDF)
- Bluffton Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony and Parade (PDF)
- Bluffton Police Department Toy Drive (PDF)
- Bluffton Town Hall Christmas and New Years 2016 Holiday Schedule (PDF)
- Bluffton Town Hall Closed Friday, November 11 to Honor Veterans Day (PDF)
- Blufftons Town Clerk Sandra Lunceford, 26-Year Employee, Retires (PDF)
- Cornerstone Churchs Public Parking Lot Closed August 15 to 16 for Maintenance (PDF)
- Debris Removal, Pet Assistance, Convenience Centers (PDF)
- Graves House Stabilization is Complete (PDF)
- Historic Bluffton Arts and Seafood Festival Road Closures (PDF)
- Historic Preservation Symposium Celebrating 20th Anniversary of Blufftons Historic Designation (PDF)
- Hurricane Debris Dumpster to Be Removed from Oyster Factory Park (PDF)
- Illegal Sign Placement (PDF)
- Mayor Sulka Recruits for 2nd Annual Youth Community Service Award Program (PDF)
- Oscar J. Frazier Inducted into Towns Wall of Honor (PDF)
- Pine Ridge Lagoons Retrofit Reduces Stormwater Runoff to May River (PDF)
- Proposed Oyster Factory Park Master Plan (PDF)
- Public Notice Mobile Vendor Ordinance Meeting - Thursday, September 8, 2016 (PDF)
- Removal of Storm Debris from Private Neighborhoods (PDF)
- Retrofit of Pine Ridge Lagoons Begins Monday, February 22nd (PDF)
- Section of Boundary Street Closed December 12th (PDF)
- Section of Calhoun Street Closed Briefly on November 4th (PDF)
- South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Awards the Town of Bluffton Grant (PDF)
- The 28th Annual Beach Sweep River Sweep Will Be Held Saturday, September 17th (PDF)
- The Town Begins Work to Enhance Oyster Factory Park (PDF)
- Town Begins Construction Phase of May River Road Streetscape Project (PDF)
- Town Hall Closed November 24 and 25 for Thanksgiving Holiday (PDF)
- Town Hall Renovation Proposal (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Adds Additional Public Parking in Historic District (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Arbor Day Celebration at Red Cedar Elementary School (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Assumes Management of Oyster Factory Park (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Begins Phase 4 of Buck Island-Simmonsville Community Sewer Project (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Begins Retrofit of Pine Ridge Lagoons to Reduce Stormwater Volume to the May River (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Finalizes Multi-Party Agreement Impacting Okatie River Headwaters and National Healthcare Corporation (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Hires Bryan McIlwee as Director of Engineering (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Installs More Sidewalks on Buck Island Road (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Offers Residents Flood Zone Map and Provides Flood Zone Determinations and Elevation Certificates for Residents (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Provides Locations for Residential Storm Debris Disposal (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Ready to Issue Emergency Permits (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Releases Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2017 to 2018 (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Selects Construction Consultants as Garvin House Contractor (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton to Acquire 1.47 Acres in the Bluffton Historic District (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Will Stripe No-Parking Areas Along Bluffton Road Beginning December 5 (PDF)
- Town Seeking Applicants to Fill Vacancies on Boards, Committees and Commissions (PDF)
- Town Selects Thomas and Hutton to Design Dr. Mellichamp Drive Streetscape Project (PDF)
- Town to Install Parking Signs in Blufftons Historic District in Early December (PDF)
2015
- The Don Ryan Center for Innovation Partners with the Beaufort County School District (PDF)
- The Town of Bluffton and Southeastern Development Associates Announce Agreement to Further Develop Buckwalter Place Commerce Park (PDF)
- Town of Bluffton Building Safety Office Rated in the Top 10 Percent of the State by A National Insurance Organization (PDF)