Aug. 26 -- Beaufort County residents were unable to reach 911 via mobile devices last week after lightning struck a cellphone tower, causing an outage. County officials previously said they didn ...

La Shawn Jefferson, Beaufort County communications shift supervisor, sits at one of the call stations in the Beaufort County 911 Dispatch Center ... names and photos of family members, pets ...

BEAUFORT CO., SC (WTOC) - Lowcountry officials are working to make sure you are covered if an emergency happens. Beaufort County and Hilton Head Island ... on the dispatcher's screen when you dial 911 ...

knocking out cellphone users’ ability to call 911, said Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Department Capt. Bob Bromage. No backup system is in place for the mobile tower failing, he said.

Hilton Head, SC ... to handle 911 calls after a lightning strike destroyed a router preventing emergency calls from cellphones. CenturyLink, which provides 911 service for Beaufort County ...