Tyler Manion
MMJ
Savannah, Ga.
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Tyler Manion is the Lowcountry reporter for WTOC. He joined the team in June of 2021, shortly after graduating from Arizona State University.
Before finishing college Tyler covered events like the 2020 election, the women’s triathlon national championships, and everything in between. He was even awarded the Broadcast Education Association’s award for best collegiate television news anchor and placed second in the Hearst TV News Competition.
Although he grew up in the Philadelphia area, Tyler has been visiting Hilton Head Island every year since he was four months old and has loved the Lowcountry his whole life.
Have a pizza or cheesesteak recommendation? Or maybe even a story idea? Email him at tyler.manion@wtoc.com.
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Farmers markets all around our area celebrated National Farmers Market Week Saturday. Organizers at the Forsyth Farmers Market say each year the celebration has a theme, and this year’s is “farmers markets don’t just happen”.
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Many schools in the Coastal Empire are wrapping up their first full week of school today.
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A group in the city of Beaufort is digging holes all around the city, looking for something they might not ever be able to find.
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Since the end of 2021, there’s been no additional county wide sales tax in place in Beaufort county.
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Teachers are in schools across Beaufort County getting their classrooms ready for kids to come back, in hopes of the most normal school year of the past few.
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Tax free weekend in South Carolina is officially underway.
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A Sun City man saved from death by first responders, got a chance to reunite with them Friday.
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The town of Hilton Head is using $200,000 of ARPA funds for a sewer connection program that they hope will get the last 800 houses still using septic tanks on the island, onto one connected island program.
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The Palmetto State will give shoppers the chance to save on back-to-school and other items in a 72-hour tax-free holiday this weekend.
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The town of Hilton Head has started a new program that will help people make their homes safer during hurricanes. The town is prioritizing households who need help the most. To get it done, they have $400,000 of ARPA funding and applications are now open.
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The Heritage Classic Foundation announced the 2022 RBC raised 1.6 million dollars spread across their nearly 80 charitable partners, one of them being at The Children’s Center.
300 million dollars of tax revenue could be coming to Beaufort County over the next four years, if a referendum gets approved by county council and voters.
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The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office says multiple women were sexually assaulted while getting massages at a spa on Hilton Head.
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Hilton Head Island leaders formed a new committee to help guide a 13 acre project dedicated for workforce housing.
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Schools in Hampton County are pretty much empty right now, aside from a few teachers setting up their classrooms. That won’t be the case in a week’s time though as hundreds of kids fill buildings just like the one behind me for the district’s earliest start ever.
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The Beaufort Water Festival only has a few days left but there are big events like the parade and commodore’s ball still on the schedule.
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The first federal charges related to the Alex Murdaugh cases came down this week, but Murdaugh is not named in the indictment.
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Alex Murdaugh, the former South Carolina attorney, is in court for charges of murder in the killing of his wife and son.
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Home sales and prices have soared over the past couple of years.
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A massive hammerhead shark was caught off the coast of Hilton Head Island and it likely would’ve set records.
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The PGA tour will return to the Lowcountry in just a few months, with the CJ Cup at Congaree. Now, county leaders are saying they’re more ready for this tournament than they were for the Palmetto Championship last year.
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It may be hard to believe but summer is already winding down for some kids in the Lowcountry.
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The 66th annual Beaufort Water Festival kicks off this weekend.
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The 66th annual Beaufort Water Festival is just two days away and they’re already setting things up over at Henry C. Chambers waterfront park.
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Property owners in Jasper county are receiving their new property value assessments throughout the month of July, which directly affects how much they pay in taxes.
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South Carolina is one of three states that allows law-enforcement to prosecute their own cases in magistrate court, meaning deputies can act as attorneys and witnesses for things like DUIs.
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Saturday morning, Tom Tripplet Park in Chatham County held a celebration for the opening of its new dog park.
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Community members and leaders met Saturday at the W.W. Law Recreation Center in Savannah to talk about plans that will honor the late Freddie Patrick.
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Tonight, Bluffton Self Help will hold an orientation for the next semester of its GED class.
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Back in 2019, the mayor of Hilton Head traveled to Verona, Italy to sign an agreement making the two municipalities sister cities.
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The official numbers aren’t ready yet but as expected, Fourth of July crowds flooded Hilton Head Island over the weekend.
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As 4th of July crowds descend upon Hilton Head, one of the most popular areas of the island will be Coligny plaza where businesses are gearing up for one of the most crowded weekends of the year.
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Rebranding is underway at the Hilton Head Island Airport.
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The new Beaufort County School budget will make the district one of the top paying ones in the state of South Carolina.
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July 4th and fireworks go hand in hand, but sometimes the holiday festivities can turn to a trip to the ER if you’re not careful.
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If you’re looking to book a place on Hilton Head Island for 4th of July weekend, chances are you’re too late.
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A federal judge has lifted a block on South Carolina’s so-called “fetal heartbeat bill” in the wake of last week’s Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade.
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A Savannah man says a drive by shooting happened outside his home in the 500 block of West 37th street Friday night. Four vehicles and three homes were struck but no-one was hurt.
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June is recognized as Pride Month, and the Savannah community is celebrating it in a new way this weekend.
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The Hampton County Watermelon festival has events running all week with Tuesday’s big event being children’s day in the park that brought tons of cars out lining this street, packed with families and kids.
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Tuesday, June 21 is the Summer Solstice and longest day of the year, so a lot of people in our area will be hitting the pool and beach a lot over the coming months.
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The Bluffton community hosted their 7th Annual Juneteenth Celebration all weekend, with Sunday’s brunch as the grand finale at Burnt Church Distillery.
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The family of the woman who served as the housekeeper to a prominent Lowcountry attorney’s family for two decades is announcing the formation of a charity to help the community.
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PJ Tanner got 62 percent of the vote to beat JoJo Woodward.
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Representative Nancy Mace is the unofficial winner in the race for the republican nomination out of congressional district 1.
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With Juneteenth this weekend, we’re highlighting different events you can go to in our area all week long.
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Primary Day in South Carolina is Tuesday and early voting is now officially closed.
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Join the WTOC First Alert Weather team this Saturday at the Oglethorpe Mall for a hurricane expo.
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More than 50,000 voters across South Carolina have already cast their ballot ahead of Election Day.
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In Georgia, early voting for runoff elections will start next week including two races in Chatham County.