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A case of tuberculosis was detected at a Chester County school. Here's what officials say.
https://www.postandcourier.com/rock-hill/news/chester-high-school-tb-tuberculosis-dhec/article_aed5b2d6-147e-11ef-a975-33b2fff68609.html
Published: May 17, 2024 20:45
State health officials said Thursday they identified a case of tuberculosis at Chester High School. No details yet on how many people may have been exposed.
'Pill Messiah' subject of grand jury probe into offshore accounts, PPP loan and taxes
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/bupeme-ekkaslia-opoid--treatment-doug-smith-grand-jury-tax-evasion/article_7dd8262e-1455-11ef-8434-3f77b421bcf3.html
Published: May 17, 2024 18:30
Grand jury probing medical entrepreneur Doug Smith, founder of opioid treatment hub known as Church Ekklasia Sozo, Bupe.me, and Rural Opioid Treatment Program.
Potential Sea Fox manufacturing plant controversy over, for now
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/sea-fox-boats-charleston-over-park-industry/article_78e1f278-139a-11ef-9e31-e70dd4680bd8.html
Published: May 17, 2024 16:00
In a move that surprised many, Charleston County Parks pulled a zoning application for Sea Fox Boat Co. to build a boat manufacturing plant next to a park.
SC congressional candidate's voter fraud claim unfounded, state investigation shows
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/sled-voter-fraud-investigation-allegations/article_d596fb7e-13bf-11ef-a27a-17379a44c28f.html
Published: May 17, 2024 15:30
Congressional candidate Adam Morgan said a state agency was committing voter fraud, but a state investigation determined that his allegations were unfounded.
'Your dog is dead; I just shot him,' Charleston woman quotes husband
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/animal-cruelty-english-bulldog-charleston/article_04c5756a-1456-11ef-b7dc-ebbba4ddef72.html
Published: May 17, 2024 15:13
Charleston man Christopher York was arrested then released on bond May 16 on an animal cruelty charge in the fatal shooting of his wife's pet English bulldog.
Bike/Walk Summerville pedals for safer infrastructure for pedestrians, cyclists
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/bikewalk-ride-of-silence-promotes-transportation-alternatives/article_abe1ea2e-13c8-11ef-9f31-ffbf290db700.html
Published: May 17, 2024 11:00
Alternative transportation group upcycles public focus on bike and foot traffic needs as it honors pedestrians and cyclists who have been killed in vehicle collisions.
Charleston residents near The Citadel's football stadium decry plans for outdoor concerts
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/citadel-charleston-concerts-johnson-hagood-stadium/article_4de09e70-1382-11ef-aa1a-e784b3f2ee82.html
Published: May 17, 2024 10:00
Charleston residents who live around Johnson Hagood Stadium said they oppose The Citadel's planned concert series that could draw crowds of more than 14,000 people.
Trusted employee of Mount Pleasant company charged with stealing more than $265,000
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/mount-pleasant-schuf-usa-wire-fraud-employee-theft-embezzlement/article_2387ebf2-13a9-11ef-b075-07aad13f617f.html
Published: May 17, 2024 10:00
A longtime employee of Schuf USA, a Mount Pleasant industrial equipment installer, has been charged with wiring herself more than a quarter-million of funds.
Mark Clark Extension, if built, could impact nearly 40 acres of wetlands in Charleston
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/mark-clark-extension-wetlands-charleston-sc/article_e5c655b2-11f8-11ef-ba41-330b109b746f.html
Published: May 17, 2024 10:00
SCDOT applied to continue construction of the Mark Clark Extension. The pending project in Charleston County could temporarily or permanently impact wetlands.
Section of a North Charleston road closed after truck collides into railroad overpass
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/buist-csx-railroad-truck-accident-overpass/article_747478dc-139a-11ef-bfd1-679d2542286d.html
Published: May 16, 2024 16:30
Part of Buist Avenue near Spruill Avenue in North Charleston's Park Circle neighborhood is closed after truck collided with a railroad overpass support column.
Man who blew up Edisto Island ATM kiosk sentenced to lengthy prison term
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/atm-edisto-beach-pipe-bomb-prison-sentence-charleston-county/article_d7f078a8-12d1-11ef-8e62-030382016628.html
Published: May 16, 2024 10:00
Judge sentenced David Earl Ammons to 10 years in prison for use of explosive device used in failed attempt to get cash from ATM on Christmas morning in 2021.
Arianna Gamber's smile brought warmth to those around her: 'You always felt included'
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/arianna-gamber-personality-morrison-drive-hit-and-run/article_b0417236-1163-11ef-a0c7-672f11409706.html
Published: May 16, 2024 10:00
Get to know Arianna Gamber, a first-year dental student whose bubbly personality warmed everyone around her. She died walking along Morrison Drive on April 28.
Lizzy Zito 'was the center of everybody's universe,' wanted to open her own animal clinic
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/lizzy-zito-obit-morrison-drive/article_0a182348-0d47-11ef-928c-a36865d1fc75.html
Published: May 16, 2024 10:00
Lizzy Zito's friends honor the 20-year-old Morrison Drive hit-and-run victim from Simpsonville SC. She died alongside her friend Arianna Gamber on April 28.
Mount Pleasant OKs $114M budget, higher fees for recreation, planning
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/mount-pleasant-approves-multimillion-budget/article_ae9668de-12e8-11ef-afd8-d30d02fa1b96.html
Published: May 16, 2024 10:00
The $114 million budget adopted by Mount Pleasant will fund two new positions in the police department and include higher fees for tennis, swimming lessons.
'Inseparable' friends Arianna Gamber and Lizzy Zito died in Morrison Drive hit and run
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/morrison-drive-collision-arianna-gamber-lizzy-zito-pedestrian-killed-hit-and-run/article_ac775054-12d4-11ef-92fb-9766707fc84b.html
Published: May 16, 2024 10:00
Get to know Arianna Gamber and Lizzy Zito, two 20-year-old pedestrians killed along Morrison Drive on April 28. Two drivers were charged with the collision.
Johns Island to get roundabouts, lose Live Oaks under county construction plan
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/johns-island-traffic-roundabouts-live-oaks/article_367c8ea4-0c9f-11ef-a22a-fba12b4af642.html
Published: May 15, 2024 15:45
Charleston County revealed their choice for Johns Island traffic improvement on Bohicket and Main roads, including more lanes, roundabouts and tree removals.
DD2 $200 million bond referendum passes with overwhelming victory
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/voters-pass-dd2-bond-referendum/article_d20b7b34-1265-11ef-82a1-0fde7ef927bb.html
Published: May 15, 2024 13:40
Dorchester County voters passed the DD2 āno tax hikeā bond referendum a second time, approving $200 million for infrastructure to repair and build schools.
Construction begins for first of Highway 41 improvements. Here's what to know.
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/highway-41-corridor-improvements-mount-pleasant/article_525b64da-1206-11ef-8b68-833c12aa775d.html
Published: May 15, 2024 11:00
A new left turn lane and widened slip lane will be installed at the intersection of SC Highway 41 and US Highway 17 as part of the improvements to Highway 41.
70 years after school desegregation case, Charleston groups celebrate with public events
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/briggs-elliott-brown-board-naacp-thurgood-marshall/article_c463e3ac-1177-11ef-8cf9-c37e2568531f.html
Published: May 15, 2024 10:00
Public conversations in Charleston to draw attention to NAACP attorney Thurgood Marshall, the Briggs v. Elliott case and the 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board.
Want to see even more northern lights above South Carolina? It's 'plausible' into 2026.
https://www.postandcourier.com/columbia/news/south-carolina-northern-lights-aurora-borealis-visible/article_dceff26e-1210-11ef-9d72-f7057c429b16.html
Published: May 15, 2024 10:00
There's a possibility that South Carolina could again see the aurora borealis, or northern lights, thanks to solar activity, but forecasting it is difficult.
DOT is āonly barrierā to adding traffic light, crosswalk to Morrison Drive, developers say
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/morrison-drive-traffic-light-pedestrian-collision/article_c39f3bae-0e22-11ef-b4b4-6f3987450ba2.html
Published: May 15, 2024 10:00
The state Department of Transportation is installing more speed limit signs along Morrison Drive but says it has no plans for another traffic light or crosswalk.
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Published: May 14, 2024 18:15
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4 facing charges in connection with body found shot, burned in Ladson car fire
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/ladson-car-fire-4-face-charges/article_d3e9f586-1209-11ef-b2b2-730defb31beb.html
Published: May 14, 2024 17:30
Omarion Brown's body was found in a burned vehicle on April 13 on Koester Rd in Ladson SC. 4 people face murder-related charges in connection with his death.
1 suspect in fatal hit-and-run on Ladson Road arrested; second still sought
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/fatal-hit-and-run-arrest-felony-motorcycle-rider-killed-dorchester-county-ladson/article_f065b24c-11f3-11ef-a9b4-d7e0915d1bdf.html
Published: May 14, 2024 14:45
The SC Highway Patrol has arrested one driver in the May 10 fatal hit and run in Ladson. Second driver still sought in death of Christopher Ashley, of Ladson.
UFO Welcome Center owner unsure if he will rebuild after fire: 'Bowman didn't want it anyway'
https://www.postandcourier.com/columbia/news/ufo-bowman-tourism-oddity-fire-future-south-carolina/article_46a45ce0-115d-11ef-9b59-c753b8ff84a3.html
Published: May 14, 2024 14:00
Jody Pendarvis of the now-destroyed UFO Welcome Center in Bowman SC is unsure if he will rebuild. The 73-year-old is low on savings and too old to rebuild, he said
Spartanburg businessman revealed he sent cash to Malawian guru instead of paying workers
https://www.postandcourier.com/spartanburg/news/happy-home-care-chadrick-robinson-unpaid-workers/article_7866f4a0-0e32-11ef-b658-c721d434e9e7.html
Published: May 14, 2024 09:30
A Spartanburg man who owned Happy Home Care sent money overseas instead of paying employees at the insistence of a "supernatural voice," he said in deposition.
Charges reduced in Summerville double homicide
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/summerville-murder-double-homicide-shooting/article_4f966dac-0ee7-11ef-abe1-278a5fdd735c.html
Published: May 13, 2024 10:00
A man accused of fatally shooting two people in a Summerville shooting in December 2020 pleaded guilty to manslaughter. He has six more years to serve in prison
Despite pushback, Charleston County approves $1M for Mount Pleasant Way
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/mount-pleasant-way-rifle-range-trail/article_f4437aaa-0e12-11ef-939a-d34d6fc4c2a7.html
Published: May 13, 2024 10:00
Mount Pleasant was awarded $1 million to help fund two segments of Mount Pleasant Way, though some residents are wary about giving up their land for the project.
Do You Know Your Lowcountry? The original Charleston Maverick
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/charleston-south-carolina-history-maverick-street/article_c5df9d40-0d51-11ef-80a0-0bb972791ff5.html
Published: May 13, 2024 10:00
Just east of Hampton Park is a two-block lane runs between Rutledge and King streets named Maverick Street. It comes with a surprising Charleston connection.
South Carolina fireflies face pressure from habitat loss
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/special_reports/south-carolina-fireflies-lightning-bugs/article_d92a0f3e-f35c-11ee-a7d2-7fb8f35197a5.html
Published: May 12, 2024 09:00
South Carolina lightning bugs rely on wetlands and damp environments to survive. Those habitats are being pressured by a growing population and changing ecosystem.
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Published: May 12, 2024 09:00
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1 dead, 1 injured in fatal hit-and-run of motorcycle on Ladson Road
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/hit-and-run-ladson-road-fatal/article_873daf38-0fb2-11ef-bfda-bfa051a60894.html
Published: May 11, 2024 17:30
A May 10 fatal hit-and-run left one motorcyclist dead and their passenger severely injured after two unidentified vehicles collided with them on Ladson Road.
South Carolina might be able to see the northern lights on the horizon tonight
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/south-carolina-northern-lights-aurora-borealis-may-10/article_203a6954-0f01-11ef-a1ed-179af1d00831.html
Published: May 10, 2024 20:15
People in South Carolina might be able to see the aurora borealis, or northern lights, in the sky or horizon the night of May 10 because of a solar storm.
New North Charleston fire station aims to reduce response times west of Ashley River
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/north-charleston-fire-station-ashley-river/article_a376f924-0c7a-11ef-b64d-6f9f65ce767a.html
Published: May 10, 2024 10:00
North Charleston Fire Department's new station on Ashley River Road provides service to growing residential area in an annexed portion of Dorchester County.
See you later, alligator: Family finds unexpected visitor near West Ashley home
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/alligator-west-ashley-roaming/article_d5145ec2-0e14-11ef-a952-1bf4013b253e.html
Published: May 10, 2024 10:00
An 8.5-foot alligator roamed the Commons at Grand Oaks in a West Ashley neighborhood on May 9, prompting Charleston Police to remove and relocate the reptile.
Big developers can't build in Charleston historic districts for next decade. Here's why.
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/charleston-county-historic-preservation-moratorium/article_06d20556-0d46-11ef-a486-830363af53d1.html
Published: May 10, 2024 10:00
In debate for preserving settlement communities, Charleston County Council narrowly voted to establish a 10-year moratorium in the county's historic districts.
Belton dad kidnaps son, leaves him in burning car on I-85, police say
https://www.postandcourier.com/greenville/news/belton-burning-car-pursuit-georgia-dad-kidnapping-domestic-violence-child-abuse/article_855bf464-0e49-11ef-b61f-f7fade834ffd.html
Published: May 9, 2024 22:00
A dad was arrested after authorities say he kidnapped his 3-year-old son, drove to Georgia, crashed his car and abandoned it on fire with child still inside.
Man arrested for homicide by child abuse, Summerville police say
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/summerville-police-homicide-child/article_16d0dc32-0e38-11ef-9254-7b85aa26613e.html
Published: May 9, 2024 20:00
Summerville Police responded to a call of an unresponsive infant on Jan. 21. Months later, they arrested of the child's father Perryon Shamar Ontario Jones.
Arrest made in Moncks Corner gas station shooting that left 1 dead, 1 injured
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/parkers-kitchen-moncks-corner-shooting/article_fdf8fc86-0e36-11ef-9887-f7c64872dca9.html
Published: May 9, 2024 17:14
Moncks Corner Police have arrested and charged Adrian Gadsden, Jr. with murder and attempted murder for a May 8 shooting at a Parker's Kitchen parking lot.
UFO Welcome Center burns in Bowman, gutting one of SC's oddest attractions
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/ufo-welcome-center-bowman-fire-burned/article_206b08d2-0e09-11ef-88e7-374073b82396.html
Published: May 9, 2024 13:36
The UFO Welcome Center in Bowman burned in a fire May 9, destroying the 16-foot-tall, 46-foot-wide structure that was one of SC's oddest tourist attractions.
2 shot to death on Johnson Street in Charleston PD's first homicide investigation this year
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/johnson-street-homicide-charleston-police/article_1b47d120-0d35-11ef-a1ea-cb29fa7ead02.html
Published: May 9, 2024 10:52
The Charleston Police Department is investigating a homicide that killed two people on Johnson Street between America and Hanover streets on May 7, it said.
Cleanup underway for fourth-generation seafood business that caught fire
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/mt-pleasant-seafood-fire-repairs-shem-creek/article_e02bb516-0d57-11ef-9115-47c0e4552fe5.html
Published: May 9, 2024 10:00
The Fitch family is working to repair Mt. Pleasant Seafood on Shem Creek after the building caught fire, selling at local markets until they can open again.
Black cooks, builders, valets put on the frontlines; some won Confederate pensions
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/black-confederates-pensions-enslaved-history--south-carolina/article_31910cb2-0cd1-11ef-af59-1ba55106b63a.html
Published: May 9, 2024 10:00
Black Confederate pensioners are still a little known chapter of the Civil War and Reconstruction era. Walter Curry Jr. has brought at least one into focus.
Former SC fugitive heads out of state again. What led to killer's travel this time?
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/jeroid-price-scdc-murder-fugitive-carl-smalls/article_39aa10a6-0cbd-11ef-9e64-1badd2459235.html
Published: May 8, 2024 18:15
SC Corrections sent ex-fugitive inmate Jeroid Price to an out-of-state prison to serve his murder sentence for killing Charleston's Carl Smalls Jr. in 2002.
Police take man into custody for recent murder after hourslong standoff in Glyn Terrace
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/north-charleston-police-suspect-barricaded/article_dd051d0c-0d6e-11ef-9752-034e33fccb4c.html
Published: May 8, 2024 17:44
Kristian Jaheem Bryant was charged with murder and taken into custody May 8 after a long standoff at a home on Holden Street in North Charlestonās Glyn Terrace neighborhood.
Charleston County says Judge Irv Condon must personally repay $11,342 in unauthorized spending
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/charleston-judge-condon-audit-chewbacca-mask/article_cbd49c56-0c7e-11ef-b7f5-6f3c189b9e38.html
Published: May 8, 2024 15:27
There were candy bars, gift cards and a Chewbacca mask among unauthorized purchases by Judge Irv Condon flagged by an audit of Charleston County Probate Court.
Dominion to remove over 500 Palmetto trees on Sullivan's Island. Can some be saved?
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/dominion-removing-palmettos-power-utility/article_b55e431a-0c87-11ef-b51e-0f5f0157957e.html
Published: May 8, 2024 13:00
Dominion Energy says 523 palmettos are too close to power lines and will be cut down on Sullivan's Island. The town wants to move some of them before it's too late.
Charleston cracking down on drunken driving, citing hit-and-runs that killed 2 women as 'preventable'
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/drunk-driving-check-points-morrison-drive-killing/article_69172a9a-0ca9-11ef-b042-0be85189eb93.html
Published: May 8, 2024 10:00
New checkpoints aimed at catching drunken driving will be set up around Charleston as city attempts to crack down after two women were killed in a hit-and-run.
House passes reform to way SC picks judges, teeing up negotiations with Senate
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/sc-house-senate-picks-judges-reform/article_eb20bf76-0ca7-11ef-97ef-1f21ecd1adab.html
Published: May 8, 2024 10:00
Top of the House wish list is shaking up the composition of the panel that screens judges and improving the vetting of magistrates.
Portion of Charleston's old city wall accidentally damaged during East Bay Street dig
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/charleston-old-city-wall-damage-historic-preservation/article_eb46e8e4-0cda-11ef-814d-a788802c9705.html
Published: May 8, 2024 09:00
The damage to a portion of Charleston's old city wall discovered underground on East Bay Street raises questions about archaeological, historical protections.
County makes a play for new water pipe funding for North Charleston community
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/new-water-pipes-grant-for-stratton-capers/article_9de83596-0c01-11ef-a8c4-dbad0f42d6cb.html
Published: May 7, 2024 22:00
County goes door to door with Spanish translator to complete $1 million grant application to replace pipes and install hydrants in Stratton Capers community in North Charleston.
Second person arrested in connection to fatal hit-and-run on Morrison Drive granted bond
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/driver-charged-hit-and-run-morrison-drive-bond/article_55b5fd84-0bee-11ef-8e2d-0f0e274d62de.html
Published: May 7, 2024 12:10
The second person charged with hitting 20-year-olds Lizzy Zito and Arianna Gamber on Morrison Drive on April 28 was arrested and granted bond in the hit-and-run.
Lowcountry community, religious leaders call for passage of statewide hate crimes bill
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/clementa-pinckney-hate-crimes-bill-sc-legislature-emanuel-ame/article_4c91c902-0bbe-11ef-a50d-c7bb83e7bdbf.html
Published: May 7, 2024 10:00
With three days left in South Carolina's legislative session, Charleston religious and community leaders urge lawmakers to pass Clementa C. Pinckney Hate Crimes Act.
Charleston group calling for cease-fire in Gaza mostly rebuffed
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/gaza-israel-charleston-protests-cease-fire-resolution/article_8fb0c29c-06eb-11ef-b116-cbbd275d3a4b.html
Published: May 7, 2024 10:00
As pro-Palestinian protests erupt across the country, here's a look at how a Charleston group is advocating for peace in Gaza
Berkeley County man gets light prison sentence for 2018 fatal drunk driving crash
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/daniel-coy-washington-drunk-driving-price-sentencing/article_96f1958c-0bea-11ef-97c7-ef294b9fb45e.html
Published: May 7, 2024 10:00
Daniel Coy's family says Judge Bentley Price failed to bring them closure. Frederick Washington will serve 1 year in prison for killing Coy while driving drunk.