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Coroner IDs victim of Ladson stabbing; 1 man facing charges
LADSON, S.C. (WCSC) - The Charleston County Coroner’s Office has released the name of the Summerville man who died early Sunday at a home in the Ladson area. Jeremy Mack, 37, died at the scene from sharp force injuries at 3:46 a.m. Sunday, coroner Bobbi Jo O’Neal said. The incident happened at a home off Von Ohsen Road, she said.
Recognizing school social worker Riley Plenge
As a social worker for the Charleston County School District, Riley Plenge admits that no two days are ever alike. For the past year, she was working at three different schools. But for the upcoming 2024-25 school year, she will be full-time at Lucy Beckham High School. Supporting one school...
Meeting Notices - PUBLIC HEARING 8-13
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING A public hearing will be held by the County Council of Charleston County (the Council) before final approval of an ordinance authorizing the execution and delivery of a special source credit agreement by and between Charleston County and GHP Main LLC, including any related or affiliated entities and any sponsor affiliates, whereby Charleston County will enter into a special source credit arrangement with the company; providing for the allocation of fees-in-lieu of taxes payable under the agreement for development for a joint county industrial park with Colleton County; and other matters relating thereto. The hearing will be held in the Council Chambers, on the second floor of the Lonnie Hamilton, III Public Services Building, located at 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, beginning at 6:30 p.m. on August 13, 2024, or, on the same date, at such other time thereafter as Council may announce. At the time and place fixed for this public hearing, all taxpayers, residents or other interested persons who appear will be given an opportunity to express their views for or against the matters contemplated by the Ordinance. Any persons wishing to submit written comments may submit them to public-comments@charlestoncounty.org no later than 12:00 PM on August 13, 2024. AD # 2074041.
Folly Road isn't safe for cyclists and pedestrians. How can Charleston County fix it?
JAMES ISLAND — If she can, Katie Zimmerman avoids riding her bike along Folly Road, a busy, mostly four-lane thoroughfare that cuts across James Island from West Ashley to the beach. Zimmerman, executive director of the nonprofit Charleston Moves, said while she enjoys biking, the road is not pedestrian...
Man guilty in Orangeburg County theft, also in prison for Charleston, Calhoun crimes
Daniel Bart Fanning, 41, of 126 Gants Road, Moncks Corner, pleaded guilty to grand larceny valued at more than $2,000 but less than $10,000. Fanning entered his plea before Circuit Judge Bentley Price during a recent term of court at the Orangeburg County Courthouse. Price sentenced him to eight years...
Charleston Co. Sheriff’s Office investigating after person ‘slain’
LADSON, S.C. (WCSC) - Charleston County Deputies responded to an early-morning homicide after a person was killed at a Ladson area home. Witnesses reported seeing a house taped off as early as 4:30 a.m. Sunday with several law enforcement vehicles and crime scene investigators at the scene. Dispatch information shows...
Charleston County Sheriff’s Office investigating Ladson homicide
CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – The Charleston County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) is investigating a homicide that occurred early Sunday morning. According to CCSO, deputies responded to a report of an assault in a home on Vol Ohsen Road in Ladson. Authorities said they found one person dead upon arrival. The crime scene has reportedly been […]
IOP parking fines excessive, Charleston County wants to fill pot with I-526 funds | Letters
Should state legislators pass a law establishing $100 as the minimum fine for minor parking infractions?. Of course not. Then how is the Isle of Palms getting away with charging parking fines that start at $100?. This fine is more than three times the state average. It is ridiculously high...
1 person killed in Ladson homicide, Charleston County Sheriff's Office investigating
LADSON — The Charleston County Sheriff's Office is investigating an early morning homicide that left one person dead. The sheriff's office responded to the 3300 block of Von Ohsen Road in Ladson early on July 14. The investigation is active and ongoing, and there is no threat to the public.
Mystery Plant: Spectacular savanna plant inhabits coastal plains
“Savanna” — there’s no “h.” Of course, we all know Forrest Gump’s beautiful city with its midnight gardens, as well as the river that flows between Georgia and South Carolina, but a savanna is different. In the Southeast, a savanna is an ecosystem situated in the coastal plain, largely dominated by pines (mostly longleaf pine) and featuring a variety of sandy soils, these periodically wet. ...
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