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Want to help schools get supplies? One drive will send your purchase where it needs to go
BLUFFTON, S.C. — Back-to-school drives and sales are in full swing as counties in our area are set to go back as early as Aug. 1. In the Lowcountry, one drive is accepting donations through July 31 that will send items directly to schools in need. "We supply school...
Sergeant Jasper Park offers daytime getaway close to home
Just off Interstate 95, tucked away in the Lowcountry pines and Christmas fern is a hidden landscape complete with fishing ponds and nature trails waiting to be explored. Sergeant Jasper Park can be found at 1458 Red Dam Road in Hardeeville, off of Interstate 95's Exit 8. It is 321 acres and offers many free, family friendly activities such as biking, walking trails, birdwatching, and picnicking.
Sea Fox Boats plant plans scrapped after North Charleston community pushback
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Plans for a Sea Fox Boats manufacturing plant are officially dead in the water after the company decided to terminate its lease with Charleston County Parks to the old Baker Hospital property after community complaints. Community members in North Charleston voiced concerns about a...
Keith Summey Library on a modified schedule due to ‘operational issues’
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – The Keith Summey Library will utilize a modified schedule this week due to “operational issues,” according to Charleston County Library officials. The library will close at 5 p.m. on Thursday, July 25 and opens under a normal schedule on Friday (9 a.m. to 6 p.m.) It will be closed all […]
Charleston Co. deputies reveal man found dead in car was shot
CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - The Charleston County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting after one person was found dead inside of a car in Lincolnville. Deputies were called to the area of Dunmeyer Hill Road and Mill Street right off Highway 78 just before 8 p.m. Thursday for a report of a single-vehicle crash, sheriff’s office spokeswoman Lexi Douglas said.
Richland County woman encounters wild fox in her driveway
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A startling encounter between a fox and Stephanie Doyle, a Lower Richland resident caught on her home's security cameras, is raising concern for her safety and the fox. Doyle says while emptying her car on Monday night, she and her small dog were approached by a...
Augusta University’s Medical College of Georgia set to open on Georgia Southern’s Armstrong campus
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - The Medical College of Georgia is finally ready to open its doors on the Armstrong campus of Georgia Southern. After a little more than a year building the school, leaders from around the state came together Friday for an official ribbon cutting. This is a dream...
Security takes down fan after bombarding stage at Jason Aldean concert
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - According to Savannah Police Department, one man is now banned from Savannah’s Enmarket Arena following an incident at the venue Thursday night. Country music star Jason Aldean was performing at a concert held at Enmarket Arena on July 25 when things took an unexpected turn.
Deconstructing allows rare lumber to live on
SAVANNAH -- At the Re:Purpose Savannah warehouse on the city’s east side, staff and volunteers spent a recent morning unloading wooden panels from a pickup truck, reglazing old windows and using a metal detector to find and pull out nails in used wood. “The materials come from the historic buildings that we lovingly deconstruct,” explained Jordan Lynch, the organization’s salvage manager. “We salvage every piece that does not have bug damage, dry rot or water damage.” ...
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