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A historic cemetery by a James Island baseball field is being reclaimed and restored

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By Ali Rockett Verified
| Post and Courier Verified
JAMES ISLAND — Anna Johnson grew up in the Honey Hill community on James Island. While serving on County Council from 2010 to 2022, Johnson was the driving force behind renaming the road that runs alongside Stephen Washington Park, off Fort Johnson Road, into what is left of the neighborhood established in the 1870s by her great-great-grandfather, Plenty White. After the Civil War, White, who had been enslaved on a nearby plantation, purchased 100 acres for his family.
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Charleston firefighter union president fired

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By Ali Rockett Verified
| Post and Courier Verified
CHARLESTON — A local firefighter union’s president has been fired, according to city officials. John Baker, president the Charleston Firefighters Association Local 61, was terminated following an internal investigation for misconduct including the use of a racial slur, according to a termination letter from the city dated May 19. Baker alleged in an interview with city officials the investigation “could be seen as retaliatory,” according to the letter. The city denies the claim.
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Charleston contributes $2 million toward affordable senior apartments on peninsula's East Side

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By Ali Rockett Verified
| Post and Courier Verified
CHARLESTON — City Council approved $2 million to help start construction on 88 apartments for those 55 years and older on Charleston’s East Side. The $37 million development will be located at 55 Lee St. facing the Martin Luther King Jr. Pool and next door to James Lewis Jr. Apartments, another affordable complex that opened in 2024.
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