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‘We want to be recognized’: Snowden community at last step to receive historic district designation
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCSC) - The Snowden community is at its last step to receive Charleston County historic district designation after years of community efforts. The post-Civil War Gullah Geechee settlement community in Mount Pleasant, established by freed African Americans, has been pushing to be recognized as a historic district, and the third reading is this week. If approved, they will officially be recognized as a historic district with more than a dozen cultural landmarks protected.
'I can and I will': Ninth annual Boyz to Men conference teaches boys how to be men
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — What makes a boy a man? It's a question dozens of young boys spent time tackling at the ninth annual Boyz to Men conference at Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church in North Charleston. “We remind them of who they are, and we remind them of what they're capable of,” Butch Kennedy, founder and CEO of the Palmetto Hope Network and the Boyz to Men conference, said.
‘I can and I will’: Ninth annual Boyz to Men conference teaches boys how to be men
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — What makes a boy a man? It’s a question dozens of young boys spent time tackling at the ninth annual Boyz to Men conference at Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church in North Charleston. “We remind them of who they are, and we remind them of what they’re capable of,” Butch Kennedy, founder and CEO of the Palmetto Hope Network and the Boyz to Men conference, said.
New $145K Greenbelt project to address flooding in West Ashley neighborhood
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — A new greenbelt project is set to address flooding in a small pocket of West Ashley. Charleston County Public Works requested $145,000 in Urban Unincorporated Greenbelt funds to purchase the 0.17 acres sitting at 36 Lolandra Ave. in West Ashley to transform it into a rainwater garden. While the money was approved Thursday night at the finance committee meeting, the project still faces final approval by Charleston County Council.
New $145K greenbelt project to address flooding in West Ashley neighborhood
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — A new greenbelt project is set to address flooding in a small pocket of West Ashley. Charleston County Public Works requested $145,000 in Urban Unincorporated Greenbelt funds to purchase the 0.17 acres sitting at 36 Lolandra Ave. in West Ashley to transform it into a rainwater garden. While the money was approved Thursday night at the finance committee meeting, the project still faces final approval by Charleston County Council.
‘Get out and vote’: Senate candidates make final push to voters Original
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Dr. Annie Andrews held a campaign rally on Election Eve to give one last push to voters before the polls open on Election Day.
Just do the right thing: Safety concerns after child struck by vehicle on James Island
JAMES ISLAND, S.C. (WCSC) — A James Island Charter High School student was struck by a vehicle last week while riding his e-bike to school near Fort Johnson Road and Seaside Lane, and now his family is pushing for the driver to come forward. Charleston Police Department documents reveal 15-year-old Corey Harris was riding his e-bike to James Island Charter High School when he was struck by the bumper of what he remembers as a silver or gray Honda Accord.
‘Just do the right thing’: Safety concerns after child struck by vehicle on James Island
JAMES ISLAND, S.C. (WCSC) — A James Island Charter High School student was struck by a vehicle last week while riding his e-bike to school near Fort Johnson Road and Seaside Lane, and now his family is pushing for the driver to come forward. Charleston Police Department documents reveal 15-year-old Corey Harris was riding his e-bike to James Island Charter High School when he was struck by the bumper of what he remembers as a silver or gray Honda Accord.
‘This is absurd’: Pushback against permits to install new septic systems next to Shem Creek
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCSC) — A developer has received six permits to install new septic systems on a tract of land against the marsh line of Shem Creek in Mount Pleasant. The septic tanks would be installed on several lots of land off Broadway Street for homes.
‘Now we have the evidence’: Ten Mile community sea rise stroll highlights tidal flooding
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCSC) — The Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor and the South Carolina Aquarium hosted a sea rise stroll through the historic Ten Mile community at the corner of Seafood Road and Gadsdenville Road to highlight, discuss and document the tidal flooding that affects the area. The Ten Mile Community is a historic African American and Gullah Geechee settlement located between Highway 17 and Seafood Road near Mount Pleasant and Awendaw.
City of Charleston celebrates completion of Juniper Street affordable housing
WEST ASHLEY, S.C. (WCSC) - The City of Charleston is celebrating the completion of a brand-new affordable housing development in the Ardmore-Sherwood Forest neighborhood of West Ashley. The Juniper Street affordable housing consists of six newly constructed townhomes about 1,100 square feet each that feature two bedrooms, private ensuite baths, and modern finishes. “It’s something we’re very proud of,” City of Charleston Mayor William Cogswell says.
Johns Island murder solved 9 years later, family says they’ve been waiting for justice to be served
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — Almost 10 years after Harry Bennett was found stabbed in his Johns Island apartment, detectives have finally cracked the case. On Aug. 20, 2017, one of his neighbors found Bennett murdered inside his Johns Island Rural Housing apartment. Detectives determined that Bennett had been fatally stabbed multiple times, but the answer as to who stabbed him took more than nine years.
Animal advocates raising the alarm on breeder puppies worsening overcrowding at shelters
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — Animal advocates are raising the alarm about businesses and people adopting and using breeder puppies instead of local shelter and rescue puppies as a business model. This comes at a time when local shelters and rescue sites are inundated and overcrowded with animals. There are currently hundreds of shelters and rescues across South Carolina that are overwhelmed with puppies and dogs desperately needing homes.
Wild, wild west of golf carts: Cane Bay mom pushes for golf cart safety after son's hit-and-run
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCSC) — An eight-year-old boy was riding his bike home from Cane Bay Elementary School on the Cane Bay Trail last week when he was suddenly hit by a golf cart and the driver kept going. Leo VanOsdol was left there alone with some scrapes and bruises and his bike was severely damaged with the entire front tire bent. His mother, who was out of town during the accident, says the woman who hit him left him there and then multiple people drove around him.
Mom of boy, 8, injured in golf cart hit-and-run on a mission to find driver who hit him
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCSC/Gray News) - An 8-year-old South Carolina boy was riding his bike home from school when he was suddenly hit by a golf cart and left there, injured and alone. Now, his mother says she’s on a mission to find the driver who hit him. Leo VanOsdol, 8, was riding his bike home from Cane Bay Elementary School last Wednesday on the Cane Bay Trail when he was hit by a golf cart.
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