Jul 29, 2014
Talented, internationally-respected travel writer Paul Theroux has a terrifying verdict for poor, rural places in South Carolina: They remind him of parts of eastern Africa. In the July issue of Smithsonian magazine, Theroux wrote of a journey through the “other...
Jul 29, 2014
Folks, perhaps you have heard of the sacred grotto in Lourdes, France where miraculous healings are said to sometimes occur. Many thousands of people flock to the site of the Virgin Mary’s reported appearance in 1885 to hopefully be cured of what ails them by the holy...
Jul 24, 2014
It will be at least eight months before the South Caroliana Department of Transportation (SCDOT) begins construction on a new intersection between Main Road and Highway 17 South (aka Savannah Highway). And at least a year before the work is completed. And yet, most...
Jul 24, 2014
“Finally after 10 years of begging and waiting!” began a Facebook post last week by Heather K. Powers, president of the Byrnes Downs Neighborhood Association. Powers was celebrating the announcement by state officials that work had begun to enhance the dangerous strip...
Jul 24, 2014
The following were taken from actual incident reports filed last week by the City of Charleston’s Police Department. These are not convictions and the names of businesses, complainants, and suspects have been left off to protect the innocent. All suspects are innocent...
