Sep 18, 2014
Listening to locals reminisce about Hurricane Hugo and its impact on West Ashley 25 years ago this week, it’s hard to remember that this part of the Lowcountry dodged a hurricane-sized bullet. On Thursday, Sept. 21, 1989. Hugo, a category-4 hurricane slammed into this...
Sep 18, 2014
Charleston County Sheriff’s Deputy Joseph Matuskovic, 43, was laid to rest on Monday. And 10 days after his tragic shooting there are still more questions than answers. Gov. Nikki Haley attended Matuskovic’s funeral and presented to his family a flag that had flown at...
Sep 18, 2014
One of West Ashley’s most conspicuously empty pieces of commercial real estate was just purchased for $5 million. Mike Harper, a commercial developer for the downtown office of Gramling Brothers, confirmed Friday that his company has purchased the 50,000-square-foot...
Sep 18, 2014
The following were taken from actual incident reports filed last week by the City of Charleston 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...
Sep 18, 2014
When did St. Andrew’s Parish receive the moniker of West Ashley? This is a recurring modern question and the answer can only be a speculation. The Church Act of 1706 created ten parishes in the colony of South Carolina. The land beginning along the western shore of...
