Athlete of the Week — Ahmad Green

West Ashley High School junior basketball player Ahmad Green has been using his speed on the court to impress his coaches and teammates and give headaches to his opponents. “Ahmad is an outstanding defensive player with tremendous quickness. We feel confident that we...

It’s Still Winter

Everywhere I look, folks are in denial; citrus rind brews, tropical fruit ales, spiced saisons. C’mon kids. It’s not yet spring! I check my weather app to find a real feel of 32 degrees. As my gaze turns to the window the dying rays of a faint lemon sun are dropping...

Approach To Growing The Economy

The traditional way states grow jobs is to lure new plants and investment from outside. But that strategy is being challenged by community developers who say it’s smarter to grow from within. A new report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities says states...

Political Insurgents Are In Vogue

Recent elections show us that there is a trend favoring political insurgents. In our 2015 municipal elections, outsider Wiley Johnson defeated incumbent Mayor Bill Collins in Mt. Pleasant. Members of the grassroots group Save Shem Creek swept out three incumbents on...

Where the wild things REALLY are

All the visitors clad in fluorescent orange and camouflage crowding downtown to ogle pricy paintings of wildlife this week should just come to West Ashley and see nature up close and personal. You can just about name it, when it comes to animals, and West Ashley’s...

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