Mug Shots

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 out to protect the innocent. All suspects are  innocent...

Every House Has a Story

“Housing Problem More Acute Here” ran the headline in the Sunday edition of The News and Courier in November of 1942. Many of the young families living in the area after World War II felt this acute problem. Camilla Blanton and her husband Samuel “Red” Blanton had...

Local DECA Club Members Place at State

The West Ashley High School DECA Club competed at the DECA State Career Conference at the North Charleston Coliseum Feb. 26-28. Twelve members placed in the top ten and three members placed in the top three. DECA is designed to prepare emerging leaders and...

Off and Runnin’

West Ashley High School hosted the 10th Annual Sandlapper Track & Field Classic on Saturday, March 5. A total of 17 schools and 895 athletes attended the event, making it the third largest track and field event in the state. The WAHS Boys’ track team did very...

Athlete of the Week — Darrell Singleton

West Ashley High School senior runner Darrell Singleton has literally outrun his competition. Singleton has been on the track team for three years, but he has already broken numerous records. In the first meet of the 2016 season, The Sandlapper Track & Field...

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