Storm Troopers

After pummeling Haiti, The Bahamas, and the east cost of Florida, Hurricane Matthew huffed and he puffed but was relatively kind to the Lowcountry other than knocking out power to more than 750,000 homes in South Carolina, flooding in some areas, beach erosion, and...

It’s Hammer Time

Early last year when Charleston True Value hardware store on Wappoo Road shuttered it’s doors after half a century in business, many in West Ashley mourned. Not only was it closer for a lot of people than dueling big box home improvement giants Lowes and Home Depot,...

Mug Shots

September 28 INJURED PARTY For the second time in a week, police responded to the same room at a Savannah Highway hotel where the same man had apparently overdosed on heroin, again. Police entered the room and found the man lying motionless but breathing facedown on...

Top Of The Class

West Ashley High School senior James Altman recently learned that he is a National Merit Scholar Semi-Finalist. “I was surprised and did not really know what was happening since I did not apply,” said Altman. Altman’s school counselor, Susan Brown, noticed his high...

Raunchy-Tonk Heroes

Russ T. Nutz is not for the faint of heart. The crude country cruner and his band play a unique blend of X-rated “Raunchy-tonk” music. Russ T. Nutz is many things: obviously satirical, intentionally crude and universally offensive. But that’s just the tip of the...

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