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Townhomes and a boat dealership planned for Sportsman Island

This week there are several developments coming before the various City of Charleston boards and committees. Below are those items as well as results, if any, from the prior week’s items specific to Daniel Island and the Cainhoy area. More detailed agendas and results can be found at charleston-...

BCSD considering calendar options for 2024-25 school year

The Berkeley County School Board is currently considering three potential instructional calendars for the 2024-2025 school year. The calendars were developed by the Division of Academics and Innovation Committee, who met four times with school principals, teachers, parents, and district staff to...

Daniel Island dancer pursues Broadway dreams

Colleen Underriner knew that dancing was in her veins since she was three years old, but she never could have imagined where it would take her. The 17-year-old multi-talented student, dancer, actor, singer and advocate recently moved to New York City to pursue her Broadway dreams through the...

Navigating the AI Revolution

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) heralds a fresh chapter in the Industrial Revolution, an era where machines possess the ability to think, learn, self-replicate, and excel in tasks once reserved for humans. Local businesses are embracing AI, including food and beverage businesses...

Nikki Haley packs the pub in nighttime rally on Daniel Island

Party politics and beer lines both ran deep at New Realm Brewery on Daniel Island Sunday, Feb. 5, when former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley give an evening stump speech just 20 days before the state’s influential and possibly candidate-deciding Republican Presidential Primary. Haley,...

Police blotter: Car thieves and scammers continue to strike

The following incidents were taken from the City of Charleston Police Department reports within Team 5, which covers Daniel Island, Clements Ferry Road, and parts of Cainhoy, between Jan. 1-31. Driving Under the Influence On Jan. 4, officers responded to a two-car collision on I-526 East...

DI News Author Series kicks off 2024 with Murdaugh family saga

Who are the Murdaughs of Hampton County, South Carolina? How did they become such a powerful family? What circumstances led to the murder of two Murdaugh family members? Why was father and spouse Alex Murdaugh convicted of the crimes? Join award-winning journalist and...

Readers speak out on presidential primary process

With the Iowa caucus and New Hampshire primaries out of the way, South Carolina was the next stop on the 2024 Presidential primary trail. But are primaries important? Some would argue, due to consistently low percentages of voters engaging, that the system allows for a small percentage of people...

Berkeley County Cold Case Unit works to solve long buried crimes

The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office Cold Case Unit is making strides in solving long-standing mysteries and shedding light on decades-old murder cases. Most recently, the unit was instrumental in the arrests regarding the murder of Justine Lee Turner. It’s been 35 years since the 5-...

Honor and Remember

The Daniel Island Historical Society is placing new signs at the entrances to the island’s historic cemeteries to encourage folks to honor and remember those interred as they visit these sacred sites. The signs will be placed at Simmons Cemetery, Lesesne Cemetery, Grove Cemetery and Alston...