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GOP runoff: 3-day early voting starts Wed., Aug. 19

Early voting for the U.S. Senate Special Republican Primary Runoff begins Wednesday, Aug. 19. In Berkeley County, the early voting will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day at the Berkeley County Administration Building Assembly Room, located at 1003 Highway 52 in Moncks Corner. No other...

Berkeley Co. schools scores climb

Berkeley County School District demonstrated significant academic growth, as reflected in 2025-2026 test scores released by the State Department of Education. In particular, the rate of improvement in math suggests that effective interventions are taking hold and setting students up for success....

Trident Tech president opens speaker series

The Daniel Island Community Speaker series is set to kick off its new season with guest Vicky Wood, president of Trident Technical College. The presentation is slated for Wednesday, Sept. 23, 6:30-8:00 p.m., at the Daniel Island Club. Trident Tech provides an alternative for many high school grads...

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SC families cut beef, shrink portions and serve more meat-free meals

Photo by Natalia S/pexels.com https://www.pexels.com/photo/fresh-usda-choice-beef-steaks-in-packaging-... Recent reports have highlighted how rising grocery prices are forcing families to cut back on fresh fruit and vegetables. However, new research suggests that households are buying less animal...

The art was always there, someone just had to see it

A chance meeting on Daniel Island between a Tanzanian painter and a local custom framer has led to a colorful collaboration of art and inspiration – and an upcoming solo exhibit for a previously unknown artist. John Mwangu moved to the Charleston area from Africa three years ago and works on...

Berkeley County begins planning North Island waterfront park

It's 115 acres of land on Daniel Island where the future hasn't been written yet. The North Island Tract sits on a stretch of Cooper River shoreline that has remained untouched since Berkeley County purchased the property in 2024. Now, with funding approved to begin planning and design, county...

Meyer Vogl Gallery to relocate in 2027 after five years on Daniel Island

Five years ago, Laurie Meyer set out to create something Daniel Island didn't have: a place where visitors could do more than admire finished paintings. They could watch the brushstrokes happen in real time, chat with working artists, or simply linger in a space where creativity was in motion. ...

Doolittle Park is open: Inside Point Hope new signature amenity

After years of anticipation, Point Hope residents can take a dip, hit the pickleball courts, or simply relax poolside at Doolittle Park, the community's new signature amenity that officially opened July 28. The $15 million resident-only recreation complex features a junior Olympic-sized pool, a...

The end of the Curse of Mayo

When the final whistle sounded, the three elderly men didn't say a word. They simply held each other and cried. Around them, strangers shouted, bartenders cheered, pints sloshed onto the floor, and an Irish pub just outside Dublin's Croke Park in Ireland shook with a kind of joy that had been...

Osupurē Karate teaches women that self-defense starts with awareness

The first lesson at Sensei Glenn Raus' recent women's self-defense seminar wasn't how to throw a punch. It was how to avoid needing one in the first place. Inside Osupurē Karate on Daniel Island, women and girls ages 14 and older gathered for a free self-defense class focused on awareness,...