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BCSD approves additional pay incentive for all full-time teachers, district employees

Berkeley County School District employees are getting a bonus. The district’s school board approved an employee incentive payment in the amount of $1,825 for all active, full-time employees employed as of Sept. 1, 2023. The unanimous motion, approved at the Aug. 21 board meeting,...

Little Libraries provide free books year round

Ever notice those “mailboxes” filled with books around your neighborhood? A revolution in reading and community engagement continues to sweep through the Lowcountry, thanks to the Little Free Library project. Placed strategically in front of churches, parks and schools, the book-exchange boxes...

Variances for tree removal are before zoning board

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-...

From The DI News archives: New tenants set to open in DI shopping center

FIFTEEN YEARS AGO – Sept. 2, 2008 ● Phase 2 of Publix Shopping Center gets new tenants: Six new businesses signed up as tenants in phase 2 of Publix Shopping Center, including restaurants Wasabi and Ali Baba, ladies dress shops Monkees and Thera M. ● Hanahan Shines in SAT results:...

Make Mornings a Breeze with Time-Saving Breakfasts

Mornings can be hectic enough with wake-up calls, preparing for work, getting the kids ready and so many other daily tasks. Add in the need (or desire, at least) for a nutritious breakfast, and starting a new day can feel downright exhausting. Make your mornings easier with delicious, better-for-...

SC ranks 6th for business growth

South Carolina places sixth in the list of the best states for business growth, according to new research by business consulting firm Venture Smarter. Venture Smarter analyzed data from the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics to discover the business growth rate in each state based on the number of...

Hurricane Idalia Updates from City of Charleston & Berkeley County

Berkeley County Prepares for Impacts from Idalia, Update #3 at 2:20 pm Aug. 30: As Idalia approaches, Berkeley County remains under a Tropical Storm Warning, which means Tropical Storm force winds are possible within the next 36 hours, along with a Flood Watch and Tornado Watch. Tidal Berkeley,...

A clean sweep

It was just over a decade ago when Andrea Kelly and her children were cleaning up trash along the Daniel Island shoreline. Every week or so, the family would head out on their own with trash bags, cleaning up the area so that their dog could wade freely in the water. One day a gentleman...

Community mourns

An outpouring of support from the Daniel Island community and beyond emerged minutes after the tragic news broke of a 16-month old found deceased inside her mother’s car at Bishop England High School on the afternoon of Aug. 25. As police and emergency crews began to leave the scene, a...

Cell phone coverage in the area can often confound and confuse

Ever drop a call on Daniel Island? Couldn’t connect to a carrier in Cainhoy? Have you had that helpless feeling of losing a cell signal wishing you could, for old time’s sake, revel in slamming the phone down on the hook? Whether you’re an AT&T fan, a T-Mobile lover or...