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Brain aneurysm survivor brings awareness 5K to Point Hope

Tricia Scobey remembers telling the doctor she wasn’t dying that day. It was Nov. 8, 2020, and what she had mistaken for a migraine was actually a ruptured brain aneurysm. By the time she reached the hospital, doctors had found bleeding in her brain and told her she needed immediate, lifesaving...

From the national anthem to Spotify

The Daniel Island Music Academy has been bringing young musicians together on the island for years now and helping them find their rhythm along the way. The academy’s mission is to “raise up musicians who bring life into the community with their music.” Music Academy Director Jake Willis,...

DIHS awarded SC250 grant for study of Cainhoy Revolutionary War site

The Daniel Island Historical Society has been awarded a grant from the South Carolina American Revolution Sestercentennial Commission, SC250, to help the Cainhoy Peninsula community rediscover their unique American Revolutionary War history. The $15,000 grant will assist the Daniel Island...

Buzzkill: Predatory yellow-legged hornets arrive on Daniel Island

As a local beekeeper, I was alarmed to learn that Clemson University has confirmed a yellow-legged hornet nest on Daniel Island. While this invasive species was first detected in the southeastern United States in Georgia in 2023, its arrival here makes the threat much more personal. Yellow-...

Cainhoy projects up for review

Here are the developments before the various City of Charleston boards and committees this week, 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-sc.gov/agendacenter UPCOMING:...

Water Mission Responds to Devastating Flash Floods in Nepal

Water Mission, a Christian engineering nonprofit based in North Charleston, is sending a Disaster Assistance Response Team to Nepal in response to catastrophic flash flooding and mudslides in the Nepal-China border region. Latest reports indicate that more than 900 people have died, with over 4,000...

Daniel Island among SC’s most stressful school runs

See all the city rankings here. As families across the U.S. return for the new school year, parents braced themselves for more than packed lunches, early alarms and last-minute searches for missing shoes. The return to the classroom also means the return of the school run – and, for many parents,...

Free small business workshop offered

As part of its free Small Business Workshop Series, Berkeley County Economic Development is hosting a “Business and Financial Management” workshop on Thursday, Sept. 10, from 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Berkeley County Administration Building, located at 1003 Highway 52 in Moncks Corner. Led by the...

Stretch & Pray blends yoga, prayer on Daniel Island

In the midst of overloaded schedules and back-to-school distractions, the Church of the Holy Spirit is carving out dedicated time to slow down and recenter. Starting Saturday, Sept. 5, Women’s Ministry will be hosting Stretch & Pray, a monthly gathering of yoga postures and movements set to a...

20 years and counting

“Boy, this is some school!” Fourth grader Jack Conroy had been inside the brand-new Daniel Island School for only a few hours when he gave The Daniel Island News his assessment on Aug. 14, 2006. He wasn’t wrong. It’s been 20 years, and a lot has changed since that first day. That morning...