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Police Blotter

KATIE ESTABROOK katie@thedanielislandnews.com The following cases were taken from City of Charleston Police reports filed with Team 5 on Daniel Island between June 28 and July 19, 2017. Simple assault Officers were dispatched to a residence in reference to a past child abuse complaint on June 28....

PA high school teacher to host eclipse safety workshop and viewing party on DI

For the first time in 99 years, a total solar eclipse will venture across the United States from Oregon to South Carolina. The “Great American Eclipse,” as it has been deemed, will hit a major milestone in Charleston, as explained by Pennsylvania resident Deborah Skapik, a high school science...

DI-based start-up in partnership with NASA to livestream eclipse

Luckily, those who do not fall within the path of totality for the “Great American Eclipse” on Monday Aug. 21 will not have to worry about missing the historical event. Stream, a two-year-old online video platform produced by a Daniel Island-based start-up company located within the Charleston...

Eclipse viewing parties on Daniel Island

Get your eclipse glasses, while supplies last, at Island Expressions on Daniel Island. Models Pam Bailey (R) and Kathy Cole (L), both staff members at the shop, happily demonstrated just how chic eclipse-wear can be! MONDAY, AUGUST 21 Daniel Island Library 2301 Daniel Island Drive 1 - 2 p.m....

Berkeley County Schools Superintendent search moves to interview phase

The Berkeley County Board of Education began the first round of interviews of candidates for the Superintendent position on Monday, July 10. This comes almost a month after the applications closed on June 12. Board Chair Sally Wofford explained that the interview process should take approximately...

Hank Williams Jr. to bring show to DI this weekend

Award-winning country music star Hank Williams Jr. is bringing his live show to Daniel Island on Saturday at the Volvo Car Stadium. The “outlaw” country legend, fresh off an announcement he’ll be returning to ESPN’s Monday Night Football broadcasts this coming season, will be popping in for a one-...

DI POA approves idea for 'Little Free Libraries'

Little Free Libraries, a non-profit organization that makes reading fun and accessible by providing areas with book exchange boxes, will soon be coming to Daniel Island. According to littlefreelibary.org, the organization’s mission is to “inspire a love of reading, build community, and spark...

Embracing change can net good results!

Sometimes, a change is good. Typically, I prefer to fish with flies and lures. However, my friend, Donna Crocker, likes to fish with live shrimp. So, when we fish together, a coin flip determines which method we will use. On this fishing trip, I lost the coin toss. We launched the skiff late in the...

Honeycomb Cafe's Artist of the Month: DI resident Julie Blough

For the month of July, Honeycomb Cafe is featuring the sand art of Daniel Island resident Julie Blough. A veteran of the Navy who hails from California, Blough and her family relocated to South Carolina in 2010, ultimately making Daniel Island their home last year. Blough enjoys walking Daniel...

DI teens to perform in 'Beauty and the Beast' production this weekend

The Disney classic “Beauty and the Beast” is coming to the Mount Pleasant-based Footlight Players Theatre this weekend - and several Daniel Island teens will be among those hitting the stage for the production. Teen company performers who train at Musical Theatre Center (MTC), the Lowcountry’s...