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Fishing and feasting

For Thanksgiving week, I dedicated myself to fishing and feasting. Happy to report that I was successful in both endeavors. Now, my weight is up and my arm is sore (from excessive fishing). A small price to pay for new memories with friends and family. Traditionally, my family has an evening...

That's a wrap: DI beats 2015 OCC shoebox total!

Four and a half year-old Liam Burton carefully eyed the choice of gift items spread out before him. What would he place inside the brightly colored red and green box? A Christmas-themed tic tac toe game? A pack of crayons? A spinning top? All were contenders for what will surely bring a burst of...

DI students join other Lowcountry teens at Oceanside Collegiate Academy

When it comes to high schools, there’s a new game in town. And because it’s a public charter school, students can attend free of charge. Oceanside Collegiate Academy (OCA) opened its doors in McClellanville this fall to serve Lowcountry high school students seeking a rigorous academic curriculum...

In her own words: Amy Payne's Story

A Mother’s Intuition Over Christmas weekend 2015, I called my doctor to complain of swelling, nausea and elevated blood pressure. The preeclampsia tests came back negative but my liver enzymes were elevated. I kept pushing that something didn’t seem right. My doctor, Maggie Evans, didn’t like it...

Blessings Great & Small

In the spring of 2015, Bill and Amy Payne of Mount Pleasant were thrilled to learn they were expecting their second child. As Amy’s February 2016 due date approached, the couple planned and celebrated their growing family. Then, last Christmas, time seemed to stop when complications forced Amy to...

2016 DICA Annual Report Highlights

The following information was taken from a slide presentation shared by Jane Baker, vice president of community services for the Daniel Island Property Owners Association, at the annual meeting of the Daniel Island Community Association on November 16. 2016 Year-in-Review: - Fully funded reserves...

DICA meeting takes a Farr Street detour

In addition to providing a summary of the year’s development activities, the 2016 annual meeting of the Daniel Island Community Association (DICA) was planned to be a commemoration of the island’s 20th anniversary. About 125 residents turned out for the packed session, held at Church of the Holy...

Inspiration for new Berkeley recycling plant shut down

Berkeley County will be teaming up with Repower South, a Recycling, Recovery, Reuse Company, to build a facility that sorts garbage and separates the recyclables. This process allows people to put all of their trash into one bin. Some materials that cannot be recycled will be used to make Bio-Fuel...

'Teens & Substance Abuse' topic of community forum on Nov. 29

Former Daniel Island resident Rowe Hicks has reached some pretty dark places in his life. As a recovering substance abuser, he knows all too well how the disease of addiction can ravage not only the user but his or her family as well. Hicks will be one of seven panelists taking part in a community...

A lasting legacy of learning

For most of us, the concept of altruism is defined by individual acts; we help an elderly person with their groceries, we hold the door open for someone else coming through, we write a check to support a worthy cause. But for some amongst us, those rarest of individuals, altruism is not a mere...