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Check the weather before launcing

Safety is always paramount when fishing. No fish is worth risking the health and well-being of your family and friends. So in advance of every trip, I check the weather app on my phone. On Friday, it showed a strong thunderstorm approaching from the north. The radar loop looked simply awful....

From the SC Dept. of Natural Resources

The S.C. Department of Natural Resources is looking for volunteers to help with its annual Summer Turkey Survey. Annually, since 1982, the S.C. Department of Natural Resources conducts a Summer Turkey Survey to estimate reproduction and recruitment of wild turkeys in South Carolina. The survey...

Dr. James Spencer named the first principal of Philip Simmons High School

Dr. James A. Spencer has been named the first principal of Philip Simmons High School located off Clements Ferry Road. The Berkeley County School Board approved the appointment at its meeting on Tuesday, June 14. Dr. Spencer will begin his new assignment July 1 to prepare to open the school in...

Clemson announces local graduates

Local residents graduate from Clemson University in May ceremonies. They are: Nathan William Pocta of Charleston - Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering; Jacob Pocta of Charleston - Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering; Leandra Marie Eugenie Vallez of Charleston - Education...

Cuba: Time in a bottle?

A day or so before leaving for a weeklong trip to Cuba I realized I was humming the Jim Croce song “Time in a Bottle”. Turns out reality, like almost everything about Cuba, is more complicated than that. What exists there today is not a frozen in time snapshot. The street scenes are not flashbacks...

New landscape Emerging in Daniel Island's town center

A new commercial and residential frontier is rising in the island’s town center that promises to bring a host of fresh opportunities for the community. Six developments are currently underway on both sides of I-526, in the space between the highway and River Landing Drive and also just inside the...

DI Safety Patrol: That's a wrap!

The pilot program of the Daniel Island Safety Patrol yielded many positive results, according to organizers, and helped curb potential crosswalk hazards for both students and drivers. Close to 30 volunteers donated their time to serve on the patrol, which assisted hundreds of Daniel Island School...

On your mark, get set...read!

School is out, the weather is warming up and it is time for summer reading at the library! This year’s program is all new, interactive and online. Summer reading is for all ages and the library wants to make it easy for the whole family to participate, even grandma and grandpa. Readers of any age...

Kids fish! Enter the 6th Annual Daniel Island Kids Fishing Tournament

For the past week or so, I have been fishing for Tarpon in the Florida Keys. Thankfully, the fish have been most cooperative. Based upon fishing reports from back home, the fish there are cooperative as well. At least they are biting for (8 year old) Kyle Thaxton. He caught a nice Redfish while...

Noshing Nirvana: June 16, 2016

This month’s Nirvana goes beyond the single dish to the whole experience. Self-professed foodies Edwin (age 15) and Emmett (age 13) Gately live in a personal paradise. After all, to know Charleston is to love the amazing meals she has to offer. But the Daniel Island brothers’ pick for favorite...