Briefly

Accident delays highway traffic

Traffic backed up on Savannah Highway in West Ashley for about an hour Wednesday as authorities investigated a wreck with multiple injuries.

About 10:48 a.m., a woman driving

south on U.S. Highway 17 in front of Cactus Car Wash was in the center lane, waiting to turn left into an office complex, when she turned into the path of a car traveling north, Charleston police public information officer Charles Francis said.

The woman's car was struck by the oncoming car, Francis said. Her car flipped over and skidded toward the sidewalk, where two bicyclists were riding.

Both drivers and the two bicyclists were transported to hospitals, but none had life-threatening injuries, Francis said. The woman was cited for failure to yield the right of way, he said.

Newsman plans Citadel address

Bob Schieffer, chief Washington correspondent for CBS News, will deliver the commencement address for the South Carolina Corps of Cadets Class of 2010 on May 8 in McAlister Field House, The Citadel has announced.

A native of Texas and a former information officer in the Air Force, Schieffer began his journalism career at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, where he got an exclusive interview with Lee Harvey Oswald's mother after President John Kennedy's assassination

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In 1965, Schieffer was the first reporter from a Texas newspaper to report from Vietnam.

'Bob Schieffer is a perfect commencement speaker for the Class of 2010 not only for his in-depth connection and experience in politics, but for his long and outstanding career,' said Class of 2010 President Cadet Richard Jordan.

Market art show to aid Haitians

Charleston's City Market already was selling T-shirts and conducting an online auction to benefit organizations helping Haiti earthquake survivors. Now it is planning to hold an art show at Island Gallery on Sullivan's Island.

The show will be from 6-10 p.m. Saturday,

and 20 percent of the proceeds from the sales will benefit Water Missions International, which is getting 100 percent of the proceeds from the online auction (www.thecharlestoncitymarket.com).

The market has a direct connection to Haiti, having been used as temporary housing for refugees from St. Domingue in 1793.

Trombonist wins national honor

Stratford High School sophomore Nikki Hillis was selected from among hundreds of applicants across the country for membership in the prestigious Music for All's 2010 Honor Band of America.

The Honor Band of America will perform in concert March 6 at Butler University in Indianapolis.

Hillis has been the first chair trombone in All-County, All-State and All-State Orchestra for the past two years. She is a member of the Youth Orchestra of the Lowcountry and the Charleston Southern University Brass Ensemble. Last year she received a scholarship to attend Furman University Summer Band Camp.