Bike paths growing across Lowcountry

New trail planned from Mount Pleasant to Sullivan's Island

Whether you use a bicycle for transportation or for recreation, you've got miles and miles of bike paths available in the Lowcountry, and the network continues to expand. Bikers could see a new path from Mount Pleasant to Sullivan's Island by the end of the year. Read More

Achievers

Springfield honors A number of local residents made the dean's list for academic excellence for the fall 2011 term at Springfield College. Read More

LIBRARY PROGRAMS

The Charleston County Public Library offers free programs in all of its branches. Read More

ArborGen, teachers' group team up for free school supplies

ArborGen, a company specializing in applying the science of genetics and biotechnology to forestry, has teamed up with Teachers' Supply Closet and donated science and technology supplies. Read More

Association for Blind grant to help children

The Association for the Blind has received a $24,000 grant from the Roper St. Francis Physicians Endowment to fund its ReFocus on Children program. The Association for the Blind is a nonprofit organization that serves and supports people with visual needs. Read More

Volunteer group helps area nonprofits

Eleven area nonprofit organizations recently were presented with checks from the East Cooper Medical Center Volunteer Services Organization. Each donation was for $1,000. Read More

East Cooper Achievers

Francis Marion University has named students to the president's list or dean's list for the 2011 fall semester. Students on the president's list must have earned a 3.75 or higher GPA for the semester. Read More

Nominees sought for Carolina Girl honor

Carolina Girls, in conjunction with Y102.5 radio, is launching an annual campaign to identify women in the Charleston area who exemplify what it means to be a true Carolina Girl. Read More

Red Cross holds training

Lisa Wills, Red Cross Director of Volunteer & Youth Services, recruited and trained 200 Naval Nuclear Power Training Command students to become Red Cross Reserve Disaster Trained Volunteers. Read More

GILBRETH COLUMN: It's the right time to provide Christmas joy

Not that we give a ton of money to it or anything, but one of our favorite charities this time of year is the Chicora Gift Giving Project, organized and managed by Dana Van Hook of the Ashley Hall school for girls. Read More

Porter-Gaud wins Math Meet

Porter-Gaud School received first place in the SCISA Division I State Middle School Math Meet competition. Read More

HARVIN COLUMN: Residents rally to save playground

When Francis Clasby won the Harold Koon Award from the city of Charleston recently, he was honored for helping to raise more than $100,000 for the renovation of the Corrine Jones Park at 36 Marlow Drive. But ask him how he did it, and a saga of neighborhood participation emerges. Read More

Charles Towne Landing to offer half-off admission

As a show of recognition for the support of the community, the Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site will be offering a special reduced admission price for Charleston-area residents. Read More

SEWEE CENTER

To register for programs at the Sewee Visitor and Environmental Education Center, 5821 U.S. Highway 17, Awendaw, call 928-3368. Read More

Charleston County Parks

To register, call 795-4386 or visit www.ccprc.com. Read More