Recreation vote possible by Nov. 2010

SUMMERVILLE-- The entire southern border of Dorchester County is the black willow and sandbar-lined Edisto River, the longest free-flowing blackwater river in the world. It could be one of the premier outdoor destinations in the Lowcountry. Read More

Dorchester voters could see rec referendum next year

Dorchester County doesn't have a park system, and may look to voters to change that with a referendum in November 2010. Read More

Designs unveiled for road widening

SUMMERVILLE — A design for a road widening that might not be completed was laid out Thursday for residents who live along it. For some, the Bacons Bridge Road plan had a familiar look. Read More

Sculpture in the South

Member notes group's predecessor in bringing public art to Summerville

The Sculpture in the South gurus were celebrating another successful art installation after placing their 20th piece in 10 years, a sleek bronze otter in Azalea Park in Summerville. Somebody mentioned they were the first to bring public art sculpture to town. Read More

Contention continues

Residents of Ashborough subdivisions voice displeasure

SUMMERVILLE -- Just past the busy Oakbrook commercial district, Dorchester Road seems to turn pastoral. The commuter throughway narrows to two lanes, bends through wetlands and travels for a mile through a woodsy stretch of homes set back behind live oaks, wisteria and landscaped plants. Read More

Oakbrook residents want last-minute road changes

After a few years of public and informal design-tweaking meetings — and just a few months before an anticipated March 2010 Dorchester Road work start date — Ashborough East residents jammed a Dorchester County Council meeting this week to oppose the widening design and offer their own. Read More

Hidden glory

Colonial Dorchester site might be due 'major makeover'

SUMMERVILLE -- The first ribbon will be cut today on what could be a "major makeover" of the state's three-century-old Colonial Dorchester site, a gesture that would be the start of giving a historic stepchild its rightful place. Read More

Colonial Dorchester makeover might be start of historic rework

SUMMERVILLE -- The first ribbon will be cut Tuesday on a "major makeover" of the state's three-century-old Colonial Dorchester site. Read More

Local group helps spread the word

'Kitchen table' approach to be used in getting info to public

MCCLELLANVILLE -- The kitchen table is simple storied pine. Two decades ago, Sam Watson came home to find the wood bowed and chairs on top of it. Read More

Delisted pelican has some worried

Population called 'stable,' but nesting has fallen off

Brown pelicans are everywhere, sweeping over the beaches in formation, swarming the rookery shoals in the estuaries, haunting the fishing dock piers. The wide-winged bird with the pterodactyl beak is a familiar sight on the Lowcountry coast. Read More