High-tech connections

Advancements in computers, other devices help visually, hearing impaired

Thirteen-year-old Shelby Craig spent this year's Fourth of July weekend flying up to Detroit to visit her doctor for the 55th time since she was 6 weeks old. Shelby is blind and travels almost 900 miles to visit her eye-care specialist. Read More

Happy Days director sees kids' side

Amy Ethridge looks fit and healthy. The pictures along the bubbly 44-year-old's wall in the Camp Happy Days' Ashley Hall Road building give off the same youthful vibe. Smiling children splash in rainstorm puddles, jump into a lake, play dress-up with fancy gowns and makeup. Read More

Single-sex education: Many young females leaving males behind

Choosing a single-gender school may be a good experience for some but not all

Single-sex education is making a comeback throughout the Lowcountry. Single-gender classes are popping up in public middle schools ever since the U.S. Department of Education added new regulations to Title IX. Read More

Pet shelter chief follows his heart

The passion for animals radiates from Jim Bush's office, nestled in the back of the Charleston Animal Society. The room is filled with posters of animals, framed photos of his dogs, a jar of dog biscuits and even a giant red fire hydrant. Read More

Faces of recession: Human impact

CFO of Carolina Starches knew the devastation layoffs would cause

Steve Brower knows his company tried everything possible to avoid layoffs. Carolina Starches reduced salaries across the board, including his own, and overtime was kept to a minimum. Read More

New home adds features to accommodate handicapped

Thirty years ago, Phillip Auxt was a passenger in a car accident that left him in a coma for nine months and damaged 75 percent of his brain. He was 19 years old. When he came out of the coma, he was mentally handicapped and needed home health care. Read More

Caterer serves community

More than 500 people lined up outside Tricounty Family Ministries on Wednesday to be treated to a barbecue lunch provided by Iverson Catering. Read More

Coming up roses

Floribunda helps gardeners avoid Lowcountry headaches of hybrid tea

Roses have a reputation for being cantankerous in Lowcountry gardens. The traditional hybrid tea roses give many gardeners headaches because of their susceptibility to fungi and insects and their inability to thrive in harsh heat and humidity. Read More

Arts advocate dies at age 68

Rebecca Mays, former chairwoman of the South Carolina Arts Commission and former president of the Charleston Area Arts Council, died Monday. She was 68. Mays had been battling Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), often referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease. Read More

Town honors combat fallen

When retired Army Reserve Col. Mac Burdette thinks of typical war memorials, images of soldiers on horses, tombstones and tall obelisks come to mind. Read More