Prentiss Findlay
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Prentiss Findlay is a Georgia native and a graduate of Wake Forest University who started his journalism career in Texas. He also worked at newspapers in North Carolina and Georgia before coming to The Post and Courier, where he has covered a wide range of topics including government, crime, courts, transportation and television. He currently reports on the east Cooper area and transportation issues.
Recent Stories
Council to weigh racket on U.S. 17
A proposal to legalize the ongoing late-night clamor of Johnnie Dodds Boulevard and U.S. Highway 17 construction is on the agenda for tonight's Town Council meeting.
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Isle of Palms wants to patch beach
Wild Dunes 'hot spot' eroding
Score one for Mother Nature in the never-ending battle against wind and tide. The $10 million beach restoration project from 53rd Avenue to Dewees Inlet has held up pretty well since it was done in 2008. But at the east end of the island in part of Wild Dunes near the inlet, it's a different story.
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Sullivan's man seeks all school records
Debate about who pays to sterilize fungi and mold on Town Hall records has entered the controversy over a planned new elementary school. Resident and prominent Lowcountry developer Vince Graham is seeking more than two years of town records because he suspects much of the public business regarding the school has gone on in private.
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Isle of Palms may add fee for street parking
$65 seasonal pass under consideration
Daytrippers may soon be paying a new fee for the privilege of parking on neighborhood streets near the best beaches. On Wednesday night, the city Planning Commission unanimously recommended a $65 seasonal pass for those who wish to park on streets outside the commercial area from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. from March through September.
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IOP planners OK parking pass for residential areas
ISLE OF PALMS -- The city Planning Commission unanimously recommended tonight a $65 seasonal pass for those who wish to park on streets outside the commercial area from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. from March through September.
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Waterfront park pier gift shop struggles to make ends meet
The 2-year-old Memorial Waterfront Park pier, cafe and gift shop have lost money, and officials are working to reverse the trend. The pier, cafe and gift shop had $582,500 in expenses and $330,170 in revenues, according to the latest available figures.
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Longer hours sought for Memorial Waterfront Park?
Mount P. panel wants pier open till 11 p.m. year-round
The pier at Memorial Waterfront Park should remain open until 11 p.m. year-round, a Town Council committee voted Monday. The pier now closes at 5 p.m. in the winter and at 10 p.m. in the summer.
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Strong Mt. P. mayor gets weak reception
MOUNT PLEASANT -- Mayor Billy Swails' bid for a referendum on whether to give the mayor more power received no backing Monday from a Town Council committee he chairs.
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Mount Pleasant council wants to keep pier open late
MOUNT PLEASANT -- The pier at Memorial Waterfront Park should remain open until 11 p.m. year-round, a Town Council committee voted today.
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Committee: No support for Swails' proposal for referendum
MOUNT PLEASANT — Mayor Billy Swails' proposal for a referendum on whether residents support changing the town form of government to a strong mayor/weak council got no support from three other Council members Monday morning at a meeting of the Police, Judicial & Legal Committee.
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