Out with old ...

Swing span lifted, moved to barge as replacement is readied

MOUNT PLEASANT -- The last time the Ben Sawyer Bridge moved as much was some 20 years ago during Hurricane Hugo, when the fury of the storm left the swing span pointed skyward at a 45-degree angle. Read More

GenPhar site 'red-tagged'

Town halts work for second time because facility has no interior architect

MOUNT PLEASANT -- The town has ordered work halted on the 50,000-square-foot, $33 million GenPhar building because it says the company must hire an architect to prepare interior design plans. Read More

'Not knowing is the hardest part'

Search for family members haunts Florida woman

A second wave of U.S. citizens evacuated from Haiti arrived Friday at Charleston International Airport and were generally in good shape physically, but some were devastated by what they had seen. Read More

Sullivan's new span arrives

It's a bridge to nowhere, but not for long

Ben Sawyer getting swing span. Read More

Ben Sawyer Bridge swing span arrives

SULLIVAN'S ISLAND -- It was a big moment for long-time islanders as the much-anticipated new swing span for the Ben Sawyer Bridge arrived by barge Thursday from North Charleston. Read More

Waterway to close

Boat traffic to be halted at 7 a.m.; bridge to be shut Saturday

SULLIVAN'S ISLAND -- The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway is scheduled to close for 10 days starting at 7 a.m. today at the Ben Sawyer Bridge in anticipation of a new, 640-ton replacement swing span arriving by barge from North Charleston, the U.S. Coast Guard said Wednesday. Read More

Ben Sawyer Bridge span delivery rescheduled for Thursday

SULLIVAN’S ISLAND — The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway is scheduled to close for 10 days starting at 7 a.m. Thursday at the Ben Sawyer Bridge in anticipation of a new 640-ton replacement swing span arriving by barge from North Charleston, the U.S. Coast Guard said Wednesday. Read More

Depression had family worried

Grandmother's condition untreated, police say

The Hanahan grandmother who shot and killed her two grandchildren before turning the gun on herself Sunday had worried family members with her depressed behavior for which she did not receive treatment, police said Tuesday. Read More

Woman evidently hangs self in jail

49-year-old charged with DUI, open container violation

A 49-year-old woman apparently hanged herself in the Summerville Annex of the Dorchester County Jail, officials said. Read More

Hard times in suburbia

Number of poor outside urban hubs is growing, national study says

SUMMERVILLE -- Ted Cox worked as an electrician for 27 years before losing his job last April when his employer filed for bankruptcy. Read More