Friday Edition
December 14, 2018 — Your curated Friday edition made by humans, not machines.
Heavy storms on Friday dumped several inches of rain on the Charleston area, inundating low-lying spots with floodwaters and jamming traffic during the morning rush hour. Read more
Friday's Top Reads
South Carolina Electric & Gas customers will pay another $2.3 billion for a pair of useless nuclear reactors, state regulators ruled Friday. Read more
Mick Mulvaney, a former South Carolina congressman who has become a crucial part of the Trump administration, was named acting White House chief of staff late Friday. Read more
If Andy Savage were ever close to retirement, it might have been after he unexpectedly saw Michael Slager go to prison for 20 years. But retirement, he said, doesn't enter his vocabulary. Read more
rejected
The federal government again rejected Charleston's grant application for a new bike and pedestrian bridge over the Ashley River. Proponents of such a bridge are considering different steps to take next. Read more
A new venue
A new venue for throwing axes and sipping craft beer is slated to open in North Charleston in March, but its owner is hitting one snag with city officials: He has to change the name. Read more
Putting an end to the rise
The new plan, slated to last until at least 2025, with involve strategies like trying to limit access to lethal weapons and increasing access to quality mental health care. Read more
Latest Posts
The Holiday Festival of Lights at James Island County Park will be closed this evening, Friday, Dec. 14, due to flooded conditions at the park. Read more
'We have laws in place for a reason'
An Isle of Palms man may spend five days in jail after he cut down two significant trees on the island — on land that he didn't own. Read more
Local News
If another inch and a half of rain falls in the Church Creek basin in outer West Ashley, it's highly likely that the creek will overflow and flood Crosstowne Christian Church for the fourth time since 2015.
Maybe a surplus, steel, 80-feet tall fire lookout tower would make the perfect Christmas gift. It's likely dirt cheap — until you tack on the moving costs.
For the first time since last summer, SCE&G ratepayers, investors and employees now have a firm idea for what their future — and their power bills — will hold. Here's how. Read more
A Colorado real estate company known for its upscale residential developments will soon start on its next venture in the Lowcountry. Read more
Last week, Patriots Point terminated its 99-year lease with the foundation. Now the group has confirmed that they are working to return the $5 million it was given by state to a build a museum in Mount Pleasant. Read more
Upscale grocer Whole Foods Market and delivery service Instacart are going their separate ways. Read more
Lawsuits and investigations tied to the failed V.C. Summer nuclear project have fueled a roughly $7 million spike in legal bills at Santee Cooper this year, forcing the utility to cover the shortfall to shore up its budget. Read more
The bill will legalize hemp production in all 50 states, assist owners of heirs' property and help the farmers who produce the boiled peanuts, ever-popular in South Carolina. Read more
U.S. Housing Secretary Dr. Ben Carson will be the keynote speaker for the Charleston County Republican Party's second annual black history recognition to be held in February. Read more
Mick Mulvaney, a former South Carolina congressman who has become a crucial part of the Trump administration, was named acting White House chief of staff late Friday. Read more
U.S. Housing Secretary Dr. Ben Carson will be the keynote speaker for the Charleston County Republican Party's second annual black history recognition to be held in February. Read more
A Russian woman accused of being a secret agent admitted Thursday that she conspired to infiltrate the American gun-rights movement to gather intelligence on conservative political groups as Donald Trump rose to power. Read more
If signed into law, it would become the first piece of legislation passed by the General Assembly in nearly 20 years that protects children in South Carolina from entering into underage marriages. Read more
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Charleston-area restaurant chain to pay workers $280K to settle wage suit
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Isle of Palms man sentenced to jail time for cutting down trees
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Trey Gowdy says he'll return to politics if Tim Scott runs for president
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Rain floods parts of Charleston area, more expected overnight
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SCE&G customers to pay another $2.3 billion for failed nuclear project, regulators decide
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He lost a high-profile case while battling cancer, but famed Charleston attorney won't stop
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SC teachers warn legislators: 'We're darn close' to a walk out
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SC utility regulators will decide fate of SCE&G customers and SCANA on Friday
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Berkeley considering moving attendance lines, impact fees to ease school overcrowding
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Parents up in arms after 4th-graders handled musket replicas on a Charleston field trip
South Carolina's fortunes improve as long as Chris Silva's game does. Read more
Latest posts in sports
South Carolina's fortunes improve as long as Chris Silva's game does. Read more
Clemson must be more consistent on third down if the Tigers want to make a national championship run. Read more
For Stratford running back Mario Anderson, this weekend’s North-South All-Star game isn’t just a symbol of his personal accomplishments. Read more
The South Carolina Stingrays have won four straight games and seven of their last 10 games under first year head coach Spiros Anastas. Read more
The retired Air Force military specialist and cook behind Jhi’s Big Belly Grub says she’s looking forward to selling breakfast and lunch at various locations. Read more
Recent Reviews
Poogan’s Porch is so firmly associated with pan-Southern cooking that guests even on Christmas Day ask for fried chicken, which is one of the reasons the downtown restaurant no longer imposes a set holiday menu. But chef Daniel Doyle says research he did in preparation for a dinner tonight a… Read more
The popular Kwei Fei Chinese restaurant is now open in a permanent location in the Charleston area on Maybank Highway on James Island. Read more
Lone Star Barbecue & Mercantile's all-you-can-eat buffet in Santee is open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, about 1.5 miles off I-95. Read more
Today, state utility regulators will make a decision that will cap more than a year and a half of wrangling over the fallout from SCANA and Santee Cooper’s decision to abandon construction on two nuclear reactors after spending about $9 billion on them. Read more
Under different circumstances, Ruth Petrie might have been relieved to accept the role of patient. In February, a respiratory virus inflicted enough damage to her already weak lungs to land the 57-year-old in the hospital. Read more
The Holiday Festival of Lights at James Island County Park will be closed this evening, Friday, Dec. 14, due to flooded conditions at the park. Read more
A CBD pop-up shop dubbed the Curious Benefits Dispensary will debut with a night market in Avondale. Read more
Both tender apologia and vigorous justification, Clint Eastwood's "The Mule" is a deeply, fascinatingly personal meditation from the 88-year-old director who, like his aged drug mule protagonist, has spent a long time on the road.
It features "a crew of entirely femme, trans and non-binary people of color, on- and off-screen." Naik herself is a queer musician of Indian heritage. Read more
