Meredith Blair
Anchor/Reporter
Charleston SC
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Meredith joined the Live 5 News team in December 2022.
Professional Experience: During her college senior year, Meredith worked as a production assistant at WFXR News. After graduating in May 2021, she moved to Dothan, AL for a year and half. She worked as a MMJ/reporter and filled in as weekend anchor for nine months.
News Philosophy: Facts, facts, facts! Keep your opinion to yourself. Treat everyone the same.
Education: Bachelor of Arts in Multimedia Journalism with a minor in Meteorology from Virginia Tech.
Hometown: Prince George, VA.
Family: Her parents, Randy and Renee, and her older sister, Mackenzie, all reside in Virginia.
Hobbies & Interests: Beach and boat days, watching TV and movies, working out, hanging out with friends, trying new things.
Favorite Books/Music/Movie: Favorite movie of all time is Just Go With It with Adam Sandler and Jennifer Anniston.
Likes Best About the Lowcountry: The food and the beach of course!
Most Interesting Assignment: On her birthday, she had to do breaking news live shots just outside the station in downtown Dothan where two abandoned buildings just down the road from each other were both on fire. Dothan Police had an arsonist on their hands and quickly made an arrest after an investigation.
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If you’re interested in learning more about electric vehicles, you have an opportunity to get your questions answered on Saturday.
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Firefighters in Dorchester County are sharpening their skills for what to do when arriving on the scene of a vehicle crash.
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Neighbor after neighbor stood before James Island Town Council Thursday night expressing why they don’t want the greenspace where they live turned into businesses and additional homes.
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Fire and EMS stations in Dorchester County have a new way of being alerted when an emergency occurs.
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Summerville Fire & Rescue has received new public health equipment, and they believe it will improve the safety of those across the Lowcountry.
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The Mount Pleasant Police Department is stressing the importance of locking your vehicle after they say 17 car break-ins were reported in one day earlier this week.
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Car dealerships in the Tri-County area are preparing for a possible bumpy road in the weeks ahead.
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The town of Edisto Beach is working on beach repair plans following last week’s storm.
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Community members came together Sunday afternoon to honor the retirement of Pastor Randolph Miller.
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A devoted group of Jimmy Buffett fans gathered to pay tribute to the legendary Margaritaville singer on Saturday evening.
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The City of Walterboro is still seeing impacts from Tropical Storm Idalia.
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Charleston’s mayor thanked his “Team Charleston” and the public for heeding warnings to stay safe during Tropical Storm Idalia’s arrival Wednesday night.
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Motorcycle collisions in the Charleston area show an upward trend so far this year compared to the last few years, according to data from Trident Medical Center’s trauma department, plus the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office.
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Officials with the Medical University of South Carolina are seeing a rise in hospitalizations related to COVID-19.
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Parents are expressing concerns about the changes Dorchester School District Two made to the bus stops in their Summerville neighborhood for this school year.
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An NFL veteran and Ladson native has been identified as the driver accused of hitting multiple vehicles and fleeing the scene in a Summerville neighborhood Tuesday night, according to police.
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A Goose Creek couple’s condo has been without working air conditioning for weeks and they say they’re fed up.
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Residents in a Summerville neighborhood are shaken up after they say a man driving a truck hit several cars Tuesday night and fled the scene before police arrived.
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In just over a week, Dorchester County’s North Charleston Library branch will open its doors, something library officials is exciting not only for the community but for Fort Dorchester High School students as well.
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Inlets at our local beaches can be a great spot to fish or get a tan, but a dangerous place to swim.
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Plans are finalized for the renovation of Summerville’s Huger Playground, but there’s funding that still needs to be raised.
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Fun in the sun is coming to a halt at a Lowcountry water park.
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Former President Donald Trump is facing four felony charges connected to his alleged effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election, and opinions on the matter are swirling.
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The Charleston County School District is addressing homelessness among families in the district through the McKinney-Vento program.
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The Georgetown Police Department says it is working smarter, not harder, thanks to new technology.
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The family of a woman who was found injured more than a month ago on James Island says they want the Charleston County sheriff to call in additional resources in the investigation into what happened to her.
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The inclusive playground being built in North Charleston’s Park Circle is getting close to completion.
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Additional multi-use paths on Folly Beach are in the works to be developed in the off-season.
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An abandoned mobile home on the side of a well-traveled road has finally been demolished, and those who travel the road are celebrating.
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After over two months, an abandoned mobile home on the side of Davison Road remains, even with residents expressing concerns to a handful of officials and departments.
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A man who led law enforcement agencies on a four-day manhunt before being captured in Berkeley County in May escaped a Pennsylvania jail, authorities said.
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The Isle of Palms Police Department worked two incidents involving a golf cart and low speed vehicle over the long holiday weekend.
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Nearly five years after a vehicle with two people inside was run off the road during a collision in Colleton County, they’re receiving a significant payout from the state.
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South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster approved $1.5 million to go towards the construction of a state-of-the-art facility and greenspace that will soon be the new Dorchester Heritage Center.
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Concerns are being raised about an abandoned mobile home that was left on the side of the road about two months ago in the Town of Hollywood.
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Town officials in Summerville say it’s important to keep their motto, “The Flower Town in the Pines,” alive as more people move to the area.
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Hundreds of coastal bird eggs and chicks are dead after recent high tides on Morris Island near Folly Beach.
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The Lowcountry tow truck community is rallying in honor of one of their own who was hit on the side of the road on the James Island Connector last year.
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A Lowcountry hospital says health features found on wearable devices are creating better awareness for people with heart conditions.
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MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital is one of 19 children’s hospitals to receive money that will go towards the “healing power of play” to pediatric patients.
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The town of Summerville is a popular place for bicyclists, and some community members are calling for a better travel option that will keep those bikes off Main Street.
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One80 Place in downtown Charleston is known for helping people with physical needs, such as providing them with shelter or food.
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The first class of emergency medical technicians from Charleston County’s EMS Academy are ready to start saving lives.
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Summer is just around the corner and the Isle of Palms Police Department is cracking down on golf cart safety.
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The South Carolina Department of Health and Human services wants Medicaid members to be on the lookout for scams.
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Memorial Day weekend was busy at the Charleston International Airport, and officials believe it was just a tease for what’s to come.
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An apparent spike in Charleston County overdoses has left a local organization urging awareness of drug abuse in the Lowcountry.
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On the corner of West Richardson Avenue and South Walnut Street, not far from downtown Summerville, you’ll find Huger Playground.
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The Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office says they’re struggling to recruit detention officers.
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At least one newborn is diagnosed every 24 minutes in the U.S. with Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS), according to The National Institutes of Health.
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