More cities and counties are enacting ordinances to require masks. While many people are applauding the decision, others are saying it goes against their Constitutional rights.
Charleston County officials released recordings from the Consolidated Dispatch Center detailing how law enforcement agencies responded to downtown riots in May.
Gov. Henry McMaster and state health officials will be holding a press conference Wednesday afternoon on the state’s response to COVID-19. It’s expected to start at 4:30 p.m.
Charleston police are asking for the public’s help to find a missing 23-year-old woman. Authorities are looking for Emily Nowell-Collins who was last seen on Monday at 10 a.m.
On Wednesday night, Rep. Marvin Pendarvis said he had received confirmation that SLED will be investigating the case after the Charleston County Legislative Delegation has asked the agency to investigate Weatherspoon’s death.
Amid a record-breaking surge of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in South Carolina, healthcare officials are urging people to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday safely and continue taking precautions, like wearing masks.
The ordinance states that all customers are required to wear face coverings while inside the enclosed area of any retail or food service establishment, and when entering any building open to the public.
Leaders at the College of Charleston are announcing many changes to student and academic life this fall to prevent the spread of COVID-19, including reducing housing capacity by more than a third.
First Student has officially become the school bus provider for the Charleston County School District, but the previous company in charge continues their fight to reclaim the role.
Roper St. Francis Healthcare officials say the number of COVID-19 patients treated across their hospitals spiked in one day, signaling the largest increase in patients since the beginning of the pandemic.
Tuesday’s update brings the total number of people confirmed to have COVID-19 in the state to 36,297, and those who have died to 735, according to the Department of Health and Environmental Control.
Doctors at Trident Health are starting to see an impact of COVID-19 within the Hispanic community. They’re now providing inpatient care for patients testing positive in that community more so than any other ethnic group in the tri-county area.
Police say emergency crews are responding to a fire incident on Isle of Palms Tuesday night. Isle of Palms police say it’s in the are of the 700 block of Palm Boulevard.
Staff at The Berkeley Chamber of Commerce recently came up with a new program called Berkeley Community Cares (BCC) to help people living in rural parts of the county.
The National Weather Service extended a heat advisory just before noon Tuesday to include additional Lowcountry counties where the heat index could soar above 105 degrees.
A group assembled to look for ways to improve policing at the Charleston Police Department will meet Tuesday night with several key topics on the agenda.
The city of Charleston is working to jump-start is plan to install more underground power lines which city leaders say will help honor the historic and visual appeal of neighborhoods and homes and protect lines during big storms.
Charleston police are asking for the public’s help to find a missing and endangered woman. Authorities are looking for 53-year-old Allyson Martini Hardman.
Over the last month of protests, we have heard plenty of calls for more dialog between police officers and the black community. On Monday, that call was answered.
The latest data from health officials reveal more than a thousand hospital beds in the state are being occupied by patients who tested positive or are under investigation for the virus.
The town voted unanimously recommending people on the island also wear a face covering at salons, grocery stores, pharmacies, and other stores and offices that are open to the public.
Monday’s update brings the total number of people confirmed to have COVID-19 in the state to 34,546, and those who have died to 717, according to the Department of Health and Environmental Control.
The Town of Summerville has passed an ordinance requiring the public to wear face coverings in retail and food service establishments. It goes into effect at 12:01 a.m. on July 1 through 11:59 p.m. on July 9.
The investigation began at 5:04 p.m. when North Charleston police officers responded to the area of the 1100 block of Braddock Avenue for a report of shots fired.
SCDNR says they responded to a missing boater call on Thursday around 11 p.m. near the Ravenel Bridge. Officials say three days later on Sunday, Sullivan's Island Fire Rescue recovered his body at 9:40 a.m. on a sandbar near Sullivan's Island.
The Town of Mount Pleasant has passed an ordinance requiring people to wear a face mask during certain circumstances including when inside grocery stores and pharmacies.
Fire investigators say an occupant of a Charleston County home spotted fire near the front of the house and alerted the family, who was able to escape into their back yard.
The Department of Health and Environmental Control says The Family Health Center will be hosting COVID-19 tests this week at various locations around the Charleston area.
The City of North Charleston has announced that they will be distributing free face masks in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19 in the Lowcountry.
The Mount Pleasant Police Department has just announced that there is a large collision on I-526 West near Long Point Road, heading toward the Wando Bridge.
Several Lowcountry communities will discuss and potentially vote Monday on whether to require their residents to wear face masks in public to help slow the spread of the coronavirus.
The employee has reportedly self-quarantined and the city is conducting a thorough contact tracing effort to find if additional employees will require testing.
Sunday’s update brings the total number of people confirmed to have COVID-19 in the state to 33,221, and those who have died to 712, according to the Department of Health and Environmental Control.
Singleton’s book, “Different: A Story About Loving Your Neighbor,” is dedicated to his late mother, Sharonda Coleman-Singleton who was killed along with eight others at the Mother Emanuel AME shooting five years ago.
This week, legislators passed a bill that would add single-member school board districts to neighboring Charleston County. There are hopes the same can happen for Dorchester.
The weekend’s sessions are being sponsored by local Charleston-area Allstate agents in tribute to the memory of Tripp Rabon, son of fellow agent Sandra Rabon, who lost his life in a car crash in 2015.
Officials with the Department of Health and Environmental Control are now calling South Carolina a hotspot for COVID-19 after announcing nearly 1,300 new cases in the state on Friday which is the second highest number of confirmed cases in a single day.
The Charleston County School District is set to spend more than $353,000 next fiscal year to train its staff, employees and even board members on implicit bias, racial diversity and other cultural issues.
Mount Pleasant Mayor Will Haynie said he hopes that meeting will take place on Monday. A draft of the ordinance focuses on anyone going to grocery stores or pharmacies but could be more expansive.
The Charleston County School District is considering requiring all students to wear a face mask next school year, Superintendent Dr. Gerrita Postlewait announced on Friday.
