The City of Charleston could be rolling back on tax credits given to property owners for the first time ever. City leaders say it would give them another tool to help balance next year’s budget where they face an $18 million shortfall.
Officials with the North Charleston Police Department said it happened at the parking lot of the Chatham Place Apartments on Chatham Avenue on Monday night.
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control says that they will be taking public comment regarding the City of Charleston’s expansion of Waterfront Park and Marina.
The investigation began at 6:25 p.m. when North Charleston police officers responded to the area of Remount Road and Chatham Avenue for a report of gunshots in the area.
Across the Lowcountry, there are more food giveaways taking place ahead of Thanksgiving.However, the pandemic is putting a financial strain on families every day and more people are turning to charitable organizations for help.
The organization Lowcountry Local First is proposing greater restrictions on large chain businesses that would want to come to the area through what’s called “formula business zoning.”
With 54% of merchants expecting increased holiday spending in 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic, a new WalletHub study ranked Mount Pleasant on a list of Cities with the Biggest Holiday Budgets.
George Donald Cantwell died at the age of 85 years old. The ballet theatre said Cantwell devoted his life to classical ballet and was convinced that professional ballet could flourish at the grass-roots level in Charleston.
The Charleston County School District paid out $100,000 in a settlement earlier this year, but the district’s lawyers are now refusing to fully release the public documents that would explain why.
The Charleston County Sheriff’s Office charged Jaduris Tyshawn Hunter with murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime for the October fatal shooting.
Many college campuses are shutting down between Thanksgiving and the New Year, requiring students to return home.The Citadel is taking a slightly different approach.
A day after South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster urged people to get tested for COVID-19 before the Thanksgiving holiday, the Charleston International Airport announced a collaboration with MUSC for mobile COVID-19 testing.
South Carolina hospital officials heard directly from Pfizer about what could be one of the first vaccines available, as early as next month, to fight COVID-19.
Companies are looking to fill positions in transportation, food service, health care, manufacturing/industrial, communication, construction and fast food/convenience will be talking about job requirements, benefits, and more.
South Carolina employment officials say the number of people who filed their initial claim for unemployment benefits for the week ending Saturday dropped slightly over the previous week.
A controversial development on James Island is getting an extension for the site’s concept plan. The proposed plan could add up to 38 homes on Central Park Road.
A Charleston detective who took a leading role in charges against rioters in this past summer’s downtown riots has been named Police Officer of the Year by the Knights of Columbus.
Some drivers for the Lowcountry’s largest public transportation provider are calling for hazard pay to be provided to bus operators as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.
The Boeing Company says that their 737 MAX model has been cleared by the Federal Aviation Administration two years after a pair of crashes that killed 346 people.
The investigation began on Tuesday morning when North Charleston police officers responded to the 2300 block of Elegans Drive where Charleston County deputies were on the scene of a deceased person.
Announcements about two major vaccine trials from Pfizer and Moderna have heightened anticipation as South Carolina health officials prepare for distribution.
nvestigators have arrested two teenaged boys after a stolen car crashed into the stairs of the Charleston post office following a chase which led to the discovery of two guns Tuesday morning.
The decision to change the Lowcountry Rapid Transit System route to exclude the last few miles came as a shock to both activists and local county council members.
An infectious disease expert is calling on the City of Charleston to do “much more” after two videos surfaced showing crowds of maskless people outside downtown bars for two straight weekends.
People who call Charleston’s Eastside neighborhood home will soon see dozens of new affordable housing units in a historic school, but some community members say they don’t want it to make parking more congested as people move in.
Mayor Will Haynie said the proclamation will become effective on November 15 at 12:01 a.m. The town’s existing mask ordinance was set to expire on Monday.
Charleston city leaders are working to balance the 2021 budget against an $18 million shortfall. The Charleston Ad Hoc Budget Committee met on Thursday and decided on a proposal that involves increasing taxes.
Richard Ramsey said he encountered about eight of the marine hydrozoans, known for their painful stings, along a one mile stretch of Kiawah’s beach on Wednesday.
Students at Orange Grove Charter School will not return to the classroom until after the Thanksgiving break after a school staff member tested positive for COVID-19, the school’s principal has confirmed.
A Charleston County man is taking his case against the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office to federal court. Richard Smith originally filed his complaint in the Charleston County Court of Common Pleas in September; however, his claims were moved to federal court on Nov. 6.
R.B. Stall High School is working on their approach to keep students in school. This year, the school’s graduation rate was the highest it has been in a long time.
Officials at the Charleston International Airport say they received word Wednesday afternoon that people could return to the airport after a suspicious package forced an evacuation Wednesday morning.
Thousands of Tri-county area students returned to their classrooms Wednesday, and for some, it was their first time back in a desk since schools closed because of the pandemic in March.
The Charleston County School District says more than 5,000 Charleston County students will be heading back to school in-person and many of them will now need to transition to different classrooms to accommodate the changes in class sizes.
