After nationwide reports of texts and calls seeking money to obtain or keep Medicaid coverage, the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is warning the community about current Medicaid renewal scams that may target Healthy Connections Medicaid members.
Medicaid members in several...
South Carolina’s favorite seafood will soon be more widely available at docks and markets along the coast as commercial shrimp trawling opened in all legal South Carolina waters on June 1.
In an average year, shrimp season opens in full by mid- to late-May, typically after the opening of eight...
Philip Simmons High School recognizes the top academic students of 2023
One hundred sixty-one students were in the 2023 Philip Simmons High School graduating class, earning a total of 12 state academic honors, 14 Palmetto Fellows, 50 Life Scholarships, 60 Hope Scholarships and one...
Attention true crime junkies and local history buffs. Berkeley County Sheriff Duane Lewis will talk about his new true crime book, “Lawmen and Lawlessness: Historic Cases of Corruption and Murder” at the June 28 author series.
In the book, Lewis and coauthor Daniel Crooks, former S.C....
If you are a Lowcountry high school football fan and need a pigskin fix, here is a score from Thursday, May 25: The Philip Simmons White team beat the Philip Simmons Purple team 17-13.
OK, so it was only a spring game that concluded a two-week session for Coach Eric Bendig’s program. The...
John Cantey’s family tree probably includes football-shaped leaves.
After all, his father, Jack, was a football coaching legend at Bishop England High School where the football stadium is named in his honor.
The younger Cantey, meanwhile, started learning the game as a toddler when he...
For months, Elliott (my son) and I have focused our fishing efforts on billfish. Specifically, blue marlin. The learning curve has been steep and our offshore fishing trips filled with disappointment.
On every trip we learn something new and use that knowledge to refine our technique....
UPCOMING
CITY OF CHARLESTON TECHNICAL REVIEW COMMITTEE
June 1: The Waterfront Phase 3 – Two items: Preliminary plat and road construction plans for a road extension and 6 new single-family lots at Helmsman/Waterman Streets.
June 1: Woodfield Cooper River Farms II – Site plan...
With summer vacation starting and kids out of school, keeping the young ones busy and active – and away from their video screens – can be a challenge.
Everybody, no matter their age, can benefit from daily physical activity. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), young...
Assessment notices for Berkeley County property owners were mailed on May 19.
These notices only go out to those who experienced a change in property value or assessment for tax year 2023.
A notice of property tax assessment is not a property tax bill. In general, an assessment notice informs a...