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Celebrities 'golf for good' at 5th Annual NEEDTOBREATHE Classic

For the fifth year, musicians and athletes will grab their golf clubs for a good time and an even greater cause at the annual NEEDTOBREATHE Classic on Monday, March 27 at the Daniel Island Club. This one-of-a-kind event includes a day of golf on both the nationally ranked Beresford and Ralston...

Local artist showcases African American history and culture

In honor of Black History month in February, the Daniel Island Library hosted a series of presentations focusing on the important history and culture of the African American community in the Lowcountry. The final program in the series, presented by Wadmalaw Island resident and artist Bernadette...

Engagin creative minds at DIS!

Creative energy was flowing among a group of sixth grade students at Daniel Island School during a recent program led by local attorney, mediator and children’s book author Catherine Wilhoit, Esq. The session was made possible through Engaging Creative Minds (ECM), a non-profit organization that...

Lessons learned from Hurricane Matthew

The winds have long since died down, emergency shelters have been closed, and lofty piles of trees and other debris have been hauled away, but memories of Hurricane Matthew and its impact on the local community still linger. What were the hits and misses of the October 2016 event from a...

March Library News

What’s happening at the Daniel Island Library? MARCH The following activities will take place this month at the Berkeley County Library on Daniel Island, located at 2301 Daniel Island Drive. For additional information, call (843) 471-2952 or visit http://berkeleylibrarysc.org/locations-and-hours/...

'Laissez Les Bons Temps Roules' Daniel Island!

This coming week the world will celebrate the annual week of madness, marching and music known as Mardi Gras, and this year for the first time ever Daniel Island will be marching alongside the rest of the revelers. Thanks to the folks at the Black Tie Music Academy and a few key sponsors, Daniel...

DI News History - February 23, 2017

TEN YEARS AGO - DANIEL ISLAND'S WATERFRONT MARINA MOVES CLOSER TO REALITY In the February 22, 2007 edition of the paper our cover and centerfold featured a large scale drawing of a proposed waterfront marina for Daniel Island. We reported, “An ambitious public waterfront and marina proposed for...

Doretha Garland is PSES first Teacher of the Year

Philip Simmons Elementary School recently awarded its first Teacher of the Year award to second grade teacher, Doretha Garland. Garland was full of gratitude at the February 10 announcement party held in her classroom. Amidst the bustle of giddy students enjoying cupcakes piled high with frosting...

STEAM education is a collaborative experience

In schools across the country, STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) is the exciting new approach to classroom learning. Replacing STEM, STEAM acknowledges the importance of art (and design) in fostering creative problem solving and risk-taking. The introduction of STEAM opened...

What do you know? February 23, 2017

Congratulations to Pamela Miller and Kandy Higley, the most recent winners of the Daniel Island Historical Society’s “What Do You Know?” contest! Both received a prize from DIHS for correctly answering the history trivia question posed in the February 9 edition of The Daniel Island News. Here is...