DI News History - January 19, 2017

FIVE YEARS AGO - Berkeley County School Board approves plan for $250 million bond referendum

In the January 19, 2012 edition of the paper we reported: “When it comes to funding new schools in Berkeley County, including a new high school for the Daniel Island and Cainhoy areas, the buck will stop with voters. On January 10 [2012], the Berkeley County School Board voted 6-3 to put the issue on the ballot in November in the form of a $250 million bond referendum.” This was eventually passed and is the basis for the completion of the Phillip Simmons elementary/middle school and the ongoing construction of the high school, which is slated to open next year.

In other news, Bishop England’s Options Program students and mentors team with the Charleston Parks Conservancy Park Angels to beautify and tend to Etiwan Park.

TEN YEARS AGO - Attempted child abductions put parents on alert

In the January 18, 2007 edition of the paper our centerfold article was titled “How safe are our children?” Several reports of a possible child predator prowling area Mount Pleasant neighborhoods in a red van for potential victims had Daniel Island parents on high alert. Police and medical professionals urged safety and awareness and Daniel Island parents were shaken but vigilant. No incidents occurred on the island.

In our business feature, “What I do”, we highlighted Soda Water Grill (now occupied by Vespa) employee and manager Deanna Kasting. By 2007, Kasting had already been working at the popular island bar and restaurant for five years.