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Emma Navarro to return in 2025 to hometown Credit One Charleston Open tennis tourney

Tennis World No. 8 and 2024 U.S. Open semifinalist Emma Navarro announced she will play in front of her hometown crowd next spring when she returns to the 2025 Credit One Charleston Open. The 2024 U.S. Olympian will compete in the main draw for the sixth time when the tournament on Daniel Island...

21st annual Lowcountry Buddy Walk celebrates Down syndrome awareness

When Robin Pointon moved her family from Seattle to Charleston, she was familiar with participating in Buddy Walks. What she wasn’t used to was the way Bishop England High School embraced its Down syndrome students in the inclusive walk. “There’s a right way and a wrong way to educate...

Berkeley County superintendent addresses rise in school threats

The Berkeley County School District has received an increase in school threats early in the 2024-25 school year, according to Tim Knight, the district’s director of security and emergency management. Knight said this is the highest number of threats he’s seen at this point in a school year...

Daniel Island teen launches astronomy-themed podcast ‘Space Babble’

Elle Ruminski, a high school junior from Daniel Island, is reaching for the stars – literally. Alongside two of her classmates, Thomas Armstrong and Emerson Bentley, she launched “Space Babble,” an astronomy podcast that breaks down space phenomena for listeners. “We’re three...

Berkeley County teachers’ group protests lack of allocated breaktime

Some Berkeley County School District teachers are raising concerns about the district’s handling of their legally mandated 30-minute break during the school day. According to the South Carolina Code of Laws, teachers are entitled to 30 minutes of “unencumbered time,” free from assigned...

Zone Blue puts the focus on the root cause of health issues

Zone Blue, which opened this July on Daniel Island, markets itself as an innovative type of health care that can offer hope to those suffering from chronic diseases, undiagnosed symptoms, or dependence upon pharmaceuticals. Physician Associate Kelly Headley, who founded the functional...

DI family sets sail on year-long Caribbean journey

Have you ever fantasized about sailing off to escape the everyday, jumping off a waterfall into crystal clear water, or floating down an exotic river? One Daniel Island family is making that fantasy dream a reality. This summer, the Sherry family of four set sail on Liquid Sunshine,...

Two local projects seek approval to remove grand trees

Here are the developments before the various City of Charleston boards and committees this week, as well as results, if any, from the prior week’s items specific to Daniel Island and the Cainhoy area. More detailed agendas and results can be found at charleston-sc.gov/agendacenter. ...

Berkeley County Schools Move to E-Learning Friday

From the Berkeley County School District: Due to forecasted impacts of Hurricane Helene, Berkeley County School District students will learn from home and complete eLearning Day assignments on Friday, September 27. All after-school activities and after-school care programs will close at 6 p.m....

Fall migration brings birdwatchers to Daniel Island

It’s fall in the Northern Hemisphere and one of nature’s greatest spectacles is unfolding: the migration of billions of birds to their wintering grounds. They’ve spent the summer getting fat on insects, seeds, and fruit, and now they’re winging their...