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Letter to the Editor: A fishing tournament thank you

Fishing Tournament thank you The Daniel Island Inshore Fishing Club would like to thank all at the kids and families participating in the 7th Annual Daniel Island KIDS Fishing Tournament held June 17 at the Smythe Park Lake. In addition we especially appreciate all the donations that our sponsors...

Katie Estabrook joins The Daniel Island News team!

We are delighted to announce that Katie Estabrook has joined The Daniel Island News team as a general assignment reporter. A native of Mooresville, North Carolina, Katie is a recent honor graduate of Coastal Carolina University (CCU), where she earned a bachelor’s degree in communication with a...

Let's set a better tone and create a climate of civility

In the wake of tragedy, Republicans and Democrats have historically set aside their differences, and come together to express kind words of sympathy and a sense that we should work together. Last month’s shooting at a Congressional baseball practice was no exception. In the days immediately...

Two Daniel Island projects move through City's TRC

The Technical Review Committee (TRC) for the City of Charleston completed a first review of two subdivision concept plans located at Parkline Avenue and Robert Daniel Drive on Daniel Island at their meeting on Thursday, July 13. Parcel L, the first item on the agenda, is a concept plan for 16.18...

Be goofy!

Be goofy. It’s fun. It’s liberating. And, most importantly, it encourages you to be yourself. Right now, “Be Goofy” is posted in large letters on my fridge. I looked “goofy” up in the dictionary. It means “silly.” The older I get, the less I worry about how goofy or silly I am. Think about the...

The science of motivation

As a motivator, what’s more powerful than money? Apparently, it’s fairness, according to author and motivation expert Dan Pink. Notes Eloise Keating, in a piece summarizing Pink’s keynote at the University of Melbourne: “Pink said financial rewards is one area in which businesses often ‘go over...

City of Charleston appoints Deputy Chief Jerome Taylor as Interim Police Chief

Deputy Chief Jerome Taylor of the City of Charleston Police Department has been appointed by Mayor John Tecklenburg as Interim Police Chief. Current Chief Gregory Mullen, who has served in the post since 2006, recently announced that he would be retiring from the force effective August 1 after a 35...

The Book Club will have a discussion of “The Marriage of Opposites on July 18 and “Hidden Figures” on August 15.

What’s happening at the Daniel Island Library in July?

The following activities will take place during the month of July 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/daniel-island-library/. CHILDREN’S...

Get pumped about summer reading!

It has been said that “reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.” So why not spend your summer with a few new workouts? To inspire you, we asked our Daniel Island News readers to share some of their favorite books with us. From suspenseful thrillers, to impactful non-fiction stories,...

Police Blotter

The following incidents took place within the Team 5 jurisdiction of the City of Charleston Police Department between June 12 and June 27, 2017. Arrest A man was arrested for intoxication at a restaurant on Seven Farms Drive on June 12 just after midnight. The man had not yet settled his tab...