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Police Blotter - November 22, 2018

The following cases were taken from City of Charleston Police reports filed with Team 5 on Daniel Island between October 24, 2018 and November 13, 2018. FOUND PROPERTY On November 24, a visitor to the City of Charleston Recreation office on Daniel Island found a small bag of marijuana outside of...

New legislation will affect mopeds across South Carolina

A set of new additions to the South Carolina Code of Laws will affect moped drivers across the state. Beginning November 19, the small two-wheeled vehicles will require a license and registration with the Department of Motor Vehicles, in a similar fashion to standard passenger vehicles. Mopeds will...

ECMOW fights social isolation as volunteers and recipients forge friendships

Despite our technologically-connected society, people are lonelier than ever. Nowhere is social isolation and loneliness more evident than among older Americans. According to Meals on Wheels America, one in four seniors live alone. Locally, 72 percent of East Cooper Meals on Wheels’ recipients are...

DI residents 'lunch and learn' about holiday decorating

The stunning scenery of the Crow’s Nest on Daniel Island served as the backdrop for a sold-out holiday decorating demonstration on November 7. The event was presented by the Daniel Island Property Owners Association as part of their “Lunchbox Learning” series. Twenty-two lucky ladies enjoyed a...

DI News History - November 22, 2018

FIFTEEN YEARS AGO In the November 20, 2003 issue of The Daniel Island News, it was announced that for the second consecutive year U.S. Soccer named Blackbaud Stadium (now named the MUSC Health Stadium) as a finalist in its annual “Best Of” awards. The stadium was one of six venues nominated as one...

Mystery Photo - November 22, 2018

In honor of the 15th anniversary of The Daniel Island News, we are bringing back a former favorite feature – the Mystery Photo Contest! Each week, we will print a photo of a scene or object found on Daniel Island. Guess what is depicted in the picture and send your response to mysterypic@...

Can you guess this week’s photo? Enter and win!

Startup Savvy

Small businesses are the most reliable talking point on almost every political candidate’s campaign trail for a reason. It could be a popular trend playing off that famed rugged individualism found in U.S. history, or maybe people are just weary of answering to a supervisor every day. Regardless of...

Nancy Mace and Joe Cunningham score victories at the polls

The precincts are closed, the votes are tallied, and the Lowcountry has spoken. Incumbent Republican Nancy Mace won the House District 99 seat, Democrat Joe Cunningham will be the First Congressional District representative, and Berkeley County voters chose to keep the county-supervisor form of...

‘Dark Star’ and ‘Native Dancer’ street names to move from DI to Cainhoy

It’s been 65 years since “Dark Star” won the Kentucky Derby, but the legacy of the late Harry F. Guggenheim’s prized thoroughbred lives on - in a most unexpected place. On a quiet Daniel Island alley known as Dark Star Lane, behind the homes on Bulline and Doldridge Streets, you won’t find race...