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Play it safe at the beach!

Summertime is upon us, which means local beaches have become popular destinations for some fun in the sun! The Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission (CCPRC) operates Folly Beach County Park (FBCP), Isle of Palms County Park (IOPCP), Folly Beach Commercial District (3rd St. West to...

Updated flood insurance rate maps from FEMA released for Berkeley County

Updated Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have been released and can be found at the following link: https://hazards.fema.gov/femaportal/prelimdownload/. These maps will determine the flood insurance premium of homes in Berkeley County,...

Kids can still eat healthy over the summer!

Editor’s Note: Once a month, we pose a question submitted by one of our readers to a local professional or expert regarding parenting issues. For this issue, a reader submitted a question about healthy eating for kids during the summer months. For the answer, we turned to Daniel Island resident and...

Wine and spirits

(Editor’s Note: This is part one of a two-part series on Two Rivers United Methodist Church, which currently meets on Sundays inside Three Lions Pub within the Charleston Battery facilities on Daniel Island.) Two Rivers United Methodist Church services might be the only time religious...

MedTrust Medical Transport successfully completes region's first multiple-facility hurricane evacuation exercise

Hanahan-based MedTrust Medical Transport, a premier provider of ambulance services in the Lowcountry and Grand Strand, successfully completed a hurricane evacuation exercise on Friday, June 15 and Saturday, June 16, 2018. The exercise, named Hurricane Palmetto, provided a real-time test of the...

The jacks are back!

Many years ago, the Lowcountry was considered one of the best jack cravelle fisheries in the nation. As a matter of fact, Charleston Harbor produced a couple of world record jacks. It was an amazing fishery. Since jacks are not much for table fare (they taste awful) pretty much all of the fish were...

The myths and warning signs of suicide - Part 2

(Editor’s Note: Laurie Hubbs first addressed the issue of suicide in last week’s Daniel Island News, offering readers the story behind the staggering number of deaths attributed to suicide each year and sharing what family, friends and community members can do to help. For this edition, she...

DI News History - July 12, 2018

TEN YEARS AGO – Summertime favorites The centerspread in the July 10, 2008 issue of The Daniel Island News was filled with yummy summertime recipe favorites, from ice cream sandwiches to chocolate latte milk shakes. There was also information about how to beat the heat, such as staying hydrated,...

9/11 Heroes Run on Daniel Island to return on Sept. 8

The Travis Manion Foundation will host the 7th annual 9/11 Heroes Run - Charleston on Saturday, Sept. 8 at the Charleston Fire and Police Department on Daniel Island. The annual 5K race will unite the community to remember the nearly 3,000 lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001, as well as to honor our...

McMaster beats Warren for GOP nomination for Governor

After a long campaign, Governor Henry McMaster edged out a victory over political newcomer John Warren on Tuesday, June 26. Despite the primary election two weeks prior, where McMaster scored 42.3 percent of the vote to Warren’s 27.8 percent, Tuesday’s runoff was unexpectedly close. ...