News

Embracing change can net good results!

Sometimes, a change is good. Typically, I prefer to fish with flies and lures. However, my friend, Donna Crocker, likes to fish with live shrimp. So, when we fish together, a coin flip determines which method we will use. On this fishing trip, I lost the coin toss. We launched the skiff late in the...

Honeycomb Cafe's Artist of the Month: DI resident Julie Blough

For the month of July, Honeycomb Cafe is featuring the sand art of Daniel Island resident Julie Blough. A veteran of the Navy who hails from California, Blough and her family relocated to South Carolina in 2010, ultimately making Daniel Island their home last year. Blough enjoys walking Daniel...

DI teens to perform in 'Beauty and the Beast' production this weekend

The Disney classic “Beauty and the Beast” is coming to the Mount Pleasant-based Footlight Players Theatre this weekend - and several Daniel Island teens will be among those hitting the stage for the production. Teen company performers who train at Musical Theatre Center (MTC), the Lowcountry’s...

BCSD leaders mourn loss of former District 2 representative Frances Brewer

Longtime education advocate Frances Brewer, who once represented Daniel Island in District 2 on the Berkeley County School Board, has passed away. Berkeley County School District (BCSD) leaders and educators reported in a press release they are “deeply saddened” to learn of the loss of the former...

PSES/PSMS 'Iron Horses' see successful first year

Building a family among staff and creating a “positive school culture” between students, teachers, parents and the community were two main goals that the Philip Simmons Elementary and Middle Schools surpassed in their inaugural year, according to Principals Dr. Karen Whitley and Anthony Dixon....

DI News History - July 20, 2017

TEN YEARS AGO - Golf cart rules The July 19, 2007 issue of The Daniel Island News featured an article about golf cart rules. Sgt. Steven Scholz, the administrative sergeant for Daniel Island-based Team 5 of the City of Charleston Police Department at the time, provided us with a copy of the South...

Residents urged to prepare for above average hurricane season

June 1 marked the beginning of the Atlantic hurricane season and with predictions of higher than normal activity, the Berkeley County Emergency Disaster Preparedness (BCEDP) office is taking extra steps to ensure the safety of those in the area. “We continually improve our preparedness and...

Animal attack sparks coyote conversation among DI residents

What appeared to be a small animal attack on the back porch of a Daniel Island home on June 30 sparked some concerns on social media about coyote sightings. Island resident Kristin Lysik explained that her husband discovered bloodied stairs, a screen and other damage on their porch just after 10 p...

Land use and zoning activities on Daniel Island

Below are issues being brought before the various City of Charleston boards and committees that are specific to land use and zoning on Daniel Island. For more information on any of these proposed actions, visit dineighborhoodassociation.org (click on Land Use and Zoning Activity). All of the...

Reward increased in case of missing Huger man

A reward set up by Crime Stoppers of the Lowcountry for information on the whereabouts of a missing Huger man has been increased from $1000 to $4500. Crime Stoppers made the announcement via a press release on July 7, attributing the jump in funds to “the wonderful collective donations of Huger,...