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Coyotes spark concern among residents

Daniel Island resident Amelia Sapowsky was taking the trash out with her brown Pomeranian, Lady, a little over a week ago at Talison Row Apartments, just like any other day. But what she saw next was something that she has not experienced since moving to the island four years ago. “Lady was going...

Recycling center breaks ground

It is only a matter of time until Berkeley County residents will receive recycling services at no additional cost. County leaders joined RePower South (RPS) executives last week to officially break ground on the new Berkeley County Recycling and Recovery Facility, located at 646 Oakley Rd. in...

Six motor vehicles stolen from DI residences

The following cases were taken from City of Charleston Police reports filed with Team 5 on Daniel Island between March 18 and April 17, 2018. This is part one of a two-part report. Part two will appear in next week’s issue of The Daniel Island News. Motor vehicle thefts A BMW was stolen from an...

A Q&A with the POA: What does it take to maintain Daniel Island?

Whether you are a new resident or you have lived on Daniel Island for years, chances are you have spent time enjoying the community’s many public amenities and green spaces. What does it take to keep those areas in tip top shape year-round for the island’s 10,000 plus residents and visitors? For...

Community invited to historic Cainhoy Plantation for ‘Woods & Water River Shindig’

The historic Cainhoy Plantation will be home to the Lord Berkeley Conservation Trust’s first annual Woods & Water River Shindig on May 5. The event, to be held from 4 to 7 p.m., will feature Lowcountry food, an open bar, music by HoneySmoke, and a silent auction of outdoor experiences in the...

NEEDTOBREATHE Classic returns to DI!

Musicians, professional athletes, actors and community members came together for a day of golf at the NEEDTOBREATHE Classic at the Daniel Island Club on Monday, April 23. Although it rained, those in attendance did not let it put a damper on the annual charity event, which was originally started...

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

The following activities will take place during the month of May at the Berkeley County Library on Daniel Island, located at 2301 Daniel Island Drive. For additional information, call (843) 471-2952 or visit www.berkeleylibrarysc.org/locations-and-hours/daniel-island-library. CHILDREN’S STORY TIME...

First annual Cainhoy Maypole Festival to celebrate community

Although Cainhoy area resident Vernelle Dickerson didn’t attend Keith School as a child, she remembers what life was like in this once sleepy and rural part of Berkeley County. As a young girl growing up in Huger in the 1950s, she and others would walk to nearby Charity Church early in the morning...

History-April 26, 2018

TEN YEARS AGO – Bug off, mosquitoes! A hot topic in the April 24, 2008 issue of The Daniel Island News was mosquito management. According to Jeff Cary, manager of Berkeley County’s Mosquito Abatement program, without pest management, Daniel Island would be “uninhabitable.” Mosquitoes have always...

What's in store for Daniel Island's commercial landscape?

New commercial buildings continue to pop up on Daniel Island – some are nearing completion and others are just getting started. According to commercial broker Pete Harper of Lee & Associates, the island’s 1.4 million square feet of office space is currently about 81 percent occupied, leaving...