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Changing conditions necessitate angler adjustments

For the next few weeks, changing conditions will make fishing a bit more challenging. The increasing passage of cold fronts and dropping water temperatures have the fish transitioning into their winter habits. During the transition, it can be difficult to determine where the fish will be and what...

East Cooper Meals on Wheels receives new 2018 Subaru Outback

East Cooper Meals on Wheels has won a 2018 Subaru Outback from Subaru of America Inc. On Nov. 16, Crews Subaru of Charleston presented the Mount Pleasant-based nonprofit with the vehicle as part of the annual “Share the Love” event, a national effort that donates to causes in the local community....

DI News History - November 30, 2017

Ten Years Ago – Terry Haas co-host of HGTV show The Nov. 29, 2007 issue of The Daniel Island News featured an article about new Daniel Island resident Terry Haas, then a host on the hit HGTV show “Designed to Sell.” As part of the show, Haas and other experts in the field helped homeowners get...

Ring in the season at the Daniel Island Holiday Festival

Tis the season to be jolly on Daniel Island! This weekend, the Annual Daniel Island Holiday Festival comes to town with plenty of merry-making opportunities for the whole family. On Saturday, December 2, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Volvo Car Stadium/Family Circle Tennis Center will be transformed...

Charleston Basket Brigade feeds 21,000 people for Thanksgiving

katie@thedanielislandnews.com Hundreds of eager volunteers gathered at the Charleston Area Convention Center to pack Thanksgiving meal boxes for the 10th annual Charleston Basket Brigade on Tuesday, Nov. 21. Exhibit Hall C, which is provided for free by the convention center, was buzzing with...

Christmas on the Creek!

Several Daniel Island Park properties on Ralston Creek have decked their halls in the spirit of the season, while raising money for a good cause. The first ever “Christmas on the Creek” event will be held on Saturday, Dec. 9 to generate support for the St. Clare of Assisi Catholic Church building...

#MeToo: A local look at the nation’s sexual assault problem

katie@thedanielislandnews.com During the summer of 2016, a young woman from Daniel Island attended a party in Daniel Island Park where there was underage drinking taking place. Things would later get out of hand, the woman recently told police, when a male at the party allegedly forced her to have...

DI’s Mike Ferrara pens sequel to ‘Land of the Million Elephants’

“The Sons of Lubyanka” by Michael Ferrara of Daniel Island is now out for the public to enjoy. This is the sequel to “The Land of the Million Elephants,” which was an exciting read and now we get to follow some of those characters, such as Brick Autry and Mark Knight, along with a cast of new...

Over 100 students in grades five through eight will take part in ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’.

DIS to present ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’

The childhood classic “A Charlie Brown Christmas” is coming to Daniel Island School this holiday season. Over 100 students in grades five through eight will take part in the production, under the direction of DIS teacher and choral/drama director Lauren Canfield. The cast includes Chase Roberts as...

Gone but not forgotten

In the stillness of the crisp morning air, they stood around the perimeter of the Daniel Island Commemorative Park – their hearts carrying the weight of what was lost. At times, the emotion of it all was hard to contain. “We’re gathered here today to remember and honor the lives cut too short, of...