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A spiffy new skiff brings fresh adventures

On Monday, I took delivery of my new skiff, a Salt Marsh Heron, in Fort Pierce, Florida. On Tuesday, Elliott and I launched the skiff for the first time. Our plan was to quietly pole the shallows and target Redfish on the fly. Conditions were perfect, sunny and warm with clear water and calm winds...

DI News History - November 9, 2017

TEN YEARS AGO – Carnes Crossroads planned for Berkeley County The feature article in the Nov. 8, 2007 issue of The Daniel Island News highlighted an announcement from the Daniel Island Company of its intent to develop the 2,300 acres at the intersection of highways 17A and 176 known as Carnes...

Off the beaten path...Cainhoy Plantation charts new course

(Editor’s Note: This story is part 1 in a series of articles The Daniel Island News is preparing on the new Cainhoy Plantation community, a 9,000 acre tract that is now in its beginning stages of development. In future issues, we will explore the environmental factors influencing planning for the...

'Making democracy work'

When Daniel Island resident Connie Dittrich first joined the League of Women Voters of the Charleston Area (LWVCA) four years ago, she hoped to gain an understanding of the issues of today and how she can help make a difference. Through the organization and with the help of her fellow members,...

Land use and zoning activities on Daniel Island

These are the 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...

S.C. Department of Education releases assessment results

Recent assessment results from the South Carolina Department of Education (SCDOE) for the South Carolina College-and Career-Ready Assessments (SC READY) and the South Carolina Palmetto Assessment of State Standards (SCPASS) revealed that Berkeley County Schools appear to be on par with other...

BEHS to present ‘The Legend of Sleepy Hollow’

The Bishop England High School Drama Club will present “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” on Nov. 10 and 11, from 7 to 8:45 p.m. In the quaint village of Sleepy Hollow, stories of wonder and strangeness surround the legend of a mighty headless Hessian. When the humble schoolteacher Ichabod Crane vies...

Iron Horses STEAM ahead with new projects

NEW PLAYGROUND HITS A HIGH NOTE WITH STUDENTS! The Philip Simmons Elementary School (PSES) playground received an exciting addition on Friday, Oct. 13. Current first grade students at PSES spent the last few months of their kindergarten year taking part in a STEAM-based project that explored using...

What's happening at the Daniel Island Library in November?

“FAITH, POLITICS & IDENTITY IN THE MODERN WORLD” Thursdays (through Nov. 16) from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Despite the rise of secularism in the West and militant atheism in the Soviet Union and China, religion has survived and displayed surprising power in societies throughout the world. In a...

Friends of the Daniel Island Library dedicate new reading garden

What started as a request for an outside bench to give visitors to the Berkeley County Library on Daniel Island a place to sit and read has blossomed into a charming reading garden sanctuary thanks to efforts by the Friends of the Daniel Island Library. All of the organization’s handiwork was...