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DIS Science Fair Winners!

Six Daniel Island School students were recently announced as winners of the Annual DIS Science Fair. Earning the top prize for their grade levels were Asher Western and Turner Orvin, sixth grade; Claudia Rose Perkis and Raena Patel, seventh grade; and Matthew Elliott and William Thrower, eighth...

Berkeley County Schools are 'Common Sense Certified'

The Berkeley County School District has been designated as a “Common Sense Media Certified District for Digital Citizenship” for the 2016-2017 academic year. A total of 26 schools throughout the district achieved this impressive certification, including Daniel Island School, Cainhoy Elementary, and...

Test your knowledge of Daniel Island history!

The Daniel Island Historical Society received some good guesses to the previous trivia question, but unfortunately there are no winners to announce as part of this week’s contest. Try out your knowledge on the new DIHS trivia question below. We have some big hints! Here is the question that...

DI News History - May 18, 2017

TEN YEARS AGO - Will Daniel Island get a YMCA? In the May 17, 2007 issue of the Daniel Island news, it was reported that a flagship YMCA facility would be coming to the Charleston region and could possibly land on Daniel Island. Craig Schmitt, senior program director for the YMCA of Greater...

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...

Charleston's Board of Zoning Appeals-Site Design tackles DI agenda items

Charleston is a city defined by two things: its charm and its location as the heart of the South Carolina Lowcountry. The beautiful, moss-strewn Live Oak trees, the seemingly endless marshes and creeks, the peninsula itself, surrounded by the embrace of a naturally-deep harbor and flanked by a...

'Spies in the family'

It is a story that could easily play out in an episode of “Homeland” on Netflix, “The Americans” on F/X or in any number of intrigue-filled spy dramas on the big screen these days. A Russian spy turns to provide secrets to the United States, while working with a CIA agent based in India. Together,...

Annual 'Golf Ball' to benefit ECCO

East Cooper Community Outreach (ECCO) will hold its 5th Annual “Golf Ball” this month with two fundraising events to benefit local families in financial distress. Presented by the Medical University of South Carolina, ECCO’s 2017 Gala, dubbed “A Night to Shine,” will take place at 7 p.m. on...

The best catch of all

As summer approaches, the waterways will become increasingly more crowded. Being on the water (even if you are not fishing) is great fun. However, heavy boat traffic can negatively impact fishing. So, in the summer, I tend to fish very early in the morning or late in the evening. This keeps me out...

Biggest ship ever to visit East Coast coming to Wando Welch Terminal

Wide, deep channels and big-ship infrastructure will earn the South Carolina Ports Authority the desired position as last port of call when the biggest ship ever to visit the U.S. East Coast, the COSCO Development, arrives May 13 at Mount Pleasant’s Wando Welch Terminal across from Daniel Island. “...