News

Dealing with the wait

What’s your most frustrating traffic intersection to get stuck in on Clements Ferry Road? Point Hope Parkway at Clements Ferry Road after that that ill-timed, what was I thinking, grocery run when Philip Simmons schools let out? Or maybe it’s sitting at the intersection of Beresford...

Proposed 52-lot Thomas Island subdivision to undergo review

Here are the developments before the various City of Charleston boards and committees this week, as well as results, if any, from the prior week’s items specific to Daniel Island and the Cainhoy area. More detailed agendas and results can be found at charleston-sc.gov/agendacenter. ...

DINA meeting on March 19 to review development, ports projects

The Daniel Island Neighborhood Association is set to host its quarterly meeting, updating the community on issues impacting residents. DINA is a volunteer organization formed by residents and the only organization sanctioned in 1998 by the City of Charleston to represent all DI residents. At the...

Military spouse/caregiver scholarships available

Applications are being accepted for the fall 2025 semester for the Hope For The Warriors Military Spouse and Caregiver Scholarship Program, through April 30. Since 2006, Hope For The Warriors has awarded Military Spouse and Caregiver Scholarships twice a year. The nationwide program recognizes and...

Charleston Open partners with Meeting Street Schools

The Credit One Charleston Open announced the selection of Meeting Street Schools as its official nonprofit partner. Meeting Street Schools is a groundbreaking network of four South Carolina schools with a mission of “empowering children with the excellent, life-changing education they deserve." The...

Extra! Extra! She’s got the scoop!

If you’ve ever flipped through The Daniel Island News and smiled at the creative and sometimes unexpected answers in the Kids Say section, you know it’s a reader favorite. Each week, the newspaper’s youngest staff member asks local kids a fun question related to the paper’s theme. Now...

Confessions of a news reporter

Nearly every playdate between the ages of 9 and 12, I pretended to be Barbara Walters or Oprah Winfrey interviewing my friends. Before school, I’d listen to Good Morning America to catch up on who won last night’s American Idol finale or whether Obama had become president, thanks to my mom...

Lacrosse players act fast to prevent DI Park fire from spreading

“Not all heroes wear capes,” Taylor Chisum said. Chisum and his Philip Simmons lacrosse teammates weren’t talking about their thrilling 7-6 overtime victory against St. James High School just hours earlier. Instead, they spotted a fire on their way home to the Parkside community on...

The Roundup: Scams, Real ID, 250th anniversary, and Lowcountry Lowline

Hang up: a rise in telephone scams The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents of a rise in phone scams involving callers posing as law enforcement and demanding payment of a penalty fine for missing jury duty. “Please note that court staff and the Berkeley County Sheriff’s...

DI neighbors dedicate park bench in honor of Chief Reynolds

As the sun dipped behind the Daniel Island homes on Bellona Street on Friday evening, March 7, friends and family of the late City of Charleston Police Chief Luther Reynolds gathered in the park across from the Reynolds’ former family home. Their purpose: to dedicate a new park bench in...