West Ashley Year-In-Review 2023

West Ashley Year-In-Review 2023

After two years of being in a pandemic-induced funk, West Ashley got its groove back in 2023 by Jenny Peterson | Staff Writer Leading into 2024, West Of Free Press took a look back at some of West Ashley’s biggest announcements, news, and shakeups from 2023. What lies...
All Aboard

All Aboard

From trains & film to medicine & cuisine, The Citadel Mall continues to evolve while remaining West Ashley’s stalwart shopping hub by Jenny Peterson | Staff Writer With prominence on hit TV shows like Stranger Things and The Last Of Us, there seems to be a...
Remembering a  Local Legend

Remembering a Local Legend

Family, community mourns the loss of barbecue pioneer Thomas Bessinger Special to West Of Free Press It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Thomas Bessinger, Sr., fondly known as “Tee,” to those who know him well. He peacefully entered into eternal...
Birding in West Ashley

Birding in West Ashley

From the Greenway to County Parks, there are lots of feathered friends to meet by Jenny Peterson | Staff Writer Bird watching increased in popularity during COVID as a safe outdoor activity and more and more people continue to discover the charm of observing and...
Make Way for the “CowFartBus”

Make Way for the “CowFartBus”

Orange Grove Charter School  goes Green(er) with school bus that runs off renewable natural gas by Jenny Peterson | Staff Writer It’s name may be funny, but its mission is sincere.  The “CowFartBus” looks exactly like any other school bus at Orange Grove Charter...
Local Track & Field Stars Shine on the Big Stage 

Local Track & Field Stars Shine on the Big Stage 

Four St. Andrew’s Parks & Playground athletes head to Oregon for the National Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships from Staff Reports It was another great year for the St. Andrew’s Parks & Playground track and field team. It had approximately 70 boys and girls,...

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