May 2, 2014
Earlier this month 41 teams competed in the third annual Charleston Challenge SeaPerch Competition. This event showcased the skills of building Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) and testing their ability to complete specialized underwater tasks. The building of the...
Apr 9, 2014
One month and some change. That’s what it has come down to for J. Edward Shealy, the director of bands at West Ashley High School. Shealy is synonymous with marching bands and the West Ashley area. Now after 33 years of teaching music and directing bands, the Maestro...
Apr 2, 2014
When West Of last interviewed young Tyler Nelson in 2012 he was a budding wrestling talent. Wrestling at 55 pounds, Tyler had just won the state title in only his first year of real organized wrestling. People began to notice that Tyler had a knack for the sport, a...
Apr 2, 2014
All Tamara Avery wants is what’s best for her five-year-old son, Tripp, and if that ends up helping all of West Ashley, then all the better. When it came time to enroll Tripp in kindergarten, Tamara and her husband, a local member of law enforcement, wanted to send...
Apr 2, 2014
Ashley River Creative Arts Elementary School welcomed noted author Claudia Cornett to its campus for the public launching of her just-released book, “Creative Meaning through Literature and the Arts.” The book is already used widely by many universities and in other...
Mar 19, 2014
West Ashley High School’s boys’ track team is viewing this season as more of a distance race than a sprint. The season kicked off recently when WAHS hosted the Sandlapper Track and Field classic at Wildcat stadium. It was a good showcase for area runners as they get...
