A New Chapter for Middleton Place
Visionary museum leader Dana Hand Evans takes the helm at Middleton Place Foundation from Staff Reports Last month, Middleton Place Foundation welcomed Dana Hand Evans as the organization’s new President & CEO. Evans, recognized for her visionary leadership,...
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Picking The Right One
Books come from trees, so it makes sense that West Ashley’s next library will find a home in one of three wooded lots near the intersection of Glenn McConnell Boulevard and Bees Ferry Road. On Tuesday evening (after press time) Charleston County Council had an...
Public Invited to Naturalization Ceremony
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal; that they are endowed, by their Creator, with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness …” Those words, drawn from the Declaration of...
Public Input Gathered on Dupont/Wappoo
Last week dozens of West Ashley residents attended workshops and information sessions during a three-day planning exercise at St. Andrews Middle School. The public planning workshop was organized jointly by the City of Charleston and Charleston County planning...
Mug Shots
The following were taken from actual incident reports filed last week by the City of Charleston Police Department. These are not convictions and the names of businesses, complainants, and suspects have been left off to protect the innocent. All suspects are innocent...
Community Supports Pet Food Drive
With the recent public outcry and community support for Caitlyn, the Staffordshire Terrier who sustained serious injuries after having her muzzled was taped shut, there’s no denying that Charlestonians love pets. That’s why it’s no surprise that when Consign...
West Of Takes Flight
With the “Where Is West Of” section located in the front of the paper, West Of has shown up in dozens of countries and been to every continent. Yes, even Antarctica! People have taken the paper to several Major League Baseball fields, the Golden Gate Bridge, the...
Mug Shots
The following were taken from actual incident reports filed last week by the City of Charleston Police Department. These are not convictions and the names of businesses, complainants, and suspects have been left off to protect the innocent. All suspects are innocent...
Saying Goodbye To A West Ashley Legend
This West Ashley Flashback is dedicated to Cecil B. Kearse, who passed away on May 14 at the age of 95. He was a huge presence in St. Andrew’s Parish and influenced the development of the West Ashley community. So many residents trusted in him because of his friendly,...
Deadly West Ashley Shooting
A West Ashley man, Richard Williams, 40, died last week in a driveway near his N. Avalon Circle home in what law enforcement believes may have been a drug deal gone bad. Responding to a report of shots fired, police arrived on the scene last Wednesday afternoon and...
A Life That Mattered
In the early morning hours of March 5, 1968 during Operation ROCK, Private First Class Johnson of Charleston and his 15-man reconnaissance patrol manned an observation post on Hill 146 overlooking the Quan Duc Duc Valley deep in enemy-controlled territory during the...
