Honoring our Ancestors
Juneteenth celebrations at Magnolia Plantation & Gardens by Jenny Peterson | News Editor Juneteenth acknowledges the date of June 19, 1865 and the issue of “General Order No. 3,” which informed the people of Texas that all enslaved people were now free. The date...
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A Positive Outlook
Annually Optimist International service clubs around the world host an oratorical contest where participants can practice their leadership skills while competing for a college scholarship. The West Ashley Optimist Club hosted its annual club level event on Thursday,...
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...
Extra, Extra… Read All About It
The Citizens and Southern National Bank of South Carolina announced the opening of their new West Ashley Branch on February 15, 1950. Cecil Kearse was named the assistant cashier and manager of this branch. Business had grown in just two short years under Kearse’s...
Reuniting and It Feels So Good
The year was 1972. Glenn Sojourner, now 60, was graduating from Middleton High School in West Ashley. A brand new Pinto cost less than $3,000 loaded with extras. A pound of ground beef cost less than a dollar. President Nixon had just started to get into real trouble....
Run with the Wild Things
Where do wild things run? At Caw Caw Interpretive Center! The Charleston County Park & Recreation Commission (CCPRC) hosts its third annual Where the Wild Things Run 5K Run and Walk on Saturday, April 25. Nature lovers get a little slice of heaven as they make...
West Ashley Man Arrested For James Island Bank Robbery
A West Ashley man wanted in connection with a bank robbery on James Island on April 11, 2015 is now in custody. Twenty-nine-year-old Yohanan Hezekiah Corder of Lolandra Avenue is charged with entering a financial institution with the intent to steal. He was being held...
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...
A Home For All
A $40-million rehab of an Ashley River Road apartment complex may not just safeguard homes for the working poor, it may also herald a change in city policy regarding affordable housing in West Ashley. Last year, San Diego-based The Hampstead Companies purchased the...
West Ashley Mourns
Two West Ashley residents died last week, garnering statewide and national attention, shocking friends, co-workers, and family. First was Walter Scott, 50, who was shot in the back multiple times by North Charleston police officer Michael Slager after a seemingly...
Mad Hatter Tea Party Comes To Magnolia
On Saturday, April 18, from 1-4 p.m., tri-county families are invited to put on their prettiest or silliest hats, enjoy the beauty of Magnolia Gardens in West Ashley, and remember the importance of playtime together. The event is sponsored by First Citizens, Magnolia...
