The Giving Tree(s)
West Ashley becomes home to the state’s first food forest by Joan Perry | Contributing Writer There is nothing as delicious as biting into ripe fruit handpicked from a tree. Nothing. I picked fruit one summer as a teenager and remember it like it was yesterday....
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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...
Return to Ghost Island
“Have you every heard of Ghost Island?” asked Bernard Hamilton, who grew up in Ashleyville. “When I was about 12 years old I took a nighttime boat ride there with my buddies. We left the dock behind Brown Cemetery in a mosquito fleet type boat and rowed ourselves to...
Great Day For a Stroll in the Garden
The American Public Gardens Association (APGA) and its member gardens across the country will observe National Public Gardens Day on Friday, May 8. As APGA members, Magnolia Plantation and Gardens in West Ashley will observe the day by offering a discounted admission....
The Bell Tolls For Thee
A proposed change to start times for public schools in several parts of Charleston County has riled up a fairly negative reaction from a host of West Ashley parents. Earlier this year, the Charleston County School District (CCSD) published a draft proposal to shift...
West Ashley Bank Robbery Suspect Charged With Two Additional Bank Robberies
The West Ashley man accused of robbing the TD Bank at 504 Folly Road on April 11 has been connected to two other bank robberies that occurred Feb. 10 in West Ashley and April 8 on James Island. Yohanan Hezekiah Corder, 29, of Lolandra Avenue was arrested April 16,...
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...
