Escaping a Personal Prison
Charleston County Coroner’s Office Takes on the Opioid Crisis right here in West Ashley by Joan Perry | Contributing Writer There have been 15 confirmed unintentional drug-related deaths in West Ashley between January and June of this year. The numbers for Charleston...
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Replacing Riley
The local organization Seniors of West Ashley will host an early-election season Charleston Mayoral Forum Sunday, March 8 at 3:30 p.m. at the Jewish Community Center, located at 1645 Raoul Wallenberg Blvd. County Councilmember Colleen Condon, who represents West...
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 Treasure Trove of Stories
The Dec. 19 West Ashley Flashback column was a random collection of questions, bits and pieces of stories, and perspectives from my research of the modern 20th century history of St. Andrew’s Parish. The last sentence of this column read: “One liners or paragraphs?...
Better Than They Have To Be
After several weeks and dozens of nominations — each one worthy of recognition — the West Of editorial department again had the daunting task of selecting 15 folks who sacrificed their time and energy to make West Ashley a better place to live, work, and play in 2014....
Christmas Burglars Busted
DNA extracted from evidence recovered at the scene of a burglary at a Locksley Drive residence on Christmas Day 2013 have led to the arrest of one suspect late last month, while the second suspect was nabbed recently by City of Charleston Police officers. The evidence...
Beyond the Fields
In recognition of Black History Month, Middleton Place will host a special presentation of Spiritual Songs with Dr. Naima Johnston-Bush at Eliza’s House, an 1870 freedman’s cabin, at 12-3 p.m. on Sunday, February 15. Dr. Johnston-Bush’s presentation will focus on the...
Confidence, Courage & Connections
Center for Women will host its Annual Women’s Conference on Thursday, Feb. 26, entitled “Confidence, Courage & Connections.” The event, expected to attract more than 150 attendees, will take place at the newly renovated Towne & County Inn and Suites on...
Remembering The Huck Finn Days
There are storytellers among us that can captivate for hours with rich detail, amazing accuracy, and abundant community knowledge. Bernard Hamilton is one of these storytellers. His story thread begins on the Ravenel property in St. Andrew’s Parish, continues onto 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...
West Ashley Royalty
There was much fanfare last week surrounding West Ashley High School’s annual Mr. and Miss West Ashley Pageant. Held in the school’s auditorium, this year’s pageant featured 34 students competing for the crowns. But in the end, only one male and one female student...
