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Ten years after a murder in Hollywood, Charleston County investigators are looking for leads.

Ten years after a murder in Hollywood, Charleston County investigators are looking for leads.

On January 10, 2016, 23-year-old Devante Smiley was fatally shot in the parking lot of George’s Bar on Scott White Road in Hollywood, Charleston ...

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The Summerville family fights a medical emergency while waiting months for benefits.

The Summerville family fights a medical emergency while waiting months for benefits.

The Conn family from Summerville, S.C., faces financial devastation after Jason’s stage-four COPD and skin cancer diagnoses. Tammy works full-time plus food delivery gigs, ...

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Pet Helpers requests that the community increase adoptions since it has almost doubled its capacity.

Pet Helpers requests that the community increase adoptions since it has almost doubled its capacity.

Pet Helpers animal shelter on James Island, South Carolina, faces severe overcrowding with 98 animals—more than double their normal capacity of 44—particularly among dogs ...

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Home Again of the Lowcountry Completes 55 Move-Ins in 2025, Setting a Record

Home Again of the Lowcountry Completes 55 Move-Ins in 2025, Setting a Record

Charleston-based nonprofit Home Again marked a record-breaking year in 2025, furnishing homes for people transitioning from homelessness. They served 25 children who entered safe, equipped spaces ...

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Every weekend in January, Patriots Point will host "Pay What You Can" Saturdays.

Every weekend in January, Patriots Point will host “Pay What You Can” Saturdays.

Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, is hosting its annual budget-friendly Pay What You Can Days as a post-holiday family tradition. ...

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Questions are raised by the Confederate Robert E. Lee memorial in Charleston Park.

Questions are raised by the Confederate Robert E. Lee memorial in Charleston Park.

This highway marker, erected in 1947 by the Charleston chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) with a city donation, originally stood ...

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A food truck, a petting zoo, and traders will be present at the James Island market.

A food truck, a petting zoo, and traders will be present at the James Island market.

The Town of James Island hosted a special Friday Town Market on January 9, 2026, featuring a food truck extravaganza at James Island Town ...

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The victim of the fatal Sonic shooting is identified by the coroner.

The victim of the fatal Sonic shooting is identified by the coroner.

Kymani Baker, an 18-year-old from Ladson, was fatally shot while working at a Sonic Drive-In on Dorchester Road in Dorchester County around 8:30 a.m. ...

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A mobile home in North Charleston is destroyed by fire on Friday.

A mobile home in North Charleston is destroyed by fire on Friday.

North Charleston firefighters responded to a mobile home fire on Friday morning, January 9, 2026, in the 4600 block of West Montague Avenue, rendering ...

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Lowcountry jails frequently fail inspections due to a lack of enforcement authority.

Lowcountry jails frequently fail inspections due to a lack of enforcement authority.

Four Lowcountry jails—Berkeley, Colleton, Charleston, and Dorchester counties—have failed South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) inspections every year since 2022 due to overcrowding, understaffing, ...

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