Johns Island News

Helping Out highlights some of the many charitable events and activities going on in the Charleston area.

Charleston County Superintendent Nancy McGinley earned her highest marks ever from the district's teaching force this year, according to a recent survey by the Charleston Teacher Alliance.

Haut Gap Middle School eighth-graders toured the College of Charleston campus, including the John Rivers Communication Museum on Tuesday.

A 19-year-old Charleston man was arrested Tuesday in connection with a fatal shooting and beating last week during a robbery of two Horry County brothers on Johns Island, according to court documents.

Charleston County Council tonight will decide whether to take the next steps toward a controversial financing plan for infrastructure improvements for the Beach Company's Kiawah River Plantation development on Johns Island.

It's midmorning at Goodwill's new Job Link Center on Johns Island; four to five people are in class to help them become or remain eligible to receive food stamps as they job search.

A North Charleston woman has been arrested and two men are wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of one man and the beating of his brother last week on Johns Island.

It could be early June before the State Ports Authority can close the on-again off-again sale of its Port of Port Royal property near Beaufort.

In 1998 Victoria was named Assistant News Director/Reporter for the Myrtle Beach bureau and in 1999 became News Director.

Rescuers and police crews prepare to search around a boat at St. Johns Yacht Club, where 54-year-old Charles Fernell went missing late Wednesday.

One man was found with a fatal gunshot wound and another male victim was severely beaten during a confrontation that involved a traffic crash late Wednesday night.

Heavy overnight rainfall has caused havoc on Charleston-area roads, closing one main thoroughfare and causing outages to traffic lights.

Since 1959, some of the city's most lovely and noteworthy private residences have been chosen by the Preservation Society of Charleston for historic markers.

Goodwill Industries of Lower South Carolina has opened the Johns Island Job Link Center to offercareer coaching, job training and other employment services.

A severe thunderstorm warning was in effect until 4:45 p.m. for eastern Berkely County, Charleston County and extreme southeastern Dorchester County.

Tryouts for the 2012 American Legion Post 147 Senior League baseball team will be held May 14, 15, and 16 at the James Island Charter High School Baseball facility located at 1000 Ft.

Many Charleston County courthouse candidates cruise to new terms without opposition, but that's far from the case with the auditor's post this year.

Wayne Koeckeritz, owner of Food Waste Disposal, uses a shovel to get the last of a load of food waste and other composables out of his truck at the Bee's Ferry Landfill.

Septima Poinsette Clark was an educator and civil rights activist. Her own experience of racial discrimination fueled her pursuit of equality through literacy.