The Latest Breaking News from Charleston County

South Carolina to pair 102-acre nature preserve with 50 affordable homes on Johns Island

A new initiative on Johns Island will transform the Humbert Woods property for community benefit. The plan involves protecting 97 acres for conservation and using five acres for affordable housing. Sea Island Habitat for Humanity will build a 50-home community for local families earning below 80% of the area median…

The Times of India · Sep 30

‘Prime suspect’ in wife’s 2012 disappearance is arrested in connection to another cold case homicide

Robert William McCaffrey Jr., a 54-year-old from Manteo, North Carolina, has been arrested in connection with the 1990 murder of Lisa Marie McBride in New Jersey

The Independent UK · Apr 15

South Carolina’s 1st District must be redrawn after court rules it discriminates against Black voters

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A portion of South Carolina’s congressional map unconstitutionally discriminates against Black voters and must be redrawn, a three-judge panel ruled Friday.

Tribune News Service · Jan 6, 2023