Staff reports | Carolina Day, a special day for remembering a key day of South Carolina’s historical role in the Revolutionary War, will be celebrated June 28. Back in 1776, a British fleet pounded Sullivan’s Island and landed troops to take what is now Fort Moultrie, but were repelled by patriots in what became their first significant victory.
According to the Charleston County Public Library, “If you’ve ever wondered why there’s a palmetto tree on the South Carolina state flag, or why we’re known as the Palmetto State, then you need to hear this story.” You can learn more here, too.
To remember what happened 243 years ago, you can tour Fort Moultrie on Sullivan’s Island or listen to period music in White Point Gardens at The Battery in downtown Charleston as performed by the Charleston Concert Band. The performance is slated to begin at 12:30 p.m.
In other Good News:
Buying land. The folks at Fresh Future Farm in North Charleston will launch a two-month campaign on June 19 (“Juneteenth”) to try to raise $60,000 to buy land they manage and finish with infrastructure improvements for the community operation, which includes a store, tour, food production and more. Learn more here.
Challenge gift succeeds. Back in 2017, local philanthropist Linda Ketner offered a $25,000 challenge gift to the College of Charleston Libraries for a project dedicated to collecting an dsharing stories of the area’s LGBTQ community. The college announced last week that a significant contribution by Charleston literary editor Harriet McDougal combined with more than 20 others allowed the college’s libraries to meet and surpass the challenge goal with more than $53,000 in commitments to the project. Congratulations!
Renovations ahead. The Charleston Visitor Center at 375 Meeting St. will close for interior renovations starting today. A temporary visitor center will operate out of the Best Friend Train Museum, 23 Ann St.
New library cards. The Charleston County Public Library has unveiled three new library cards, including the winning design from the system’s first library card design context. Check it out.
Big money. This isn’t really good news, but it’s important to realize: Statehouse Report correspondent Lindsay Street on Friday reported that South Carolinians pay almost a quarter billion — billion! — dollars in fees to payday and title loan companies with interest rates that can approach 700+ percent. Most of the payers are low-income earners. Take a look and send feedback with any ideas on how to wrangle in this mess.
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