IN THIS EDITION
FOCUS: Grad students revel in everything Charleston
COMMENTARY, Brack: State is awash in big spending
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: SCIWAY
NEWS BRIEFS: Charleston Forum to kick off 2021 series on June 22
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
MYSTERY PHOTO: Take a walk in these shoes
CALENDAR: From Coffee with the Mayor to concerts
Staff reports | More than five inches of the rain that drenched the Charleston peninsula Saturday caused traffic snarls Sunday as floodwaters had no place to go — even after the rain stopped.
As of 12:15 p.m. Sunday, 17 roads were closed due to flooding throughout the city, according to Charleston police. Thigh-high waters were reported in the Hospital District, and several cars were stalled throughout the peninsula. By early afternoon, streets started reopening, including the Septima Clark Parkway, also known as the “Crosstown.”
Charleston officials said street-sweeping and grounds crews worked Sunday to clean up waste that accumulated after the storm. Stormwater crews also cleared debris from storm drains and will work Monday to identify remaining blockages.
By Andy Brack, editor and publisher | Tailgaters deserve a special place in hell.
Not the folks who enjoy a beer and a brat in a parking lot party at a football game. But the selfish drivers who sneak into your rearview mirror and perch one car length off your bumper as you’re sailing down the interstate at 70 mph.
Staff reports | Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Greenville Monday to kick off a national “Month of Action” tour to get more Americans vaccinated against COVID-19. She is expected to deliver remarks at 12:15 p.m. at an event at the Phillis Wheatley Community center.
Hey, boaters? Recognize this? A reader writes that he recently got stuck on his boat on a South Carolina river. So what better to do than snap a picture of this cool bridge. Where is it? Send your best guess to editor@charlestoncurrents.com. And don’t forget to include your name and the town in which you live. And if you’ve got a clever mystery photo for our readers, send it to the same address (Try to stump us!)
Our previous Mystery Photo: Last week’s mystery, “Looks religious,” was a picture sent in by Thomas Jacobsen of Sitka, Alaska. It shows an old ice house that was part of Bleak Hall Plantation and is now at Botany Bay Plantation Heritage Preserve and Wildlife Management Area on Edisto Island.
Staff reports | Party at The Point, a long-beloved Happy Hour concert series is back for its 20th season this year on Friday evenings next month starting July 2. The series, which features bands like the Dubplates and three tribute bands, is the area’s longest-running happy hour concert series, now back after a year off thanks to the pandemic.
IN THIS EDITION
FOCUS: Rain inundates Charleston, closing 17 streets midday Sunday
COMMENTARY, Brack: Give special treatment to tailgaters
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Magnolia Plantation and Gardens
NEWS BRIEFS: Harris to be in Greenville Monday for vaccination tour kickoff
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
MYSTERY PHOTO: Cool bridge
CALENDAR: Party at The Point returns with five July shows
Staff reports | What do these five names have in common — Nifty Lifty, Sir Lift-A-Lot, No Crane No Gain, South Craneolina and The Reel Steel?
Answer: They’re the new names of five big ship-to-shore cranes at the S.C. Ports Authority’s Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal in North Charleston.
Each of the cranes was named as part of a “Name the Cranes” contest with area elementary students in third to fifth grades. The winners represent five schools and four municipalities, including two schools in North Charleston, which is where Leatherman Terminal is located, according to the ports.
“South Carolina Ports enjoys partnering with local schools to engage students and connect them to our operations and workforce. Our Names the Cranes contest is a really special way for students to connect with the port,” said Barbara Melvin, chief operating officer of SC Ports.
By Andy Brack, editor and publisher | The number of new South Carolina cases of people getting COVID-19 has dropped significantly with 122 new cases one recent day, 71 new cases the day before. Daily deaths across the state have dropped from the double digits to just a few. The percentage of positive tests is now below 5 percent, the magic number indicating the disease is being managed.
Staff reports | A plan to restart a defunct South Carolina nuclear facility near Aiken with a new mission has safety advocates worried about tons of new nuclear waste in a state with a checkered radioactivity record.
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