FOCUS: Charleston Currents publishes final issue

Staff reports  |  Charleston Currents, a weekly publication that focuses on good news about the Lowcountry, is publishing its final issue today after more than 13 years and 650 weekly issues.

“It’s been a great run, but now that we also publish the Charleston City Paper, it’s time to focus efforts on continuing to improve its local news and feature story offerings,” said publisher Andy Brack. “Since purchase of the City Paper two years ago, many of the weekly sections in Charleston Currents have also been published in the the City Paper.  Now it’s time to consolidate these efforts.”

For example, Brack’s weekly column is published every Friday in Statehouse Report and over the weekend in the City Paper.  If you enjoy the Currents’ News Briefs section, you can find five stories every morning in the City Paper’s email newsletter of daily headlines.  (Sign up for CP newsletters for free.)

One of the Currents’ most popular features, Mystery Photo, will continue online at the City Paper every Monday starting at the first of the year. 

“Readers love the Mystery Photo.  Not only do we offer interesting pictorial views of the Charleston area, but we frequently get reader submissions that try to stump fellow readers.  If you have a submission starting January 1, send it to mystery@charlestoncitypaper.com.”

Brack said he appreciated the support through the years of underwriters who have made publication of the Currents possible.

“It’s been a great ride and we appreciate the help through the years of past editors Ann Thrash and Marcia Guerard as well as contributors Marjory Wentworth, Michael Kaynard, Kyra Morris, Rob Byko, Michael Kaynard, Fred Palm and others,” Brack said.  “We’ll keep publishing good news in the City Paper to bring together people and foster a renewed sense of community.  Join us online frequently – and pick up the paper every week in one of our hundreds of distribution locations.”

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