Staff reports | Charleston County is the oldest No Kill Community for dogs and cats in the Southeast, as Charleston Animal Society said last week in a release celebrating eight years as a No Kill Community.
Here’s an interesting Charleston-area wall. 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.
Our previous Mystery Photo: Our Jan. 25 photo, “Close-up mystery,” is what we think of the House of Aaron — Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium where slugger Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s home run record in 1974.
Staff reports | Nature lovers, hunters and conservationists can bid on Lowcountry experiences and products as part of the For the Love of the Lowcountry Auction benefiting Lowcountry Land Trust. On the auction block are a pheasant shoot in Jasper County, a custom oil dog portrait, fly-fishing instruction, various hunting trips and more.
Staff reports | State lawmakers may spend more than $200 million to help with vaccine distribution and build up vaccine distribution capacity in South Carolina, The State newspaper reported Friday. According to a resolution in the House Ways and Means Committee, lawmakers would appropriate $108 million from the state’s Contingency Reserve Fund …
This is a photo of something outside of South Carolina once visited by many in-state residents. Just look at recent headlines and you should figure out why it is this week’s Mystery Photo. Send your best guess to editor@charlestoncurrents.com. And don’t forget to include your name and the town in which you live.
Our previous Mystery Photo: Our Jan. 18 photo, “Empty field,” shows where a new library is supposed to be built and ready for readers by now. The old library, which continues to be used, is the cramped brick building at the right as the old Navy Hospital looms in the background.
IN THIS ISSUE
FOCUS: New Alterman book is joyful look of past and present
COMMENTARY, Brack: DHEC has trouble walking, chewing gum in pandemic
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: S.C. Ports Authority
NEWS BRIEFS: Expediting vaccine rollout
FEEDBACK: Charleston really does have bad drivers
MYSTERY PHOTO: Close-up mystery
CALENDAR: Perfect time of year to see birds at Caw Caw
Staff reports | The state is shifting its efforts from containment of COVID-19 to community mitigation to slow the spread of the disease as case numbers set new records in recent weeks the state announced Thursday. It’s not clear why mitigation efforts weren’t an earlier priority.
Here is an empty urban field somewhere in Charleston County that isn’t supposed to be empty. Where is it and what is supposed to occupy this space? Send to editor@charlestoncurrents.com. And don’t forget to include your name and the town in which you live.
Our previous Mystery Photo: Our Jan. 11 photo, “In stereo,” showed stereoscopic photos of the war-damaged sally port of Fort Moultrie in 1865.
IN THIS EDITION
FOCUS: Kick addiction of racism with King’s prescription
COMMENTARY, Brack: Mind-numbing, time-wasting abortion bill on table again
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: SCIWAY
NEWS BRIEFS: State shifts to coronavirus mitigation
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
MYSTERY PHOTO: Empty field
CALENDAR: From MLK brunch to art display
By Samantha Connors | Charleston may be home to some of America’s most dangerous drivers, according to the insurance shopping service Insurify How bad? Fifth worst in the country.
With more people traveling by car this past holiday due to the pandemic, Insurify sought to identify areas with the country’s worst drivers and encourage greater caution.
By reviewing the 2.9 million driver applications in the company’s database, analysts catalogued cities with the highest proportion of drivers with a record of an at-fault accident, driving under the influence or a speeding ticket — or a combination of the three.
Here’s how the Holy City stacked up against the national average, according to Insurify:
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