Charleston Currents – Skyler Baldwin

I-526 from North Charleston to Mount Pleasant would be widened and replaced under some SCDOT plans | Credit: Flickr user donwest48

FOCUS: Wednesday is last day for public comment on I-526 project

By Skyler Baldwin | The online public information meeting for the Interstate 526 Corridor (I-526) EAST Planning and Environmental Linkages project launched by the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) is ending Dec. 1.

“The 23-mile connection between West Ashley and Mount Pleasant, known as the I-526 Lowcountry Corridor (LCC), has been identified by SCDOT as one of the state’s most congested interstate highways — and it’s among the Department’s top priorities statewide,” reads the project website.

Potential changes could bring more lanes, new technological advancements or other strategies aimed at meeting the growing demand for more capacity on the interstate. I-526 from North Charleston to Mount Pleasant would be widened and replaced under some SCDOT plans.

by Charleston Currents · 11/29/2021 · Comments are Disabled · Focus, Good news

NEW for 10/11: Mattress recycling; Vaccinations; Ariail’s cartoons

IN THIS ISSUE
FOCUS: Bedshred’s recycling keeps mattresses out of landfill
COMMENTARY, Brack: Getting the vaccine is your responsibility to help your community
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: S.C. Ports Authority
NEWS BRIEFS: City Paper’s Ariail is finalist in national cartooning contest
FEEDBACK: Send us your letters
MYSTERY PHOTO: This one might not be so easy
CALENDAR: Musicians to be honored Sunday in Hanahan

by Charleston Currents · 10/11/2021 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue

Photo of this pond at the Willtown tract provided.

FOCUS: Charleston County’s Willtown tract gets permanent protection

By Skyler Baldwin, Charleston City Paper | The Nature Conservancy (TNC) announced Friday that the third-largest undeveloped tract of land in Charleston County is under permanent protection through a conservation easement that supports agricultural, forestry and recreational use.

The Willtown tract, 2,101 acres of undeveloped land, contributes to a 29-mile contiguous corridor of natural habitats for wildlife. The easement will keep the property under private ownership by TNC, promoting conservation and limiting its future development.

“Willtown is a very large property, but the impact of its protection is even larger,” TNC executive director Dale Threatt-Taylor said in a press release.

by Charleston Currents · 05/10/2021 · Comments are Disabled · Focus, Good news

NEW for 5/10: Willtown protected; Death penalty; Best of Charleston

IN THIS EDITION
FOCUS: Charleston County’s Willtown tract gets permanent protection
COMMENTARY, Brack: Reconsider South Carolina’s death penalty
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Magnolia Plantation and Gardens
NEWS BRIEFS: Scott draws two Democratic challengers
FEEDBACK: Send us a letter
MYSTERY PHOTO: Some maritime thing
CALENDAR: Best of Charleston issue to hit the streets Wednesday

by Charleston Currents · 05/10/2021 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue

FOCUS: Group plans to plant 3.3 million trees on Earth Day

By Skyler Baldwin | PowerPlantSC is prepping for what may be a record-setting loblolly pine tree planting event across South Carolina. The group estimates more than 3.3 million trees will be planted throughout the Palmetto State on Earth Day, April 22.

Several state groups have signed on to the event, conceived and directed by global expedition leader and S.C. Floodwater Commission Chairman Tom Mullikin of Camden. PowerPlantSC will involve the Boy Scouts, 4-H Club members, Future Farmers of America, schools and other key partners in the state’s 46 counties.

State leaders including Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette will participate in the statewide effort as well. “We are not only planting and growing trees, but this is about growing our economy and growing our state,” Evette said.

by Charleston Currents · 04/12/2021 · Comments are Disabled · Focus, Good news

NEW for 4/12: Planting trees; Shame of redistricting

IN THIS EDITION
FOCUS: Group plans to plant 3.3 million trees on Earth Day
COMMENTARY, Brack: Redistricting delay is a public shame
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: S.C. Ports Authority
FEEDBACK: Special funds being hijacked for regular responsibilities
MYSTERY PHOTO: In the distance
CALENDAR: Marsalis, septet to bring jazz to Gaillard April 23, 24