IN THIS EDITION
FOCUS: Time to vote for new Rescue Beer winners
COMMENTARY, Brack: Let’s score victories for America, not just political points
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: SC Clips
NEWS BRIEFS: GOP leaders ignoring pressure for special session on pandemic
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
MYSTERY PHOTO: Tough photo
CALENDAR: Art by Washington, Ayiku-Nartey on display in September
Staff reports | America’s Navy sets sail for Charleston starting today Saturday with a bevy of Navy Week activities through Saturday.
As part of Charleston Navy Week are two free performances by the U.S. Fleet Forces Band at the College of Charleston…
Navy Week is an opportunity for Charleston to embrace the rich naval heritage of the Lowcountry, which has long had a significant Navy presence, particularly prior to the closure of the Charleston Naval Base and Charleston Naval Shipyard in the mid-1990s. One of the local hosts for Navy Week is Navy Rear Adm. Daniel Fillion, who earned a bachelor’s degree in business in 1984 at the College of Charleston.
Staff reports | The Columbus Street Terminal in Charleston will host a March 2 commissioning of the new USS Charleston (LCS 18), an Independence-class littoral combat ship built in Mobile, Ala.
The $440 million ship is a state-of-the-art trimaran designed to go into shallow waters that other ships can’t. Awarded in December 2010, the ship was named by then-Navy Secretary Ray Mabus in January 2015 with Charlotte Riley, wife of former Mayor Joe Riley, serving as the ship’s sponsor. Launched in September 2017, the 418-foot ship with a speed of 44 knots (50.6 mph) was delivered in August 2018. It will be homeported in San Diego, Calif.
IN THIS ISSUE | Dec. 31, 2018
FOCUS: Morris Brown AME to host special Watch Night today at noon
COMMENTARY, Brack: There are so many things I don’t understand
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Magnolia Plantation and Gardens
GOOD NEWS: USS Charleston to be commissioned March 2
FEEDBACK: Do you have any opinions? Send them to us
MYSTERY PHOTO: Is it a castle?
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Columbia College
CALENDAR: Restaurant Week is around the corner
U.S. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus signs a framed poster that shows the new USS Charleston, which he named during a Friday ceremony at the Charleston Maritime Center.
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