In 2017, the Board of the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) approved the continued use of the controversial Wave Dissipation System (WDS) along South Carolina beachfronts. This approval followed a year-long pilot study by the Citadel,
In December 2016, a pedestrian was struck by a car and killed in a hit-and-run accident while attempting to cross the intersection at Coming Street and Septima P. Clark Parkway. Sadly, this tragic incident marked the third pedestrian fatality at
In August 2016, Dorchester County Mosquito Control sprayed an adulticide over a 15-square mile area via an aerial application. This pesticide, commonly used to control for mosquitoes in the southeast, contains the chemical Naled — a serious threat to bees.
Charleston County voters passed a referendum on November 8th, 2016 for a half-cent sales tax increase to fund road projects, mass transit, and the greenbelt program. The referendum puts the local sales tax rate at 9% — higher than the
About the Project: The intersection of US 17 and Main Road is notoriously plagued by problems. Every day at rush hour the intersection gets snarled in traffic as drivers try to turn left onto Johns Island. This intersection is also
On November 2, 2015, Dorchester County Council’s Planning, Development and Building Committee voted against second reading of the ordinance to remove Districts 3 & 4 from the Historic Overlay. They took this to full Council where it passed unanimously with
Johns Island is the fourth largest island on the east coast of the United States. It is rich with history and natural beauty, but its future is in danger. The Coastal Conservation League seeks to protect Johns Island’s natural environment
Dorchester County legislators have worked to introduce bills, amendments, and provisos at multiple opportunities during multiple session that have routinely proposed to remove coastal protections for 90% of Dorchester County under South Carolina’s Coastal Management Program. If successful, this removal
Captain Sams Spit, a beautiful sandy inlet at the southern end of Kiawah Island, is a highly mobile piece of land. Eroding and accreting regularly, this property is vital to important endangered and threatened wildlife species — including the piping
The I-526 Mark Clark Extension project is officially no more. The S.C. Transportation Infrastructure Bank Board voted unanimously May 2025 to end the three-way funding contract. This is one of the final pieces to affirm the end of this destructive
The Latest… The first phase of the Maybank Highway Improvements, including repaving Maybank Highway and the addition of a 4-foot bike lane is complete. The second phase, involving adding a third lane from the Stono River Bridge to Main Road
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