Dec 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
Shem Creek has always been a working creek. It fed the Sewee Indians and ferried the father of our country safely across the harbor. It powered sawmills and rice mills and pumped money into Mount Pleasant’s economy with each net of shrimp the trawlers hauled to the...
Oct 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Mount Pleasant Way project is a proposed network of connected multi-use paths intended for non-motorized users that will link key portions of the Town including recreation facilities, parks, schools, neighborhoods, commercial zones, etc. The intent of this network...
Sep 2, 2020 | Uncategorized
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCSC) – For the first time, Mt. Pleasant students will have a second high school serving them this school year, helping relieve overcrowding at Wando High School. Lucy Garrett Beckham High School opens to ninth and tenth graders on...
Aug 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
If Charleston, SC and its surrounding regions can be defined by a single artistic and functional item, it would have to be the sweetgrass basket. Handcrafted from natural materials, these Lowcountry baskets are woven into elaborately beautiful and functional works of...
Aug 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
A new restaurant has opened in East Cooper, replacing an existing eatery in The Market at Oakland. ELEVEN81 opened earlier this month at the north Mount Pleasant shopping center with the same owners, but a new focus, look and menu, the business said in a news release....
Jul 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
Many Mount Pleasant residents found some degree of solace and escape from the coronavirus pandemic — at least for a few hours — on area golf courses. As Josh Sens wrote on Golf Magazine’s website: “Golf is a boon for the common good (and for both mental and physical...
Jul 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
We have the very best schools in Charleston County and to prove our point, there will now be a Coast Guard program at Lucy Beckham High School! It is one of the first Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) programs in the nation will be established...
Jun 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
Ten months ago, the National Medal of Honor Heritage Center announced a land-side museum would be slated for July 4, 2023. That timeline is still on track and there have been new developments. The estimated $45 million museum has a $3 million pledge from the Town of...
May 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
If you’re thinking of buying a new or secondary home, or possibly refinancing your current one, now is the time when it comes to mortgage rates. “Mortgage interest rates are historically low and we’re in a great market for home value appreciation,” said branch manager...
Apr 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
The 32nd Annual Blessing of the Fleet & Seafood Festival is one of the most highly anticipated events of the year! The festival pays tribute to Mount Pleasant’s local shrimping and fishing industry, offering a boat parade, live music, craft show and lots of free...
