Here's your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 4th of June.
Good morning, Mount Pleasant.
WakeUp Carolina has expanded its Veteran peer-support program Serving Those Who Served to Mount Pleasant after its success in Moncks Corner.
Veteran Bryan Turner will lead weekly Wednesday meetings at 6 p.m. for local Veterans to connect and discuss mental health, recovery, and available community resources.
The Lowcountry Food Bank will offer free, nutritious summer meals for children as part of its Summer Lunchbox program at day camps, partner pantries, public libraries and faith organizations beginning June 8 until Aug.
7. Meals will be prepared in Charleston’s Zucker Family Production Kitchen and include shelf-stable options to serve rural areas.
SC Tenant Union, a group fighting for affordable housing since the pandemic, helped tenants in Ferndale secure a $70,000 relocation deal & supported passage of an Eviction Record Sealing Bill that will remove past eviction records from public indexes starting Jan.
1 in Charleston and nearby areas.
Mount Pleasant officials are reviewing the wild west parking lots at Shem Creek (a mix of public and private spaces with different fees and towing rules) and estimate ownership checks will cost $10,000 to $15,000.
The committee will meet in July to discuss third-party parking options.
On Tuesday night, Brady Marget hit a game-tying double and scored the winning run on a wild pitch as the RiverDogs won 4-3 over the Pelicans at Joseph P.
Riley Jr. Park & earned their third straight win with five walk-offs this season.
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