Good morning, Mount Pleasant.

The Mount Pleasant Chamber of Commerce has launched Leadership Mount Pleasant, a new community leadership initiative designed to bring together local business & civic leaders.

The inaugural cohort of 25 participants will engage in eight interactive sessions at varied local sites beginning in January 2027.

John Tiller, a retired financial planner originally from Florence now living near Avignon, attended the Rotary Club meeting (July 15) in Mount Pleasant with his son, a high school senior.

He joined as a guest of his father Randolph Tiller.

Young Moms Together announced Daniela Lanigan and Ashton Robbins joining its Board of Directors.

The new leaders bring risk analytics and global sales expertise — boosting support for young mothers and their children in the Lowcountry.

The Charleston Museum will host the 'Remember the Ladies' talk on July 18 from 10 a.m. to noon, where historians will discuss colonial women’s roles during the American Revolution (including Eliza Lucas Pinckney, Rebecca Brewton Motte, and Susannah Smith Elliott) in honor of the U.S. 250th birthday.

Salvage crews finished the first phase on Monday by removing fuel from a crane that collapsed into the Cooper River near Pier G, and the Coast Guard has approved plans to lift the wreck while keeping a 100-yard safety zone.

Mariners should use caution as shipping resumes & recovery continues.

County officials receive an update on the progress of the Housing Our Future Trust Fund + rapid rehousing initiative at today's Special Housing Committee meeting.

The fund, supported by state accommodations tax and Airbnb settlement funds, will finance four projects that create 184 affordable and workforce units.

On June 9, 63-year-old Kathleen Wilson, a Charleston marathon swimmer, swam 22.4 miles in seven hours from Cozumel to mainland Mexico despite facing raw sewage and rotten Sargassum grass along her course.

She has competed in long-distance swims for 29 years and shows no signs of stopping.

The South Carolina Stingrays announced its promotional schedule (2026-27) featuring dozens of theme nights and events; fans will enjoy creative attractions at games throughout the season in Mount Pleasant.