Good morning, Mount Pleasant.

Heavy traffic was seen on two interstates Tuesday morning as crashes and a broken-down vehicle delayed commuters returning to school and work after the holiday weekend—one crash near the Don Holt Bridge slowed I-526 while a vehicle breakdown atop the Wando River Bridges backed up traffic on I-26.

Montez Desmond Ladson, 26, from Hollywood was arrested on Sept.

2 and charged with leaving the scene of a July 12 hit-and-run that killed Tyler Talley, 41—vehicle parts from a 2015 Infiniti Q50 were recovered and Ladson was booked at the Sheriff Al Cannon Detention Center.

An 84-year-old woman in a Mount Pleasant memory care facility died in late August after another resident grabbed her collar and threw her to the ground — local officials said the Mount Pleasant Police Department now is investigating the death as a crime.

Mount Pleasant Police arrested former Berkeley County deputy Jeffrey Wilson after a victim at Metto Coffee and Tea—on Coleman Boulevard—reported on August 18 that she saw him expose his genitalia from the bottom of his cargo shorts, confront him, and that he later apologized and left; he was subsequently charged with indecent exposure and released on a $5,000 bond.

South Carolina students showed academic progress as SC READY test results revealed improvements in reading and math for grades 3–8, with early-grade scores reaching near 62% proficiency and math meeting 43.9% statewide.

Charleston and other counties recorded record gains—attributed to early literacy interventions and new math initiatives—with officials aiming to boost performance further by 2030.

Three CCSD schools earned top-10 rankings from U.S. News & World Report 2025, with Academic Magnet High School ranking second in the state — 14th in the nation, Charleston County School of the Arts ranking third, and Wando High School ranking eighth.

The Lucy Beckham High School women’s varsity volleyball team beat the James Island Trojans in straight sets on August 26th with scores of 25-22, 25-20 and 26-24.

The Bengals will face Oceanside Collegiate Academy on Sept. 4th before hosting Stratford on Sept. 16th—games that may affect their season standings.