Good morning, Mount Pleasant.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints–Charleston delivered more than 34,000 pounds of food on Oct.

22 to Lowcountry Food Bank for distribution across the 10 coastal counties the bank serves (part of the America250 America Gives effort).

The Coastal Carolina Fair opens today at 3:00 p.m. in Ladson, offering 11 days of rides + new attractions, plus foods like pickled and Korean corn dogs and Maryland crab cakes.

Organizers say the event raises money for local charities, more than $500,000 last year and $12 million over 20 years.

Salted Melon signed a lease for a (3,900 sqft) standalone building at Coleman Blvd. and Erckmann Dr. and will open in spring 2027.

The chain also leased (3,200 sqft) at Hillcrest in Sandy Springs and plans to open that location in fall 2027.

Trident Technical College was awarded a $2.99 million, five-year Title III grant to build career pathways and expand advising, curriculum, transfer and work-based learning starting in October, and it plans a centralized Career and Transfer Center to open in June 2028 (project director Dr. Yolanda Bland).

Oakbrook Elementary opened a Google-funded $240,000 STEAM Innovation Lab with hydroponics, 3D printing, robotics, ActiveFloor movement learning, tactile STEM boards, and immersive storytelling to give hands-on STEAM experiences, and it will serve every student through scheduled classroom rotations with Charleston Southern University evaluating the program.

Town Design Review Board on Wednesday delayed approval of proposed signage for 54 Smoke and Vape (0.2 miles from Moultrie Middle School), ordering revisions to colors and architectural continuity.

Town Council will consider the full vape shop proposal at a specially called meeting on Monday, Nov. 2 at 1:15 p.m.

A new state law now requires restaurants to say on menus or signs whether their shrimp is local or imported after the Truth in Shrimp Labeling Act took effect, and local shrimpers say the rule should help them compete with imports.