In 2021, women made up 17.3 percent of the United States’ active-duty armed forces, totaling 231,741 service members, according to the Department of Defense. Brooke Jackson Kahn is one of them. Kahn, a U.S. Army veteran, comes from a military family. “In my family, if you were a man, you were in the military and if you were a woman then you were a nurse.” Kahn was the … [Read more...]

In February, Bishop England High School hired Logan Hall as its next head football coach. The Laurens native said the clear vision of expectations along with the school’s excellent academic reputation motivated him to accept the position. Hall takes over for John Cantey, who led the team for 16 years and won two state titles. However, Bishop England’s football program has … [Read more...]

The Mount Pleasant community is a place where entrepreneurship flourishes. Shopping locally at small businesses can serve as motivation for anyone aspiring to become an entrepreneur or business owner themselves. Lucas Taylor, owner of Kick It Kicks in Mount Pleasant, had just that experience. A high school graduate of Philip Simmons High School off Clements Ferry Road, … [Read more...]

Two minutes of talking with Sullivan’s Island Chief of Police Glenn Meadows and you will find yourself constantly adjusting between wonder and amazement. He’s only 62 years young and he’s already lived several lives of duty. You might first discover that he was just recently promoted to his new position in February, but before you can even say congratulations, he’ll add that … [Read more...]

More than 40 years ago, the late owner of Boone Hall Plantation, Willie McRae, and the late executive director of the Charleston Restaurant Association, Kathy Britzius, formed a partnership that established the Lowcountry Oyster Festival on the property’s grounds. On June 5, in honor of McRae and Britzius, Charleston Restaurant Foundation presented recycled oyster shells that … [Read more...]

Mount Pleasant is surrounded by water, whether rivers, tidal creeks or lakes. Beaches lie a short drive over the bridges and pools abound. Learning to swim is a critical skill to master no matter where you live, but it takes on even greater significance here. Sometimes, it can be a matter of life and death. That’s why Mount Pleasant Town Councilmember Gary Santos launched … [Read more...]

Throughout the plantation era, literacy for most Blacks was illegal, and even when education was allowed during Reconstruction, there were no resources for teaching children of the emancipated. It wasn’t until 1904, nearly four decades after the Civil War ended, that the doors opened to Long Point Schoolhouse, the first school for Black students in the Snowden … [Read more...]

Every parent remembers the first day that they sent their kid to school. It can be gut-wrenching and anxiety-inducing. When mom Mariesa Eikevik sent her son Mason to school recently, she had no idea the call that she would receive later that day. Mason entered Carolina Park Elementary School like he does every morning and walked into Mrs. Johnnie Williams’ classroom. He … [Read more...]

He hasn’t started counting the days yet, but when the first day of summer arrives, Andy Benke will have stepped down from his longtime role as town administrator with Sullivan’s Island. Benke’s last day will be June 18 and even though he has been with the town’s government since June 2003, he has no intention of retiring to another place since Sullivan’s Island has been his … [Read more...]

Safer communities, tighter school security and better resistance to cybercrime and child trafficking are four issues that Charleston County sheriff candidate Carl Ritchie intends to achieve if elected. Ritchie, a current member of Mount Pleasant Town Council and a 33-year veteran of law enforcement, is making his first bid for sheriff. He has spent the last three decades of … [Read more...]