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Sheriff's office receives DUI enforcement grant

Submitted by Cameron Easley, Digital Content Director
Wednesday, December 7th, 2011, 4:57pm
Sheriff's office receives DUI enforcement grant

CHARLESTON COUNTY (WCSC) - The Charleston County Sheriff’s Office was recently awarded a $229,833 grant issued by the South Carolina Department of Safety’s Office of Highway Safety which will be used to create a DUI Enforcement Team within the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office.

The grant will fund two full-time deputies, two vehicles and associated equipment. The primary function of the DUI Enforcement Team will be to prevent and reduce collisions, injuries and fatalities by conducting proactive DUI measures. These measures include enforcement, education and participating in Sober or Slammer campaign activities throughout the year.

The grant will be a three-year allocation that will put extra deputies on the street with the expressed objective of targeting roadway DUI drivers.

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Officials host public info session on faulty bridge

Submitted by Cameron Easley, Digital Content Director
Thursday, October 6th, 2011, 10:41am
Officials host public info session on faulty bridge

JOHNS ISLAND (WCSC) - SCDOT officials will hold a public information session tonight to discuss plans for the structurally deficient bridge over Hoopstick Creek.

Officials are considering replacing the Bohicket Road bridge, which goes over the creek between Plow Ground Road and Maybank Highway, but they want to solicit opinion from residents first.

The meeting will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at St. John's High School on Main Road.

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Patriotic bike ride

Submitted by Cameron Easley, Digital Content Director
Monday, July 4th, 2011, 8:03am
Patriotic bike ride

There will be a Patriotic Bike Parade today at 4:30 p.m.

Patriots of all ages are encouraged to join in the parade on bikes, skates, roller blades, or by foot. Bike decorating begins at 4:30 p.m., while the parade starts at 5:15 p.m. from Sea Forest Drive at East Beach Village.

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Patriotic bike ride

Submitted by Jenna Teats, Web Intern
Tuesday, June 28th, 2011, 2:03pm
Patriotic bike ride

There  will be a Patriotic Bike Parade this Monday, July 4 at 4:30 p.m.

Patriots of all ages are encouraged to join in the parade on bikes, skates, roller blades, or by foot. Bike decorating begins at 4:30 p.m., while the parade starts at 5:15 p.m. from Sea Forest Drive at East Beach Village.

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Kiawah council approves I-526 extension

Submitted by Cameron Easley, Digital Content Director
Wednesday, June 8th, 2011, 4:06pm

KIAWAH (WCSC) - Kiawah Island town council voted 3 to 2 in favor of extending I-526 to Johns Island at their meeting on Tuesday night.

A resolution says that the town recognizes the need to improve the roadway system to and from the greater Charleston area and Johns Island, including the ‘sea islands’.

The town also approved a cross-island limited access road ‘Greenway’ to complement the proposed I-526 project.

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CARTA wants public's feedback during public meeting

Submitted by Alex Kreitman, Director of Digital Marketing
Tuesday, February 8th, 2011, 5:31pm
CARTA wants public's feedback during public meeting

MT. PLEASANT, SC (WCSC) - Residents will have their chance to talks about their ideas to increase ridership with CARTA.

The bus transportation company is also looking to make the bus route system work better for new services.

According to CARTA, at least 541 passengers need to ride each week to be able to support the routes.

The meeting is set for 7 p.m. Thursday at the Darby building on Pitt Street.

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Several Lowcountry communities honored for safety by AAA

Submitted by bnicolai on Wednesday, November 17th, 3:45 pm

AAA Carolinas named the top communities in the state for having safe roadways Wednesday.  Fifteen cities across the state were honored, with five being in the Charleston Area.

Cities were broken down according to population in three categories, over 30,000, between 10,000 and 30,000, and under 10,000.

In the largest category, Mt. Pleasant, Summerville, Charleston, and Goose Creek were honored.  Hanahan was named one of state's safest in the middle category.

The AAA examined the categories to find cities that actively pursue ways to enhance highway safety and make a strong commitment with extra law enforcement on the city's roads. 

The number of crashes was a statistical standard used to see how successful cities are using these factors.  The University of North Carolina-Charlotte provided the statistical analysis.

Representatives from each city were honored at a lunch in Columbia Wednesday.

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