You're viewing our archive.
We launched version 2 in March 2013, check it out here.
Charleston County
Get the feed and stay current |
Login for e-mail notifications on this topic. 
Charleston County's Food Waste Diversion Program expands to 10 schools
By Amanda Click on Saturday, 26 January 2013 - 11:45amCharleston County’s Environmental Management Department continues to grow its food waste composting program through its partnership with Charleston County School District. The Greening Schools Program has expanded to include food waste recycling at... More
Renewed debate over cost of special elections following Rep. Tim Scott appointment
By Ken Hawkins on Friday, 4 January 2013 - 10:55amRep. Tim Scott has been sworn into the Senate and now voters in the 1st Congressional District will vote in a special election, but the Charleston County Director of Elections is hopeful that a bill could soon pass allowing for more... More
Charleston County starts up commercial composting program with a Publix partnership
By Ken Hawkins on Wednesday, 26 December 2012 - 9:36amPublix locations in Charleston County are getting a bit more green to match their logo, the grocery store is the first of what county leaders hope will be many more supermarkets to join the "Commercial Food Waste Composting Program".... More
County expands single stream recycling program to 19,000 additional homes
By Amanda Click on Monday, 22 October 2012 - 11:36amCharleston County’s Environmental Management Department is expanding the single stream residential recycling program again to further efforts to make recycling more convenient for residents.Beginning today, Monday, October 22, residents of the... More
Charleston 101: What to eat, drink, and do in map form
By Ken Hawkins on Thursday, 6 September 2012 - 10:38amIt can take years to really get a firm grasp on all the places to go and things to do in Charleston.Guides and stories are great to smoothing out that learning curve, but sometimes you just can't beat a birds-eye view.And that's where you're in luck... More
Study: Clemson has $8.5 Million impact on Charleston area
By Ken Hawkins on Thursday, 6 September 2012 - 8:14amIn an economic study through 2010 charting Clemson University's impact on dollar, job, and population creation, the university is attributed with creating some $8.5 million in the tri-county area of Charleston, Berkeley, and Dorchester counties.You... More
Charleston County smoking ban making progress (Update: Banned)
By Ken Hawkins on Wednesday, 5 September 2012 - 8:32am(Updates at the bottom.)At its first reading before Charleston County Council, a ban on indoor smoking pased 8-1 on Tuesday night.Councilman Elliott Summey was the only member to vote against it, writing on Twitter at the time, "County council about... More
S.C. high school dropout rates continue to improve; Charleston area worsens
By Ken Hawkins on Sunday, 15 July 2012 - 7:22amIn an annual report released by the South Carolina Department of Education, the number of teens dropping out of high school continued to fall — though by a slight margin, however Charleston metro rates all increased.During the 2009-10 school year 2.... More
All-in-one residential recycling program continues to expand in Charleston County
By Amanda Click on Monday, 4 June 2012 - 10:54amUpdates are at the bottom:Charleston County Environmental Management has decided that their pilot All-In-One recycling program launched last year was successful and now plan to incrementally expand the program during 2012.The All-In-One program... More
Charleston County tops AAA Carolinas list with most substandard bridges
By Amanda Click on Friday, 4 May 2012 - 1:29pmA 54-year old bridge in Richland County carrying more than half a million vehicles a week is rated South Carolina’s top substandard bridge for the eleventh time, according to AAA Carolinas.Charleston County topped the list with six bridges among the... More
