By Ken Hawkins
on Thursday, 4 October 2012 - 10:28am
Fans of the Lowcountry shrimp season should take note of the festival taking place this weekend just down the road in Beaufort.
Fried, boiled, on a roll, with seasoning, on a skewer, or in a pot: It doesn't matter how you like your shrimp, there'll...
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By mskmarketing
on Tuesday, 5 June 2012 - 9:58am
Because of the high demand, Old Village Post House has added a second night of its shrimply delicious shrimp dinner with a four-course menu featuring beautiful local shrimp on Wednesday, June 20 at 6:30 pm.From beginning to end, culinary masterminds...
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on Tuesday, 29 May 2012 - 4:52pm
Charlestowne Hotels 28 Bridgeside BlvdMount Pleasant, SC 29464873.972.1400CharlestowneHotels.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 29, 2012 CHARLESTOWNE HOTELS OFFERS SUMMER SPECIALS TO U.S. MILITARY CHARLESTON, SC – In appreciation for...
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By Ken Hawkins
on Monday, 7 May 2012 - 3:40pm
Update May 7: Shrimp season is back as of today at 8 a.m. — and it's looking to be a good season.The shrimp season normally opens in mid to late May after the peak spawning period of white shrimp, but this year has been atypical according to Mel...
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By Ken Hawkins
on Friday, 24 June 2011 - 6:36am
Thanks to the cold weather hampering shrimp breeding, the South Carolina season got off to a later start, but as of Wednesday the season is now open.
The late start isn't good news for an already shaky industry in South Carolina, but there...
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By Amanda Click
on Wednesday, 22 June 2011 - 8:27am
Update June 22: South Carolina's shrimping season officially opened this morning and the first nets full of the little critters will be hitting docks later today.According to a run made last week by the S.C. Department of Natural Resources, this...
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By Ken Hawkins
on Monday, 18 April 2011 - 7:33am
Update April 18: While this year's Blessing of the Fleet in Mount Pleasant was as good a time as ever with music, sunshine, and the proud shrimp boats on display, there was a sadness to it.
The festival did not mark the start of the season that is...
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By Amanda Click
on Monday, 14 June 2010 - 8:48am
Although there have been no signs that the BP's oil spill has reached the East Coast, the threat of it reaching South Carolina has local shrimpers on edge.An unusually cold winter delayed the start of the shrimping season, and now, the threat of oil...
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By Ken Hawkins
on Saturday, 10 October 2009 - 7:23am
It's a trend that is unfortunately no longer shocking, but the shrimp boat tradition that has help make Shem Creek so picaresque continues to dry up.
Read more stories on this subject in our shrimping topic page.ABC News 4 has the latest...
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By Amanda Click
on Thursday, 10 September 2009 - 5:15pm
Just ten years ago there were nearly 20,000 shrimping licenses handed out for the opening of the recreational season. This year's count: less than 5,000.
Times are tough and shrimp are small. What's a shrimper to do?
The Post and Courier has the...
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