Adams Run, SC Home Improvement Loans in South Carolina

Local oyster harvester Carl Dipace loads into his boat a pole of young oysters he plans to break apart and replant on the bank of the Edisto River.

ADAMS RUN a ' A fire displaced an 82-year-old woman from her home Saturday night, authorities said.

Several events will be held Sunday at Azalea Park, all with free admission and open to the public.

Some recent events have reminded me of a conversation I had years ago with a former high school teacher.

' Detectives have identified two more suspects in a shooting that killed one and injured two others at a nightclub here over the weekend.

Two men arrested in connection with the shooting of three Jacksonboro men early Saturday outside Alex's Social Club in Adams Run faced a judge in a bond hearing Monday.

A weekend marred by violence the lowcountry living up to the latest statistics ranking South Carolina the most violent state in the nation.

The influence of Trident Technical College no longer just runs north along the Interstate 26 corridor.

Intern Siobhan Adams conducts a drug test on the urine of a woman on probation at the state probation and parole office in North Charleston.

A stray pig sits in the barn at the Charleston Animal Society on Monday. The Charleston Animal Society wants to reunite with its owner a stray pig found in Adams Run or find him a new home.

You would think it would be hard to loose an almost 500-pound pig. But someone did and officials in Charleston are looking for the owner.

The Charleston Symphony Orchestra and the CSO Gospel Choir have selected a new music director, and have named an associate director for a newly formed vocal ensemble within the choir.

A judge has sentenced a 46-year-old man to 20 years in state prison for kidnapping and torturing his estranged wife with a stun gun at a North Charleston motel in 2006.

A man set to be executed next week for the murders of his ex-girlfriend's parents in their Adams Run home has chosen to die by electrocution, the Department of Corrections announced Tuesday.

The South Carolina Supreme Court has set a June 20 execution date for a man who murdered his ex-girlfriend's parents in Charleston County.

State Sen. Clementa Pinckney, D-Ridgeland, hopes to win a third term this year, but first he must defeat fellow Democrats Richmond Truesdale Jr.

"We've been burning trash since the days of the cave man"

Near Spruill Avenue in North Charleston, along the bank of Shipyard Creek, sits a massive, fiery cauldron. via Charleston City Paper

"The break of day may show us differently"

Hundreds remained without power on Johns and Wadmalaw islands this morning following Sunday's storms, as assessment teams from the local American Red Cross chapter fanned throughout the area to survey damage. via The Post and Courier

"Basically, she just needs tender, loving care and fattening up"

The Charleston Animal Society has taken custody of an emaciated cow that was recovered in Adams Run after an anonymous complaint. via The Post and Courier