Wednesday, December 26, 2012
County offers guidelines for recycling all your holiday trash.
With the holidays approaching, Charleston County’s Environmental Management Department is encouraging citizens to start a new family tradition by taking simple steps that lessen their environmental footprint during the holiday season and throughout the New Year. Christmas trees and greenery can be recycled (please remember to remove all décor such as lights, tinsel, ornaments, etc.). Some municipalities will pick them up curbside, or they can be taken to a convenience center. The trees picked up curbside are transported to the Bees Ferry Landing Compost Facility to be ground and composted. Residents who drop off a tree at the Bees Ferry Landfill from January 2-9 will receive a free bag of compost. All paper, including gift wrap and …
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Look out for volunteer clean-up crews.
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Saturday, October 13, 2012
Charleston County Adopt-A-Highway will hold its next litter cleanup on Saturday, November 3. In case of bad weather, the cleanup will be held on Saturday, November 10. Throughout the county, volunteers will be picking up trash on our roadsides during the cleanup event. Volunteers can pick up supplies on Wednesday, October 31 from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. at S.C. Department of Transportation’s Charleston Maintenance facility located at 2401 Maintenance Way in North Charleston. “On the cleanup day, drivers are asked to be especially alert and mindful of pedestrians who are working to beautify our surroundings and protect our environment,” said Donna Gueldner, Chairman of Community Pride, Inc. of Charleston County. During 2011, over 2,000 volunteers …
Monday, September 3, 2012
Take our poll and tell us what you think of the proposal.
Charleston County Council is expected to take a final vote Tuesday on a smoking ban for bars and restaurants in unincorporated Charleston County. Many of the county's municipalities have outlawed smoking indoors, with North Charleston being the largest exception to that trend. But the county had remained out of the debate. The ordinance has worked its way through committee approval and two council votes in support earlier this summer. If the council approves the ban on Tuesday, it will go into effect in 30 days. Penalties in individual instances could come with up to a $25 fine. Repeated abuses by a business owner or manager may result in losing a business license. The Post and Courier noted in the initial smoking ban vote in July, the …
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Sessions seek guidance on how to use more than 3,000 acres of recently acquired lands.
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Tuesday, July 24, 2012
The first of three public-comment sessions begins tonight seeking input on the future of county owned land that will eventually be used as public parks. The Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission wants to hear ideas from the public on how more than 3,000 acres of recently acquired land should be used. The lands include nearly 400 acres at the Caw Caw Interpretive Center and 1,628 additional acres in West Ashley, as well as 813 acres in McClellanville, among other properties. The Parks for Tomorrow initiative wants to hear from all community residents. Public Workshops will be conducted at various area schools on June 19-21 and July 24-26, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. each day. WORKSHOP DATES • Tuesday, July 24: Burke High School’s …
Monday, July 2, 2012
Charleston County seeks to fill positions for November election.
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Monday, July 2, 2012
The Charleston County Board of Elections and Voter Registration (BEVR) is in need of 400 additional poll managers in order to adequately staff precincts throughout Charleston County for 2012 Presidential Election Day, which will be held on November 6, 2012. The precincts where poll managers are needed are located in Edisto Beach, Isle of Palms, James Island, Johns Island, McClellanville, Kiawah Island, Mount Pleasant, Ravenel, West Ashley (St. Andrews Precinct) and Wadmalaw Island. “Poll managers have a unique opportunity to serve the community, meet their neighbors and become involved in the democratic process,” said Joseph Debney, BEVR’s Executive Director. Poll managers are compensated $120 ($60 for training and $60 for working on …
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Charleston County Coroner takes top honor at South Carolina Coroner’s Association conference.
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Thursday, June 28, 2012
Charleston County Coroner Rae H. Wooten has been named 2012 Coroner of the Year by the South Carolina Coroner’s Association. “We asked for nominations for the Coroner who is proactive in their service to their county, tireless in their training and leadership for their office and employees and exemplifies our definition of the best coroner,” said Rusty Clevenger, Coroner of Spartanburg, who serves as President Elect of the S.C. Coroner’s Association. “We are proud of Rae and the example she sets for other coroners to emulate. I can speak personally for Coroner Wooten’s willingness to help any other coroner in the state.” Wooten said she is humbled by the honor. “I was totally surprised and so honored to be voted Coroner of the Year,” …
Thursday, June 7, 2012
More residents will be included in more convenient single-stream program.
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Thursday, June 7, 2012
An additional 12,000 homes in Charleston County are part of the county's expanding single-stream recycling program. Homes in Mount Pleasant and West Ashley, among others, will be included in the new pick-ups begining Monday. Roll carts are being delivered to neighborhoods that are included in the new single stream expansion. As a pilot program recently showed, single stream recycling increases recycling participation and the amount of recyclable materials that residents set out at the curb, and improves operational efficiency for the County’s collections team. In single stream recycling, residents can place all paper products (including cardboard) and all commingled containers (plastics, glass, aluminum and steel) together in a new, 95-…
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Al Cannon says he's honest to a fault.
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Sunday, May 20, 2012
Charleston County Sheriff Al Cannon is defending a recent wave of controversy in a story in today's Post and Courier. Among his recent challenges, Cannon faces a criminal probe after he admitted to slapping a handcuffed suspect he personally chased at speeds of more than 133 mph. The unsolved shooting death of 5-year-old Allison Griffor and the missing-person case of Gayle McCaffrey linger on the sheriff's investigative rolls. Despite tough talk — promises to catch Griffor's killer and accusations against McCaffrey's husband without charges or an arrest — have also beleaguered the sheriff. Cannon, facing only his second re-election challenge since taking office in 1988, has also been criticized for a large backlog of unserved arrest …
Friday, May 11, 2012
Nitro, retired police dog, euthanized for health issues.
The Charleston County Sheriff has euthanized a retired police-service dog after health issues. On watch from 2005 to 2010, Nitro was skilled in searching for fugitives, drugs and weapons. The dog had to be euthanized due to unspecified health issues, according to a department news release. "He was an integral part of the K9 team, contributing to many arrests for drugs and weapons charges," said Major James Brady, sheriff's spokesman. "Nitro has tracked many criminals involved in bank robberies, homicides and other dangerous felons." While off duty he was in the care of Sheriff's Sgt. James Brennan and his family, and was very much loved by the Brennan family, Major Brady said. K9 Nitro retired in 2010. Upon his passing, the Consolidated …
Friday, May 4, 2012
County giving away a free bag of compost to note International Compost Awareness Week.
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Friday, May 4, 2012
Charleston County Government will recognize International Compost Awareness Week, May 6-12, an initiative by the compost industry throughout the U.S. to promote the environmental benefits of composting. In honor of Compost Awareness Week, the County’s Bees Ferry Compost Facility staff will give out sample bags of compost on Wednesday, May 9 (one bag per person, while supplies last). Last year, the County’s Environmental Management Department received the 2011 Outstanding Composting or Organics Recycling Program Award during the Carolina Recycling Association’s (CRA) 21st Annual Trade Show and Conference, which recognized the County’s compost facility for its design and implementation of an organics-recycling program. The County encourages…
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