Local News in Berkeley County

Symphony launches 2026-27 season with classics, collaborations

Classical music can sometimes seem like the most immovable of art forms. The composers are long dead, the scores have been played thousands of times and the expectation is that the musicians will show up, read the notes and reproduce something that already exists.

Hogan: The Halsey’s elegant, evocative exhibition mines Southern memory

Almost any Southerner can tell you that there’s not a plot of dirt or stretch of water in these parts that doesn’t carry with it a layered past. Every tossed off oyster shell or scattered blade of sweetgrass is a conduit to memories well before we landed here.

Need to know guide to Charleston’s cultural heritage for newcomers

If you’ve just removed the real estate sign from the front of your new Charleston home, you’re a bona fide “comeya,” to borrow a popular Gullah assessment of recent arrivals.

New ACLU report is critical of S.C. juvenile justice system

Child advocates say the South Carolina juvenile justice system is failing the children who it is supposed to rehabilitate.

City Council

Event date: September 22, 2026 Event Time: 05:00 PM - 11:59 PM Location: 80 Broad Street Charleston, SC 29401

Limitless Fall Break Camps

Event dates: October 7, 2026 - October 9, 2026 Event Time: 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM Location: 301 N Hickory St Summerville, SC 29483 Description: Our Therapeutic Recreation Camps give school- age individuals with disabilities the opportunity to stay active, creative, and connected…

Registration for Winter Sports - Basketball

Event dates: October 1, 2026 - October 22, 2026 Event Time: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM Location: 301 N Hickory St Summerville, SC 29483 Description: Join us this winter for basketball programs designed for young athletes of all skill levels!

Dancing Without Limits - Halloween Dance

Event date: October 16, 2026 Event Time: 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM Location: 301 N Hickory St Summerville, SC 29483 Description: Join us for our inclusive Dancing Without Limits series!

Cozy Crafternoon - Pumpkin Painting

Event date: October 2, 2026 Event Time: 04:00 PM - 07:00 PM Location: 320 N. Laurel St. Summerville, SC 29483 Description: Join us for a fun night of pumpkin painting! We'll provide the paint, glitter, stickers, and more; You bring the creativity and a willingness to get messy!

Ariail: Spineless, brainless, directionless

Stegelin: Stages of midterm grief

Blotter: Buffet and bug out

Reports taken from Aug. 19 to Aug. 28 Buffet and bug out Three people on Aug. 28 reportedly dined and dashed from a Rivers Avenue Chinese buffet without paying, North Charleston police reported. Employees said the trio sat and ate before suddenly exclaiming that they didn’t like…