By Chief James Ghi The St. John’s Fire District is supporting the collaboration of MUSC Children’s Hospital and South Carolina Firefighters to conduct Camp “Can” Do on June 29 – July 3, 2013 at Camp St. Christopher on Seabrook Island. The purpose of Camp ‘Can’ Do is to provide a fun, residential camping experience for …
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May 03
Prom Promise at St. John’s High School
By Battalion Chief James Ghi The St. Johns Fire District and City of Charleston Fire Department, with the cooperation of St. John’s High School, hosted “Operation: Prom Promise 2013” on April 15. “Operation: Prom Promise” is an event designed to share information about the dangers of driving under the influence of alcohol with teenage drivers. …
Apr 26
Fat Tire Freak-Out
By Carol Antman Our son and his girlfriend are the most active people I know. When they surf mountain-sized waves or catapult through the air behind weight boards, I settle for living vicariously, but recently they introduced me to one of the lowcountry’s best new adrenaline pumping adventures: the new bike trail near Wannamaker Park …
Apr 16
Upcoming Meeting Tackles Superstreet Concerns
By Sam Reed The Charleston Transportation Committee made a power-point preliminary and cursory presentation about the proposed new intersection design at Main Road and Highway 17 on April 9. Molli LeMin of the County staff explained the rationale, pointing out that the $3.5 million cost would be shared $2 million from the State (Federal Highway …
Mar 28
Seabrook on the Road to Success
The S.C. Department of Transportation (SCDOT) announces that the Seabrook Island POA Adopt-A-Highway group has been named the 2012 Outstanding Adopt-A-Highway Group of the Year for Charleston County. During 2012, the Seabrook Island POA group removed over 1,445 pounds of litter from Bohicket Road on Seabrook Island. “The Seabrook Island POA Adopt-A-Highway group is the …
Mar 27
February And March 2013 Police Reports
The following is a synopsis of some of the activity of the Charleston County Sheriff’s Department during the month of February and March. February 16 Seabrook Island – An officer escorted a young lady to get belongings from her residence, due to issues between the lady and her mother, who also lived in the …
Mar 14
Flood Safety
By Captain Chad Kelly Over the last few weeks we have gotten a lot of rain. One problem with this is in many areas our man made or natural drainage is not equipped to handle this amount of run off. This leads to flooding so I would like to take a moment to remind everyone …
Mar 06
Letter To The Editor: Greenway
Dear Editor, For years developers and others promoting a four lane highway through the forests and farms of Johns Island have used the code words “safer roads ” to promote their agenda of building the oddly named “Greenway.” In the January Seabrook Island Town Council meeting Councilman Sam Reed reported he heard the PGA announced …
Mar 05
Seabrook Town Council – February 26, 2013
Mayor Holtz called the meeting to order and approved the minutes from January 22, 2013. Financials Mayor Holtz reported that business licenses and checks are continuing to come in, so it is hard to determine the budget the first few months of the new year. “I can’t complain,” he said. “The objective is to spend …











