Ralph Mancini

Longtime Isle of Palms staple Acme Lowcountry Kitchen is planning on building a new site behind its current location in fall of 2027, but will need some guidance from city government.

In responding to a June 29 call of two males engaged in a fist fight, Mount Pleasant police reportedly tracked down one of the suspects and later charged him with DUI 2nd offense.

A decades-long Red Tag program to ensure the safety of student bus riders in Charleston County will soon be subject to two major changes this coming fall.

A first-time author's instant attraction to Kiawah Island as a child not only led her to settle on the coastal getaway years later, but it has also inspired her to publish an array of images featuring local indigenous plantlife.

A Gregorie Ferry Towns HOA request to enact deed amendments to increase area median income (AMI) limits of new buyers generated heavy deliberation during the July 6 Mount Pleasant Planning Committee meeting.

Five-year employee Valerie Puntillo was recognized for her service to local government during the July 6 Mount Pleasant Planning Committee meeting.

Traffic and stormwater drainage improvements were the theme of the July 6 Mount Pleasant Bids & Purchases committee meeting, which began with the approval of intersection work at Venning Road and Hungryneck Boulevard.

The July 4 discovery of multiple animals living in "abysmal" conditions was reported to Mount Pleasant police by a hired pet sitter. The homeowner was subsequemtly arrested upon returing from her vacation. The pets — including two dogs, six cats, two bunnies and two guinea pigs — weren't seized, however, since they were deemed to be in good health despite the filth surrounding them, per the MPPD.

Recent council discussions to alter school and church properties in Mount Pleasant from R-1 and R-2 zonings to Public Institutional (PI) have caused consternation among some impacted community members.

A suddenly missing vessel at Center Street Ext. prompted the watercraft vehicle owner to notify Mount Pleasant police about the alleged theft that happened on July 9 after 3 p.m.