Johns Island News

Here, you won't get a drop of Guinness or see a single flat-screen TV hanging from the walls.

And unless you've been lost in the forest for the last few years, you probably know that the Angel Oak - a big Johns Island tree that's several hundred years old - has been the focus of a big fight.

Today's students at Haut Gap Middle School are able to cross Bohicket Road and visit a Lowcountry landmark: the Angel Oak.

A 65-year-old Johns Island man was arrested on Wednesday morning and charged with child molestation.

The Lowcountry Open Land Trust has raised $3.3 million to purchase and preserve the last piece of land near the historic Angel Oak tree that was set to be developed.

A 65-year-old Johns Island man was arrested at his home this morning and jailed on child molestation charges, according to the Charleston County Sheriff's Office.

James Jeffrey Miller, 54, of Folly Beach died Wed. March 5, 2014. As the City Paper 's longtime distribution manager, he brought the paper to your newsstands and a smile to our faces every Wednesday.

Jason Ammons, 35, of Johns Island was charged with attempted murder on March 9, 2014.

Jason Ammons, 35, of Johns Island was charged with attempted murder on March 9, 2014.

Local residents have been outspoken in their opposition to three "gathering place" proposals for James and Johns islands and, as a result, the city has abandoned one project on Johns Island and is prepared to do the same for another on James Island, at Folly Road and Riverland Drive.

Malaysia Grimball, who is part of the advanced studies magnet program at Haut Gap Middle School, answers questions during her eighth-grade math class on Tuesday.

After slogging through the chilly drizzle, festival-goers packed the warm, dry tent to sample fare from area restaurants at the Charleston Wine + Food opening party on Thursday night.

About a decade ago, while visiting my in-laws, I went to dinner with the entire extended family at one of those large-format American restaurants with a tri-fold menu offering the full gamut of steaks, ribs, pasta, and seafood.

Chris Fraser, managing director for Avison Young's Mount Pleasant office, has been named the 2014 chairman of the board for the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce.

A record, still-rising $17.3 trillion national debt ... cultural decay ... partisan gridlock ... terrorism ... crumbling infrastructure ... the antisocial "social media"... failing public schools ... soaring college tuition ..

Anyone desiring to attend a local rental group's banquet to honor accomplished industry professionals has until Friday to sign up.

During this Black History Month I was deeply honored to be inducted into the South Carolina Hall of Fame at the same time as Mrs. Septima Clark -- the woman Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. called the "Mother of the Movement."

Cynthia and her husband Jon have been supper clubbers for 11 years. Some members of this group have been friends since 1965, having at one time been neighbors and/or golfing buddies.

The witness and a son were driving along Maybank Highway, pictured, when they encountered a hovering light that caused them to move quickly away from it on February 24, 2014.

On Saturday, March roars in like a lion with the fullest slate of weekend fitness events since before the New Year.