Sullivan's Island News

Local legislators are mapping out leadership roles on insurance reform. Rep. Tim Scott , who is running for lieutenant governor, introduced two bills that would keep South Carolina out of any public healthcare plan that is eventually approved by Congress.

Beginning today, Columbia's Charles R. Drew Wellness Center is raising its membership rates and changing its hours of operation.

The start date for the Ben Sawyer Boulevard closure of the Ben Sawyer Bridge is being shifted to Sunday, December 6, 2009 for 10 days.

Weather and winds permitting, the Ben Sawyer Bridge from Mount Pleasant to Sullivan's Island will close to the traveling public for 10 days starting Dec.

S.C. Rep. Nikki Haley's campaign for governor has announced that First Lady Jenny Sanford is endorsing the Lexington Republican for governor.

She is the political wife who bucked tradition. When scandal struck her husband, the governor of South Carolina, she did not stand by his side.

South Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford filed a trademark for her name days after her husband admitted an extramarital affair, a search of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office website shows.

Barbara Walters will interview S.C. first lady Jenny Sanford early next month as part of the buildup for the April release of Sanford's memoir.

The Scissormen brought their blues duo to Home Team BBQ on Sullivan's Island for an evening of light-hearted fun with the good ol' I/IV/V. It was a low-key, chilly night out at the beach, as is often the case on Sullivan's in the off season.

"We will ideally be knocking patrons unconscious and stacking their out-cold bodies up like cord wood ... and then spray-painting them bright-orange," claims Ted Drozdowski, the notorious bandleader and slide guitarist of Nashville blues-rock act Scissormen, speaking of his upcoming show at the Sullivan's Island Home Team BBQ.

Gov. Mark Sanford is greeted by Clemson Area Chamber of Commerce President Chris Hardy, center, and Clemson Rotarian Will Gregory, right, during his appearance at the Clemson Rotary Club's meeting held Monday, Nov.

Very Rev. Philip C. Linder is a candidate to lead Episcopal Diocese of Upper S.C. The dean of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral is once again a candidate for bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina.

Published: Monday, November 2, 2009 at 2:51 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 2, 2009 at 2:51 p.m. Jennifer Allison Sinclair and John Anthony Wozniak II were married May 15, 2009, at Stella Maris Roman Catholic Church in Sullivan's Island, S.C. Rev.

The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control is broadening its advisory to avoid ocean water at Charleston area beaches to include Seabrook and Edisto Islands, the agency announced today.

This 2008 debut novel spent 39 weeks on The New Times best seller list and was a selection of the Oprah Book Club.

It looks like Cirque du Soleil meets yoga, but it certainly doesn't require the acrobatic athleticism of a circus performer, or even that one be a seasoned yogi, to get the hang of it.

The Coast Guard continues oil spill assessment and clean-up Saturday at Charleston-area beaches and surrounding areas throughout the weekend.

Please do not attempt to remove or clean up any petroleum products located in or around the beach.

The Coast Guard is investigating reports of an oil spill Tuesday in the mouth of Charleston Harbor, S.C., and surrounding beaches.

Sullivan's Island, SC - A dunes debate on Sullivan's Island as some beach front property owners want a better view.