Charleston County News

Four Lowcountry students in the class of 2013 were among 72 statewide who never missed a day of school during their entire academic career.

A human jawbone that was found on an island under the Ravenel Bridge last week has not been identified, but investigators have ruled out a couple possibilities.

In this January 2013 file photo, Michael Stagliano, then principal of the Charleston County School for Math and Science, talks about the high-tech engineering classroom at the renovated Rivers Campus, as Bill Lewis listens in.

Police arrested a teen last week after he allegedly shot himself in the leg while at his ex-girlfriend's home.

A national study done by the ACLU on racially lopsided marijuana arrests has lit a fire under the Charleston chapter of the NAACP.

So would my wife Doris and I. The growing infirmities of age and other health-related issues make such a trip improbable, though.

Gov. Nikki Haley spoke to more than 100 members and guests of the East Cooper Republican Club today and touted her record in creating jobs.

North Charleston, SC June 17, 2013:- On June 16, 2013 at approximately 7:45 p.m. a Charleston County Sheriff's Deputy attempted to initiate a traffic stop on a motorcycle at the intersection of JC Long Blvd and Ocean Blvd on the Isle of Palms.

Three Charleston County schools made enough improvement to come off the list of the state's lowest-performing schools, but five county schools remain on that list.

"The vestry decided that any property that becomes available we would purchase to clean up the neighborhood," Seaward Middleton, Junior Warden at New Israel Reformed Episcopal Church, explained.

A pair of men were arrested on Sunday in connection with an armed robbery on Queen Street early Friday morning.

Four Charleston County schools will receive $5,000 grants to improve their libraries.

Visitors to Whirlin' Waters Adventure Park wait for the water to cover them from the bucket on top of the Big Splash Tree House.

Science teacher Tom Powell plans to hang a poster-sized photo from this year's graduation on the wall of his classroom at Summerville High School.

The Charleston County School District has some expensive new school buildings - and an opportunity to tailor the education that goes on in them.

Richard Thaddeus Pokryfka, 70, was arrested Wednesday after Homeland Security Investigations agents executed a search warrant at his home on Palmer Creek Bend, near Folly Beach.

Authorities used DNA evidence to tie a man to two church burglaries last year in which only a bagel and a bag of chips were taken, court documents state.

The more time that passes, the more I'm convinced that Chris Collins is some kind of wizard.

Communities in Schools will host a yard sale Saturday from 8 a.m. until noon to benefit five North Charleston schools.

The past couple of weeks have been filled with celebrations and goodbyes for the Class of 2013 graduating seniors at Charleston County and area private schools.