Rumors & Notes: 8/5/14

TOP STORIES

• Doug Wojcik fired from CofC head coach position (ABC News 4).
  • President McConnell Releases Statement (CofC).
  • Wojcik’s attorney says college was ‘desperate’ (Live 5 News).
  • Anthony Johnson ‘definitely interested’ in job (Post & Courier).
  • Wojcik timeline (Post & Courier).
• Charleston Named Friendliest City in the U.S….Again! (HCS).
  • Don’t discount warm weather, sunshine for South’s ‘friendly’ reputation (Post & Courier).
• Chris Latham sentenced to 10 years in prison in murder-for-hire scheme (Post & Courier).
• North Charleston police: ‘There are some things we could have done differently’ (ABC News 4).
• Bertha turns Folly Beach into surfer’s paradise (Live 5 News).
• Charleston police looking for SUV involved in downtown hit-and-run (Live 5 News).

FOOD

• Tickets on sale for No Kid Hungry gala dinner (Post & Courier).
• Modern Italian on Upper King: One Year at Indaco (Eater Charleston).
• Liquid assets Interesting things to imbibe around town: Angel Oak rose (Post & Courier).
• Bittermilk Cocktail Dinner at The Jasmine Porch on 8/21 (HCS).
• Callie’s Hot Little Biscuits (Post & Courier).
• Gullah Cuisine’s Charlotte Jenkins adds Gullah flavor to boiled peanuts (Post & Courier).

POLITICS

• Haley ad touts DSS welfare-to-work program (ABC News 4).
• U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham praises new veteran health care bill (Post & Courier).
• Confederate veterans group: Town sign big enough for all (Post & Courier).
• U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn discusses Obama impeachment, ACA, DSS (Post & Courier).
• Fire marshal under Gov. Hodges returns to South Carolina role (Post & Courier).

ENTERTAINMENT/SPORTS

• Former College of Charleston star Brett Gardner becomes Yankees’ new Bronx Bomber (Post & Courier).
• Author Conroy named to Citadel Athletic Hall of Fame (ABC News 4).
• DirecTV will carry SEC Network beginning August 14th (News 2).
• South Carolina meets Cornell in Charleston Classic (ABC News 4).
• Sertoma Club Searching for National Anthem Singers (HCS).

• Fall for Greenville lineup: Shovels & Rope, Sturgill Simpson, Old 97’s, and a whole lot more (Charleston City Paper).

• Panthers LB Davis looks to bounce back from snub (ABC News 4).
• Host the Ultimate Fantasy Football Draft at The Alley (HCS).

SCHOOLS

• Back to school in the Lowcountry (News 2).
• Lowcountry school registration in full swing (Live 5 News).
• College of Charleston freshmen forced to triple up in dorms (Post & Courier).

HOUSING

• Report: Charleston not affordable for millennials to buy homes (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
• Luxury apartments being constructed at Patriots Point (Charleston Regional Business Journal).

BUSINESS

• NLRB judge: Boeing violated labor law (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
• State Ports Authority receives $4 million offer on Port Royal parcel (Charleston Regional Business Journal).

• Alcoa owners tell Santee Cooper they won’t renew South Carolina power contract; talks continue (Post & Courier).
• Harbor Accelerator launches 2nd round for startups (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
• Mount Pleasant I’On developers ordered to pay $1.75 million to property owners (Post & Courier).
• BlueCross BlueShield of S.C. backtracks on Nason Medical Center decision (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
• Nason Medical Center eliminates Rivers Avenue weekend hours (Post & Courier).

MISC

• Visitation, funeral set for CSU student killed in weekend crash (Live 5 News).
• Firefighter biking across the US for Make-A-Wish Foundation (ABC News 4).
• Police: Woman tells authorities she fatally stabbed her boyfriend defending herself (Post & Courier).
• Resident escapes mobile home fire, taken to MUSC (ABC News 4).
• Work begins on $350K crosswalk in Avondale (Live 5 News).
• Communities come together to promote safety in ‘National Night Out’ (Live 5 News).
• Witness: Bowling alley evacuated during police event in Goose Creek (ABC News 4).
• MUSC Board of Trustees to select chairman by secret vote (Post & Courier).
• Expansion, unity on tap for James Island (ABC News 4).
• That’s a wrap! Ben Sawyer causeway multi-use path improvement project is complete (News 2).

• Corrections opens unit to help those who harm themselves (Post & Courier).
• Man arrested for accidental shooting death of friend (ABC News 4).
• NCPD, Hazmat on scene of possible meth lab on Habersham St. (Live 5 News).
• OCSO: Man arrested after punching boss, killing him (ABC News 4).
• Johns Island man accused of sexually abusing 3-year-old (Post & Courier).
• H1GHER LEARNING Celebrates Their Non-Profit Designation (HCS).

• Uber Drivers/Users. How have the past few weeks been? (Charleston Reddit).
• Deputies try to ID Lady’s Island bank robbery suspects (ABC News 4).
• Revamped Scrabble dictionary adds ‘hashtag,’ ‘selfie’ (Live 5 News).

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