Rumors & Notes: 2/19/15

TOP STORIES

• Charleston-area man missing after visiting friends in Savannah (Post & Courier).
• Senate bill calls for SC State Board of Trustees ouster (ABC News 4).
• Shots fired at nightclub leads to cross county chase (ABC News 4).

BRRRRR IT’S COLD

• Outdoor workers brave bitter cold (Live 5 News).
• Schools issue delays in face of frigid forecast (ABC News 4).
• Electric companies preparing for record energy use during cold blast (Live 5 News).
• Cold snap: Charleston area warming shelters open (Post & Courier).
• Firefighters busy on a frigid morning (ABC News 4).
• Cold brings flood of calls to utility company, drain on precious power looms (News 2).

FOOD/BEV

• Lei family celebrates Chinese New Year (Post & Courier).
• Edmund’s Pickled Shrimp Tops Best Bar Food List (HCS).
• Chipotle close to opening in downtown Charleston; Buckle, Bundt coming to Mount Pleasant (Post & Courier).
• The Mills House Hotel Gets Hip With New Rooftop Bar (Eater Charleston).
• James Beard Foundation Names Semi-Finalists; Charleston Notches 11 Nominations (HCS).
• 10 Best Cheap Eats in Charleston (Charleston Grit).
• Lowcountry Cajun Festival Returns for its 24th Consecutive Year (HCS).
• What’s Your Favorite Burger in Charleston? (Eater Charleston).
• The Search for General Tso drops by Charleston (Post & Courier).
• 5th Annual Pork & Pearls Event to be Held this Saturday (HCS).

ENTERTAINMENT/SPORTS

• Bill Murray’s Baseball Summer: An Oral History (Fox Sports).
• Bill Murray appeared on ‘Parks and Recreation’ in the most unexpected way (Mashable).
• With good surf expected, Icebox Open set for Sunday at Folly Beach (Post & Courier).
• BamBOOZEled Again! (West Of).
• College of Charleston, Citadel renew baseball rivalry with games at Riley Park and Patriots Point (Post & Courier).
• Cavaliers and Red Foxes Invade The Joe (Charleston RiverDogs).
• Cocktail competition kicks off busy weekend (Post & Courier).
• Fleet Fest Returns to Fleet Landing This Sunday (HCS).
• That time when we saw Harry Connick, Jr., and it was AMAZING (Leah Rhyne).
• Tedeschi Trucks Band finds new freedom, inspiration on the road (Post & Courier).

POLITICS

• S.C. Senate weighing joining call for second constitutional convention (Post & Courier).
• Haley’s choice to run DHEC faces tough questions in Senate (ABC News 4).
  • Senate grills DHEC nominee Kitzman on first day of confirmation hearings (Post & Courier).
• Budget panel boosts student funding, shorts DSS (Post & Courier).
• Quintin’s Close-Ups: The Tecklenburgs (HCS).
• Chief deputy launches campaign to become Berkeley County sheriff (ABC News 4).
• Next Sgt. Jasper crowd might be even bigger (Post & Courier).
• VP Joe Biden in Lowcountry Memes (News Radio 94.3).
• Compromise sought to overcome senators’ objections to domestic violence gun ban (Post & Courier).

MISC

• Charleston airport traffic citations at center of dispute (Post & Courier).
• Dorchester deputies arrest Berkeley deputy on domestic violence charges (ABC News 4).
• Apartments to bring new life to bridge area, officials say (Post & Courier).
• South Carolina man finds hidden card reader, camera at bank ATM (Live 5 News).
• House approves $50 million for new MUSC hospital (Post & Courier).
• An inside look at Boeing S.C.’s Dreamliner facilities (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
• The 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima: Remembering The Citadel’s World War II Marines (The Digitel).
• Wanted: Couple go on Valentine’s Day shopping spree using stolen credit card (Live 5 News).
• Lexington’s domestic violence approach is saving lives (ABC News 4).
• CARTA beach shuttle fails to gain traction (Post & Courier).
• Charleston police arrest man suspected of cellphone theft (Live 5 News).
• Aviation sector pumps $13.9 billion into Charleston, accounts for 40% of local economy (Post & Courier).
• Berkeley 911 Official: 75% of 911 calls are not true emergencies (News 2).
• Charleston, Dorchester students battle it out in underwater robotics competition (Post & Courier).
• Five arrested in connection to several burglary cases in Berkeley County (Live 5 News).
• More than $1 million awarded to Bohicket Marina for upgrades (Post & Courier).

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