Rumors & Notes: 5/20/15

TOP STORIES

• CCSO: North Charleston police officer shoots man who cut deputy (Live 5 News).
• South Carolina House passes domestic violence reform measure (Post & Courier).
• Money is being raised for Lt. Will Rogers (GoFundMe).
  • SLED questions students, requests DNA in connection with Will Rogers shooting (ABC News 4).

FOOD/BEV

• Summerville Will Attempt to Break “World’s Largest Iced Tea” World Record (HCS).
• Graze brings fresh local flavors to Summerville’s strip-mall thoroughfare (Charleston City Paper).
• New general manager aims to make The Grocery one of Charleston’s best restaurants (Post & Courier).
• Charleston Brown Water Society Brings Back the Summer BBQ Invitational (HCS).
• 12 Cocktails to Drink in Charleston Right Now (The Daily Meal).
• Eat Here En Route to CHS Airport: Summer Edition (Eater Charleston).
• The Ordinary quiets down with new array of acoustic tiles (Post & Courier).
• Nana’s remembers delivery driver Billy Blue (Post & Courier).

ENTERTAINMENT/SPORTS

• Stingrays one step closer to The Kelly Cup, lead series 3-0 (News 2).
• Charleston Battery blanks Miami United in second round of U.S. Open Cup (Post & Courier).
• Bill Murray Takes a Drunken Tumble During MSNBC Appearance (HCS).
• Spoleto gives Cavalli opera its first performance in 350 years (Charleston City Paper).
• Wando wins first state baseball championship (Post & Courier).
• Charleston to Host 2015 CAA Baseball Championship (CofC Sports).
• The Last Five Years takes an unconventional approach to the love story (Charleston City Paper).
• Mepkin Abbey to host concert of Bach’s Cantata 51, Rachmaninoff’s Vocalise, Fauré’s Requiem (Charleston City Paper).
• On stage this week: Josh Roberts & The Hinges, Susto, Jordan Igoe, Johnny Delaware (Post & Courier).
• Summerville High Softball team counting on chemistry in state championships (Live 5 News).
• Southeastern Beard and Mustache Championship back for sixth year this weekend (Post & Courier).
• Rhiannon Giddens Takes the CMH Stage in September (HCS).
• Thomas Ravenel Regrets Breaking Up With Baby Momma On Facebook (FITSNews).
• Supportive organization for breast cancer patients to host Memorial Weekend Party (Post & Courier).
• Blackbeard’s Cove Hosts a 9th Anniversary Celebration on June 7th (HCS).
• Group yoga event aims to raise $13,000 for local substance abuse programs (Post & Courier).

POLITICS

• Charleston’s storied mayor reflects on 40 years in office, what compelled him to get involved (ABC News 4).
• Lowcountry lawmakers lay the groundwork for decriminalizing medical marijuana (Post & Courier).
• Stegelin: Transparency police (Charleston City Paper).

MISC

• Police: Suspect wore a GPS ankle monitor during fatal Mother’s Day shooting (ABC News 4).
• Charleston quickly overtaking Columbia as SC’s largest city (Live 5 News).
• Dispatch: Reported structure fire in downtown Charleston extinguished (Live 5 News).
• Cane Bay High School listed cheap in Craigslist ad (ABC News 4).
  • Here’s the link (as long as it hasn’t been taken down yet).
• Person rescued off Isle of Palms Tuesday (ABC News 4).
• New SC State Board of Trustees to meet for the 1st time (Live 5 News).
• Hanahan police capture gator under parked car (Live 5 News).
• West Ashley man accused of ripping off car boot, throwing it at officer (Live 5 News).
• Attorney: Bryant Heyward paralyzed, fighting for life after shooting (ABC News 4).
• Goose Creek police looking for woman they say used stolen debit card (Post & Courier).
• New military physical therapy clinic opening in Goose Creek (Live 5 News).
• Coroner releases name of Mount Pleasant woman struck by car (ABC News 4).
• SC Ranks 2nd in Nation for Rural Road Fatality Rate (WLTX).
• Remains found in 2012 finally identified as Orangeburg teen (ABC News 4).
• Man charged with sexually assaulting a three-year-old (Live 5 News).
• Police respond to CDV call, make meth arrests (ABC News 4).
• Power outage affects more than 3,000 customers (News 2).
• Store owner says faulty lottery machines cost him money (ABC News 4).
• Report: Woman spray-painted ‘So What?’ on Confederate memorial (Live 5 News).
• Summerville police get body cams thanks to anonymous donor (ABC News 4).
• 11 C-17 jets to leave Charleston AFB all at once in exercise Thursday morning (Post & Courier).
• State’s DNR officials work to make sure Lowcountry’s terrapin population stays strong (ABC News 4).
• Blotter: Facing the chicken (Charleston City Paper).
• Charleston’s Bradford Consulting launches new crowdfunding site (Charleston Regional Business Journal).

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