Rumors & Notes: 8/3/15

TOP STORIES

• Drought conditions intensifying across South Carolina, including some tri-county areas (Post & Courier).
• Two men dead after double homicide on Buist Avenue (Live 5 News).
• Pedestrian struck and killed on Highway 17-A in Summerville (Live 5 News).
  • Coroner identifies pedestrian killed (ABC News 4).
• Standoffs in North Charleston, Mount Pleasant resolved peacefully (ABC News 4).
• Police: Missing Charleston woman diagnosed with dementia (Live 5 News).
• Search continues for two missing North Charleston fishermen (Post & Courier).
• 7-foot alligator removed from Pawleys Island surf Sunday (ABC News 4).
• Has Bishopville’s ‘lizard man’ returned? New video surfaces in case (ABC News 4).
  • Social Media Reacts (ABC News 4).

FOOD/BEV

• Little Chef Big Chef Challenge Heads to 492 on 9/21 (HCS).
• Quick Bite: 15 Minutes with John Lewis (Charleston Magazine).
• New Stereo 8 Chef Jeffrey Stoneberger dishes on his plans for the restaurant (Charleston City Paper).
• Strong spring shrimp crop a good sign for fall (Post & Courier).
• The Grape Stomping Festival Returns on 8/29 (HCS).
• The Grocery’s GM leaving for Marta in NYC (Post & Courier).
• Party on, Abe: Illinois named top party school in the US, CofC #20 (ABC News 4).
• Shem Creek shrimpers grapple with impending life raft requirement (Post & Courier).

ENTERTAINMENT/SPORTS

• The Inspectors, which films in Charleston, will premiere on October 3rd (TV Insider).
• Gaillard Center seeking volunteer ushers (Charleston City Paper).
• Darius Rucker Releases Music Video For “Southern Style” (HCS).
• Concert paying tribute to victims of Emanuel AME Church shooting to feature new composition (Post & Courier).
• Roast & Toast of Summerville Mayor Scheduled for 8/13 (HCS).
• Charleston Pride Parade Photo Gallery (Post & Courier).
  • Charleston Pride Rally at Brittlebank Photo Gallery (Post & Courier).
• Theater review: The Transcendents is brought to vibrant life by Village Rep (Charleston City Paper).
• Counting Crows to perform on Daniel Island after return to roots with latest album (Post & Courier).
• Switch To Five Classes Proposed By SCHSL (Live 5 News).
  • High school reclassification: Bishop England, James Island among teams moving up (Post & Courier).
• Sol Slam Photo Gallery (Post & Courier).
• Season Two of “Talent Freaks” Debuts at the Music Hall (HCS).
• Citadel hopes for Allen-Jackson duo on offense (Post & Courier).
• Mount Pleasant’s Anne Ahern Moore finishes colder-than-usual Norseman triathlon in Norway (Post & Courier).

POLITICS

• What Lindsey Graham Has in Common With Vikki Carr (Bloomberg).
  • Graham says he can win New Hampshire – and McCain agrees (Live 5 News).
  • Sen. Graham moved up in Air Force Reserve ranks despite light duties (Washington Post).
• Some Americans refuse to give up on Confederate flag (ABC News 4).
• The taxman drinketh: 43% of South Carolina beer sales goes to state, feds (Post & Courier).
• Gov. Haley awards the Rev. Dr. Goff Order of the Palmetto (South Strand News).
• SC Ports again seek federal permit for cruise terminal (Live 5 News).
• Quintin’s Close-ups: The Tinklers (HCS).
• Mount Pleasant to hear results of study on growth management plan (Post & Courier).
• The 16 elected officials (including Gov. Haley) who scored invites to the Koch brothers’ donor retreat (Washington Post).
• Berkeley superintendent candidates a ‘strong bunch’ (Post & Courier).
  • BCSD plans receptions for superintendent finalists (ABC News 4).
• Riley names new city planning director (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
• Ashley River bridge bike lane meeting set for Aug. 27 (Post & Courier).
• Haley requests flags at half staff Tuesday in honor of fallen deputy (Live 5 News).
• State rationing of death certificates creates a challenge for grieving S.C. families (Post & Courier).

MISC

• Low number of black S.C. physicians sparks concerns (Post & Courier).
• Reward for info in cold case increased to $10K (ABC News 4).
• Pull Over: Practice of pretext police stops under fire (Post & Courier).
• Lowcountry manners trump sea turtle heckling (Post & Courier).
• Emanuel AME victims memorialized in granite by Pennsylvania artist (ABC News 4).
• Suicide jumpers on rise as mother calls for higher barrier on southbound Ravenel Bridge (Post & Courier).
• Citadel Mall Collecting School Supplies for the Teachers’ Supply Closet (HCS).
• Kong donates hundreds of toys to Charleston Animal Society (News 2).
• Owner of 3 dogs muzzled charged with animal cruelty (ABC News 4).
• Homes, retail and business park envisioned for Spring Grove near Ravenel (Post & Courier).
  • Proposed East Bay apartments to add to hundreds of others coming to peninsular Charleston (Post & Courier).
• New college head faces lowest graduation rate for SC campus (Live 5 News).
• Update on Tyreik Gadsden: Still in good spirits, smiling (News 2).
• Southwest Airlines gears up for daily Charleston-Dallas service (Post & Courier).
• BCSO seeking information in 1994 murder of former marine (Live 5 News).
• A praise service held for rescued boaters (News 2).
• Another good year for SC’s $18 billion tourism industry (ABC News 4).
• Charleston has most Airbnb listings in South Carolina, firm says (Post & Courier).
• After one water rescue canceled, another called in (ABC News 4).
• Man in custody after Orangeburg Co. shooting sends three to the hospital (Live 5 News).
• Tax-free weekend offers back-to-school shoppers chance to save (Post & Courier).
• Lanes blocked on Highway 78 in Summerville after dump truck overturns (Live 5 News).
• North Charleston police arrest suspect in pharmacy robbery (Post & Courier).
• Coroner identifies victim in single-car accident in Green Pond (Live 5 News).
• The Iron Yard grows Lowcountry footprint (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
• Water disasters spotlight importance of Lowcountry lifeguards (Live 5 News).
• Goose Creek fire trucks to get better radios (Post & Courier).
• Twitter user identifies ocean oddity washed up on SC shore (Live 5 News).
• Authorities asking for help identifying burglary suspects in Georgetown County (News 2).
• Deputies searching Lake Murray for missing person (Live 5 News).
• One killed in after car hits trees, flips (ABC News 4).

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