Rumors & Notes: 1/9/17

TOP STORIES

• Judge sends jurors home after prosecutors, defense rest cases in Roof trial (Live 5 News).
  • Standby attorneys try, fail once more to present evidence defending Dylann Roof (ABC News 4).
  • Roof to get one more chance to sway jury with closing argument before deliberations (ABC News 4).
  • Fake news and the miseducation of Dylann Roof (Charleston City Paper).
• Teenager arrested in North Charleston shooting of 7-year-old child (Post & Courier).
• Will a South Carolina political blogger go to jail to protect his sources? (Columbia Journalism Review).
• Football fans pumped for Alabama-Clemson national championship rematch (ABC News 4).
  • Nikki Haley to Dabo Swinney ahead of championship game: ‘Leave it all on the field’ (Post & Courier).
  • Sen. Tim Scott betting peanuts on Clemson championship game (Post & Courier).

FOOD/BEV

• Short Grain Chef Joins Edmund’s Oast For One-Night Only (HCS).
• Mex 1 Hosts 4th Anniversary Party on Saturday (HCS).
• Cheesy Truffle Burger Explodes Instagram (Eater Charleston).
• Harris Teeter recalls Chicken Caesar Wrap for undeclared fish (ABC News 4).
• Charleston gains another source of Indian food (Post & Courier).

ENTERTAINMENT/SPORTS

• Charleston Health & Wellness Expo Scheduled for Monday & Tuesday (HCS).
• Charleston gets new Women’s Premier Soccer League team (Post & Courier).
• 2017 Charleston County Parks Schedule Released (HCS).
• Itinerant Literate and The Junction Kitchen & Provisions Team For “Get Lit” Book & Dinner Club (HCS).
• Charleston Moves Offering Free Bike Light Sets During “Light the Night” Event (HCS).
• Report: Jamey Chadwell resigns at Charleston Southern, Matt Tucker named Head Coach (News 2).
• Karen Jones Meadows proves that the story of Harriet Tubman is just as relevant as ever (Charleston City Paper).
• Brad and Jennifer Moranz Announce February Sinatra Special (HCS).
• The music and more of the legendary Ray Charles comes to the Music Hall (Post & Courier).

POLITICS/GOV/SCHOOLS

• Loaded gun brought to Goose Creek High School; Student arrested (ABC News 4).
• No charges in S.C. so far despite 400 complaints of price gouging during Hurricane Matthew (Post & Courier).
• State education superintendent asks for millions to replace aging school bus fleet (Live 5 News).
• Quintin’s Close-Ups: Chris Nickels (HCS).

MISC

• WINGS for Kids combats racism by fostering friendships (Post & Courier).
• Warming centers open again for wintry weather (ABC News 4).
• Survey: It’s cheaper to rent in Charleston County, but better to buy in Berkeley and Dorchester (Post & Courier).
• Man charged with DUI in Mathis Ferry accident, 2 injured (ABC News 4).
• Grapevine: Carnival’s Charleston-based Ecstasy taking a vacation (Post & Courier).
• Police: Teen charged after robbing victim he met on classifieds app (Live 5 News).
• North Charleston surgical center to be sold in UnitedHealth deal (Post & Courier).

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