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Isle of Palms Mayor Phillip Pounds appears on ‘Good Morning Charleston’

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCIV) — Isle of Palms Mayor Phillip Pounds joined News 4 live Friday morning during “Good Morning Charleston” ahead of his Coffee with the Mayor event where the mayor will be listening to feedback from residents on city projects, talking about town government, and ways to volunteer and improve the community. That […]

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Charleston City Council mourns death of member Matthew Hutti | #citycouncil

CHARLESTON — The Charleston City Council is entering the new year mourning the death of member Matthew Hutti, who had served on the council since first being elected more than a decade ago. Hutti, 44, died Saturday morning at his home in Charleston of natural causes related to ongoing health issues, reported Coles County Coroner Ed […]

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Mayor-elect Cogswell announces diverse senior staff for Charleston leadership

Mayor-elect Cogswell announces diverse senior staff for Charleston leadership | WCIVPlease ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes ofwebsite accessibility Sat, 16 Dec 2023 22:10:07 GMT (1702764607290) f3a7501572b0e53c069042680c9c1593f1a7e2e2 0ff434a913354cdff52455ab8405a00fdcc349ef Fallback Presentation. Using deprecated PresentationRouter. Click Here For This Articles Original Source.

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Charleston elects Republican mayor for first time since 1870s

The city of Charleston, South Carolina, has elected its first Republican mayor since the reconstruction era of the 1870s. According to the South Carolina Election Commission, state Rep. William Cogswell defeated incumbent Mayor John Tecklenburg (D) by two percentage points in runoff election Tuesday. Five hundred and sixty-six votes separated the two candidates, according to […]

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Charleston City Council approves funding for several projects, sets meeting date to address council size | #citycouncil

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — Charleston City Council approved funding for several projects at its meeting Monday night. Council members approved $5 million in funding for the Capital Sports Center, $1 million for the Public Safety Center, $350,000 for turf for the North Charleston Community Center and $200,000 for HVAC and roof repairs at the Kanawha […]

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Charleston city council to confirm next chief of police | #citycouncil

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) – The next leader of the Charleston Police Department will become official Tuesday. The Charleston city council will vote to confirm Chito Walker’s new role as police chief. The city of Charleston announced last week that Walker will lead the Charleston Police Department. Walker had been serving in the role of Interim […]

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Charleston City Council moving forward with new multi-million dollar Johns Island fire station | #citycouncil

JOHNS ISLAND, S.C. (WCSC) – Charleston City Council will consider preconstruction plans and designs for a fire station on Johns Island Tuesday night. Fire Station number 23 is planned for a site on Maybank Highway at Wildts Battery Boulevard. Plans call for the new station to have two units: an engine company and a ladder […]

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10 wounded in S.C. mass shooting, mayor says

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC/Gray News) – Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg said 10 people were wounded in a mass shooting in downtown Charleston late Monday night. WCSC reported Charleston Police Chief Luther Reynolds said an officer responded to noise complaint about a loud party at a vacant lot. “Immediately the officer took gunfire,” Reynolds said. “Two shots […]

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Security guard sues City of Charleston and mayor after getting injured in 2020 riot

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) – A man who worked as a security guard at an apartment complex is suing the City of Charleston and its mayor after he says he was injured during a riot in 2020. Attorneys for Michael Hainer filed the suit against the city and Mayor John Tecklenburg claiming that it was the […]