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On Oct. 28, over 1,200 participants gathered at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park in Charleston for the Alzheimer's Association Walk to End Alzheimer's.

North Charleston technical college president to step down

Dr. Mary Thornley, who has led Trident Technical College as president for over 30 years, announced her retirement this morning, effective June 1, 2024.

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Mary Thornley, the transformative president of Trident Technical College, announced her plans to retire next summer. “It is with deepest gratitude and humility I submit this retirement letter. I realize I will never be ready to leave, so I must leave Trident Tech without being ready,” Thornley said in her […]

FLORENCE, S.C. (WBTW) — City of Florence Mayor Teresa Myers Ervin is a fellow of the 2023 Riley Mayor’s Design Fellowship. The goal of this fellowship is to equip South Carolina mayors with the knowledge and resources  to create programs that positively impact their communities.  The fellowship was created by former Charleston Mayor Joseph P. […]

This February and throughout the 2023 season, clubs across Minor League Baseball will celebrate Black History Month in their communities as part of MiLB’s The Nine initiative. Here's a look at what some teams have planned:

Climate control issues could threaten delicate artifacts at the $100-Million facility on the Charleston waterfront.

Climate control issues could threaten delicate artifacts at the $100-Million facility on the Charleston waterfront.

Slated to open early next year, the space will explore the legacy and contributions of enslaved people and their descendants

Davenport, Florida - At approximately 5:00 am, on Sunday, January 08, 2017, the Polk County Sheriff's Office Emergency Communications Center (ECC) received a report of a crash near mile marker 53 on Interstate 4.  Deputies and Polk County Fire Rescue responded and found one person deceased - an adult male…