May 29 2019
By Reagan Kelley for Island Eye News State Senator Chip Campsen (R-Charleston, Beaufort, and Colleton Counties) introduced a budget proviso with 33 Senate co-sponsors on April 17th that protects South Carolina’s coast from offshore drilling. It passed into law on May 29th. The proviso prohibits the issuance of state and local permits for infrastructure and other …
May 29 2019
By Lauren Gaches for Island Eye News NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is predicting that a near-normal Atlantic hurricane season is most likely this year. This outlook forecasts a 40% chance of a near-normal season, a 30% chance of an above-normal season and a 30% chance of a below-normal season. The hurricane season officially extends from June 1 …
May 29 2019
By Erin Weeks for Island Eye News Barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it or sauté it – however you cook it, fresh South Carolina-caught white shrimp are back on the menu. Commercial shrimp trawling will open in all legal South Carolina waters at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, May 29, 2019. Georgia state waters will open …
May 29 2019
By Mary Pringle for The Island Eye News Photos by Barbara Bergwerf It’s an exciting time when our nesting sea turtles return to nest in the dunes on the Isle of Palms and Sullivan’s Island. When the first two nests were laid on Kiawah Island and Hilton Head the last week of April, we knew …
May 29 2019
By Colin McCandless for The Island Eye News They are still tallying final numbers for the 6th Annual Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) charity golf tournament fundraiser held May 11 at the Wild Dunes Links Course, but it appears that it will nearly match if not eclipse last year’s total of $60,000, to be used toward …
May 28 2019
By Carey Sullivan for The Island Eye News Making memories is what life is all about. Dewees Island was thoughtfully designed, by both the developer and Mother Nature, to be a place where people made memories. Around the island are intentionally placed wooden swings, encouraging “chance” encounters with neighbors and nature. The many docks invite …
May 28 2019
By Jennifer Tuohy, Island Eye News Contributing Editor In anticipation of the release of her 20th novel, Queen Bee, this month, Sullivan’s Islander and New York Times bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank invited a hundred or so of her biggest fans to explore her hometown. The influx was part of the Dorothea Benton Frank Fan …
May 28 2019
By Greg Lucas, SCDNR for The Island Eye News South Carolina’s 2019 Baltimore Oriole Winter Survey reported the largest number of orioles wintering in the United States for the fifth year in a row. Those results were recorded during the 5th Annual Baltimore Oriole Winter Survey, conducted by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources …
May 27 2019
By Carol Antman for The Island Eye News The pay is low and the hours are long but apprentices at Spoleto love the experience. They rave about seeing their first opera, getting to personally know the performers, watching the festival ignite the city and being part of that magic. Meanwhile, they’re getting a reality check …
May 25 2019
By Erin Weeks for Island Eye News As manatees return to their summer haunts along the coast, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) biologists are reminding residents and visitors to be particularly alert while boating and to report sightings of these gentle giants online. Manatees, or sea cows, …
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