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Sean Bennett received a Paul Harris Fellow award at the August 18 meeting of the Rotary Club of Summerville from District Governor Rick Moore. The club meets on Wednesdays at 12:30 at Sticky Fingers. full story

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Summerville’s secret garden a favorite for fall plantings
Ivey Lanes Nursery & Landscape is not your typical plant nursery. There is j ... full story
Local boy reaches for stardom
After local eleven-year-old Chris Ramirez took karate classes, played baseball, ... full story
Grab joins MWV Community Development Team
John Grab has joined MWV Community Development and Land Management as Vice Presi ... full story

Summerville’s secret garden a favorite for fall plantings

Ivey Lanes Nursery & Landscape is not your typical plant nursery. There is just something very special about this establishment. Maybe it is the stunning foliage filling the small land in which the company is located, or quite possibly it is the ... full story

Summerville Medical Center awarded dual accreditation from Joint Commission

Summerville Medical Center has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval by demonstrating compliance with The Joint Commission’s national standards for health care quality and safety. Summerville is one of the first hospitals in South Carol ... full story

Local boy reaches for stardom

After local eleven-year-old Chris Ramirez took karate classes, played baseball, and acted in church and school plays, he told his mother he really wanted to be an actor. Chris’s mother, Sharon Ramirez signed him up for the Kids Club class at Millie L ... full story

Grab joins MWV Community Development Team

John Grab has joined MWV Community Development and Land Management as Vice President, Community Development with primary responsibility for implementing the Parks of Berkeley/Sheep Island Master Plan. John has nearly thirty years of experience in p ... full story

Heritage Trust SVP/CFO Elected to National Executive Committee

David D'Annunzio, Senior Vice President and CFO of Heritage Trust Federal Credit Union, was recently elected to the Executive Committee of the Credit Union National Association’s CFO Council. In this three-year position, D’Annunzio will represent ove ... full story

How to File a Claim After Storm Damage

Severe thunderstorms have damaged a number of homes, cars, and businesses in South Carolina in recent weeks. For those who have experienced damage, the South Carolina Insurance News Service provides the following tips: • Survey the damage and notif ... full story

Adel becomes audiology Ph.D.

Mr. and Mrs. John Adel of Summerville are proud to announce the graduation of their daughter Courtney E. Adel from the College of Allied Health at the University of Tennessee with a Doctor of Audiology degreed awarded on May 13. Adel is a 2002 gradu ... full story

Moore joins S’ville Cornerstone office

The financial-services firm, Cornerstone Financial Strategies, LLC, is pleased to announce the addition of Travis M. Moore as a financial advisor in the Summerville office located at 810 Travelers Blvd., Suite A-2. “We’re very pleased to have Travis ... full story

Public Input sought on economic development strategy

The Charleston Regional Development Alliance (CRDA) kicks off a nine-month planning initiative that will create a multi-year economic development strategy for the three-county Charleston region (Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester counties). The str ... full story

Fall Semester Enrollment Deadline on August 13, 2010

CHARLESTON, S.C.— The American College of the Building Arts (ACBA) (www.buildingartscollege.us) is still accepting applications for new students for the Fall 2010 semester. Potential students can apply through August 13, 2010. The College is the very ... full story

SCORE’s services available for free

Starting a new business can be a daunting task, but there is a free resource in the area that could make the difference between success and failure. Ram Dachepalli, local area Chairman of SCORE, spoke to the North Area Chamber of Commerce Wednesday ... full story

SunTrust Mortgage Announces Alan Greer

SunTrust Mortgage announces that Alan Greer has joined SunTrust Mortgage as the North Charleston and Summerville Mortgage Producing Sales Manager. Alan will focus on growing and developing this fast growing segment of the Tri County market.&nbs ... full story

Gallati to chair Lowcountry Heart Walk

Todd Gallati, President and CEO of Trident Health System, is serving as the Chair of the American Heart Association’s 2010 Start! Lowcountry Heart Walk, which will take place on Saturday, Sept. 25 at Liberty Square near the South Carolina Aquarium. L ... full story

Local Lawyers Elected to SC Bar House of Delegates

Summerville Attorneys Randall L. (Webb) Charpia and Robert Douglas (Robby) Robbins have been elected to the House of Delegates of the South Carolina Bar Association. The House of Delegates establishes policy for the South Carolina Bar and inclu ... full story

S.C. BlueCross Foundation awards $1.7M in grant

Children in Crisis among the organization receiving grants The BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Foundation has approved grant applications totaling $1,710,933 for health-related programs in South Carolina. The grants are for periods of ... full story

Bailey Elected Assistant Vice-President at SCBT in Summerville

South Carolina Bank and Trust has announced today that Lauren Bailey has been promoted to assistant vice president and Summerville branch manager. Bailey began her career with SCBT in 2004 as a mortgage processor. She is a 2002 graduate of the Col ... full story

Summerville resident earns Safelite Autoglass top award

Safelite AutoGlass recently selected Summerville resident Barry Johnson for the company's annual Wall of Fame award. Johnson, a repair specialist, is among 51 selected to receive the honor this year. The Wall of Fame award is the most presti ... full story

Greer joins SunTrust Mortgage team

Birdsong awarded Avon Foundation for Women scholarship

The Avon Foundation for Women has awarded Miriam Birdsong from Summerville, SC with a 2010 Avon Representative Scholarship. Birdsong will be attending Strayer University during the 2010-11 academic year. The scholarship is designed to assist indepen ... full story

Rotary Club

The Rotary Club of Summerville gave two scholarships to local students this year. At the July 21 meeting, Jon Presley introduced one recipient, Kaylie Fehr who attended Summerville High School and will be attending Clemson in the fall. The othe ... full story

TTC medical transcriptionist program approved

Trident Technical College’s Medical Transcriptionist Program, offered by the Division of Continuing Education and Economic Development, is approved by the Approval Committee for Certificate Programs (ACCP), a joint committee established by the Americ ... full story

Carolina One Listed Among Top 100 Companies in U.S.

The 2010 July/August issue of Realtor® Magazine, a publication of the National Association of Realtors, has released the 2009 Top 100 Companies in the U.S. ranked by Transaction Sides and Sales Volume. Carolina One Real Estate & Mortgage wa ... full story

New 2011 Funsaver hitting the market

The 2011 Lowcountry Funsaver is about to premiere with double the offers and savings, including Applebee’s, Gilligan’s, Charles Towne Landing, Riverbanks Zoo, Stella Nova, and just added exclusive offers from The Woodlands, The Lowcountry and S ... full story

Summerville woman wins Bojangles’ Bahamas cruise

To conclude its celebration of 30 years and 100 stores in South Carolina, Bojangles’ has announced the winners of its sweepstakes, rewarding a customer from each of its 100 restaurants in the state with a fun-filled, six-day, five-night Bahamas cruis ... full story

Pope reappointed

State Farm Agent, Tony Pope of Summerville was reappointed to the Charleston Regional Development Alliance Board as an at-large member. He will serve a two-year term. full story