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1:00 pm on Friday November 15, 2013
NOAA gives go ahead for offshore Navy testing
Fears over unintended impact on whale and other marine mammals will grow as the Navy training begins its next round off the Southeast coast.
3:23 am on Wednesday January 2, 2013
Video from the Lowcountry polar bear plunges
Image by YouTube user "livethelifesean"The Charleston area's two annual polar bear plunges returned Tuesday, and we've dug up a couple videos.
Over on Sullivan's Island the Dunleavy’s Pub Polar Plunge benefited the South Carolina Special Olympics,...
5:27 am on Monday December 31, 2012
Folly or Sullivan's? Two Lowcountry polar bear plunge options
Image by VisitFolly.com From the 2012 installment of Folly Beach's annual New Year's Day polar bear plunge.
Update: Check out the videos.
The Charleston area's two annual chances to get a (little) chilly in the ocean's water are returning.
You can...
5:55 am on Wednesday June 27, 2012
SC ranks 17th in beach water quality, Horry County among the worst
Flickr User: Jason Barnette Photography
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has released its annual report on water quality and while Horry County beaches, specifically Springmaid Beach, Briarcliffe Acres Beach, and Myrtle Beach were the...
12:52 pm on Tuesday May 29, 2012
Charlestowne Hotels Announces Summer Specials for US Military
Charlestowne Hotels
28 Bridgeside Blvd
Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
873.972.1400
CharlestowneHotels.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 29, 2012
CHARLESTOWNE HOTELS OFFERS SUMMER SPECIALS TO U.S. MILITARY
CHARLESTON, SC – In appreciation for their...
7:46 am on Tuesday March 27, 2012
CFCA looking for volunteers for Carolina Forest roadside tidy
photo by flickr user Kulturlabor Trial&Error
The Carolina Forest Civic Association is looking for volunteers, age 14 and older, to work with other Carolina Forest residents to collect trash littering the area's roads.
The “Great Carolina Forest...
6:06 am on Wednesday April 6, 2011
Starfish invade Pawleys Island (Update: video)
Flickr user The Suss-Man
Update 4/7: WMBF has video that also tells us how to save some of the little guys.
First Reported 4/6: Thousands of starfish appeared on the shore in Pawleys Island this week.
The Sun News spoke with the Department of...
8:00 am on Thursday March 24, 2011
Great white sharks hanging out off the Georgia coast
Flickr user AlKok
The Brunswick News has a report that was picked up by the AP regarding an increase in the number of great white sharks being spotted off the Georgia coast. Of course it was picked up by the AP, it's about sharks.
Scientists say...
4:44 am on Tuesday August 3, 2010
Jellyfish stings on the up, up, and up in Charleston (update: Portuguese man o' war)
Image by Flickr user llediehr
Update August 3: And the stings have largely continued along with the warmer water temperatures. Also new are more confirmed spottings of the potent Portuguese man o' war.
The Post and Courier has a nice report on what'...
3:47 am on Sunday July 18, 2010
Charleston's fishing, shrimping industry continues to dwindle
Image by Flickr user PostPostModern
This story isn't hard news, but paints more of a picture about how much South Carolina has changed during the last 50 years, and the perspectives of the independent industry today.
Take a read over here.
If there'...
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