Charleston County

Last week Meteorologists predicted the category three Hurricane, Joaquin, to make landfall hitting the Carolina’s. Gratefully it never made landfall, but unfortunately the Carolina’s received trillions of gallons of rain from the hurricane. Florence County flooded very badly; streets resembled Miniature Rivers, golf-courses looked like The Rapids, bridges were completely washed out, homes completely flooded, people were being evacuated, etc. Last Thursday night the rain started, it was unlike…

coast depending on what continent you’re observing from. For instance the North American Continent on the east coast it seems that Horry County, South Carolina, Charleston County, South Carolina, are where shark attacks happen the most. Same as St. Johns County Florida, Volusia County, Florida, Brevard County, Florida, Palm Beach, Florida, and St. Lucie County. With this information we clearly see that Florida had the…

would improve vastly with the simple addition of new ideas. The state of South Carolina is composed of forty-six counties. Of these, twenty-six are considered “forgotten”. The forgotten counties are regarded as such due to their high poverty, unemployment, and crime rates, as well as poor health, education systems, and general quality of life (according to an essay published in the Charleston City Paper). These areas are not dismal because there is nobody to make changes. In fact, quite the…

history because; he was the pioneer of guerilla tactics, was an important and influential leader in the South Carolina Militia, and his humble demeanor that labeled him and anti-hero. Francis Marion was born on his family’s plantation in Berkeley County, South Carolina in 1732. His parents He was the youngest of six children born to Gabriel and Esther Marion. As a young boy Francis enjoyed watching the ships sail in and out of Georgetown and especially enjoyed exploring the swamps and woods…

blacks: Septima P Clark dedicated her life and career to the educational advancement of African Americans in the south. Septima P Clark was born on May 3, 1898 in Charleston South Carolina. Her father who was a freed slave, worked as a caterer following the civil war. Her mother Victoria Poinsettia had been born free in Charleston South Carolina, but had been taken to Haiti in 1864 by her uncle, along with her two sisters. Victoria Poinsettia took in laundry A job sheto help add to the family…

The Confederate Soldier statue was built on the grounds of the Loudoun County Courthouse, which was built in Leesburg, VA in 1758. It has been a part of Loudoun history since then; serving as a jail, courthouse, legislature, and executive office. The statue, erected in 1908, depicts a confederate soldier aiming a rifle. Its purpose was to “serve as a memorial to the many Rebel soldiers who died fighting for the cause in which they believed” (as stated by Loudoun.gov). In fact, the courthouse,…

Francis Marion was born on February 26, 1732, he was one of six children. His mother and father were Gabriel and Charlotte Marion. He was born on his parents’ plantation and lived there for the first five years of his life in Berkley County, South Carolina. Then his family settled down on a plantation near Georgetown, South Carolina. Although he wasn’t very educated, he was one of the great partisan leaders of the American Revolutionary War, also known as the War for Independence. He was…

deviance, the killing of nine black church members, to prove his loyalty, seriousness and devotion to the group. In addition, similar contrasts can be drawn to the murderer of James Craig Anderson, Deryl Dedmon. Dedmon grew up in the predominately white county of Rankin, south of the Mason Dixon line, infamous for its racism. Dedmon did not come out of the womb with a death wish for all African Americans, so he must have learned this passion from someone. As the labeling theory states, he most…

rhythmic slides and sounded the root notes of chords or simple harmony. Below this basic trio, the tuba or string bass provided a bass line and drums the rhythmic accompaniment. New Orleans jazz was just the beginning of an entire sweep across the county; which led to…

the leader of a group of misfit teenagers who live on secluded Morris Island off the coast of South Carolina in housing provided by the Loggerhead Island Research Institute. Tory, Hiram, Ben and Shelton attend the prestigious Bolton Academy in Charleston, the fees which are paid for by LIRI. The group is exposed to an experimental strain of canine parvovirus when they rescue Cooper, from a cage at LIRI where he was held for medical testing and their lives are changed…