TOP STORIES
- Students Rejoice: CCSD Board votes to exempt exams according to current school handbook (Post & Coureir).
- Upstate lawmakers file bill to ban same-sex marriage in SC (Live 5 News).
- Charleston Chosen as 2015’s Second Best Destination of the Year (HCS).
- 16-year-old charged with murder, attempted murder in Backpage “date” shooting at motel (ABC News 4).
- Sheriff’s office searching for missing West Ashley man (Live 5 News).
- Federal hearing for church shooter and his friend set for Feb. 11 (Post & Courier).
- Longtime South Carolina State Sen. O’Dell dies at age 77 (ABC News 4).
- Lowcountry celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (ABC News 4).
FOOD/BEV
- Seven tips to get the most out of Restaurant Week dining (Post & Courier).
- Help 492 bar manager Megan Deschaine prep for the San Antonio Speed Rack Cocktail Competition (Charleston City Paper).
- Blondies Bagels & Cafe (Post & Courier).
- Cooper River Brewing Company Opens its Doors in Charleston (CRBJ BizWire).
- The Thrillist Awards: Charleston's Best Food & Drink of 2015 (Thrillist).
ENTERTAINMENT/SPORTS
POLITICS/GOV/SCHOOLS
MISC
- Orangeburg County woman airlifted to hospital, man arrested after shooting incident (Live 5 News).
- Some Mt. Pleasant residents seeing higher than normal water bills (News 2).
- Amy Kovach now represented by attorney Andy Savage (Post & Courier).
- 4 pulled to safety after boat hits Santee Cooper dam, sinks (Live 5 News).
- DA hoping to charge officer who shot naked Moncks Corner man in GA (News 2).
- Report: SC police officer uses department credit card to buy $300 worth of gas (Live 5 News).
- Charleston CEO steps down at tech firm he founded (Post & Courier).
- BCSO: Deputies arrest Cane Bay burglary who fired shots at homeowner (Live 5 News).
- Woman leads deputies on chase in car missing wheel (Live 5 News).