TOP STORIES
- As final term winds down, Charleston’s mayor not slowing down (ABC News 4).
- 2 pedestrians hit early New Year’s Day in Mount Pleasant (ABC News 4).
- South Carolina police shootings: 9 lessons (Post & Courier).
- Estill police officer wounded in New Year’s Day shooting, suspect in custody (ABC News 4).
- Weekend Events, Parties, & Plans (HCS).
NEW YEARS
FOOD/BEV
- 7th Annual Follywood Oyster Roast Scheduled for 1/30/16 (HCS).
- New Salad/Toast/Smoothie Shop Gogogreens Hoists Sign on Sullivan’s Island (Eater Charleston).
- Taste Folly Beach on January 16th (HCS).
- Shrimp hanging around despite flood (Post & Courier).
- The semi-nude North of Spring calendar is here (Charleston City Paper).
- Food trends coming in 2016 (Post & Courier).
ENTERTAINMENT/SPORTS
POLITICS/GOV
- As Gov. Haley’s star rises, she could have an interesting 2016 (Live 5 News).
- Gun reform bills pit state lawmakers against each other (Post & Courier).
- Legislators up for debate this year address 2015 headlines (ABC News 4).
- Amazon must begin collecting sales taxes in S.C. on Friday (Post & Courier).
- Charleston releases strategy for next 50 years of rising sea levels (Charleston City Paper).
- Harbor View Road improvements on schedule (Post & Courier).
- Costa Pleicones ascends to chief justice in final year on high court (Post & Courier).
MISC
- Charleston police searching for suspects in downtown armed robbery (Live 5 News).
- Prayer meeting to promote Charleston Police Fund Illumination Project (Post & Courier).
- Child transported to hospital after struck by vehicle in Ladson (Live 5 News).
- SC health officials say flu has claimed lives of 8 people (Post & Courier).
- Wild Dunes erosion prompts IOP request for bigger sand project (Post & Courier).
- Bond set at $205k for man accused in pursuit that ended in passenger’s death (Live 5 News).
- Man accidentally shoots, kills self on New Year's Eve (News 2).
- Clemson University responds to lawsuit over student's death (Post & Courier).
- Animal Society sends 72 rescued rabbits to humane society in Florida (ABC News 4).
- Judge denies bond for North Charleston murder suspect (Live 5 News).
- Emergency crews extinguish fire at N. Charleston home (Live 5 News).
- Black River protections to be open to public (Post & Courier).
- Charlotte woman witnessed gruesome death on board Carnival Cruise ship (Live 5 News).
- Controversial industrial-scale sawmill to hit permit deadline (Post & Courier).
- Finish of Myrtle Beach surveillance camera project delayed (Live 5 News).