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9:54 pm on Saturday April 14, 2012
Charleston Area Ghosts: Alice Flagg, 1833-1849
“Alice’s hand went to her heart. With this ring….” Nancy Rhyne, 1926-
Gordon Mercer & Marcia Mercer, Columnists
The sun was setting near Pawleys Island and it was a cool evening.
“I’m going to the car to warm up. You...
4:11 am on Tuesday October 11, 2011
Woman dies on top of friend after tragic accident at music festival
Update October 11: The father of local Yen Ton who died at the West Virginia music festival has filed a lawsuit seeking unspecified damages.
Multiple brief abound, but The Post and Courier has a full-fledged report; read it here.
First reporting...
4:02 am on Wednesday February 24, 2010
Elderly couple perish in North Charleston house fire
An elderly couple perished from smoke inhalation during a house fire at 7238 Mazyck Road in North Charleston on Tuesday morning.
The North Charleston Fire Department was dispatched to the fire at 8:24 a.m. and the fire was deemed under control just...
9:15 am on Friday September 11, 2009
The other September 11 tragedy: crash of Charlotte flight 212
Today of course marks the eighth year since the Twin Tower went down in New York City and a plane hurdled into the Pentagon in Washington D.C., but some are also remember this day for the loss of life it brought to 38 Charlestonians.
On this day in...
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