The South was hit by a heat wave this weekend featuring record breaking temperatures, with 100 degrees recorded at the airport on Monday. Source: @Chswx
[embed-1]The heat continues, with Tuesday forecasted to hit 100 degrees and the heat indexes forecasted to stay above 100 until Friday. Source: Chswx

As many as 100,000 people are expected at the Charleston Country Club for the U.S. Women’s Open. Expect traffic. Source: P&C

The first Memorial Day was in Charleston on May 1, 1865, when former slaves held a funeral for the Union soldiers that had died in the Civil War. Source: P&C


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