MORNING NEWSBREAK | Mosquito populations are booming across the Lowcountry in the wake of the deluge from Tropical Storm Debby.
Charleston County Mosquito Control is recommending that residents patrol their property to pour out any containers holding standing water, as they become breeding grounds for mosquitoes.
Meanwhile, homes, communities and entire towns across the Palmetto State are still struggling to pull themselves out of the water after m Debby left the state flooded. Though the threat of the storm has moved on, it could take weeks for the state to fully recover. It will also take several days for the swollen rivers to return to their normal levels.
The Edisto River near Givhans Ferry peaked at 17.21 feet at 12:30 a.m. Aug. 11, more than a foot higher than levels during October 2015 flooding. Though the water is subsiding, its forecast to remain above 15 feet — a major flood stage — until Aug. 15. Other parts of the Edisto closer to the coast may continue to rise.
Widespread flooding also threw a wrench in back-to-school plans, pushing back the first day for tens of thousands of students in Lowcountry counties, or shifting the first day back to school to virtual classrooms. Charleston County
Meanwhile, mosquito populations are booming across the Lowcountry in the wake of the deluge. Charleston County Mosquito Control recommended residents patrol their property after the storm and pour out any containers holding standing water, as they become breeding grounds for mosquitoes.
In other recent headlines:
CP NEWS: Charleston quietly rolls out new brand based on historic seal. If you were keeping up with the City of Charleston’s newsletters throughout recent stormy weather, you might have noticed something different. The city’s branding changed. And reportedly, city council members found out about it when everybody else did.
CP OPINION: Reale: Reconnecting to nature is vital to well-being. “Getting away from the doldrums of a predictable and scheduled life to reconnect with nature is essential to our well-being.”
CP OPINION: Newkirk: PETA’s billboard is nothing to get crabby about. “While some may believe that locals aren’t ready to give up eating crab legs, we have a more optimistic view of how people change with the times.”
Charleston County schools gear up for first day with new funding. As Charleston County students return to the classroom Tuesday morning, the district is kicking off the school year with a new funding model.
- Charleston County schools may offer African American studies, despite S.C. change.
- S.C. wants to ban cell phones in public schools.
Dozens of pregnant women turned away from ERs despite federal law. More than 100 pregnant women in medical distress who sought help from emergency rooms were turned away or negligently treated since 2022 — including in South Carolina.
High prices stifle Charleston home sales. The Charleston market is still full of buyers clamoring to move in, but outliers like that example are making it appear that local residential properties are sitting on the market longer, according to local agents.
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