MORNING HEADLINES | South Carolina’s Supreme Court has not yet set a date for the state’s next execution after lawyers for four inmates out of appeals asked for a postponement until after the Christmas and New Year’s holidays.
Meanwhile, a total of 30 of 43 escaped rhesus macaque monkeys have returned to the Alpha Genesis facility in Yemassee, the CEO confirmed Monday. Efforts to recapture the remaining 13 are ongoing.
In the request for delay of executions filed last week, lawyers seek to have the court pause in issuing execution notices until Jan. 3. By law, each execution takes place four weeks after a warrant is sent, making Jan. 31 the next time an inmate would enter the death chamber – if the state Supreme Court agrees.
Justices were expected to issue a death warrant this past Friday for inmate Marion Bowman Jr. that would have been carried out on Dec. 6, but the day came and went without a warrant or an explanation as to why the court decided not to issue it.
Bowman would be the third inmate executed after the state’s 13-year pause. Convicted murderers Freddie Owens and Richard Moore were put to death on Sept. 20 and Nov. 1, respectively.
In headlines over the weekend:
Report highlights Charleston Co. students’ progress toward graduation. Charleston County School District students are breaking on-time graduation and college and career readiness records, with the highest graduation rate to date among all students expected to graduate at 88.8%, a 3.2% increase over the past three years.
Plan to guide North Charleston’s future under review. Residents have a final in-person opportunity on Nov. 13 to weigh in on the plan that drives the city’s vision for the future, which encompasses the city’s goals across various priorities and provides a basis for future land use development.
$50K Powerball ticket sold in North Charleston. Lottery officials say someone at the Food Lion on Dorchester Rd in North Charleston won the $50,000 Powerball prize from Saturday’s drawing.
Charleston’s historically Black Episcopal churches worship together. For the first time in history, congregations from the Charleston peninsula’s three historically Black Episcopal Churches joined together in worship on Nov. 10 to lead the charge in lamenting the Episcopal Church’s complicity in the slave trade.
Folly Beach officials introduce a new parking app. Folly Parking is an app city council member Chris Bizzell developed for sharing parking information. It is available on Apple and Android stores.
S.C. Works hosting job fair for unemployed veterans. From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., veterans can visit the Mount Pleasant Armory on Mathis Ferry Road to explore job opportunities in the area. SC Works will provide resume help before the event.
Charleston restaurateurs eye out-of-market deals. The James Island-founded Bohemian Bull Tavern & Beer Garden is expanding its reach up to the Grand Strand and to northeast Florida.
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