MORNING HEADLINES | Charleston-area businesses, restaurants and others are honoring those who served the country with Veterans Day discounts, special promotions and some free food.
Charleston and North Charleston city offices will be closed for the day. Trash collection in both cities will run on a one-day delay for the week.
Parades and celebrations will also be held across the Lowcountry including North Charleston’s 23rd Veterans Day annual tribute from 10 a.m. to noon at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center. Goose Creek’s annual celebration kicks off at 11 a.m. at the city’s John McCants Veterans Park. U Joe Daning, an Air Force veteran who is a former member of the S.C. House of Representatives and Goose Creek City Council, will deliver the keynote address.
The Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority will offer free rides on its bus system to veterans and active-duty military personnel on all CARTA and TriCounty Link routes across Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester counties.
Restaurants like Melvin’s BBQ and Underground Chuck’s are offering special discounts to active-duty military and veterans.
The Charleston Museum is hosting a World War II-focused tour at 4 p.m. at Joseph Manigault House. Reservations are required, but free for veterans with presentation of ID.
Other cities across the state will also hold their own events and celebrations for veterans.
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