MORNING NEWSBREAK | Former Mount Pleasant Police Chief Carl Ritchie won the Tuesday Republican runoff for Charleston County sheriff against opponent Greg Kitchens.
Ritchie, a current member of Mount Pleasant’s town council, earned 59.6% percent of the vote, with Kitchens taking 40.4% in Tuesday’s runoff election, according to unofficial results from the S.C. Election Commission. In the June 11 GOP primary, Kitchens outpolled Ritchie by a 45-42 margin in a field of four candidates. Ritchie will face incumbent Democratic Sheriff Kristin Graziano in November.
Meanwhile in other races across the state, “sister senator” and 12-year veteran lawmaker Katrina Shealy lost big to Carlisle Kennedy in a GOP Lexington County Senate runoff. Nurse practitioner and Air National Guard officer Sherri Biggs defeated Trump-backed candidate Mark Burns in the Third Congressional District GOP runoff.
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S.C. Ports, union announce pact to create blended workforce. Members of the International Longshoremen’s Association will be able to operate cranes and heavy-lift equipment alongside state employees across the Port of Charleston under a landmark agreement between the union and the State Ports Authority.
Rucker appears in court for drug charges. Charleston native and music star Darius Rucker appeared in a Tennessee courtroom on Tuesday on misdemeanor drug charges. A court date has been rescheduled to Sept. 10.
Water main inspection expected to affect parts of downtown Charleston. Charleston Water System said all lanes of Meeting Street from Calhoun to George streets will be closed from 9 p.m. Wednesday until 4 a.m. the following morning for a water main inspection.
Charleston airport parking lot breaks ground this summer on expansion project. A new parking garage at Charleston International is set to break ground as early as mid-summer under the next phase of the airport’s $1 billion expansion.
Early college high school in Charleston halfway completed. Construction on Charleston County School District’s Early College High School support building is halfway complete with high hopes of bringing an ideal learning experience to students.
MUSC awarded $960K for colon cancer research. The American Cancer Society Research Scholar Grant will aid MUSC in preclinical studies to restore immune cells to fight colon cancer.
West Ashley cocktail bar owned and operated by women now open. New cocktail bar All My Exes took over the former Oak Barrel Tavern space in Avondale, offering a comfortable place for anyone, especially women, to hang out, according to owner Steph Sievers.
Event planner featured in Vogue opens Charleston home goods store. Gregory “Blake” Sams, an event planner and residential designer whose work has been featured in VOGUE, Harper’s Bazaar, BRIDES and more opened Wentworth, offering a curated collection of home and entertaining products.
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