MORNING HEADLINES | Expect more wet weather this week as public schools in Charleston County resume Tuesday.
Forecasters say heavy rains today plus a morning high tide could cause flooding around the Holy City.
With conditions remaining “unsettled through this evening,” the risk for flash flooding is elevated, according to the National Weather Service. A flood watch is in effect through 6 p.m. Monday.
Meanwhile, astronomers say the peak of the Perseids meteor shower will be late Tuesday and early Wednesday, but bright moonlight may get in the way of the best time to view the cosmic display, which will run through Aug. 23.
Weather officials also say they’re pretty confident in a seasonal forecast that we’ll still have a more active hurricane season this year – despite only four named storms since June 1. But a fifth storm is brewing in the Atlantic off of the coast of Africa that could impact the area in a week or so.
In other headlines
CP OPINION, Brack: Remembering Joe Darby, a moral lion. “For the Rev. Joseph A. Darby, there wasn’t a lot of gray when it came to right and wrong. A voice of Charleston’s conscience, Darby died Friday just one day after his 74th birthday.”
CP OPINION, Brack: S.C.’s rural places face hollowing of people, spirit. “Rural communities in South Carolina are in the midst of a “Great Hollowing,” a reduction in the number of people, their economic power, their political might and, in some ways, their sense of place. Meanwhile, urban areas like Horry, Greenville, Charleston and Berkeley counties grew as the state added more than 360,000 people between 2020 and 2024 — a whopping 7% overall growth rate.
CP NEWS: Hunger still haunts S.C., generations later. Just over a half century ago, one of South Carolina’s most formidable political leaders toured some of the state’s poorest areas and returned with a warning about one of humanity’s oldest scourges — hunger. … Today with grocery prices spiking and federal food assistance on the chopping block, Palmetto State food advocates say that’s a lesson some S.C. political leaders may need to relearn.
S.C. WEEK IN REVIEW: McMaster joins RFK Jr.”s push to ban junk food. S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster took to social media last week to announce his plan to ban junk food and sugary drinks under the state’s federally funded SNAP nutrition program.
- Shealy says senators “blackmailed” for personal transgressions
- Hartnett wants maritime academy in South Carolina
- Graham says China closely watching peace talks with Putin
2026: Bauer drops out of GOP challenge to Graham. Former Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer, who announced a GOP primary challenge to incumbent U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham just weeks ago, now is dropping out.
- Evette, Mace say they support in-state immigration detention center
- Wilson takes aim at brief by Murdaugh’s team on appeal
Local aluminum plant plans to boost production. Century Aluminum Mount Holly plans to increase production to full capacity, the company announced.
Buyers scoop up Dockside condos for bargain prices. Expensive condos in Dockside in Charleston are going for low prices as some owners try to recoup something after they were evacuated over structural issues.
Hundreds attend Charleston’s First Day Festival. The city of Charleston’s First Day Festival offered lots of supplies to kids headed back to school.
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