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Dimitri Cherny Hopes To Draw Voters To The Ballot With Outside-The-Box Thinking
By Barney Blakeney Dimitri Cherny is a radical candidate who thinks outside-the-box for the future of the people of the Lowcountry, America and the planet. He says that’s exactly what he’s doing offering himself as a candidate in the June 12 Republican primary for the U.S. Congressional First District seat. To many, that’s an unconventional…
Read MoreSouth Carolina Gubernatorial Candidate Phil Noble Presents Platform To State’s Black Publishers
By Barney Blakeney S.C. Democratic Party gubernatorial candidate Phil Noble last week met with the publishers of the state’s three largest Black owned newspapers at the Charleston Chronicle office in downtown Charleston to present his campaign agenda. Noble faces two challengers – Columbia state Rep. James Smith and Florence attorney Marguerite Willis – in the…
Read MoreCharleston County Public Library Hosts Voter Registration Drives at 10 Branches Prior to Elections
Charleston County Public Library (CCPL) and Charleston County Board of Elections and Voter Registration (BEVR) are working together for the third year to host several voter registration drives between April and September, and patrons will have the opportunity to register to vote at 10 of CCPL’s branches. “Voting is one of our most fundamental rights…
Read MoreDon’t Expect Much Change From June 12 Primary Elections
By Barney Blakeney While many are convinced the November mid-term elections may influence the presidency for the next two years, if the lackluster appearance of candidate filings for the June 12 primary elections is any indication, the November general elections likely will produce more of the same. Political gerrymandering has reduced competition for election to…
Read MoreBernard Fielding Receives Center For Heirs Property Preservation’s Commitment To Justice Award
By Barney Blakeney Former Charleston County Probate Court Judge Bernard Fielding March 8 at the Francis Marion Hotel in Charleston became the eighth recipient of the Center for Heirs Property Preservation’s ‘Commitment to Justice Award’. Fielding, a Charleston attorney, was described as “A remarkable humanitarian and standard bearer of justice for all”. The Center for…
Read MoreGanaway-Pasley Announces Bid for Charleston County Probate Judge
Stephanie Ganaway-Pasley is a long-time resident of Charleston, South Carolina and have served as a Summary Court Judge for over 12 years. She has filed as a candidate in the upcoming June 12th Primary election for the office of Charleston County Probate Court Judge. She has decided to run in this upcoming election to more…
Read MoreThe Bradley Blake Foundation and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Host Gun Violence Town Hall
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, marks its 110th year of “serving all mankind” through an international program of service. Under the leadership of International President, Dr. Dorothy Buckhanan Wilson, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., adopted an advocacy, social justice and voter awareness-focused Connection Program entitled “A Call to A.C.T.I.O.N.: Advocate, Communicate, Train, Influence, Organize and…
Read MoreMiller Announces Bid to Run for The Charleston County Register of Deeds Office
Michael Miller has declared his run for the Charleston County Register of Deeds office, after serving five years as a Trustee within the Charleston County School District. As the elected official for the office, the RMC (Register of Mesne Conveyance now known as the Register of Deeds) must assure that all recorded documents comply with…
Read MoreReynolds Beats Out Taylor To Become Charleston’s Next Police Chief
By Barney Blakeney Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg last week announced Montgomery County Police Department Assist. Chief Luther Reynolds as Charleston’s new police chief. Reynolds beat out five candidates, including Charleston Interim Police Chief Jerome Taylor, to win the position. When Chief Greg Mullen announced last year he would retire after leading the department for about…
Read MoreLegislators: No Immediate Solution To Schools Mass Shootings
By Barney Blakeney Since the February 14 murder of 17 students and teachers at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, federal and state legislators to little avail have struggled to come up with legislation to reduce the potential for mass shootings on campuses. Several South Carolina legislators offered some thoughts. Walterboro Sen. Margie Bright…
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