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🌱CCSD Testing Clinics + January Oysters On The Point

The quickest way to get caught up on the most important things happening today in Charleston.

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Happy Wednesday, neighbors! Here's everything you need to know to get this day started.


First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and warm. High: 72 Low: 62.


Here are the top stories today in Charleston:

  1. The Charleston Harbor Resort and Marina will host January Oysters on the Point on Jan. 8 from 2 p.m. – 6 p.m. Attendees can enjoy $12 buckets of steamed oysters, live music by Thomas Champagne & Friends, local vendors, s'mores, beach games, and cold beverages. (holycitysinner.com)
  2. The Charleston County School District will host multiple COVID-19 testing clinics for students and staff as they prepare to return from winter break. The first clinic will be at Burke High School on Dec. 30 from 12:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Another clinic will be held at Burke High School on Jan. 2 from 12:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. (WCBD News 2)
  3. Charleston County deputies are asking for the public's help to solve a West Ashley murder from 2018. Monday marked three years since the night Aubrey Zanders was gunned down while taking out the trash outside his home on Ashley Hall Road. (WIS10)

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Today in Charleston:

  • Home For The Holidays Concert - Second Presbyterian Church (4:00 PM)

From my notebook:

  • The Keoni's food trailer will host its grand opening in the parking lot of Gene's Jewelry & Pawn on Jan. 15 and will be at this location Thursdays through Sundays each week." (Facebook)
  • Bruce Rangsdale will be discussing his book, "Washington At The Plow: The Founding Farmer and the Question of Slavery" at Charleston Library Society on Jan. 13. (Facebook)
  • Remote access to Charleston County Public Library's Ancestry database will be discontinued on Dec. 31, 2021. Access will still be provided inside CCPL library branches. (Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Wednesday! I'll be in your inbox tomorrow morning with a new update.

Nicole Fallon-Peek

About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.

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