🌱 Homicide Suspect Arrested + Monkeypox Vaccine Efforts Expand

Good morning, Charleston! Like many of you, the Patch staff is taking some time off for the holiday, so there will not be a newsletter in your inbox on Monday morning. We'll catch up with you bright and early on Tuesday, but in the meantime, have a great Labor Day weekend!

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First, today's weather:

Humid with a t-storm or two. High: 83 Low: 73.

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Here are the top three stories today in Charleston:

1. Charleston's Stephanie Brinkley has been appointed the chair of the American Bar Association's Assisted Reproduction Technology Committee. Brinkley is an attorney that practices fertility, family, and military family law. The committee's purpose is to provide resources regarding legal/ethical consequences of technological advances in assisted production and genetics. (CRBJ Biz Wire)
2. The North Charleston Police Department has arrested a suspect that allegedly shot a woman in her apartment on Thursday night. Javerick Self, 25, was arrested on Friday on murder and possession of firearm charges. The incident is being invested by the department's detectives and the Charleston County Coroner's Office. (ABC NEWS 4)
3. Charleston area clinics will have the chance to distribute monkeypox vaccines to patients next week. Ryan White Wellness Center and Truesdale Medical Center will begin distributing the vaccine to patients that have been requesting it. Previously, only DHEC clinics in South Carolina have been distributing the vaccine. Providers are concerned that monkeypox already has a stigma around it like in the early days of the AIDS pandemic. (Charleston Post Courier)

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Today in Charleston:

• Taste of Berlin Food Truck! At Snafu Brewing Company (3:00 PM)
• Lowcountry Jazz Festival At Charleston Gaillard Center (7:30 PM)

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From my notebook:

• Don't finalize your Labor Day weekend plans without first reviewing this list of events occurring in Charleston this weekend. Click the link to see what's taking place. (Holy City Sinner)
• The Charleston Fire Department's High Water 102 relocated 16 people during this week's heavy rains. Click the link to view the photos. (Charleston Fire Department via Facebook)
• The Charleston Police Department swore in Police Corps Class 10. Watch the ceremony at the link. (City of Charleston Police Department via Facebook)

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Thanks for following along and staying informed! See you all Tuesday morning for another 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.