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🌱Lowcountry Food Bank Donations + Deceased Cyclist Identified

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Happy Wednesday, Charleston! These are the most important things going on around Charleston today.

First, today's weather:

Plenty of sunshine, but cool. High: 57 Low: 35.

Here are the top stories today in Charleston:

  1. Food banks in the Lowcountry are feeling the impacts of higher food prices, especially during the busiest time of the year. Lowcountry Food Bank said they have seen a dramatic increase in need in the last two years. So far in 2021, they have distributed around 4 million pounds of food per month. The nonprofit is expecting to distribute 40 million pounds of food total for 2021. (ABC NEWS 4)
  2. The Charleston County Coroner's Office has identified the man who died Monday in an auto-pedestrian crash on Dorchester Road in North Charleston as Bobbi Jo O'Neal, 72. Previous reports said O'Neal was hit by a car early Monday morning. Police are still investigating the incident. (Live 5 News WCSC)
  3. For every letter to Santa dropped off at the special mailbox in Freshfields Village Shopping Center from Nov. 26 - Dec. 20, $5 will be donated to Dee Norton Child Advocacy Center. (WTMA)
  4. Read about Charleston native Aaron Hines' time at competing on "The Voice". (WCBD News 2)
  5. North Charleston police are investigating a shooting death in the Forest Hills neighborhood that happened Monday night. (Charleston Post Courier)

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Today in Charleston:

  • Free Food : Comida Gratis (1:00 PM)
  • Creative Flow: Yoga in the Gallery - Redux Contemporary Art Center (6:00 PM)
  • Paint & Sip @ Palmetto Brewing Co.: Cardinal Birch Trees ($30pp) (7:00 PM)

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— 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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