🌱 North Charleston Fire + Delays At The Port Of Charleston

Get on up, Charleston! Let's get this Thursday started. Here are the most important things happening today in Charleston.

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First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and pleasant. High: 70 Low: 49.

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Here are the top stories today in Charleston:

1. Three people are without a home and two dogs lost their lives following a fire in North Charleston on Wednesday morning. According to the North Charleston Fire Department, units responded around 3:10 a. m. to a mobile home fire along Dempsey Street. Crews reported heavy fire coming from the front of the structure when they arrived. (WTMA)
2. The Port of Charleston has largely avoided the congestion that's forced container ships to anchor offshore until the Thanksgiving holiday. Vessels started backing up without a place to dock and as many as eight container ships were anchored off the South Carolina coast last weekend because of a lack of dockworkers and truck drivers to move their cargo. That has created a domino effect of ship delays that the State Ports Authority doesn't expect to clear until mid-December. (Charleston Post Courier)
3. Charleston Police make an arrest after a deadly hit-and-run on Sam Rittenberg Boulevard. (WTMA)
4. Memories of loved ones live on at the Festival of Trees, which benefits Dragon Boat Charleston and its mission to support cancer patients fighting cancer. (charlestonmag.com)
5. A new distillery is bringing jobs, restaurants, and event space to N. Charleston. (ABC NEWS 4)

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Today in Charleston:

• Clinica de Vacunacion Gratis Contra La Covid - 19 (10:00 AM)
• Bingo at CenterWell Senior Primary Care in North Charleston (10:00 AM)
• Free Groceries: Comida Gratis (3:00 PM)
• Accommodations Tax Advisory Committee (3:30 PM)
• SC Brewer's Guild Pint Night (4:00 PM)
• Home Ownership Initiative Commission (5:00 PM)
• Santa is coming to East Bay Deli! (5:00 PM)
• Citizens Police Advisory Committee - City of Charleston (5:30 PM)
• Scotch Tasting and Benefit (6:30 PM)
• Strings and Beginning Guitar Concert (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.