http://www.yourstreet.com/news/charleston-sc YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us Drucker & Falk, a real estate firm with a large office in Raleigh, has bought Platinum Realty Services, a small property management company serving the Carolinas and coastal Georgia. Platinum president Lesly Jones-Collins has joined Drucker & Falk and will be... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6739672/drucker-falk-buys-platinum-realty Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:38:08 -0700 CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina judge says Texas Hold 'em is a game of skill, not chance. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6736848/s-c-judge-no-chance,-texas-hold-em-skill Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:00:08 -0700 CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Researchers seem to have solved the mystery of what happened to the "Big Red" flag flown by Citadel cadets when they fired on a ship trying to resupply Fort Sumter three months before the Civil War. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6736845/officials-think-s-c-civil-war-flag-found-in-iowa Fri, 02 Oct 2009 08:59:08 -0700 CHARLESTON - The tall ship Spirit of South Carolina is safely back in home port after spending the summer sailing off the Northeast. The ship arrived in Charleston Harbor on Thursday. This past summer, the Spirit of South Carolina conducted five educational voyages... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6737017/tall-ship-returns-to-charleston Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:23:08 -0700 CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- It's the 20th anniversary of the worst natural disaster in modern times in South Carolina. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6729075/20th-anniversary-of-hurricane-hugo Sun, 20 Sep 2009 21:56:08 -0700 CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Twenty years after Hurricane Hugo pounded the South Carolina coast with 135 mph winds, driving inland and then sweeping into North Carolina, memories from the storm are still vivid: http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6728897/20-years-later,-memories-of-hugo-linger-in-s-c- Sun, 20 Sep 2009 13:53:08 -0700 CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- A South Carolina woman has been sentenced to two years in prison for throwing a bucket of corrosive chemicals at a woman and her children. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6729083/sc-woman-gets-2-years-in-prison-for-chemical-attack Sat, 19 Sep 2009 06:25:08 -0700 The discoveries can come through late-night e-mails, conversations with elderly black women over weak tea, or at a community center where someone brings in their great-grandfather's diploma. Such is life at the moment for Lonnie Bunch, the founding director of the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6721664/gathering-the-artifacts-of-african-american-history Sun, 13 Sep 2009 08:52:15 -0700 CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- "Yellowjackets" are swarming along the South Carolina coast this weekend. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6717852/wwii-vets-to-hold-sc-reunion Sat, 12 Sep 2009 02:57:08 -0700 Charleston, SC (AP) -- It's the time of year to head into South Carolina's swamps and creeks in search of the elusive alligator. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6717853/alligator-hunting-season-opens-again Sat, 12 Sep 2009 02:57:08 -0700 Workers at Boeing’s newly acquired Charleston, S.C., facility voted Thursday to decertify the Machinists union, in a move that some speculate could see Boeing Co. establishing a second 787 production line there. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6711268/boeing-workers-oust-union-in-south-carolina Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:02:08 -0700 CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Labor Day weekend caps a long summer season in which tourism began recovering from the recession along the South Carolina coast, the heart of the state’s $16 billion tourism industry. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6695289/summer-09-sc-tourism-recovering-from-recession Mon, 07 Sep 2009 21:26:08 -0700 CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- A South Carolina hospital says it kept 15 surgeons, nurses and other employees out of its operating rooms because of staph infections. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6677096/sc-hospital-keeps-surgeons-out-of-or-because-of-staph Sat, 05 Sep 2009 08:36:08 -0700 CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, a close friend and ally of embattled Gov. Mark Sanford, cautioned South Carolinians Wednesday to take a deep breath and let the state Ethics Commission investigate the governor’s travel. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6672838/s-c-gov-s-political-ally-cautions-patience Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:11:08 -0700 By Anthony Clark Business editor The conspiracy and fraud trial of Michael "Mickey" Singer and six other executives of the former Medical Manager Corp. is set to start Jan. 19 in federal district court in Charleston, S.C. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6670752/mickey-singer-s-trial-set-for-january-in-south-carolina Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:45:08 -0700 In 1886, an earthquake rocked Charleston, S.C., killing 60 people, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. In 1888, Mary Ann Nichols, the apparent first victim of "Jack the Ripper," was found slain in London's East End. In 1969, boxer Rocky Marciano died in a light... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6648700/on-this-date- Sun, 30 Aug 2009 20:09:08 -0700 CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- A filmmaker who focused his lens on the state's rural schools in "Corridor of Shame" will now film South Carolina's "State of Denial." http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6624044/filmmaker-plans-to-shoot-sc-s-state-of-denial- Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:38:08 -0700 nation Boeing seeks permits for site CHARLESTON, S.C. — Boeing Co. is seeking permits to expand its South Carolina plant, one of several being considered for an assembly line for its new 787 wide-body jetliners, a company spokesman said Wednesday. Read more on... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6620407/business-briefs Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:16:08 -0700 A decade after it was proposed, a planned International African American Museum in South Carolina will cost more than expected. But Charleston Mayor Joseph P. Riley Jr. says a world class museum will be built. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6621103/costs-for-sc-black-history-museum-rise Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:15:08 -0700 Boeing Co.’s announcement that it will file permits to build a second 787 line in Charleston, S.C. seems to be increasing pressure on the Machinists union to reach an agreement on labor stability sufficient for the company to develop a second line in Everett. (BA) http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6616675/boeing-to-file-for-south-carolina-permits-future-787-line- Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:55:08 -0700