http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/charleston-county/ Charleston County, SC News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/charleston-county/content/27651763f22e0a7552408d2693377e65.html While it may seem strange to see the Charleston Trident Association of Realtors and the Coastal Conservation League on the same side of an issue we're actually in agreement on as many issues as we are in opposition A recent issue we strongly agree on is the alternative pitchfork plan to Maybank Highway to be presented to Charleston County Council tonight http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/charleston-county/content/bf9505355416c1db672b8c787cef8a88.html Financial institutions are failing Real estate markets are flailing And gas prices are straining people's budgets It might be nice to hear about something that is going well: public libraries In fiscal year 2008 34 million items were checked out of Charleston County Public Libraries 8212; 65324 more than the year before That translates to 11 items checked out by each person in the county The reasons aren't always sunny During a financial slump people are more wont to use a library They do extra research before buying a washing machine They seek help doing job searches They borrow DVDs instead of renting them And when they opt for a staycation over a vacation they entertain their children at the libraries' special programs http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/charleston-county/content/692261f4f6af1ebdc1c0ad18b6f68d6e.html Voting in the coming presidential election is of great importance as a group of students and their teacher at the School of the Arts observe in a letter to the editor on this page They focus on the potential changes that the next president might make on the Supreme Court and the age of several justices certainly suggests that change is more likely than not http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/charleston-county/content/05e9b0b79fbe3223d95a352d06b535d0.html North Charleston police have arrested a suspect in the shooting death of another man last month http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/charleston-county/content/c1ffde8d8b2889f9d357803066933eac.html LINCOLNVILLE Gary Hamner is the new police chief of this oneofficer townIt's a season of change for the 20year veteran of the Summerville Police Department http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/charleston-county/content/7afcc573aead68e62a45411d027fcd0e.html A romantic triangle appears to be at the center of a shooting Tuesday on Fillmore Street that left a 23yearold man with multiple gunshot wounds North Charleston police saidWilliam Tyrelle Palmer remained hospitalized Wednesday with wounds to his chest abdomen right arm and right leg police said http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/charleston-county/content/89b5489f43e4624dc7fe21e809287d03.html The League of Women Voters of Charleston has posted a questionnaire on its Web site that was given to candidates for the Charleston County School Board http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/charleston-county/content/e67bf814153eaa44cb9f1f8e81fe2c67.html A computer glitch led to the release of a man charged as an accessory in the murder of Lincolnville Constable Robert Bailey the Charleston County sheriff said SaturdayAs Sheriff Al Cannon spoke a multijurisdictional police hunt continued for Brian Smalls 29 who was freed from the Berkeley County jail Friday after serving a sentence for a parole violation