http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/sullivans-island/ Sullivans Island, SC News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/sullivans-island/content/b99602e65acb356d876b82afa722a77c.html Most people wouldn't worry much about damaging a couple of threeton castiron Civil War cannons But then most people don't spend years meticulously nursing the lost artifacts of the Lost Cause back to pristine condition When that is your job you worry about corrosion dust the oil from someone's hand 8212; and pretty much everything else http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/sullivans-island/content/8ccbd7d11a74888470efcb6ee72c5b71.html Six mental health patients spent Labor Day weekend in Trident Medical Center's emergency department As hospital staff struggled to funnel the patients into an overloaded and shrinking mental health care network they filled nearly half of the department's roomsAccording to Trident's protocol four cameraequipped rooms are filled first with a staff member constantly watching patients on a monitor nearby Each patient beyond the fourth requires a sitter and when a sixth patient arrives a security guard must also stand duty http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/sullivans-island/content/07ce823352213251fff6f9d6ffc97e87.html The Surfside Beach Town Council will take a final vote today on revising its smoke ban ordinance after the SC Supreme Court recently ruled a similar ordinance unconstitutionalThe town will vote tonight on whether to reduce smoke ban violations from criminal to civil charges This would mean reducing the fine from a 250 maximum to a 25 maximum per violationThe council will meet at 6:30 pm at the Town Hall in Surfside Beach Residents may speak about the ordinance at the beginning of the meeting http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/sullivans-island/content/03075317a3455a940c91c0e1d2561342.html The Coast Guard is turning over the keys of the last government lighthouse built in the United StatesCharleston Light on Sullivans Island was transferred to the National Park Service in ceremonies SundayThe light obsolete because of satellite technology was commissioned in 1962 Its land and adjoining buildings were transferred to the Park Service two decades ago and the agency plans to keep the light shining http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/sullivans-island/content/2b3b51f1df8573b227d0a68946012df6.html As the Surfside Beach Town Council considers revisions to its controversial law smokers in town have at least a little while longer to light up legallyThere's no enforceable ban in place right nowsaid Police Chief Andy Christenson We're not enforcing it because the Supreme Court deemed it unconstitutionalAs a result Town Administrator Ed Booth said there is a sense of urgency to get a revised smoking ban passed He said he expects the changes to be put before the council for a final reading in the next 30 days http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/sullivans-island/content/f10d8931397d8691ec390d44022435ec.html Surfside Beach Town Council will not take a final vote Tuesday on revisions to the smoke ban as expectedThe matter was expected to go before a vote on Sept 23 and later rescheduled to Oct 14 Mayor K Allen Deaton has requested an opinion from the attorney general's office a few weeks ago on the legality of the town banning smoking on public beaches said Town Administrator Ed Booth http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/sullivans-island/content/c3d48c06a8e87977177f8161b4661475.html In a tough economy there are not a lot of freebies But you can find one along the South Carolina coast this weekend http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/sullivans-island/content/e7eaf26519aeb1623e8b58b9f4fa54c0.html Changes may be coming to Surfside Beach's smoking ban on all public and enclosed spaces but they may not be enough to help businesses area bar owners sayThe Surfside Beach Town Council is reviewing a proposal to reduce the fines for smoking ban violations from 100 to 25 The council also reviewed an ordinance Tuesday that would allow smoking at outdoor dining spaces of restaurants and barsThe ban would still be in effect for dining areas on public sidewalks plazas and parks and indoor dining spaces The council will take a final vote on Sept 23