Carlie Baker

2 days ago | live5news.com | Carlie Baker

SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCSC) - Dorchester School District Two’s new superintendent sat down Monday afternoon to outline his goals for the district since taking on his new role. Chad Daugherty was officially named superintendent of DD2 at last week’s school board meeting. He has been serving the role of interim superintendent since March, following the resignation of the former superintendent, Dr. Shane Robbins.

1 week ago | live5news.com | Carlie Baker

MONCKS CORNER, S.C. (WCSC) - The Town of Moncks Corner and Berkeley County are partnering up to create a new park for the community to enjoy. The town and county have purchased two pieces of land, totaling about five acres, on Epson Plantation Drive for the park. The property features several live oak trees that are hundreds of years old, which officials say will now be protected forever. The town and county are splitting the $1.2 million cost for the land.

2 weeks ago | live5news.com | Carlie Baker

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - City of Charleston leaders are taking the next step in constructing a new fire training facility in West Ashley. City officials say that the fire training facility will be the new headquarters for the Charleston Fire Department, serving the administration department, the fire marshal’s office, training space, fire fleet management, and the logistics department.

2 weeks ago | live5news.com | Carlie Baker

JOHNS ISLAND, S.C. (WCSC) - A plan to highlight the beloved 400-year-old Angel Oak Tree and its surrounding land on Johns Island is being brought to city officials for approval to move forward. The Lowcountry Land Trust has been working on its initiative called the Angel Oak Preserve to unite the nine-acre City of Charleston property, where the Angel Oak Tree sits, with the surrounding 35 acres that the land trust owns.

2 weeks ago | live5news.com | Carlie Baker

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The Charleston County Planning Commission will be taking another look at a potential rezoning for a farmland property to allow for a multi-family residential community. The 10-acre Storybook Farm property sits at the intersection of Bees Ferry Road and Bear Swamp Road and is currently zoned R-4, which allows for 4 homes per acre. If the rezone were to happen, it would be changed to the Storybook Farm Planned Development and would allow up to 144 housing units total.