Glenn Smith

6 days ago | postandcourier.com | Glenn Smith

Former Williamsburg County Supervisor Tiffany Cooks faces additional corruption charges after the State Grand Jury handed down a new 16-count indictment, S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson announced May 8. The new indictments allege that Cooks had government money steered to her through payments for participation in "community projects," Wilson's office stated in a written release.

1 month ago | postandcourier.com | Glenn Smith

Hurricane Helene barreled across Florida's Gulf coast before tearing a path through Georgia and swaths of the western Carolinas, including the Upstate, in late September. The deadly and devastating impacts of historic flooding was coupled with an unimaginable number of fallen trees — which in places included entire mountainsides. Of the thousands of trees that fell across several states, hundreds in the Upstate destroyed homes, blocked roads and knocked out power to 1 million people.

2 months ago | postandcourier.com | Jocelyn Grzeszczak |Glenn Smith

When North Charleston leaders first floated the idea of paying nonprofits to help curb shootings in neighborhoods long besieged by crime, Councilman Jerome Heyward pledged to act. “Let’s move fast because the community need us more than they ever did,” he said at a May 2022 town hall. Behind the scenes, however, federal prosecutors allege Heyward was formulating a plan to pocket some of that taxpayer money for himself. In a wide-ranging public corruption case unsealed Feb.

2 months ago | postandcourier.com | Jason Cato |Glenn Smith

The half-century history of the Dockside condominium tower in downtown Charleston reached another seminal moment with the urgent order for residents to vacate. City officials came close to such a call two years ago. This time, further details and a deeper understanding of dangerous structural issues in the 18-story building forced the issue. An engineering firm hired by residents said "the safety margin is too low" for residents to remain.

2 months ago | postandcourier.com | Glenn Smith |Jocelyn Grzeszczak |Kenna Coe

Nearly a third of North Charleston's City Council is facing federal corruption charges after the FBI swept into the state's third largest city with allegations of influence-peddling, extortion and bribery. The three leaders are among eight people caught up in a case that could change the complexion of the city's government and affect its reputation for years to come. Four of those charged are expected to appear in U.S. District Court in Charleston to enter guilty pleas in the case on Feb. 28.