Kathryn Casteel

Charleston

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Closure expected on US 17 between West Ashley and downtown Charleston for pedestrian bridge work

1 month ago | postandcourier.com | Kathryn Casteel

With construction underway of the highly anticipated pedestrian bridge that will connect West Ashley to the peninsula across the Ashley River, drivers can expect some nighttime lane closures this week. City officials, in collaboration with the S.C. Department of Transportation, plan to close a half-mile of U.S. Highway 17 northbound — a section that spans the river from Albemarle Road in West Ashley to the exit ramp for Lockwood Boulevard downtown — from 9 p.m. Feb. 26 through 6 a.m. Feb 27.
After 15 years, Ashley River pedestrian bridge construction is underway. Will funds be a challenge?

Jan 8, 2025 | postandcourier.com | Ali Rockett |Kathryn Casteel

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SC LGBTQ youth have faced waves of anti-trans policies. Trump's White House return has them worried.

Dec 6, 2024 | postandcourier.com | Kathryn Casteel |Kenna Coe

Tym Jackson credits Uplift LGBTQ+ Youth Outreach Center with saving his son’s life. Before Perci, 15, began going to support sessions at the Spartanburg nonprofit for queer and trans youth, his father said he was withdrawn from his experiences of being bullied by students when he started high school as a freshman. Classmates criticized his appearance and preferred pronouns, Tym Jackson said, so he started staying home from class more than he went.
SC LGBTQ youth have faced waves of anti-trans policies. Trump's White House return has them worried.

Dec 6, 2024 | aikenstandard.com | Kathryn Casteel |Kenna Coe

Tym Jackson credits Uplift LGBTQ+ Youth Outreach Center with saving his son’s life. Before Perci, 15, began going to support sessions at the Spartanburg nonprofit for queer and trans youth, his father said he was withdrawn from his experiences of being bullied by students when he started high school as a freshman. Classmates criticized his appearance and preferred pronouns, Tym Jackson said, so he started staying home from class more than he went.
'Where do you go?' Smaller Upstate SC communities experience challenges, resilience after Helene

Oct 5, 2024 | postandcourier.com | Kathryn Casteel

The Farm House tack shop in Landrum, a rural community just a few miles from the North Carolina border, is back open just days after the remnants of Hurricane Helene devastated the area. Ryann Wolfe manages a handful of employees at the family-owned store that hugs the county line between Greenville and Spartanburg off Highway 176. The smell of leather and halters lingers through the aisles as a staffer gently sweeps the concrete floors. Only mid-morning daylight illuminates the way.
Parts of Conestee Nature Preserve were destroyed after Helene. Greenville residents help clean up.

Oct 4, 2024 | postandcourier.com | Kathryn Casteel

The Conestee Nature Preserve is what sold Marisa Leva on moving to Greenville County. The New York native came from Philadelphia to Greer five years ago, seeking better weather and outdoor activities. She’s volunteered with the preserve before for litter cleanups and tree plantings. But on the morning of Oct.
SC's death toll from Helene climbs to 25. Governor preaches patience as 800K still without power.

Sep 29, 2024 | postandcourier.com | Benjamin Simon |Kathryn Casteel

The Helene-related death toll in South Carolina has now risen to 25, according to state officials. The Anderson County coroner announced another death attributed to the storm, bringing that county's total fatalities to four. Karen McCall, 60, of Anderson, had driven to pick up a family member on Harbin Road the morning of Sept. 27, when Helene's winds and flood were at their worst, according to the Anderson County Coroner's Office.
With ban on gender-affirming care now law in SC, LGBTQ+ community responds with resources

Jun 4, 2024 | aikenstandard.com | Kathryn Casteel |Anna Sharpe |Caleb Bozard

GREENVILLE — Eboni Sims was in recovery when she first learned that a ban in South Carolina for gender-affirming care for minors was officially law. Sims, a 56-year-old Black transgender woman living in Greenville, spent the last several weeks healing from having silicone removed from her body that was injected decades before. “In the late '80s, early '90s, because there was no support, we felt that those were our only options,” she said.
With ban on gender-affirming care now law in SC, LGBTQ+ community responds with resources

Jun 4, 2024 | postandcourier.com | Kathryn Casteel |Anna Sharpe |Caleb Bozard

GREENVILLE — Eboni Sims was in recovery when she first learned that a ban in South Carolina for gender-affirming care for minors was officially law. Sims, a 56-year-old Black transgender woman living in Greenville, spent the last several weeks healing from having silicone removed from her body that was injected decades before. “In the late '80s, early '90s, because there was no support, we felt that those were our only options,” she said.
Settlement reached in federal lawsuit alleging sex abuse at Rockstar Cheer

Apr 15, 2024 | news.yahoo.com | Kathryn Casteel

A settlement has been reached in the federal case against the shuttered Rockstar Cheer gym in Greer, the estate of its deceased founder and a national cheer organization according to court records filed early last week. The first federal lawsuit filed in September 2022 on behalf of nine anonymous plaintiffs alleged that a range of sexual and physical abuse occurred at the cheerleading gym over several years.

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8 Apr 25

South Carolina has faced a shortage of veterinarians for years, and the influx of people and pets moving to the state isn’t helping to reduce burn out many vets in Charleston experience. Good story today from @MaddyQuon https://t.co/mtvEK5hdLI

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RT @postandcourier: Several Charleston pedestrian safety projects are paid for, but contractors won't bid to do the work https://t.co/7O2oR…

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Articles

Closure expected on US 17 between West Ashley and downtown Charleston for pedestrian bridge work

After 15 years, Ashley River pedestrian bridge construction is underway. Will funds be a challenge?

SC LGBTQ youth have faced waves of anti-trans policies. Trump's White House return has them worried.

SC LGBTQ youth have faced waves of anti-trans policies. Trump's White House return has them worried.

'Where do you go?' Smaller Upstate SC communities experience challenges, resilience after Helene

Parts of Conestee Nature Preserve were destroyed after Helene. Greenville residents help clean up.

SC's death toll from Helene climbs to 25. Governor preaches patience as 800K still without power.

With ban on gender-affirming care now law in SC, LGBTQ+ community responds with resources

With ban on gender-affirming care now law in SC, LGBTQ+ community responds with resources

Settlement reached in federal lawsuit alleging sex abuse at Rockstar Cheer

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