Nathan Simms Jr. is the new Charleston Housing Authority CEO. He was fired by the Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority, which is now investigating alleged violations, WHRO reports.
Charleston officials requested that the intersection at King and Broad where Annelise Simmons was struck be added to planned improvements meant to make downtown streets safer for pedestrians.
Members of the SC House’s higher education subcommittee struggled to see why statewide solution was needed for what’s clearly a local dispute between officials in Charleston and at The Citadel
For each tree removed, Charleston plans to plant 5 new trees that won’t grow tall enough, or that can be pruned so they don’t threaten overhead power lines.
A week after a Statehouse subcommittee appeared to kill a bill meant to clear local opposition to a concert series at The Citadel’s Johnson Hagood Stadium, the proposed legislation regains momentum.
State Rep. Wendell Gilliard bashes Sen. Ed Sutton, who both represent Charleston in the Statehouse, over ‘Citadel concert bill’ that cleared both chambers during the last day of the session.
Charleston Mayor William Cogswell, the housing authority’s new CEO Nathan Simms Jr. and Daryl Jones, COO for developer Integral, “signaled renewed alignment and momentum” on affordable housing. But no deal
Johnnie Garmon, a former healthcare executive, and Carlton Walker, a small business owner, face off in S.C. House District 115 representing Folly Beach, Kiawah, Seabrook and parts of Johns and James islands.
Geona Shaw Johnson, director of Charleston’s Department of Housing and Community Development, retires May 29.Her departure comes as the city embarks on ambitious housing plan called Project 3500.
The $37 million development will be located at 55 Lee St. facing the MLK Pool. Developed by the Humanities Foundation, the apartment’s name honors civil rights activist Septima Poinsette Clark.
John Baker, president the Charleston Firefighters Association Local 61, was terminated following an internal investigation for misconduct including the use of a racial slur, according to a termination letter from the city dated May 19.
Charleston’s City Council approved an agreement with the Preservation Society of Charleston to survey the cemetery steps from home plate at Stephen Washington Park on James Island
