South Carolinians are required to complete job searches online again

South Carolinians are required to complete job searches online again

May 17, 2021

CHARLESTON, S.C. - The COVID-19 pandemic has continued for more than a year now and it still has a high level of impact on the economies of the United States and South Carolina. According to a report from the Congressional Research Service, unemp...

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Conflict Resolution Skills: A needed soft skill for employees in the workplace

Conflict Resolution Skills: A needed soft skill for employees in the workplace

May 12, 2021

CHARLESTON, S.C. - Conflict between individuals is an inevitable, yet healthy part of life.  People have different value and belief systems that influence their perceptions of the world. In the workplace, conflict is bound to happen between manage...

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Enrollment for FCC Emergency Broadband Benefit Now Open

Enrollment for FCC Emergency Broadband Benefit Now Open

May 12, 2021

CHARLESTON, S.C. - The Charleston County Public Library is working to help build consumer awareness about the Emergency Broadband Benefit, a new Federal Communications Commission (FCC) program. The temporary benefit will help to lower the cost of ...

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The Forgotten Dead: Charleston’s Public Cemeteries, 1794–2021

The Forgotten Dead: Charleston’s Public Cemeteries, 1794–2021

May 7, 2021

The steady growth of Charleston’s population in the generations after the American Revolution required municipal authorities to provide a succession of public burial grounds for its poorest citizens, transient visitors, and enslaved people of Afri...

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CCPL to close Mt. Pleasant Library for renovation construction as part of referendum-funded project

CCPL to close Mt. Pleasant Library for renovation construction as part of referendum-funded project

May 5, 2021

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Charleston County Public Library (CCPL) is closing the Mt. Pleasant Library, located at 1133 Mathis Ferry Rd, on Saturday, May 29 at 5 p.m. to undergo renovations as part of the ongoing referendum-funded project. The library, ...

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The Forgotten Dead: Charleston

The Forgotten Dead: Charleston's Public Cemeteries, 1672–1794

April 30, 2021

Graveyards fascinate some people, while inspiring morbid dread in others. Like them or not, cemeteries are an important part of our shared landscape that merit respect and protection. Some burial grounds are more visible or better remembered than ...

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Temporary Cooper River Memorial Library location to open May 3

Temporary Cooper River Memorial Library location to open May 3

April 28, 2021

CHARLESTON, S.C. – On Monday, May 3, the Charleston County Public Library (CCPL) will open a temporary location for the recently closed Cooper River Memorial Library. The original branch, formerly located at 3503 Rivers Ave, closed on April 27 t...

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Get ready for hurricane season with CCPL, Charleston County, and ABCNews4

Get ready for hurricane season with CCPL, Charleston County, and ABCNews4

April 28, 2021

CHARLESTON, S.C. - We're a month away from the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season, and CCPL has teamed up with Charleston County and the great meteorologists at ABC News 4 to put together a month of programs to get you prepared. 

May 9-15 is Hurrica...

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SC DEW updates application process to include use of ID.me verification program

SC DEW updates application process to include use of ID.me verification program

April 27, 2021

CHARLESTON, S.C. – SC DEW has recently updated their application process which includes the use of ID.me.

ID.me is a federally certified identity verification provider specializing in digital identity protection and is utilized by several st...

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The Telegraph: Charleston’s First Information Superhighway

The Telegraph: Charleston’s First Information Superhighway

April 23, 2021

In the modern era of instant messaging and online streaming, the dots and dashes that constitute Morse Code seem like a feeble attempt to exchange information. Although the telegraph is functionally irrelevant in the twenty-first century, the lega...

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