Local Headlines

Rangers reunited
On Feb. 19, 1968, after seven hours in the thick Cambodian jungle, a five-man reconnaissance team headed to safety after scouting out a battalion bivouac area. "We had to cross a trail. We didn't usually use trails," Delbert Ayers of Phoenix said. He was one of about 250 Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol members who served in the Vietnam War. The elite Army force, which later became the 75th Rangers, worked in small teams of five or six, traveling 50 or 60 miles out to monitor enemy activity. Members showed no rank. Fifteen men who served on these teams came together for an informal reunion Friday in Mount Pleasant.
Read more      8 comment(s) / read/add comments

12,000 acres of nature preserved
The rumor taunted the upper Dorchester County countryside for years: Brosnan Forest is about to be sold to developers. As more houses were built in the county, and more of its miles of timberland were sold by MeadWestvaco, more people pointed to Norfolk Southern's 12,000-acre recreation reserve of longleaf pine and trophy deer and said, that's next. Conservationists would unroll maps of an emerging cocoon of more than 750,000 acres of protected greenbelt in the three counties around Charleston and point to the gap in upper Dorchester. There was no sizeable protected tract beyond the National Audubon Society's Beidler Forest.
Read more      6 comment(s) / read/add comments

Politics and praise
President Bush made his fifth, and possibly last, trip to the Charleston Air Force Base on Friday where he praised a world champion softball team before helping raise $1.4 million for the national Republican Party. "Proud to be with you," were the only audible words heard over the din of roaring helicopter engines as Bush congratulated the "Simpsonville Stars," winners of this year's Little League Softball World Series. After a short picture-taking session with the players, Bush and first lady Laura Bush headed for Kiawah Island and a closed-door reception with the Republican National Committee. It drew up to 100 people.
Read more      47 comment(s) / read/add comments
 

High School Sports

Special Reports

Sports Headlines

National Headlines

Business Headlines

Entertainment

Today's Opinion

Today's Features

Local issues - Brian Hicks

Games and Comics

Worth a Click

Career Fair
Job seekers can meet prospective employers
at the Charleston Area Convention Center.
Companies - reserve your booth today!

Local Gas Prices
Want to find the lowest gas prices in your area? We've compiled a list to help you save money.

Press Pass Mobile Edition
Latest Breaking News, Weather, and Sports updates sent directly to your mobile device. Sign up for Press Pass Mobile Edition today!.

Share Your Photos

Current Special Features

Reader Poll

What did you think about the Oct. 8 debate between incumbent Republican Henry Brown and Democratic challenger Linda Ketner?

I thought Brown won.
I thought Ketner won.
I thought it was a tie.

Past polls 2007 | 2008