🌱 New Nonstop Flights To New York + Commissioned Navy Destroyer

Charleston SC

20 April, 2022

3:45 PM

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Hello again, Charleston! Important update: You all, as readers, have made the Charleston Daily so successful that it is my honor to announce the next stage of the newsletter. Patch is looking for a local writer and entrepreneur to take the helm of the Charleston Daily. Although I have loved getting to know this community, we want to pass the torch to someone truly local to write about Charleston long term. So if you're interested in earning extra income while making this newsletter a more valuable resource for your neighbors, learn more and apply here. First, today's weather: Mostly sunny and pleasant. High: 71 Low: 55. Are you a local business owner or marketer? We can help you effortlessly run effective ads that reach customers in Charleston. Click here to learn more. Here are the top three stories today in Charleston: Breeze Airways will begin offering nonstop flights between Charleston and White Plains, New York this summer. The announcement was made through the Charleston International Airport's Facebook page. White Plains' Westchester County Airport is thirty miles from Manhattan. (WTMA)The Navy will be commissioning a new guided-missile destroyer in Charleston. The state-of-the-art destroyer will be named after Frank E. Peterson Jr. - the first Black aviator and general officer in Marine Corps history. The ship will eventually call Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam its homeport. (Charleston Post Courier)Loni Lewis brought pride to the Charleston area while competing on Jeopardy - America's favorite trivia show. Lewis is a teacher and a librarian for the Charleston school district. She will be competing in front of the roughly 20 million weekly viewers who tune into the quiz show. (Charleston City Paper) Today in Charleston: Storytime At Hanahan Library (10:30 AM) Committee on Community Development At The City of Charleston (3:00 PM) From my notebook: The Charleston area will reach the upper 30s in some areas. Click to read the full weather report issued by US National Weather Service Charleston SC. (Facebook) The Charleston Fire Department has been awarded the Fire Safe South Carolina Community Designation. Congratulations! (Facebook) Did you know that distracted driving is one of the deadliest epidemics on our roadways? The City of Charleston Police Department is hoping to fix that during Distracted Driving Awareness Month. Learn more in the Department's Facebook post. (Facebook) Loving the Charleston Daily? Here are all the ways you can get more involved: Send a friend or neighbor this link so they can subscribe Get your local business listed in front of readers Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Thursday! I'll see you around. — Nicole Fallon-Peek About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.