MOUNT PLEASANT -- The town should have a full-time mayor with power like mayors in Charleston and North Charleston, Mayor Billy Swails said. The mayor will ask Town Council to approve a referendum on the issue. "I don't want anybody to think it is a power grab for me. It is working myself...

With her opening remarks on the organizational state of affairs, producer Nunally Kersh typified the lighthearted mood of the Spoleto Festival USA board's annual February meeting on Saturday. "Things are going eerily smoothly," said Kersh, representing the program committee. "It is all co...

They had the masks, the beads, the booze, the king and queen -- now all they need is a parade. The Krewe of Charleston brought a little taste of Mardi Gras to the Holy City Saturday night with its Royal Bal Masque at the Gaillard Municipal Auditorium.