I love exploring new places, meeting new people, and learning new things. That’s partly why my job as a journalist is a perfect fit. But it’s also why I love traveling to places across …

The question you should ask whenever you hear elected officials squawking about “rigged elections” is this: “So that means the election that put you in office was rigged, …

The family of the late Gloria “Gean” Barker Myers would like to send a special thank you to everyone that showed acts of kindness during the passing of our loved one. Your calls, cards, …

A few weeks ago, I noted that imposter scams secured the top spot for types of fraud reported to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in 2023, with related losses of $2.7 billion. BBB has received …

Dear Community, A thriving downtown is the heartbeat of any community. It’s where history meets progress, local businesses flourish, and residents and visitors gather to experience the true …

The CEOs of Dominion, Santee Cooper, and Duke Energy want South Carolina to abandon very important elements of the system of utility regulation established after the V.C. Summer collapse. They spoke …

Grandparents Day felt a little different for me this year. You see, this was the first year I didn’t have any grandparents to call or visit since my last grandparent passed away almost one year …

Dear Editor, I am writing to share my thoughts on the 9/11 memorial article I read on your website. While the article refers to that day as "infamous" and mentions the "tragic events," it omits …

Dear Community, We would like to thank everyone for your condolences and prayers during our loss of our son, Stephen A. Dellairo. We would like to thank everyone for the food and flowers. We …

Remember The Waltons on TV? It was a long-running yarn following the lives of a struggling, Depression-era, God-loving family in the mountains of Virginia. It might have been a bit too syrupy for …

Assisted living is one of the fastest growing types of senior housing in the United States.  Assisted living facilities usually provide or coordinate personal care services, 24-hour supervision, …

Charitable solicitations have evolved dramatically over the years.  While charitable appeals used to come mostly through phone calls or mail, today you might be asked to make a charitable …

If you were offered the chance to triple an investment in two months, would you take it? It might be hard to say no, but it might really be too good to be true. Since 2020, the Better Business Bureau …

Charleston City Paper | South Carolinians are famously bound together by traditions, some seemingly as old as the earliest English footprints on the banks of the Ashley River at Albemarle Point in …

To our BCSD Families and Community, As we bring to a close the first month of the new school year, I wanted to take a moment to express my heartfelt thanks to all of our staff and families …

It seems appropriate that the popular American Ninja Warrior is showing on television when Myles Humphus telephones me. Humphus is not a Ninja, but he’s certainly a warrior. He could pass for …

September is National Preparedness Month, and at BBB we’re offering a number of tips and resources to help you ensure you’re prepared should major storms hit our area. Make a …

When I was a little guy, I would lie on my back in the yard and look up at the clouds or the trees, searching for an answer to the question of the day. God, do you want me to start raising worms now …

If you’re like me, you are excited that high school football season is back. You used to have to go to the stadium to root for your local high school athletic team or your favorite college or …

With Profound Appreciation We, the family of the late Gloria Marie Holloway Allen, are grateful for the kind expressions of comfort and love shown to us during the loss of our loved one. Your …

Part of life is death.  It can be painful, agonizing, emotional, numbing and scarring – for patients and surviving family members and friends. Fortunately, there are good people who …

“You need to delete those comments.” “Can you please turn off comments on that Facebook post?” These are a few things we hear from time to time when certain stories …

Have you ever felt like you received more credit for something than you deserved? Well, I have.  About 15 years ago, I came across a recipe for pancakes in a little book of breakfast …

Not that many years ago, the best way you could find out about businesses in town would be through your local newspaper. Your local newspaper is still a great source of advertising information, but …

My heart was broken last fall in a booth at the McDonald’s in Barnwell, SC. I had agreed  to meet with two young men from the local LDS church, and I asked them a simple question: If  …