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Sgt. Palmer and Officer Wright helped fulfill a Christmas wish by delivering a bike to a student at Memminger Elementary. We’re happy we could make his holidays even brighter!
Lowcountry
161 Acres of Waterfront Land in McClellanville, SC – $5.1M
Cost: $5,100,000
Where: 783 Dupre Road , McClellanville, SC 29458
Size: 161 acres
Type: Recreational Property, Riverfront Property, Waterfront Property, House
Sitting on the doorstep of Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge, and wedged between the Francis Marion National Forest and Intracoastal Waterway, Windfall is a place that defines the importance of location. On the outskirts of the old McClellanville village, 40 minutes north of Mount Pleasant and less than a half hour south of Georgetown, this 161-acre getaway has provided decades of family memories on land and water from dock time to deer stand, pig-pickings to quiet solitude around a fire, screen porch to boat rides, and plenty more.
The four-bedroom cottage is a classic low country structure with a tin roof, big screen porch, serious cooking equipment, and comfortable details like pecky cypress walls, and a big central wood-burning fireplace. Plenty of sleeping space in the main house is complimented by two small guest cabins one of which is a bunkhouse perfect for the kids, and the other a one bed one bath suite. The two-acre home parcel is bordered with old live oaks and includes a rustic barn and large pole shed, a brick fire pit area, plenty of open yard, and room to build more if desired.
Starting at Dupre Road and driving southeast toward the ocean, Windfall is composed of mature pine woods on either side of a long live-oak drive. The pines transition to a small pecan orchard/field, live-oak flats, then across needlegrass marshes to a fully intact and functional brackish water impoundment, then out to an oak and cedar hummock on the bank of the Intracoastal Waterway. The covered dock looks north to the massive Santee Coastal Reserve, east to Cape Island, and south toward McClellanville.
As coastal places go, Windfall is rare gem. Peaceful, wild, and just minutes north of heavy traffic very few saltwater farms like this come to market.
*Windfall is protected by a Ducks Unlimited conservation easement that restricts development on the property, but allows for a number of additional improvements, including the construction of more living space and hunting habitat.
What are the Median Income and Loan Limits in Charleston County?
Are you interested in learning what the Area Median Income is for the Lowcountry and Loan Limits?
If you are not familiar, Fannie Mae has partnered with Google Maps to provide real-time data on Area Median Income levels and Loan Limits for home purchase.
You can use this link for any geographic in the Lowcountry or around the nation.
Fannie Mae Area Median Income Lookup Tool
North Charleston is building one of the largest playgrounds in the world – Here is a sneak peak
North Charleston will soon be home to one of the largest playgrounds in the world (maybe the largest), and most importantly, it’s inclusive to all. Here’s a wintery sneak peek.
When P.T. Barnum spent Christmas Eve in Charleston, South Carolina – New Video
In 1850, P.T. Barnum through misfortune ended up in Charleston, South Carolina where his daughter and team spent Christmas Eve. Learn all about it in this new short video.
About the Video:
On Christmas Eve 1850, after their tour group had been stuck on a storm-ravaged ship and arrived in Charleston, South Carolina exhausted and seasick, P.T. Barnum – along with his 17-year-old daughter Caroline – attended a Christmas dinner party in Jenny Lind’s rooms.
Lind had stunned the group with a decorated tree, and before dinner exchanged gifts ranging from jewelry and fashion accessories to some gag gifts – a statue of Bacchus for teetotaler Barnum and a singing monkey for her fellow singer and conductor Giovanni Belletti.
After dinner, Lind and Barnum danced a cotillion – though Caroline admitted his attempt “afforded us a great deal of amusement.”
Photo Gallery: Icy Charleston 2022
Like so many of us that gravitate to the unusual or unknown, Charleston is no different. So when a rare icy freeze looms over the Lowcountry, we take notice and even celebrate in the marvel of this rare treat.
it may not be a white Christmas, but it’s certainly a little icy.
Here are shots from a fountain on James Island. Enjoy the beauty of the sun reflecting off the icicles.
Photo Credit: Mark A Leon – Charleston Daily
150 Acres of Undeveloped Land for Sale in Mount Pleasant, SC – $4.8M
Mount Pleasant, Charleston County, SC – Undeveloped Land for sale (4820 Woodville Road, Mount Pleasant, SC 29429)
Property ID: 414417765
MAJOR INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY! 150 ACRES of RAW LAND minutes from Mt. Pleasant proper.
This parcel consists of 150 acres in the total split as follows: Wetlands 23.8, Uplands 75.593, Critical Area 50.477, Tidal ditch .23.
There is the opportunity to subdivide (potential parcels available). Currently, the property is wooded and used for hunting. Make an appointment today to see this slice of undeveloped paradise!
Provided By
Brian Beatty – EXP Realty LLC, (843) 732-8120
MLS# 22020525
Amenities
Land
- Activities
- Hunting
- Present Use
- Hunting/Fishing
Rare video conversation with Septima P. Clark, filmed in 1979 in Columbia, SC
This is a very rare film of Mrs. Septima Clark of Charleston SC, who mentored Rosa Parks, educated adults about their voting rights, and is considered by many as the “Mother of the Movement.”
Filmed in Columbia SC in 1979. She is interviewed by Dr. Grace McFadden of the University of South Carolina.
South Carolina is the third-ranked fastest-growing state in new Census estimates
South Carolina was the third fastest-growing state in the United States, according to new data released by the U.S. Census.
The new total population in the state is estimated to be 5,282,634 after a 1.7% year-over-year increase. South Carolina ranked sixth in its raw number increase with 89,368 more residents, behind third-ranked North Carolina and just ahead of Tennessee.
Florida and Idaho saw the largest percentage population increases while Texas and Florida saw the largest raw number increases.
Overall, the U.S. population increased by 0.4% or 1,256,003.
“There was a sizeable uptick in population growth last year compared to the prior year’s historically low increase,” said Kristie Wilder, a demographer in the Population Division at the Census Bureau. “A rebound in net international migration, coupled with the largest year-over-year increase in total births since 2007, is behind this increase.”
The South was credited as being the fastest-growing region in the country with a 1.1% increase.
Senator Lindsey Graham Announces Detailed South Carolina Projects in Year-End Spending Bill
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today announced the South Carolina projects that were included in the year-end spending bill set to be debated and voted on in both the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate this week.
Graham made these funding requests to the Senate Appropriations Committee, a committee on which he serves.
Among the South Carolina funding included in the legislation:
- Aiken (City): $4.5 million for water treatment system upgrades.
- Aiken – Rural Health Services: $422,000 for facilities and equipment to improve health care access.
- Aiken County: $413,000 to purchase updated firefighting equipment.
- Aiken County: $5 million for wastewater treatment plant expansion.
- Anderson – Restoration Project Foundation: $650,000 to develop and implement curriculum.
- Beaufort (City): $800,000 for storm water management.
- Beaufort-Jasper YMCA of the Lowcountry: $1.5 million for facility improvements.
- Calhoun County: $10.511 million for water infrastructure expansion.
- Cayce: $858,000 to upgrade police equipment.
- Charleston (City): $200,000 to conduct a feasibility study to mitigate the effects of tidal and inland flooding in the Charleston area.
- Charleston (City): $13.325 million for preconstruction, engineering, and design to protect against severe storms and storm surge impacts at the Charleston Peninsula.
- Cheraw: $423,000 for water plant improvements.
- Clemson: $2.629 million for public infrastructure improvements.
- Clemson University: $6 million to improve student health care delivery.
- Columbia International University: $915,000 for nursing education program and equipment.
- Folly Beach: $500,000 to mitigate extensive shoreline erosion due to severe storms.
- Francis Marion University: $1.09 million for equipment for science, health care, and engineering.
- Greenville – MetroConnects: $4 million for sewer system upgrades.
- Greenville – REWA Renewable Water Resources: $6.3 million to construct wastewater infrastructure sewer and pumping station upgrades in Greenville County.
- Greenville Water: $5.4 million for transmission main line upgrades.
- Horry County: $22 million for an interchange extension.
- Kershaw County Family YMCA: $1.1 million to develop a child care center and training facility.
- Kingstree (Town): $4.6 million for park infrastructure.
- Limestone University: $700,000 campus safety equipment.
- Laurens County: $14.552 million for road safety improvements.
- Lexington (Town): $2.275 million to acquire updated technology for the police department.
- Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort: $900,000 to plan and design a new fuel pier.
- Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island: $75.9 million for the replacement of recruit barracks.
- Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island: $4.8 million to plan and design a new dental clinic.
- Medical University of South Carolina: $6.25 million for facilities and equipment to improve cancer care.
- Mount Pleasant: $10 million for reimbursement to the state of South Carolina for harbor deepening. The state pre-funded harbor deepening in an effort to accelerate the timeline and ensure the project was not delayed waiting on annual federal appropriations.
- Mount Pleasant: $5.677 million for drainage resilience.
- Mount Pleasant – Enough is Enough: $960,000 to conduct online exploitation prevention.
- North Charleston – Carolina Youth Development Center: $361,000 to enhance security.
- Pendleton: $5.3 million for wastewater treatment plant expansion.
- Pickens Regional Joint Water: $4 million for a water treatment plant.
- Piedmont Technical College: $256,000 to improve student outcomes and increase graduation rates.
- Roper St. Francis Hospital: $6.475 million for facilities and equipment to improve oncology care.
- Roper St. Francis Hospital: $3.775 million to increase access to health care.
- Sumter (City): $510,000 to upgrade their ballistic evidence system.
- South Carolina Emergency Management: $7.5 million for facility upgrades and modernization.
- Tri-County Technical College: $1.211 million for an automotive training center.
- University of South Carolina Aiken: $830,000 for equipment for STEM program.
- University of South Carolina Beaufort: $1 million for facilities and equipment improvements to nursing simulation center.
- University of South Carolina Lancaster: $110,000 for facilities and equipment to improve health care education.
- University of South Carolina School of Law: $950,000 for Rule of Law curriculum development.
- University of South Carolina: $2.505 million for facilities and equipment to improve stroke research and care.
- University of South Carolina: $4.5 million for facilities and equipment to create a shared biomedical research core.
- University of South Carolina: $7.75 million for facilities and equipment to enhance clinical diagnosis and care for persons with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
- Walterboro – Genesis Health Care: $1 million to improve the delivery of health care.
Other notable funding items related to South Carolina organizations and institutions included in the legislation:
- $1.2 Billion for Plutonium Pit Production at Savannah River Site: Allows for the continued construction on the Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility (SRPPF) project to achieve a production capability of at least 50 pits per year within South Carolina consistent with the NNSA’s recommended alternative for pit production. This advances our nation’s nuclear capability to counter threats like Russian and China.
- $71.764 Million for Surplus Plutonium Disposition at Savannah River Site: The Surplus Plutonium Disposition (SPD) project will add additional glovebox capacity at the Savannah River Site (SRS) to accelerate plutonium dilution and aid in the removal of plutonium from South Carolina.
- $12.137 Million for Savannah River Site Community and Regulatory Support: The Atomic Energy Act authorizes payments to communities to help offset losses in property taxes due to the presence of non-taxable federal lands within their boundaries. This critical funding is used in a variety of ways in South Carolina, including supporting public schools.
- $10.5 Million for Procurement and Industrial Base Protection. This request supports the production of the M240 machine gun in Columbia. Without additional procurement funding, the M240 line would be at risk and restarting the line in the future creates an unacceptable risk to American warfighters.
