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309 310 311 <div id="featured"> 312 313 314 <div class="main_feat"> <div class="thumb"><a href="https://charlestoncurrents.com/2021/12/focus-charleston-currents-publishes-final-issue/" title="FOCUS: Charleston Currents publishes final issue"><img src="https://charlestoncurrents.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/15_logo_425x75-310x55.jpg" alt="FOCUS: Charleston Currents publishes final issue" class="Thumbnail thumbnail featured " width="310" /></a></div> 315 <h2><a href="https://charlestoncurrents.com/2021/12/focus-charleston-currents-publishes-final-issue/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to FOCUS: Charleston Currents publishes final issue">FOCUS: Charleston Currents publishes final issue</a> </h2> 316 <div class="date">5 years ago</div> 317 318 <div class="content"> 319 320 <div class="entry"> 321 322 <p>Staff reports | Charleston Currents, a weekly publication that focuses on good news about the Lowcountry, is publishing its final issue today after more than 13 years and 650 weekly issues.</p> 323<p>âItâs been a great run, but now that we also publish the Charleston City Paper, itâs time to focus efforts on continuing to improve its local news and feature story offerings,â said publisher Andy Brack. âSince purchase of the City Paper two years ago, many of the weekly sections in Charleston Currents have also been published in the the City Paper. Now itâs time to consolidate these efforts.â</p> 324<p>For example, Brackâs weekly column is published every Friday in Statehouse Report and over the weekend in the City Paper. If you enjoy the Currentsâ News Briefs section, you can find f
324ive stories every morning in the City Paperâs email newsletter of daily headlines. (Sign up for CP newsletters for free.)</p> 325 326 <div class="meta"> 327 <a href="https://charlestoncurrents.com/2021/12/focus-charleston-currents-publishes-final-issue/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to FOCUS: Charleston Currents publishes final issue" class="nextActions">Continue Reading →</a> 328 <span class="comments"><span>Comments Off<span class="screen-reader-text"> on FOCUS: Charleston Currents publishes final issue</span></span></span><div class="clear"></div> 329 </div> 330 331 </div><!-- /.entry --> 332 333 </div><!-- /.content --> 334 </div><div class="headings"><ul> 335 336 337 <li> 338 <h2><a href="https://charlestoncurrents.com/2021/12/brack-haleys-new-book-is-craven-plea-for-political-relevance/" title="BRACK: Haleyâs new book is craven plea for political relevance">BRACK: Haleyâs new book is craven plea for political relevance</a></h2> 339 340 <div class="post-thumb"><a href="https://charlestoncurrents.com/2021/12/brack-haleys-new-book-is-craven-plea-for-political-relevance/" title="BRACK: Haleyâs new book is craven plea for political relevance"><img src="https://charlestoncurrents.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/21.0528.andy_brack_500x500-100x75.jpg" alt="BRACK: Haleyâs new book is craven plea for political relevance" class="Thumbnail thumbnail featured-small " width="100" height="75" /></a></div> 341 <p>By Andy Brack, editor and publisher | Former S.C. 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Nikki Haley offers a craven mush of platitudes...</p> <div class="clear"></div> 342 343 <div class="meta"> 344 12/12/2021, 3:06 pm <span class="comments"><a href="https://charlestoncurrents.com/2021/12/brack-haleys-new-book-is-craven-plea-for-political-relevance/#comments">4</a></span> 345 </div> 346 347 </li> 348 349 <li> 350 <h2><a href="https://charlestoncurrents.com/2021/12/news-briefs-is-lincoln-project-the-vanguard-of-american-democracy/" title="NEWS BRIEFS: Is Lincoln Project the vanguard of American democracy?">NEWS BRIEFS: Is Lincoln Project the vanguard of American democracy?</a></h2> 351 352 <div class="post-thumb"><a href="https://charlestoncurrents.com/2021/12/news-briefs-is-lincoln-project-the-vanguard-of-american-democracy/" title="NEWS BRIEFS: Is Lincoln Project the vanguard of American democracy?"><img src="https://charlestoncurrents.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/AbrahamLincoln_headerWEB-100x75.jpg" alt="NEWS BRIEFS: Is Lincoln Project the vanguard of American democracy?" class="Thumbnail thumbnail featured-small " width="100" height="75" /></a></div> 353 <p>By Andy Brack | America is in the throes of the largest internal political war since its first, the...</p> <div class="clear"></div> 354 355 <div class="meta"> 356 12/12/2021, 3:05 pm <span class="comments"><span>Comments Off<span class="screen-reader-text"> on NEWS BRIEFS: Is Lincoln Project the vanguard of American democracy?</span></span></span> 357 </div> 358 359 </li> 360 361 <li> 362 <h2><a href="https://charlestoncurrents.com/2021/12/photo-steer-your-browser-to-the-city-paper-for-new-mysteries/" title="PHOTO: Steer your browser to the City Paper for new mysteries">PHOTO: Steer your browser to the City Paper for new mysteries</a></h2> 363 364 <div class="post-thumb"><a href="https://charlestoncurrents.com/2021/12/photo-steer-your-browser-to-the-city-paper-for-new-mysteries/" title="PHOTO: Steer your browser to the City Paper for new mysteries"><img src="https://charlestoncurrents.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/21.1212.cc.later_-100x75.jpg" alt="PHOTO: Steer your browser to the City Paper for new mysteries" class="Thumbnail thumbnail featured-small " width="100" height="75" /></a></div> 365 <p> 366At the beginning of the year, weâll shift our weekly Mystery Photo to the Charleston City Paper and...</p> <div class="clear"></div> 367 368 <div class="meta"> 369 12/12/2021, 3:04 pm <span class="comments"><span>Comments Off<span class="screen-reader-text"> on PHOTO: Steer your browser to the City Paper for new mysteries</span></span></span> 370 </div> 371 372 </li> 373 374 <li> 375 <h2><a href="https://charlestoncurrents.com/2021/12/calendar-holy-city-holiday-market-is-dec-18/" title="CALENDAR: Holy City Holiday Market is Dec. 18 ">CALENDAR: Holy City Holiday Market is Dec. 18 </a></h2> 376 377 <div class="post-thumb"><a href="https://charlestoncurrents.com/2021/12/calendar-holy-city-holiday-market-is-dec-18/" title="CALENDAR: Holy City Holiday Market is Dec. 18 "><img src="https://charlestoncurrents.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/holycity-100x75.jpg" alt="via Facebook." class="Thumbnail thumbnail featured-small " width="100" height="75" /></a></div> 378 <p>Holy City Brewing in North Charleston will cohost its seventh annual Holy City Holiday Market in Park...</p> <div class="clear"></div> 379 380 <div class="meta"> 381 12/12/2021, 3:03 pm <span class="comments"><span>Comments Off<span class="screen-reader-text"> on CALENDAR: Holy City Holiday Market is Dec. 18 </span></span></span> 382 </div> 383 384 </li> 385 386 <li> 387 <h2><a href="https://charlestoncurrents.com/2021/12/surprise/" title="NEW for 12/13: Some news that might surprise you">NEW for 12/13: Some news that might surprise you</a></h2> 388 389 <div class="post-thumb"><a href="https://charlestoncurrents.com/2021/12/surprise/" title="NEW for 12/13: Some news that might surprise you"><img src="https://charlestoncurrents.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/21.1212.cc.goodbye-100x75.jpg" alt="NEW for 12/13: Some news that might surprise you" class="Thumbnail thumbnail featured-small " width="100" height="75" /></a></div> 390 <p> Charleston Currents #14.07 | Dec. 13, 2021 391
392FINAL ISSUE. Thank you for reading Charleston Currents...</p> <div class="clear"></div> 393 394 <div class="meta"> 395 12/12/2021, 3:02 pm <span class="comments"><span>Comments Off<span class="screen-reader-text"> on NEW for 12/13: Some news that might surprise you</span></span></span> 396 </div> 397 398 </li> 399 </ul></div><!-- /.headings --> 400 401 <div class="clear"></div> 402 403</div> <!-- /#featured --> 404<div class="clear"></div> 405 406 407 408 <div class="homepage-widgets"> 409 <div class="homecat blue"><h4><a href="https://charlestoncurrents.com/category/photos/">Mystery photos and more</a></h4> 410 <ul class="featured-stories"> 411 412 <li> 413 <div class="thumb"><a href="https://charlestoncurrents.com/2021/12/photo-steer-your-browser-to-the-city-paper-for-new-mysteries/" title="PHOTO: Steer your browser to the City Paper for new mysteries"><img src="https://charlestoncurrents.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/21.1212.cc.later_-220x140.jpg" alt="PHOTO: Steer your browser 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