🌱 Overturned Dump Truck On Highway 17 + Virtual Aquarium Visits

Hello, everybody! I'm back in your inbox this morning with your fresh copy of the Charleston Daily. Let's get this day started off right, with a quick review of the most important things happening in town.

But first, today's weather:

Partly sunny; breezy, cooler. High: 59 Low: 37.

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Here are the top three stories in Charleston today:

1. An overturned dump truck on Highway 17 in Charleston County affected travel Wednesday afternoon. The crash occurred around 1:00 p.m. near Ravenel in the northbound lanes near Highway 162. Traffic was backed up in the area, and one person suffered minor injuries. (WCBD News 2)
2. Hospitalized children can virtually experience the South Carolina Aquarium via a roving robot controlled by a tablet. The experience is set to be incorporated at Prisma Health Children's Hospital Midlands and Prisma Health Children's Hospital Greenville after a trial with MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children's Hospital proved successful in December 2022. Children will be able to "visit" the aquarium downtown during long hospital stays and treatments. The mobile robot was made possible by Aflac. (Subscription: Charleston Post Courier)
3. Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg gave his annual State of the City address on Tuesday. The full speech was recorded and is available for viewing at the link. (ABC News 4)

Today in Charleston:

• Bingo And Brews At Holy City Brewing (6:00 PM)
• Cocktales At Music Farm (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The Lowcountry Oyster Festival is this Sunday, Jan. 29. The festival provides three percent of the oyster shells needed for reseeding oyster beds and fisheries. (Holy City Sinner -)
• A new bar, Hazel and Apple, is coming to King Street this spring. "The Hazel" will be an informal bar up front, while "The Apple" will be an elevated cocktail space complete with a patio. (CHStoday)
• Want to serve your community? You can apply today for the Charleston Police Department Police Citizens Academy running Apr. 5 through May 24. Learn more about the academy at the link and apply here. (City of Charleston Police Department via Facebook)

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— Kaytlyn Mroz

About me: Kaytlyn Mroz is a copywriter at Lightning Media Partners – a content creation agency. She is a Rowan University graduate where she earned a bachelor's degree in journalism and a master's degree in writing. Outside of work, Kaytlyn is a dog mom to a boglen terrier named Finn and a golden retriever named Willow.