🌱 Pair Arrested At Charleston Int. Airport + King Street Parking

Good morning, friends! I'm back with your fresh edition of the Charleston Patch newsletter, fresh off the presses. Come along to find out the most important things happening these days in town.

But first, today's weather:

Partly sunny and pleasant. High: 67 Low: 47.

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Here are the top three stories today in Charleston:

1. Kendale Gadis, 23, and Jaylin Brown, 21, were arrested at Charleston International Airport on Sunday. A narcotics investigation led to Gadis being charged with trafficking marijuana and Brown being charged with unlawful carry. Gadis went to the airport on Sunday to pick up luggage which is what prompted an internal investigation around 10:30 a.m. (ABC NEWS 4)
2. New street parking rules will be in effect beginning Feb. 9 on King Street as part of the Charleston Police Department's safety plan. Street parking will be prohibited from 6:00 p.m. until 3:00 a.m. between Spring and John streets. This rule only applies to Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings. Towing enforcement will be in effect. (Press Release Desk)
3. Charleston County Coroner Bobbi Jo O’Neal has identified the man in the single motorcycle crash on Monday morning in Johns Island. Zane Taylor, 26, was reportedly speeding on Old Pon Road when he went off the road and hit a tree in the early hours of the morning. Bystanders were performing CPR on Taylor, but he was pronounced dead on the scene by EMS. He was not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident. (Live 5 News WCSC)

Today in Charleston:

• Preschool Storytime At Bees Ferry West Ashley Library (10:00 AM)
• Empower Vinyasa At Sculpted Lotus Yoga (5:15 PM)
• Squirrel Nut Zippers And The Dirty Dozen Brass Band At Charleston Gaillard Center (7:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Charleston's Gullah jazz band Ranky Tanky won their second Grammy Sunday evening at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards! (Charleston Post Courier)
• Full- and part-time job opportunities are available in the Charleston area. Click the link for more details about the companies hiring in the area. (Charleston Patch)
• According to a new Bumper.com study, South Carolina ranked No. 4 in the nation for driver fatality rates at 27.24 percent. Could our lack of automated red light and speed cameras be to blame? See how our state stacks up against the rest of the country in the report. (Bumper.com)

Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Tuesday! I'll see you soon.

— 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.