🌱 Pedestrian Hit By Car + Charleston Co. Man Arrested For Murder

Good morning, everybody. It's me, Kaytlyn Mroz, your host of the Charleston Patch newsletter — here to explain everything you need to know about what's happening in town.

But first, today's weather:

Afternoon rain, some heavy. High: 56 Low: 50.

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Here are the top three stories today in Charleston:

1. A pedestrian was reportedly hit by a car in Charleston on Thursday evening around 8:22 p.m. The collision occurred at the Fielding Connector and Ripley Point Drive. Police were originally on the scene investigating the incident with the road closed; the road reopened at 9:04 p.m. the same evening. (ABC NEWS 4)
2. The Charleston County Sheriff's Office arrested 26-year-old Deandre Jermol Major on one count of murder this week. Major was arrested in connection to 65-year-old Jarnaro Carlos Middleton's death in Johns Island on Jan. 14. Additional charges are possible. (Live 5 News WCSC)
3. A Charleston County woman was arrested on Thursday after deputies discovered a malnourished and unhoused dog in the area. Geneva Storm Bowens, 28, was charged with ill-treatment of animals after a dog was located, as described by the incident report, as "emaciated, in a medium-sized wire crate that was caked on the bottom with feces." The dog was taken to the Charleston Animal Society for care. (Live 5 News WCSC)

Today in Charleston:

• Mama Pear's Kitchen PopUp At Snafu Brewing Company (2:00 PM)
• Edwin McCain At Charleston Music Hall (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Good news, bagel lovers: Philadelphia's Spread Bagelry is opening two Charleston-area locations. (Subscription: The Post and Courier)
• Here’s some Super Bowl weekend trivia for you: 434 NFL players and 115 Super Bowl players since the 1966-67 season have hailed from South Carolina. Check out more Super Bowl stats from across the country in this new BeenVerified study. (BeenVerified)
• In case you missed it: Vehicles parked on King Street will now be towed if they are parked between Spring and John streets. (WTMA)

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Thanks for following along and staying informed. I'll see you around!

— 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.