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HANAHAN, S.C. —

Milan Turner has Carolina on his mind.

Turner, who was head coach at three different Georgia high schools, has been named the new head coach at Hanahan High School in South Carolina.

Turner had successful head coaching stints at Emanuel County Institute (2005-2010), Thomson (2011-2013) and Veterans (2018-2021). He served as the director of high school relations for the Georgia Southern football program in 2022.

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Thank you to Coach Helton, Staff, Players, Administration and Eagle Nation for an exciting journey this year. Thank you for letting me be a small part of something Special! The future is bright at Georgia Southern, You ain’t seen nothin’ yet! #GATA #HailSouthern pic.twitter.com/yaTU5ZqoUv

— Milan Turner (@MilanTurner_GS) January 25, 2023

Turner compiled a 112-43 record over 13 seasons as a head coach in the Peach State. He would lead Emanuel County Institute to 65 wins and a state championship in 2007. The Bulldogs would finish GHSA Class A runner-up in 2008.

“We are elated to welcome Coach Turner to the Hawk family,” Hanahan High Principal Tom Gallus said. “Our community is very fortunate to have a coach of this caliber to lead and develop our student-athletes on and off the field. Coach Turner is a proven educator and leader. He knows what it takes to build a successful high school football program and to ensure that each student is prepared for their next steps after high school. I look forward to serving alongside Coach Turner and seeing our Hawks shine under the Friday night lights.”

Turner takes over a Hanahan program that went 6-4 in 2022. He replaces interim coach Steve Blanchard, who took over after Art Craig stepped away and eventually retired.

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Turner has been an educator since 1994. Prior to becoming a head coach, he spent time as an assistant at several Georgia schools. Turner has coached in six GHSA state championship games during his time at five different Georgia high schools.

He has been named the North/South All-Star Head Coach, Region Coach of the Year, Atlanta Touchdown Club Class A Coach of the Year, GACA Class A State Coach of the Year, and was selected to coach in the 2008 Under Armour national all-star game.

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Can’t thank you enough for what you mean to our football family coach! You were meant to be apart of kids lives! We will all be cheering for you in South Carolina! https://t.co/ttjDWBHhqO

— Clay Helton (@GSCoachHelton) January 25, 2023

HANAHAN — A parade of emergency response vehicles and a school bus were the first to drive a newly opened mile-long stretch of Railroad Avenue, a road project recently completed after years of work.

The extension runs from Mabeline Road to Eagle Landing Boulevard, adding a two-lane roadway along the eastern side of the existing CSX rail line, with a sidewalk along one side of the road.

Though only a mile, the new stretch connects the northwest corner of the city, where several neighborhoods and Hanahan Elementary School are, to the rest of the city, said Mayor Christie Rainwater.

Prior to the extension, drivers had to take a roundabout route and cross the railroad tracks twice.

“In order to get to the Eagle Landing ... part of the city, you actually had to leave the city, cross over the railroad tracks, go to another city (North Charleston), and then go down Rivers Avenue, cross back over the railroad tracks and get back into (Hanahan),” she said. “So obviously it was inconvenient to say the least.”

It was also completed after more than two decades of delays, which ballooned the cost from a $4 million federal earmark in the 1990s to more than $20 million by the time the county broke ground on the project in 2021.

Berkeley County’s 1 percent sales tax to pay for infrastructure contributed more than $16 million to the funding.

Officials said the delays were due to a number of bureaucratic hurdles and discussions between the county, the S.C. Department of Transportation and CSX, all of which had to review and approve various aspects of the project. Funding issues contributed as well, Rainwater said — the longer other delays took, the more expensive the project became and the more time it took to secure further funding.

Town and county officials held a ribbon cutting for the road extension on March 17, with a cohort of former mayors and other public officials in attendance such as former U.S. Rep. Henry Brown, who helped secure the initial federal earmark. Officials, local emergency responders and other attendees took to the school bus and emergency vehicles to drive through a blue ribbon and up the mile of road.

A little more than three hours after Hurricane Idalia made landfall on the Gulf Coast of Florida, the National Hurricane Center is reporting that the center of the storm is passing into southern Georgia.

Hurricane Idalia hit the Sunshine State as a Category 3 storm packing winds of 125 mph. As it crosses into Georgia, wind speeds have dropped to 90 mph, making it a Category 1 storm. By 11:20 a.m. the storm was about 80 miles west-northwest of Jacksonville.

The storm came ashore near Keaton Beach in the Big Bend region of the state around 7:45 a.m., the National Hurricane Center reported.

Idalia had strengthened overnight to a Category 4 storm, with winds of 130-156 mph, but winds diminished slightly before making landfall.

Hurricane warnings are now posted for parts of South Carolina.

Watches and Warnings

As Idalia strengthened overnight, it prompted a slew of new warnings and watches issued along the entire coastline of the Palmetto State.

A hurricane warning is in effect in Beaufort as well as coastal areas of Chatham, Colleton and Jasper counties. The warning means hurricane-force winds are expected somewhere in the impacted area within the next 36 hours.

A tropical storm warning is up for the rest of the coast. Additionally, a hurricane watch has been issued in Charleston and Berkeley counties.

A storm surge warning is in place from the South Santee River to the Georgia border. It remains in effect through the morning of Aug. 31. A storm surge warning means there is a danger of life-threatening inundation from rising water moving inland from the coastline within the next 36 hours.

A flood watch remains in effect for the entire South Carolina coastline.

What to expect

“Right around the Georgia/South Carolina border, it’s probably going to be a Category 1 (hurricane), weakening to a tropical storm,” explained Brian Haines, a National Weather Service meteorologist. “As it goes over Charleston, it will be a strong tropical storm.”

The NWS forecasts that impacts from the storm will gradually begin to be felt this morning, but conditions will rapidly deteriorate this afternoon and into the evening.

The heaviest rain is forecast to fall further west than originally anticipated, which increases the chance of flooding in the inland river systems. The amount of rain expected along the coast has been reduced to 1 to 3 inches, while 4 to 8 inches are still expected to fall inland.

The main concern for coastal South Carolina has been that the storm would hit during a full moon and astronomical high tides.

NWS said significant flooding from Savannah to Charleston is possible and predicts the strongest impact during the Aug. 30 evening high tide. The Charleston Harbor tide gauge is predicted to reach 8 feet just before 9 p.m. Aug. 30. The flood stage is 7 feet.

The highest storm surge is likely to be 2 to 4 feet, though that forecast could change as the storm nears the area, said Frank Strait, severe weather liaison for the S.C. Department of Natural Resources, in an Aug. 29 weather update. Heavy rain from Idalia will exacerbate the storm surge and tidal flooding.

“For storm surge, timing and Idalia’s intensity are as important as the track,” Strait noted.

A higher peak is possible if the worst surge coincides with the high tide. The storm surge could diminish if the storm tracks further east and there is less onshore wind. If Idalia is more intense than currently forecast, the storm surge would likely worsen.

MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – (Tuesday, March 14, 2023) – Berkeley County, in partnership with the City of Hanahan, will celebrate the completion of Railroad Avenue Extension in Hanahan with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, March 17 at 10 a.m. The event will take place in front of the Hanahan Recreation Center ballfields across from Mabeline Road in Hanahan.

This critical road project, which was managed by the S.C. Department of Transportation, has been in the works since the 1990s. The County celebrated the project’s groundbreaking in spring 2021.

Kiewit Infrastructure South constructed the project, which consisted of extending Railroad Avenue from Mabeline Road to Eagle Landing Boulevard and adding a two-lane roadway along the eastern side of the existing CSX rail line, with a sidewalk along one side of the road.

The project provides a safer connection between North and South Hanahan. Specifically, drivers will no longer have to enter Rivers Avenue and cross the railroad twice; and first responder vehicles will also have a better and safer access to those communities, overall improving emergency response times.

This project cost an estimated $20.1 million, including approximately $16 million from Berkeley County’s One-Cent Sales Tax Program—specifically from the referendum voters passed in 2014—and $4 million from federal funds.

“This road extension project, which has been decades in the making, is a gamechanger for the Hanahan community and public safety. We are thankful to Berkeley County voters for approving the County’s One-Cent Sales Tax referendum and to Congressman Henry Brown for securing federal funds to pay for this long-awaited infrastructure project. We are confident the result will be faster emergency response times and safer travel for all.” -Berkeley County Supervisor Johnny Cribb

“Thanks to the perseverance and hard work of so many who have passed the torch of this much needed project, we are finally celebrating the infrastructure connectivity of Hanahan through Railroad Avenue Extension. I am grateful for the collaboration of many different agencies to make this happen. Hanahan is now safer, transportation is easier, and quality of life is better.” -Hanahan Mayor Christie Rainwater

The City of Hanahan will also host a “Meet in the Street Block Party” event at 5:30 p.m. on Friday to commemorate the road project’s completion. There will be a food truck and other festivities. For more information, go HERE.

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After being reelected for another term on Tuesday, Hanahan Mayor Christie Rainwater is already preparing for the next four years.

HANAHAN, S.C. (WCSC) - After being reelected for another term on Tuesday, Hanahan Mayor Christie Rainwater is already preparing for the next four years.

In this year’s election, no opponents ran against Rainwater, which she says was a relief to not sit on the edge of her seat and worry about winning or not.

“I feel like the residents of the city have seen the work I’ve put in, and they want that to keep going,” she says. “They want the momentum to continue, and no one ran against me. I’m able to really continue keeping that momentum going.”

The Hanahan City Council and school board members were all reelected on Tuesday, and the mayor says will continue as a strong partnership because of the established relationships.

Similar to the rest of the Lowcountry, Hanahan continues to grow. Rainwater focused on building economic development and recreation in the area by adding two new parks over the last four years.

“Really bringing this quality of life to the residents is what we’ve been doing over the past four years and will continue to do over the next four,” she says.

As for the upcoming four years, the mayor really wants to focus on flooding concerns, more economic growth and additional housing for the community. She also mentioned that the Lowcountry Rapid Transit plans include four stops that will positively impact Hanahan.

“We are really looking at our specifically downtown area and how can we allow for housing that will work for everyone,” Rainwater says. “We have changed the ordinances over the past few years that will allow for us to build up a little higher and bring that in.”

The mayor also expressed that Hanahan has a small-town feel despite being the seventeenth-largest city in South Carolina.

“I like to say I bleed blue and orange,” she says. “Hanahan is the heart of the Lowcountry. When you look at its location, you’ve got downtown Charleston, Summerville, Mount Pleasant, West Ashley, and right in the heart, you’ll find Hanahan. The truth is, it’s not just because of its location; the people in Hanahan are so special.”

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UPDATE:

HANNAHAN, S.C. (WCBD) – Due to expected storms in the area, the grand opening party has been delayed to May 12.

HANAHAN, S.C. (WCBD) – Hanahan will mark its 50^th birthday with the grand opening of a new 53-acre park named “The Hawks Nest,” the city has announced.

Located near Bowens Corner Elementary School, the new park features fields and courts for various sports from baseball to football, volleyball, and tennis. It also has a playground, dog park, fishing pier, and walking trails.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony scheduled for the afternoon of Friday, April 28 will kick off several festivities marking the city’s 50^th birthday.

“Join your neighbors and city staff/leaders … for the first of many birthday parties for our city,” the city said in an announcement.

Organizers promise a day of fun, food, friends, and fellowship during the event. The ribbon cutting will happen at 4:30 p.m., then from 5:00 p.m. until 7:30 p.m., guests are invited to explore “all four corners of the park” with music from a live DJ, shopping with local vendors, and dinner and beverages from local food and beer trucks.

“For the kiddos, we’ll also have carnival games, jump castles, balloon animals, face painting, and a magic show,” the city said.