Good morning, North Charleston.

The gates opened Thursday at 3:00 p.m. at the Ladson Fairgrounds for the 69th Coastal Carolina Fair, which runs daily through Nov. 8 with 80+ rides, daily shows, Senior Day 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. for ages 55 and older, and Circle K ticket deals.

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A monument for Patrolman Steven Hiott Jr. was lit blue all day on Oct. 29 at the Charleston County Fallen Officer Memorial Garden (Hollywood) to mark the 44th anniversary of his line-of-duty death.

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Keel opened a Prep and Paint facility on Yonges Island as part of a $67 million expansion that will create about 170 jobs and let the company paint larger ship sections (one on display was for the future USS Enterprise).

It's the first of three buildings; the next is set to break ground in about three months.

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Charleston County's Board of Voter Registration and Elections is distributing student-designed “I Voted” stickers during early voting Oct. 19 through Halloween, printing 105,000 after nearly 4,200 votes chose three winning student designs, and handing them out at polling sites + on social media.

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State regulators are reviewing a permit tied to 79 acres of wetlands near Charleston International Airport, and their decision will determine whether proposed work on the site can move forward.

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The state is reviewing a Section 401 water-quality permit application that would affect about 79 acres of wetlands near Charleston International Airport as a placeholder for possible future development.

Neighbors are asking what could be built and say they worry the work could worsen drainage for nearby neighborhoods.

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Tessa Spencer told The Breakfast Club Thursday about Save Our Sons and Daughters SC, the nonprofit she started after her son Julian's death to provide mentorship, mental-health awareness, and early intervention, and said the group will expand to several states and is working with lawmakers on parental medical-emergency options (documentary on Netflix).

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SK Investment Group and Weaver Capital Partners bought Rivergate I & II for $21 million; the two office buildings at 4975 and 4995 Lacross Road total 116,409 sqft and were 93% occupied at closing, and the owners say they will reposition space to serve physicians + medical practices as Roper St. Francis' new hospital opens in 2029.

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