https://mountpleasantnow.com/Local news for Mount Pleasant, South Carolina: city hall, schools, police and fire, real estate, high school sports and things to do across Charleston County.en-GBSat, 31 Oct 2026 07:42:56 +0000https://mountpleasantnow.com/mount-pleasant-data-center-moratorium-two-years/https://mountpleasantnow.com/mount-pleasant-data-center-moratorium-two-years/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsTown Council lengthened its data center moratorium from 120 days to two years. Planners now want a special exception with water, noise and distance rules.https://mountpleasantnow.com/mount-pleasant-faison-road-property-public-input/https://mountpleasantnow.com/mount-pleasant-faison-road-property-public-input/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsCouncil voted 6-2 for an outside study and townwide public input on its 38-acre Faison Road tract, after a YMCA pitched a 60,000-square-foot center there.https://mountpleasantnow.com/daily-debrief-2026-10-29/https://mountpleasantnow.com/daily-debrief-2026-10-29/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsOct. 29: 7 items from Mount Pleasant's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.https://mountpleasantnow.com/mount-pleasant-coastal-flooding-high-tides/https://mountpleasantnow.com/mount-pleasant-coastal-flooding-high-tides/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsModerate tidal flooding is forecast near the late-morning high tide Thursday, when Long Point Road can flood. Tides peaked at 7.83 feet this week, short of major.https://mountpleasantnow.com/things-to-do-this-weekend/https://mountpleasantnow.com/things-to-do-this-weekend/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000What's OnThis weekend in Mount Pleasant: Towne Centre's Fall Festival Saturday, the Charleston Battery's fireworks night at Patriots Point and Boone Hall's pumpkin patchhttps://mountpleasantnow.com/mount-pleasant-bird-flu-dead-birds/https://mountpleasantnow.com/mount-pleasant-bird-flu-dead-birds/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsDead birds found across town, several at the Meridian, are being tested for bird flu. No results yet. Keep pets away and report birds to Animal Control at (843) 743-7200.https://mountpleasantnow.com/mount-pleasant-planning-commission-data-centers-wakendaw/https://mountpleasantnow.com/mount-pleasant-planning-commission-data-centers-wakendaw/Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsThe Planning Commission denied the 10-lot Wakendaw Road plan, backed gyms or similar uses on La Mesa Road and called for special-exception rules for data centers.https://mountpleasantnow.com/mount-pleasant-republic-tract-settlement-park/https://mountpleasantnow.com/mount-pleasant-republic-tract-settlement-park/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsTown Council approved a $28.5 million deal for 129 Wando River acres as a passive park. The rest of the tract is capped at 95 homes, not up to 1,600.