Водоканал Шарлстона ошибочно отправил письма о соболезнованиях живым клиентам, а бывший бар DIG в Парке открылся под новым названием Rocko's

Charleston Water System sent death condolence letters to its customers, but some were still alive. Park Circle's DIG in the Park has reopened under new ownership as Rocko's, a sports-focused bar and restaurant. We're going to catch you up on these and other top stories from The Post and Courier for Wednesday, Sept. 2. Charleston Water System sent death condolence letters to its customers. Some were still alive. The Charleston Water System sent approximately 1,900 condolence letters last month to customers it believed had passed away, but many recipients were very much alive. The utility recently switched from monitoring newspaper obituaries to using LexisNexis software to automate the process, but the system proved imperfect. Spokesman Michael Saia said some problems stemmed from names not matching Social Security numbers or confusion involving names with suffixes such as Jr., and staff are now reviewing the accounts that received letters. 18-year-old was shot and killed on North Charleston CARTA bus Preston Fabers, 18, of Charleston, died after being shot inside a CARTA public transportation bus at a stop across from Military Magnet Academy on Aug. 31 around 10:40 a.m. The suspect fled the scene, and despite a manhunt involving drones, police dogs and a helicopter, no arrest had been made as of Sept. 2. According to a GoFundMe page created by Fabers' family, he was attempting to protect his friend from being shot. DIG in the Park sells, reopens as new Park Circle restaurant. Here’s what’s changing. Todd Justice took ownership of the former DIG in the Park location at 1049 E. Montague Ave. in May and reopened it Aug. 24 as Rocko's, named after his dog. The renovated space features a new bar, additional TVs and four new bathrooms. An official grand opening is planned for mid-September. The menu features bar favorites and fresh options like teriyaki salmon and mahi tacos. Mount Pleasant not ideal spot for 'thirsty' data centers. Committee advances potential ban anyway. Mount Pleasant's Planning Committee voted to advance a 120-day moratorium on data center development while leaders review environmental and utility impacts. Though no developers are currently pursuing data centers in Mount Pleasant, the facilities are allowed by right in certain zoning areas. Mount Pleasant Waterworks representatives warned that large data centers could strain the town's water and electrical resources, noting that Google's Berkeley County facility already reduced the town's yearly water allotment from 3.9 billion gallons to 2.4 billion gallons in 2017. The late Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library gives free books to SC kids. Here’s how to help. Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, which made its debut in 1995, has gifted nearly 305 million books to children from birth through age 5 across multiple countries. In South Carolina, children in seven counties, including Charleston, receive free books through a partnership between the Dollywood Foundation and the Palmetto Project. The Palmetto Project suspended new enrollments last summer due to funding shortages but retained monthly deliveries to current enrollees; volunteers are now focused on organizing fundraisers to resume enrollment. This news briefing was created with the assistance of AI to summarize stories. The briefing was edited by a Post and Courier journalist before it was published.