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The South Carolina high school football season heats up in Week 3 as the Cane Bay Cobras (Summerville, SC) host the West Ashley Wildcats (Charleston, SC) on Friday, September 5, 2025, at 7:30 PM. The matchup at Cane Bay High School features two Lowcountry programs eager to establish momentum early in the season. West Ashley looks to continue their winning start, while Cane Bay aims to bounce back after a tough loss.

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West Ashley Wildcats

West Ashley opened their 2025 season strong with a 31-30 victory, proving their ability to win close games. Ranked #3,132 nationally and #64 in South Carolina, the Wildcats have shown resilience and late-game fight. Their next test comes on the road against a Cane Bay team looking to even its record.

Cane Bay Cobras

Cane Bay comes into this matchup at 0-1, having fallen to Ashley Ridge 37-23 in their opener. Despite the setback, the Cobras showed offensive spark early in that game and will now look to rebound in front of their home crowd. Ranked #3,563 nationally and #69 in South Carolina, Cane Bay has the talent to compete but must eliminate mistakes and finish drives.

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CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Charleston leaders are considering some infrastructure improvements in West Ashley as construction continues on a more than 3,000-acre development.

Charleston’s Technical Review Committee is scheduled to meet Thursday morning to discuss concerns surrounding the development, including traffic congestion, accessibility and flooding.

The development, which will be known as Long Savanna, will ultimately include 1,637 total units and is being built in five phases over the next 10 to 15 years.

The project was originally approved in 2008. It finally received its permits to begin construction last year and is located off Bear Creek Road.

Plans for the community include compact, pedestrian-oriented, mixed-use neighborhoods, as well as a 1,628-acre County Park and a 203-acre City Park.

Stephen Bowden, the city councilman who represents the area, said he wants residents to remember that this project was given the green light years ago.

“They’ve been legally entitled to build this since I was a senior in high school. So, I mean this is a long time coming. There’s not a whole lot the city can do to stop it now legally. So, I think the question with this and other developments is really how we make it work for residents within the power that we have,” Bowden said.

“Making it work” for residents involves protecting homes from flooding, increasing accessibility to resources and improving infrastructure, according to Bowden.

“As far as stormwater protection, [it is important that we are] making sure that new development isn’t flooding existing homeowners like me over in Shadow Moss,” he said. “We need to create road connectivity between neighborhoods so that we’re not always having to get on the main roads and clog up those main arteries and bring amenities out here. That’s sort of been the real challenge is getting some commercial development to go along with all the new residents we’ve got.”

Bowden said he shares residents’ concerns about the rapid growth in West Ashley and wants to ensure that existing residents are protected from even more development. He said that these committee meetings are the key opportunity to implement these changes and hold the developers accountable.

“What we’ll see in the TRC process is what people have been asking for forever, which is putting the infrastructure first. You know, I hear all the time, where was the planning? Frankly, I wasn’t around back then, I don’t know the answer to that, but I do know now that we are doing things in a much smarter way,” Bowden said.

He said one of the protections already put in place is that developers will need to work to improve the surrounding area’s flooding situation through stormwater plans. He said the more protections that are put in place by the city, the better the outcome will be for residents.

“If you’re somebody looking at all this development and feeling very nervous because you live in Shadow Moss where I live or Hickory Hill or Hickory Farms that that have repeatedly flooded in the past, you can actually take some solace in the fact that this is really going to improve the overall flooding situation out here. Little by little, new development is going to help because of protections that we’ve put in place,” Bowden said.

Bowden said the West Ashley area can expect around 4500 homes to be built over the next 10 to 15 years. He does hope there will be businesses that come to the area along with them. Regardless, Bowden said the city needs to take steps beforehand to make this situation more manageable for an already congested West Ashley community.

“This will be a bit of an unfolding drama. But every step along the way, we’ve just got to make sure that we are getting this right for the residents and sort of maximizing our livability out here. This is all going to be a challenge, but I think we’re up to it,” he said.

As development continues, City leaders say they are focused on creating a livable community that includes nearby resources like grocery stores, dry cleaners and recreational areas, while minimizing strain on existing infrastructure.

The committee meeting is set to begin at 9 a.m. Thursday.

Tammy Jenkins is a senior mobile home owner in West Ashley, and could now face homelessness due to a lack of income and the rising cost of repairs. (WCIV)

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Tammy Jennings is a senior mobile home owner in West Ashley, and could now face homelessness due to a lack of income and the rising cost of repairs.

"I don't have the money to do the small things that I need to do, much less the larger things for my repairs on my home because this is the only home and at my age I don't believe I'll ever be able to buy anything to live out the rest of my life," Jennings said Sunday.

The problems all came to a head two years ago after she called Trident Area Agency on Aging, a publicly and privately funded program that supports the elderly. Jennings called to request repairs to her home, which needed some wood paneling replaced.

According to Jennings, the agency sent out a repairman.

"He came to my home, put two pieces of board up outside, put a small piece of board in the middle of my kitchen floor, and that was all he had performed," she said.

The wood paneling on the outside of the home is now molding, and the one in the kitchen is now sagging.

"My hands are becoming tied. My house is still in neglect from disrepair," she said. "I've reached out to two other agencies in the last two years and no one either had the funds and you have a list or they've run out of funds," Jennings said. "I could lose my home due to the fact that I just do not have the income."

Jennings receives her income from social security, and with the cost of living on the rise, she barely has enough for herself, much less for repairs on her home.

"I live on $967 a month. It's impossible. It's hard to pay a light bill," Jennings said. She owns her mobile home but doesn't own the property it sits on, which she rents.

"My rent takes nearly half of my income a month," she said. "So I have to live off of $400 a month. I just don't know where else to go."

Jennings does take pride in her home, and used to own a cleaning company. "I've tried every avenue I know to fix my home and make it livable. It's not Taj Mahal, but it's my home. I believe I have human rights," she said.

According to Jennings, her home is sinking into the ground, putting it at an awkward slant. Jennings said she found out her house was sitting above a broken water pipe, which caused the ground to oversaturate. "I got the water company knocking at my door one day, telling me, We have a few questions. Have you had problems with your yard being wet? And I said, yes, I've seen it."

Her home sagging and her income nearly depleted every month, Jennings commented on the difficulty of finding help as a senior.

"It's really almost impossible as a senior to receive any assistance," she said. "It's become a rude awakening that seniors, once you get in your sixties, it seems that you become a third-class citizen."

Jennings has turned to her community for help, asking her local church for any aid they can provide.

"I approached the church that I also have been attending, and they actually came and started paying, help me with a light bill, and I was trying to slowly put some money together just for the materials for repairs," Jennings said.

Jennings's son moved in with her three months ago, found a part-time job, and is helping with bills. But Jennings said it's still not enough.

" I feel like a homeless person every day, no matter where I go. It's basically feel like everyone just said, well you know what? Good luck. 'cause you're not gonna get the assistance no matter what," she said.