Del Webb at Cane Bay is recognized as the winner in the active lifestyle community category, while Bishop Gadsden and Franke at Seaside are finalists. In the apartment community category, The Jasper takes the win, with Parks at Nexton and The Channel at Bowen as runners-up. The Beach Company secures the top spot in commercial real estate, followed by Carolina One Real Estate and Jeff Cook Real Estate as finalists. Community awards go to Del Webb at Cane Bay and Kiawah River, with Summers Corners also recognized.

In the custom home builder category, Seaboard Builders is the winner, while Heart Pine Homes and New South Development Group are finalists. PGR Home Inspections wins the home inspections category, with Bob Wiggins from Carolina Premier Inspections and Level Footing Home Inspections as noteworthy competitors. Tabor Mortgage Group clinches the title in the mortgage company category, surpassing Atlantic Coast Mortgage and InterLinc Mortgage. Lennar leads as the best new home builder, followed by Hunter Quinn Homes and New Leaf Builders.

Associated Asset Management shines in property management, with Community Association Management Services and Team Work Realty also performing well. Butler & College Law Firm wins as the top real estate attorney firm, with Catherine LaFond from LaFond Law Group and Weeks & Irvine as close contenders. In the broader real estate company category, 32 South Properties is awarded the winner, followed by Carolina One Real Estate and Lifestyle Real Estate.Today's top headlines include a Charleston firm purchasing Festival Centre for $22M and signing an entertainment venue as an anchor.

There's also news about a ship abandoned near Johns Island being cleaned up by the Coast Guard. Spartanburg's WestGate Mall is making efforts to fill its vacant spaces. A significant drug trafficking corridor runs through Aiken County, according to the S.C. Attorney General. A long-awaited traffic fix for US 17 and Main Road moves closer to reality, although the price has increased. Clemson's football team achieved a major victory against App State. A year after her death in a Lowcountry motel, a family continues to fight for Sara Beth.

Unfortunately, the Clemson football team announced the death of a former player. In Charleston County, an unpopular road plan for Johns Island has been sent back for revision. ESPN College GameDay is returning to Columbia.