Westie award winners 2019

2019 Westie Awards, Charleston, SC

Congratulations to the 2019 Westie Award winners presented by West Of Newspaper at Gala Desserts. Since one of our beloved mascots is the statue of a cow, that is what they win. Who doesn't want a cow statue! We all do!

Best of the West 2017

Westie Awards 2017, Charleston, SC   

Meet the Best of the West! The West Of newspaper's annual award is a statue of a cow honoring a favorite local landmark and we love it. I won one myself a few years ago and now I am a regular nominator of community leaders and civic minded folks. It is good to see people recognized for the work they do.

Herding up the cattle!

Westie Awards 2016, Charleston, SC  

The part of town I live in is called West Ashley - for west of the Ashley river. One of our landmarks is an old dairy sign that includes a rotating cow on a pedestal. It's quirky, it's cool, it's us! So when the West Of newspaper wanted to come up with an neighborhood award, what made more sense than winning a cow? We love it! It's our local version of the Oscars. I won one a few years ago and it still tickles me.

This evening the 2016 Westie Awards were held at Gala Desserts in Avondale and a group of worthy individuals were honored. Congratulations to all our honorees! Pick up this week's newspaper to learn all about them. We were delighted to have our new mayor John Tecklenburg and his wife Sandy come by to receive his award.