“The air seems clean. The place seems clean. But yet, there’s so many hearts that remain unclean.”

That was the impression Rev. Luonne Rouse, pastor of the United Methodist Church of Huntington/Cold Spring Harbor, recalled having when he arrived in Charleston, S.C. on Monday, where he has spent much of the past week after nine people were shot and killed at Mother Emanuel AME Church.

Authorities say a white supremacist sat in on a Bible study at the historic African-American church for nearly an hour; then, when the service concluded, he opened fire.

Read on to learn about Rev. Rouse and the work he has done so far.

Work is underway at a Huntington village building, which was badly burned in a blaze last spring.

Scaffolding is up at 328 Main St., the former home of Osaka restaurant, a Lemon Tree hair salon and office uses on the second floor, allowing workers to begin the work of remedying fire damage.

Read on now to learn the full story!