Author: Andrew Wigger

Entertainment

Movie Review: The Amazing Spider-Man 2

Being a kid born in 1990, I grew up watching the Spider Man cartoon, read the comics and watched the original trilogy that brought Spider Man to the big screen. So it is by no surprised that I went to see The Amazing Spider-Man 2 yesterday, the sequel to the 2012 film. Even though I knew what was going to […]

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Man gets sixty years in prison for Zaxby’s armed robbery, kidnapping

MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–According to Solicitor Scarlett Wilson’s office, 26-year-old Donte Brown will be spending quite a bit of time behind bars. After a nearly week long trial, a jury convicted the young man of three counts of armed robbery, five counts of kidnapping, burglary 2nd degree, and criminal conspiracy. Authorities say that shortly after midnight on December 24, 2011, two […]

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Family of six loses home in Moncks Corner fire

MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – American Red Cross volunteers assisted a family whose home sustained major fire damage Sunday afternoon. According to Red Cross volunteers, the family of six, five adults and one child, received financial assistance for a temporary place to live, food, clothing and comfort kits, containing personal hygiene items and referrals to assist with the families long term […]

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Win money for naming upcoming Moncks Corner festival

MONCKS CORNER, S.C. –In several months, the Town of Moncks Corner will be hosting the 1st Inaugural Town Festival and BBQ “Cooker of the Year” competition. This two day event will take place at the New Regional Recreation Complex on Friday November 7 & Saturday November 8th, 2014. There is a slight problem, sort of.  The festival doesn’t have a […]

Education

BCSD provides update on new school planned for Daniel Island & Cainhoy

DANIEL ISLAND–Officials with the Berkeley Co. School District and McMilan Pazdah Smith architecture recently held a community meeting on Daniel Island, updating parents on the new high school that will serve both the Cainhoy and Daniel Island communities. The new high school will be built on the Cainhoy Plantation, which is near Clements Ferry Road, and will be named after […]

Entertainment

Cute pup from St. Stephen appears on popular late night show

ST. STEPHEN, S.C.–Move over, Lassie.  A new cute pup has captured the hearts of American audiences everywhere–okay, well, at least for a few minutes anyway. On Tuesday, St. Stephen resident, Kirby Easler, and her dog, Grabel, appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman on CBS. The segment was called ‘Stupid Pet Tricks’, and Grabel’s trick was the ability to […]

Business

Force Protection to lay off 170 employees by the end of the year

LADSON, S.C. – General Dynamics Land Systems – Force Protection, located in Ladson, announced this week that they will lay off 170 jobs by the end of 2014. “We have informed our workforce that approximately 170 jobs will be eliminated by the end of the year,” said Pete Keating, spokesperson for the company. “The largest reduction 143 will occur when […]

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Postal carriers to collect food for hungry, encourage participation

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C – As Saturday, May 10, draws ever closer, letter carriers in more than 1,200 branches nationwide are full steam ahead to get ready for the 22nd annual Letter Carriers’ Food Drive. “Too many people in this country are still going hungry every day,” NALC President Fredric Rolando said. “As letter carriers, we see this firsthand in just […]