Following the New Year and Valentine’s Day, activity on dating apps is expected to spike, and not just with the younger generation. Since 2013, online dating has increased by almost two-thirds among 45- to 54-year-olds and doubled for the 56- to 64-year-olds. In a day and age where many online dating apps encourage swiping either left or right, apparently, too […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The body of a fisherman recovered near the Cypress Gardens Boat Landing has now been identified. On Sunday, Feb. 18, at 8:55 a.m. 46-year-old Lonnie East IV of Goose Creek was fishing in a rice field near Bonneau Ferry off the Cooper River when he fell from his boat, according to Berkeley County Coroner Bill Salisbury. Nearby fishermen […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–It was emotional. It was loud. It provided life-saving information, and it was timely. The Berkeley County School District, along with the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office and Goose Creek Police Department, offered a training for teachers and administrators Friday related to active shooter situations. The training was centered around a gunfire demonstration intended to better educate teachers on […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–In an effort to defend her husband, deputies say a woman won’t faces charges after shooting and killing the man who attacked him. On August 15, 2017 the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 100-hundred block of Meese Road in Ladson regarding a report of a shooting. Upon arrival, deputies found one person dead from multiple gunshot […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–At the November 14, 2017 Berkeley County School District Board of Education meeting, Dr. Glenda Levine was appointed to the position of chief diversity officer. Although the chief diversity office position is new to the district, Dr. Levine is certainly not a new face to the district. She has worked in the District for over twenty years in […]
HANAHAN, S.C.–Hanahan High School (HHS) has named David Morbitzer as the new varsity football coach today, February 9. Morbitzer has been on the Hawk staff for the past 10 years, serving most recently as the offensive coordinator. A graduate of Lexington High School and The Citadel, Morbitzer was a three-year starter on the offensive line for the Bulldogs, receiving his […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that Kenneth Wayne Richardson, 36, of Moncks Corner was sentenced in federal court in Charleston, South Carolina, for Possession of Child Pornography involving Prepubescent Minors, a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(5)(B). United States District Judge David C. Norton, of Charleston, sentenced Richardson to 210 months (17.5 years), $8,500 restitution, and […]
This flu season is serious, and cost should not keep you from getting a flu shot, according to SCDHEC representatives. Many healthcare providers, pharmacies and community organizations offer low- or no-cost flu shots. Most insurance plans cover at least part of the cost. In response to the crisis, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control is waiving administrative […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Emma Seiders stood before the audience at the Berkeley Middle School talent show on January 26 and her heart sank. She was singing One Call Away by singer Charlie Puth with the audience clapping when she suddenly froze. She covered her face with her hands as she began to cry. What happened after that moment is something Emma said she […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Some water customers of the Summerville Commissioners of Public Works, Berkeley County Water and Sanitation, Moncks Corner Public Works Commission and the City of Goose Creek may notice a slightly different taste in their tap water, according to Santee Cooper Spokesperson Mollie Gore. The cause is Geosmin, a non-toxic, non-harmful organic compound just discovered in Lake Moultrie. Geosmin […]
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