The South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs (SCDCA) is releasing its annual report on consumer credit counseling organizations, outlining the state of consumer debt in South Carolina. During calendar year 2014, credit counseling organizations distributed $35,182,461 to creditors on behalf of 10,233 South Carolinians seeking debt relief assistance. Although the total number of consumers with credit counseling contracts decreased by […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.– Berkeley County School District is hosting its ‘Kick-Off to Kindergarten” event Feb. 29- March 04. The district will begin registering three-, four-, and five-year olds for its early childhood programs for the 2016-17 school year. Programs include the Head Start program (K-3 and K-4), the Childhood Development Education Program (CDEP) (K-4) and Kindergarten (K-5). “BCSD is already […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Berkeley County School District’s 223 full-time bus drivers and 63 assistants provide transportation for approximately 20,000 students. Schools throughout the district will acknowledge and honor those bus drivers and assistants during Bus Driver Appreciation Week, February 22 through February 26. Berkeley County School District Superintendent, Brenda Blackburn said, “During School Bus Driver Appreciation Week we will celebrate all […]
WHO & WHAT: Berkeley County School District, with the Exchange Club of Cane Bay, will host the free Teen Summer Job Expo and job fair for Berkeley County students. WHEN & WHERE: The Teen Summer Job Expo will be on Saturday, February 20, 2016, at Cane Bay High School (1624 State Road, Summerville) from 8:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Registration […]
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–As members of the local NAACP looked on, Goose Creek Mayor Michael Heitzler officially proclaimed February 2016 as Black History Month in the City of Goose Creek. The proclamation signing ceremony took place Monday morning, Feb. 15, at City Hall. The theme of this year’s month-long Black History celebration is “Hallowed Grounds: Sites of African American Memories.” The […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–At 2:15 a.m. on Monday morning, authorities say Deputy Wade Worley was on patrol when he observed a sliver Chevrolet Tahoe equipped with blue LED lights activated with a car pulled over in the parking lot of the Sunoco gas station at Carnes Crossroads. Deputy Worley stopped in to check on the stop to make sure that all […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Gen. Francis Marion kept the American Revolution alive after the fall of Charlestown in May 1780 and helped America achieve our Independence from Britain. Come hear our speaker share the stories of the Swamp Fox!! Guest speaker is Citadel Professor Scott Buchanan, guest singer is John Mark McQuown, Color Guard is the Washington Light Infantry, William Anderson will play […]
South Carolina fast-food cooks and cashiers walked off the job on Saturday, calling for $15 an hour and union rights, and were joined for the first time by fast-food workers in Greenville. The strike kicks off a daylong series of protests that will culminate in a massive march on the GOP debate, with underpaid workers from across the state challenging candidates […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–Moncks Corner Mayor Michael Lockliear has been named to the board of the Municipal Association of South Carolina. Mayor Lockliear will fill the unexpired term of Isle of Palms Mayor Dick Cronin who was elected to the position of third vice president of the Association. Lockliear’s appointment represents the Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester Council of Governments area. Formed in 1930, the […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Berkeley County Rescue Squad Chief Bill Salisbury and Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office Sheriff Duane Lewis announced today that a local company will donate and present a drone for the county’s rescue efforts next week. Berkeley County-based SKYVIEW AERIAL SOLUTIONS, who donated their equipment and time for the rescue efforts following the summer plane crash of an F-16 and […]
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