BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Registered Berkeley County voters can now cast their absentee ballots for the Presidential Preference Primaries at the Berkeley County Elections Office, located at 6 Belt Drive in Moncks Corner. For the Republican Presidential Preference Primary, voters can cast their absentee ballots from 9AM – 5PM, Monday – Friday through Friday, February 19th. For the Democrat Presidential Preference Primary, […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The United States Forest Service is currently performing a prescribed burn on 450 acres on the east side on Cainhoy Road between Clements Ferry Road and Charity Church Road. The burn is expected to last until 5 p.m. today. The Forest Service does not expect a road closure but states that one is possible on Cainhoy Road at […]
WHO & WHAT: Berkeley County School District will host a meeting for members of the community to view the conceptual site and floor plans for the new Tanner/Foster Creek Area Elementary School. WHEN & WHERE: The community meeting will be on Tuesday, February 2, 2016, beginning at 6 p.m. at Goose Creek Primary School, located at 200 Foster Creek Road […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–O’Dhori Prioleau, junior at Berkeley Middle College, was accepted into the Science and Engineering Summer Apprenticeship Program at SPAWAR. Typically, the program only accepts six to eight students each year. “I am very thankful for this opportunity. The experience that I will gain from this program will be with me for the rest of my engineering career. I […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – Due to current lake levels, Santee Cooper began spilling operations at the Santee Dam. The controlled spill began Thursday at 5,000 cubic feet of water per second into the Santee River. Spilling, which is a normal part of Santee Cooper’s hydroelectric operations in periods of increased flows into the lakes, is expected to continue until further […]
WHO & WHAT: Berkeley County School District is currently accepting applications for school bus drivers and will host a training for drivers who apply. WHEN & WHERE: Apply online at www.bcsdschools.net. Training, for drivers who apply, is February 8 – 11, 2016 from 8:30am-2:30pm at 231 East Main St. Moncks Corner, SC 29461. MORE INFORMATION: BCSD is currently accepting applications […]
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–Registration for baseball, softball and t-ball is continuing through Feb. 4 at the Goose Creek Community Center. Registration is open to residents in the Goose Creek Recreation District and the City of Goose Creek. To register, all participants must have their birth certificate and proof of residency (for homeowners, a driver’s license and a current utility bill with […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–Nearly perfect marks in power reliability and outage restoration kept Santee Cooper’s latest residential customer satisfaction score well above the national average, with an overall satisfaction score of 97%, according to an independent study conducted in October by Market Search. Beyond overall satisfaction, the study looks at ten other factors including power quality, customer care, service, rates, environmental […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Berkeley County School District hosted its annual district-wide spelling bee last week at Berkeley High School. Ralph Quindo, a 7th grade student from Hanahan Middle School, claimed the top prize. Forty-seven students in grades six through eight competed to be the top speller. Daniel Island School 8th grade student, Emily Williams, was the first runner-up, and Hanahan Middle 8th […]
CROSS, S.C.–The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office recently arrested William Kenneth Melton, age 48, of Cross for Aggravated Assault after a bar fight at the Sportsman Bar and Grill on Old Highway 6 in Cross. According to the sheriff’s office, deputies responded to a report of a fight/shooting. The investigation revealed that Melton had been playing pool with the victim when […]
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