Attorney General Alan Wilson announced Friday that restitution totaling $337,392.47 has been ordered in 99 cases involving food stamp fraud in South Carolina. These are the results produced during the first year of operation by a special partnership targeting abuse of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known as the Food Stamps Program. The project was funded in part […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Sheriff Duane Lewis announced Thursday that Drug Enforcement Administration agents and deputies with the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office have arrested Daniel Cowart at his residence on Haney Lane in the Sangaree area of Berkeley County. Investigators executed a search warrant at his residence and also at a nearby public storage unit. Upon executing the warrants, investigators recovered a […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Donna Staller, Special Education Lead Teacher at Stratford High School, has been named the South Carolina Council for Exceptional Children’s Exceptional Educator of the Year. The award is given in recognition of educators’ exemplary performance as special education teachers, their ability to creatively inspire students through innovative methods of instruction, their involvement with professional organizations and their demonstration […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–New starts are popular this time of year and that holds true at O2 Fitness Clubs, which recently rolled out a name changes and fresh branding at its 12 Lowcountry locations. But the striking outward changes – gone are the familiar East Shore Athletic Club signs – are simply the latest step in an ongoing and bold transformation […]
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–According to United States Attorney Bill Nettles, Linda D’Angelo, age 52, of Goose Creek, South Carolina, has been charged in a 1-count Indictment with Theft of Government Property, a violation of 18 U. S. C. § 641. The maximum penalty that D’Angelo could receive is 10 years imprisonment and a maximum fine of $250,000. The case was investigated by agents of the Social […]
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–As part of their Home Fire Campaign, the American Red Cross and Goose Creek Rural Fire Department will be visiting homes in the Beverly Hills community to teach people how to be prepared for home fires and installing free smoke alarms where needed. Each year, South Carolina ranks within the top ten states for home fire deaths per capita. […]
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.–Berkeley County Council voted Monday night to approve the funding of the first parts of a major infrastructure improvement program that includes the construction engineering and inspection for the Sheep Island Interchange and I-26 Widening project and the construction of a new Daniel Island roundabout. Additional projects within the Infrastructure Improvement Program include 2008 Carryover Projects of the […]
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–According to Charleston attorney David Aylor, a jury recently found his client, former Goose Creek police officer James Ross Jr., not guilty of driving under the influence. Shortly after his arrest in October 2014, Ross Jr, 47, resigned from the Goose Creek Police Department. He’d been with the department for nearly a decade. “My client has maintained his […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Inside a Berkeley County courtroom Monday, former Berkeley County Sheriff Wayne Dewitt, 64, pleaded guilty Monday to DUI and failure to comply with law enforcement. A judge sentenced DeWitt to three years probation and 60 hours of community service. He is also required to attend two Alcoholics Anonymous meetings per week. “I can’t apologize enough,” DeWitt said in […]
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