Some kids enjoy watching cartoons, playing outside or playing video games. Some kids, however, like Rylan Bagwell, of EB Morse Elementary in Laurens, enjoys planting. In fact, he’s pretty good at it. Recently, the South Carolina Agriculture Department selected him as the winner of a $1,000 savings bond for his talented ability to grow a massive 47-pound-cabbage. Bagwell was one […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–The Town of Moncks Corner has been recently accepted into the Main Street South Carolina Boot Camp program. Established in 1984, Main Street South Carolina empowers residents, business owners and local officials with the knowledge, skills, tools and organizational structure they need to revitalize their downtowns, neighborhood commercial districts, and cities and towns into vibrant centers of commerce […]
HANAHAN, S.C.–The City of Hanahan was recently selected by AAA as one of their top five winners for their “Traffic Safe Communities” award for the 10K-30K population category in South Carolina for 2015. A total of 15 localities were awarded this honor for South Carolina during their twelfth-annual Traffic Safe Communities award study. “The AAA Carolinas Foundation for Traffic Safety strives to […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Berkeley County deputies are warning homeowners in Cane Bay to be on the lookout for a possible shooting suspect. According to deputies, residents are urged to be on the lookout for a 6 foot tall, black male, wearing a black hoodie and black pants with a white stripe. They say he is possibly carrying a grey bag. “Please be […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Berkeley County Councilman Josh Whitley announced that he will host a special Town Hall Meeting about Clements Ferry Road improvements on Monday, January 18, 2016 at the Daniel Island School. The Town Hall, which will begin at 7:00PM and include discussions with SCDOT Chairman Jim Rozier, Berkeley County Supervisor Bill Peagler and Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg, is open […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Lonnie Haskell Powers, Jr. of Summerville was shot and killed Saturday afternoon by United States Marshals after a standoff in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Berkeley County authorities confirmed. Powers, 37, was being sought by the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office for the December 13th murder on Old Gilliard Road of 55 year-old James Anthony Hill of Ridgeville. The Berkeley County […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to Berkeley County Coroner Bill Salisbury, on January 2, 2016 at 4:20 a.m., 25-year-old Richard Steven Parish, Jr. of Moncks Corner was killed in a single vehicle accident. Salisbury stated that Parish was traveling east on Cooper Store Road (Road 16) near Queenie Road when his Toyota SUV ran off the right side of the roadway, struck several […]
Starting Jan. 1, 2016, free nicotine replacement gum, patches and lozenges will be available for callers who enroll for services through the S.C. Tobacco Quitline while supplies last, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control recently announced. The new year is a great time to quit tobacco use, and South Carolinians enrolling for services through the Quitline (1-800-QUIT-NOW) will […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – The Santee Cooper Board of Directors today authorized management to execute a new power supply contract with Century Aluminum Co., to be effective Jan. 1, 2016. The three-year contract provides that Santee Cooper will deliver 100 percent of the Mt. Holly plant’s electric needs. Beginning Feb. 1, 2016, Santee Cooper will provide 50 megawatts (MWs) from […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–On Christmas Eve, Berkeley County deputies and firefighters were doing more than just responding to calls. They were also giving big surprises to unsuspecting families and their children. Several first responders spent a few hours in Berkeley County delivering dozens of wrapped presents to children with the hope of making their Christmas an even brighter one. For one father of […]
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