BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Effective July 1, 2015, the U. S. Postal Service is adding a new ZIP Code and changing boundaries in Summerville, SC, to keep up with an expanding number of deliveries in the area. Included in the new territory are the Cane Bay, Sangaree, Carnes Crossing and New Hope neighborhoods. With the change, a new 29486 ZIP Code will […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Derrick Burbage, a former state trooper, Charleston County deputy and Afghanistan police advisor, announced plans Wednesday evening to run as a write-in candidate for Berkeley County sheriff. “Throughout this entire campaign, I have been working hard to share my vision for a better sheriff’s office for OUR community and that vision has not changed!” Burbage stated on his official Facebook […]
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–Goose Creek police are warning homeowners to be extra careful when letting stranger into their home. Recently, they say the individual seen here visited a home in Boulder Bluff falsely claiming to be a salesman for ADT. “This is a common tactic practiced by thieves and burglars,” stated Goose Creek police. If you live in the City of Goose […]
An estimated 1,029,500 North Carolina and 475,500 South Carolina motorists are expected to celebrate this Memorial Day weekend with a road trip – the highest numbers for both states in 10 years. A strong economy and low gas prices are driving the increase in holiday travel, especially by automobile, according to AAA Carolinas. The average price for a gallon of […]
MONCKS CORNER, SC – Berkeley County Government announced today that it will launch its Text-to-911 service tomorrow – Thursday, May 21, 2015. The Text-to-911 service allows individuals to text message 911 through their cellular phones if they are in Berkeley County when sending the text message. “With final testing now complete, we are proud to become one of only a […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–According to school district officials, Berkeley High School has been evacuated as a precautionary measure due to a reported bomb threat. To efficiently inspect the campus, officials says law enforcement officers advised the school to dismiss early at 12:50 p.m. Students who are normally transported home in the afternoons by bus will be driven as normal. All students […]
HANAHAN, S.C.–According to school officials, Hanahan High School was placed on administrative lockdown from approximately 3 p.m. to approximately 4:50 p.m. this afternoon. Hanahan Police Department was called to investigate a suspicious person in the area. Hanahan Police Chief Michael Cochran stated earlier that there was no known danger to the high school students–but merely the lockdown was done as a […]
CHARLESTON, S.C.–Members of the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office and the family of Lt. Will Rogers gathered outside MUSC in downtown Charleston Tuesday. There, they made an emotional plea to the public, asking for help solving the shooting of the veteran deputy. On Thursday, Rogers was shot in the back of the head while standing outside the Exxon gas station located […]
HANAHAN, S.C.–Hanahan Middle School’s Service Learning Extraordinaire, United Teens Helping Society Club (SLEUTHS) raised and donated $6,689.85 to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Pennies for Patients program. “The SLEUTHS Club and the entire Hanahan Middle School community have a serious commitment to service learning and contributing to the needs of others. We would like to challenge the service clubs […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division has released a sketch drawing of a person wanted for questioning in the shooting of Berkeley County Sheriff’s Lieutenant Will Rogers on Thursday night. The individual was described to be a black male in his 20’s, 5-feet-10 to 5-feet-11 inches tall, weighing 150 to 170 pounds. The person’s hair has a reddish tint toward […]
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