MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – The Berkeley County Coroner’s Office has identified a young man killed Wednesday in a fatal crash in Moncks Corner. Around 10:34 that night, the Berkeley County Coroner’s Office was notified of a fatal traffic accident on US-52 near Highway 17A in Monck Corner. The driver who was the sole occupant has been positively identified as James […]
Author: The Berkeley Observer
5 Arrested After $75K Worth Of Property Stolen From Summerville Businesses
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. – Berkeley County Sheriff Duane Lewis announced the arrests of five individuals who have been arrested in connection to several thefts of property with a value of over $75,000. All five individuals were booked into the Hill-Finklea Detention Center. There are two suspects that have outstanding warrants in connection to this case. For the past two weeks, […]
Ex-Goose Creek Firefighter Charged With Child Sexual Exploitation
A former Goose Creek firefighter is out of a job and charged with first-degree sexual exploitation of a minor, jail records show.
Cypress Gardens To Host Annual Halloween In The Swamp Oct. 24-26
Cypress Gardens will host its annual Halloween in the Swamp for three consecutive nights.
Old Santee Canal Park To Hold Wassamasaw Powwow Oct. 12
The Wassamasaw Tribe of Varnertown Indians will host their annual Powwow on Oct. 12 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Old Santee Canal Park.
GCPD Awarded $545K Grant To Hire 5 New School Resource Officers
The Goose Creek Police Department was recently awarded the 2024 – 2025 School Resource Officer Grant from the South Carolina Department of Public Safety.
Berkeley County Seeks EPA Grant To Revitalize Old St. Stephen High School
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. – Berkeley County is pursuing an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Brownfields Cleanup Grant for the former St. Stephen High School property that closed to the public in 1996 and is located at 1266 Russellville Road in St. Stephen. The County plans to submit an EPA Brownfields Cleanup Grant Application in November 2024 to apply for funding to […]
Berkeley County Jane Doe Finally ID’d; Murder Linked To Famous Serial Killer
Nearly 50 years after her skeletal remains were found, the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office has finally identified the woman known for decades simply as “Berkeley County Jane Doe.”
Moncks Corner Police Investigating Fatal Apartment Shooting
Moncks Corner police are investigating a shooting at an apartment complex that claimed one life Thursday afternoon.
Santee Cooper Reduces Spill at Lake Marion
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – Santee Cooper has begun to decrease its controlled spill out of Lake Marion, reducing it to 100,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) today. The utility began drawing down Lake Marion last week to make room for the large volume of incoming water from North Carolina. As part of that effort, Santee Cooper increased spilling to 130,000 cfs […]
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