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Berkeley County Library System To Host Food Preservation Class

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. – The Berkeley County Library System (BCLS) will host Learn About Food Preservation With Gayle Williford, Food Systems and Safety Agent, Clemson University Berkeley County Cooperative Extension, at Moncks Corner Library, Saturday, May 21 from 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. The class will cover the following: • Preservation• Canning• Drying• Food demos• Displays “Spring/Summer Preserving: What’s the […]

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Berkeley County Working to Collect Stormwater Data from Local Properties

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. – Berkeley County will be conducting stormwater inventory of the county’s stormwater management system to meet the requirements of the county’s national pollutant discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit. Crews will be traveling to properties around the county beginning Monday, May 16, 2022 and ending August 16, 2022 (weather dependent). Crews will be gathering data about the stormwater […]

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Berkeley County Investigators Seek Public’s Help ID’ing Skeletal Remains in 1977 Cold Case

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. – The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s assistance in an attempt to identify skeletal remains that were discovered in 1977. On Oct. 4, 1977, deputies said skeletal remains were discovered by a worker clearing brush at a location that was previously known as Tidewater Builders Inc., off of Highway 52 in Goose Creek. The […]

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Woman Killed In Moncks Corner House Fire Identified

MONCK CORNER, S.C. – The Berkeley County Coroner’s Office has identified the woman killed in a recent house fire. Berkeley County Chief Deputy Coroner Darnell D. Hartwell has identified the victim as Holly Ann Curtis, 58, of Moncks Corner.  Curtis was pronounced deceased on the scene 5:55 p.m. Monday after being involved in a mobile home fire in Moncks Corner. […]

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Driver Killed After Running Off Sheep Island Road, Striking Tree: Troopers

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. – The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash that occurred on a road in Berkeley County. According to Trooper Nick Pye, shortly after 9 p.m., the driver of a 1997 Chevy pickup was traveling south on Sheep Island Road near Starline Drive on Tuesday. At some point, the driver ran off the right side […]