All right, Berkeley County baseball fans. ‘Charlie the Riverdog’ needs your help! On Saturday, August 16, the Charleston Riverdogs and CARTA will partner in an attempt to break the world record for the largest kazoo ensemble. “Kazoos are as American as baseball,” said RiverDogs General Manager Dave Echols. With this promotion, Charleston is attempting to replace the current record held […]
Starting at 10 a.m. on Friday, August 15, fans of the reality show “So You Think You Can Dance” can purchase tickets to see their favorite dancers live when the U.S. tour stops in North Charleston on November 14. Finalists from the Emmy-award winning show’s 11th season will perform some of their popular dances from the show as well as […]
Every day, many cancer patients need rides to medical facilities for treatment. To help solve this problem, the American Cancer Society is having a recruitment campaign for its Road To Recovery program in Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester and Georgetown counties. Through this program, volunteers provide free transportation for local cancer patients in need of a ride to and from cancer […]
There’s no doubt marijuana is a hot topic. Some people support its legalization in South Carolina largely citing medical benefits. Others believe it only impairs a person’s judgment and leads to increased crime. Recently, one Lowcountry lawmaker weighed in on the drug. “I have never used any drug and don’t want our boys using them,” Congressman Mark Sanford wrote on […]
Starting this Sunday, July 20th, Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum visitors can experience what it was like on board the Apollo 8 capsule. The Apollo 8 mission, which began on December 21, 1968, was the first to take humans in the vicinity of the moon. “The Apollo 8 mission was a tremendous step for the Apollo program, and really […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—According to Berkeley Co. Spokesperson Chip Boling, council leaders recently approved up to $285,000 to settle a lawsuit filed against the county last year by a deputy sheriff. In May 2013, James Lamar Blakely sued the county stating that he worked many hours at the Berkeley Co. Sheriff’s Office without ever properly being compensated. Shortly after filing that […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–Berkeley County may have plantations, parks, and an abbey, but it was lacking its very own mobile hot dog stand–that is, until Tarcha Miracle Simmons started Miracle’s Tasty Express this spring. A native of the Long Ridge community in Moncks Corner, Simmons says she got the idea for starting a food cart after she saw several in the […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Not everyone in Berkeley County lives close to a library. However, that doesn’t have to stop them from checking out a book or two thanks to the county’s very own bookmobile service. While Berkeley County’s population has dramatically increased in the past fourteen years from 142,000 in 2000, to an estimated 194,000 now, 35% of the population still […]
Nearly half a million South Carolinians are expected to hit the road for the Independence Day holiday, the highest number in more than 13 years, with holiday gas prices the highest since 2008 but the lowest in the nation. Traffic deaths soared last year over the holiday weekend, with 10 deaths, the highest in four years in South Carolina, partially […]
ST. STEPHEN, S.C.–Berkeley Co. deputies and church members are trying to figure out who stole several expensive items from a St. Stephen church early Tuesday morning. According to an incident report, deputies responded to a call at the Harristown Full Gospel Holiness Church around 6:00 a.m. Once they arrived, they met with the pastor of the church, Donald Gaskins. Deputies […]
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