With over 2.5 million American affected by it, 1.75 million emergency room visits because of it, and 456,000 hospitalizations each year, severe asthma is a major health issue. Trident Health and Lowcountry Lung and Critical Care have joined together to bring a long-term option for relief to adult sufferers of asthma. By removing excess smooth muscle tissue in the patient’s […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to Berkeley Co. Coroner Bill Salisbury on May 12, Clyde Cleveland, Jr., 17, was walking down Highway 45 when he was struck by a vehicle at approximately 9:30 p.m. Salisbury says Cleveland was pronounced dead at the scene. Since the driver of the vehicle fled the scene, Salisbury says the teen’s death is being investigated as a […]
With the start of the hurricane season nearly upon us, Governor Nikki Haley has begun the state’s preparations by running several interactive exercises with South Carolina Emergency Management Division (SCEMD) and the South Carolina Emergency Response Team (SERT). The exercises allowed for those participating to run different scenarios in order to be fully prepared in the event that a hurricane does […]
The voters have spoken, and the South Carolina government has listened: the federally mandated Common Core approach to education is on its way out in South Carolina. Larry Grooms, the South Carolina senator from St. Stephen, lobbied to remove Common Core standards from the state’s public schools and replace it with a curriculum tailored for South Carolina schools. “After three […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–During a recent council meeting, Berkeley Co. Planning and Zoning Director, Eric Greenway, informed council members that since the last two election cycles his department has been inundated with complaints in reference to the many political signs scattered throughout the county. “If council would like for us to make interpretation changes to that (ordinance) or if you would […]
If you or someone you loved was having a stroke, would you know what do to to get help? With the arrival of May, National Stroke Awareness Month, Trident Health is raising awareness of stroke symptoms and treatment. Strokes are a leading cause of death and long-term disability in the United States, and affect a quarter of a million people […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Berkeley Co. council members are inching closer to passing an ordinance that would put some pretty tough restrictions in place for roadside solicitation. During this week’s regular council meeting, members passed 2nd reading of an ordinance that would, for the most part, ban anyone from approaching drivers from public streets and highways for money. Under the proposed ordinance, […]
DANIEL ISLAND, S.C.–Daniel Island resident Amy Hines recently visited Nepal in the hopes of stopping child labor, indentured servitude, and sex trafficking. Along with a group of volunteers from Florida, Hines made the difficult journey to an extremely rural part of Nepal through a program called Mountain Child. “I first heard about the group at a fair at Seacoast Church. […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–A fire on Summer Lane in Moncks Corner left a family of seven without a home Monday, according to a Red Cross spokesperson. After the Whitesville Fire Department finished battling the fire, the Palmetto SC Region of the Red Cross stepped in to help during the aftermath, providing needed assistance to the three adults and four children affected […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–May 1st kicks officially kicks off Mental Health Awareness Month across the country. Here in Berkeley County, one local woman is doing her part to remind people that mental illness is a problem millions of people struggle with daily. “If left untreated, mental illness can be pervasive in someone’s life. A lot of the times even with treatment […]
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