Author: Nikki Gaskins Campbell

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St. Stephen Man Charged With Child Sexual Exploitation

ST. STEPHEN, S.C. – A St. Stephen man is behind bars following an investigation by Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) detectives with the Beaufort Police Department. Woodrow Wilson Brown, III, 35, of St. Stephen has been charged with the sexual exploitation of a minor, according to the S.C. Attorney General’s Office. Investigators said Brown solicited a person he believed to […]

Government

Berkeley County Awards $1.2M Grants to Local Nonprofits, Municipalities

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. – Berkeley County has awarded approximately $1.2 million in Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) to seven different local nonprofits and municipalities. The money stems from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and will provide Berkeley County communities with resources to address unique community development needs.   Funding has been awarded to the following local […]

Health

Berkeley County Among The Highest COVID-19 Vaccination Rates in South Carolina: Report

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C – The vaccine deployment in December 2020 signaled a turning point in the COVID-19 pandemic. By the end of May 2021, 40% of the U.S. population was fully vaccinated. But as vaccination rates lagged over the summer, new surges of COVID-19 came, including Delta in the summer of 2021, and now the Omicron variant, which comprises the […]

Business

Vet Tech Hopes To Open Very First Cat Café In Moncks Corner

MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – Licensed veterinary technician Kate Laflin has many loves. Two of them include cats and coffee, which has inspired her to move forward with her plans to eventually open Berkeley County’s first cat café. “My career [as a vet tech] isn’t really one where you can work to retirement age with, so this is my plan! I always […]

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Body Found In Parking Lot Of Goose Creek School, Police Investigating

GOOSE CREEK, S.C. – The Goose Creek Police Department is investigating a homicide after someone found a body in the parking in the parking lot of a school Wednesday morning. According to police, just after 6 a.m. the department received a 911 call in reference to a body found in the parking lot of the Mevers School of Excellence. The […]