The South Carolina Highway Patrol has announced the promotion of John T. Manley as commander of the Troop Six area, which includes Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester and Jasper counties. Manley, formerly a lieutenant in the Troop, succeeds Capt. J.C. Filyaw who recently announced his retirement after 31 years of service to the Highway Patrol. “We are fortunate to have […]
Open letter from Lt. Governor Yancey McGill: As you know by now, on June 18th, I was elected President Pro Tempore of the South Carolina Senate. Shortly thereafter, I was unanimously elected Lieutenant Governor and sworn in by the Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court. This is quite a privilege, and not one that I take lightly. Stepping […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to a spokesperson for the Berkeley Co. Sheriff’s Office, county drug enforcement agents arrested a Moncks Corner man Friday on cocaine charges. Investigators say they arrested Curtis Lennard Smith, 43, inside his home on Longridge Rd. after carrying out a search warrant. During the search deputies say they found and seized 192.8 gross grams of cocaine, approximately […]
According to the Dorchester Co. Sheriff’s Office, the man who they say killed 24-year-old Drew Shumway of Moncks Corner back in April is also dead. Sheriff L.C. Knight announced Friday that the suspect, Peter Andrew Villa, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after he led North Charleston Police on a chase about two weeks after authorities discovered Shumway’s body. On […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—Five days after Berkeley Co. GOP Chairman Terry Hardesty stepped down from the position, party members elected a new leader Thursday night. Daniel Island lawyer, Josh Whitley, 31, will now serve as the Republican chairman for the county. It was Berkeley Co. Councilman Tim Callanan who first nominated Whitley for the position. “This is a great opportunity after […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – Santee Cooper has scheduled a planned power outage for 8 a.m. on Friday, July 4, to repair the main line that feeds into the St. Stephen substation, according to spokesperson Nicole Aiello. The outage, which is expected to last around one hour, will affect approximately 1,000 Santee Cooper residential and commercial customers in the St. Stephen […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–According to a spokesperson for the local chapter of the American Red Cross, volunteers assisted a family–including one adult and two children on Tuesday after a fire damaged their Moncks Corner home on Bryan Road. The Moncks Corner Fire Department quickly responded and extinguished the flames. Once the Red Cross arrived, they say they provided financial assistance for […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—For the first time in nearly eight years, Berkeley County voters have elected a new county supervisor. Since 2007, Dan Davis has served in that position; however, current Moncks Corner Mayor Bill Peagler defeated him Tuesday night by receiving 56.2% of the vote. Davis received 43.80% of the vote. Peagler celebrated his victory with family, friends and supporters […]
In honor of “Cow Appreciation Day,” Chick-fil-A will be giving away free food on July 11th. But…there is a slight catch. (Just a tiny one) To claim your free food, you must come into the restaurant dressed as a COW. (Yep, you read correctly.) You must dress in full-cow attire to claim your combo. Dress in partial cow attire–you can […]
During the past week, the FBI, its local, state, and federal law enforcement partners, and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) conducted Operation Cross Country VIII, a week-long enforcement action to address commercial child sex trafficking throughout the United States. According to an FBI spokesperson, the operation included enforcement actions in 106 cities nationwide and several places […]
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