ST. STEPHEN, S.C.–For quite some time now, Small Town Restoration has made it a mission to beautify, restore, rejuvenate, revitalize and repopulate the town of St. Stephen and surrounding areas. “We have several ideas for improvements and with funding and volunteers, plan to complete these and other projects,” said member Michele Stosick. According to the Stosick, the group would eventually […]
Author: Nikki Gaskins Campbell
Town of Moncks Corner receives $90,000 donation for recreation center
MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–It’s certainly a work in progress; however, the construction of the new recreation center is steadily moving along. Recently, the developers of Foxbank Plantation donated 5,000 cubic yards of topsoil valued at $90,000. While it might just be seen as dirt to some folks, it’s that soil that will help lay the foundation for the new building. Today, […]
Cops: Man steals TV from Walmart, caught on camera
MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–Moncks Corner Police needs the public’s help identifying the man seen in the photos they say stole from the Moncks Corner Walmart on U.S. Highway 52 on Tuesday. According to an incident report, eyewitnesses say within ten minutes of the man entering the store, he left with a Vizio flat screen television valued at $378. Store employees attempted […]
Goose Creek shooting injures man, damages multiple vehicles
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–On Thursday night, deputies with the Berkeley Co. Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting at an apartment complex on 100 Swift Boulevard. When officers arrived on scene, they say they were met by residents who reported hearing gunshots behind one of the buildings. Deputies quickly located the 23-year-old man in another apartment building, and then notified EMS. The […]
Coroner: Man walking on road fatally struck by driver
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to Berkeley Co. Coroner Bill Salisbury, early Friday morning 22-year-old James Allen Clarkin of Johns Island was walking on Clements Ferry Road when he was struck by a vehicle. The coroner says Clarkin had been walking in the roadway and wearing dark clothing at the time of the accident. He was pronounced dead on the scene by […]
Suspect in multiple auto break-ins arrested
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to the Berkeley Co. Sheriff’s Office, a Summerville man has been arrested on suspicion of breaking into as many as 10 vehicles in the Sangaree area. Brian Daniel Coglaiti, 32, of Keowee Ct. has been charged with breaking and entering of a motor vehicle and possession of stolen property in connection with one of the break-ins with […]
Deputies: Cross teacher arrested for sexual battery involving 3 students
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to the Berkeley Co. Sheriff’s Office, a teacher at Cross High School has been arrested and charged with three counts of sexual battery of a student. Dan Moon, spokesperson for the sheriff’s office, says 29-year-old Ellen Lindsay Niemiec of Summerville, turned herself into at the sheriff’s office this afternoon. She will appear before a bond court judge […]
Daniel Island residents vote to end annexation from Berkeley Co.
DANIEL ISLAND, S.C.–According to Berkeley Co. Councilman Tim Callanan, Daniel Island residents voted to end their annexation efforts from Berkeley Co. Tuesday night. Callanan, who represents Daniel Island, says the decision was almost unanimous. “I absolutely think it was the smart thing to do,” said Callanan who opposed annexation from the very beginning. “I didn’t think we needed to take […]
St. Stephen elects new mayor, council members
ST. STEPHEN, S.C.—It may have been a quiet race, but on Tuesday voters in St. Stephen headed to the polls to elect a new mayor and council members. Fewer than 800 people voted in Tuesday’s election at the only polling location, the American Legion Hut, on Ravenel Drive. Robert Hoffman previously served as the town’s longtime mayor. He did not […]
Hundreds flock to annual Hell Hole Swamp Festival
JAMESTOWN, S.C.–Hundreds of people flocked to this year’s annual Hell Swamp Festival along Highway 17A in Jamestown this past weekend. According to organizers, the three-day event, which started Friday, attracted a little more than 2,000 people. Along with the good food and amusement rides for the kids, the festival featured a parade, a 10K gator run, an arm wrestling contest, […]
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