According to Mark Powell, spokesperson for the state’s attorney general, the Berkeley County grand jury indicted Amy Kovach, the school district’s communications director, Tuesday afternoon. Powell confirmed that Kovach was indicted on one count of violating the ethics act by allegedly abusing public funds to influence the outcome of an election. The offense is a misdemeanor punishable by up to […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Due to continuing icy conditions and power outages across the county, all Berkeley County School District schools and offices will continue to be closed on Thursday, February 13. No school events, practices or activities will take place tomorrow either on school grounds or off. The Parent Summit which had been scheduled for Thursday evening has been postponed and […]
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–Mayor Michael Heitzler recently signed a proclamation declaring February “Black History Month” in the City of Goose Creek. Mayor Heitzler met with representatives of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Goose Creek Branch to sign the proclamation, which recognizes the contributions of African Americans in our country’s history. This year’s Black History Month theme […]
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined attorney generals from five other states in filing an amicus brief in the United States District Court in D.C., supporting a lawsuit filed by private citizens against the federal government over implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Several small business owners are suing the Internal Revenue Service over implementation of Obamacare. […]
Pretty soon beer, food and guns will be found under one roof for businesses that sell alcohol in the Palmetto State. South Carolina governor Nikki Haley confirmed on Facebook that she will sign a measure into law that will allow it. “Please join us as I sign the Concealed Carry Reform Bill into law Tuesday morning at 10:30, 1st floor […]
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.—Goose Creek City Council is expected to award a building contract on February 11 to China Construction America to begin building the city’s two new fire stations. The international company has a South Carolina office based in Columbia. According to Michelle Smyth with Thomas & Denzinger Architects, the construction company was the lowest bidder. The first fire station […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According Berkeley County coroner Bill Salisbury, around 2:15 a.m. 35 year old Tiffany Williams of Summerville was traveling on Old Dairy Road in Berkeley County when she ran off the right side of the roadway and hit a culvert. She was entrapped in her sedan and was extricated by the Fire Dept. The accident was investigated by the […]
Representatives Jim Merrill of Berkeley County and Leon Stavrinakis of Charleston County have filed a bill to create a full-scale (undergraduate/graduate) comprehensive research university in Charleston, South Carolina by merging the College of Charleston and the Medical University of South Carolina. Representatives Merrill and Stavrinakis issued the following statement on the matter, “This proposal is a response to business demands […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–Haley Chaplin has been working around the clock prepping for this year’s Relay for Life at Berkeley High School. While organizing such a large event can be stressful at times, she enjoys every minute of it. “There is not just one thing about Relay for Life that brings me joy. I love that people of all ages come […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–Berkeley County Sheriff Wayne DeWitt announced Thursday that the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office eearned the honor of becoming a nationally accredited law enforcement agency. The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc., CALEA recognizes agencies like the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office that demonstrate the commitment to excellence in law enforcement. This award is considered a benchmark for […]
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