MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–Santee Cooper, Berkeley Electric Cooperative and Home Telecom – teamed up the week before Earth Day to create a greener Moncks Corner. “Recycling is just one part of having a better environment,” stated Aurelia Smith, Senior Investment Recovery Agent, Santee Cooper. Hundreds of Santee Cooper, Berkeley Electric Cooperative and Home Telecom employees yesterday learned how they can make a […]

MONCKS CORNER, S.C.—Moncks Corner’s first stand-alone Chick-Fil-A restaurant officially opened early Thursday morning, bringing 80 new jobs to the area. Excited about the opening, dozens of people camped outside in the restaurant’s parking lot for a chance to get free food. Dennis Green of Ridgeville was one of them. “I consider myself Chick-Fil-A’s number one fan,” he added. “They have the […]

MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–The brand new Moncks Corner Chick-Fil-A will celebrate its grand opening bright and early Thursday morning. People are expected to be camping out Wednesday night in an attempt to be the first 100 inside the door when the restaurant opens for breakfast at 5:30 a.m. The first 100 people inside the door will win Chick-Fil-A food for a year. ‘The First […]

Announcement: BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Berkeley County Auditor Janet Brown Jurosko would like to help the residents of Berkeley County with their questions concerning marine equipment. South Carolina law prohibits the sale or purchase of watercraft without a valid title issued in the seller’s name to assign to the purchaser at the time of sale. All watercraft are required to be registered […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Moncks Corner Applebee’s is slated to reopen for business next month, according to the restaurant’s official Facebook page. “Now that the contractors have had a chance to really get in the store and check everything out, the expected re-opening date has moved to mid June,” reads the post. The restaurant shut down in late-February after a fire […]

Walmart recently launched the spring ‘Fight Hunger. Spark Change. campaign,’ a nationwide initiative inviting the public to take action in the fight against hunger. Working with some of the nation’s leading food companies – Campbell’s, ConAgra Foods, General Mills, Kellogg Company, Kraft, and Unilever – Walmart is offering the 140 million customers that shop at its stores each week three easy […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–For nearly 40 years, Mt. Holly has been a vibrant part of Berkeley County but is in danger of shutting down, according to local Mt. Holly officials. Back in October, Alcoa announced that it had reached an agreement to sell its ownership stake in the Mt. Holly aluminum smelter in Goose Creek to Century Aluminum Company for $67.5 million […]

MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – Santee Cooper Mini-Bonds, which are tax exempt, are available for purchase by residents of South Carolina, customers of Santee Cooper, members of the state’s electric cooperatives, electric customers of the city of Georgetown and electric customers of the Bamberg Board of Public Works. The term “tax-exempt” means exempt from federal and South Carolina income taxes for South […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–If you’ve ever wanted to own a piece of Berkeley County history, now you can–if you can afford it. According to the realty website Trulia.com, Gippy Plantation in Moncks Corner is currently on the market. It was listed on the site approximately two weeks ago. The 6,528 square foot plantation sits on nearly five acres of land and comes equipped […]

MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – Santee Cooper has approved a $4 million loan to Cherokee County for a 50,000-square-foot industrial spec building to help the county attract new industry and jobs. The loan was approved through the Santee Cooper Economic Development Loan Program. The spec building will be located in Cherokee County’s Upstate Corporate Park near Interstate 85. Broad River Electric […]