BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—County council isn’t playing around when it comes to eliminating the awful stench coming from GenEarth, a Sumter-based company with a location in Moncks Corner. During Monday night’s regularly scheduled council meeting, county leaders voted to unanimously draft a letter to the governor’s office. According to Supervisor Dan Davis, the letter will request that Governor Nikki Haley, SCDHEC […]

STEPHEN, S.C.—Filming recently wrapped for Maxwell House’s ‘Made Right Here’ series which highlights talented people behind some amazing goods made right here in America. Hosts Joe Gannon and Max Wastler recently traveled to St. Stephen to interview Quintin Middleton, the owner of Middleton Made Knives. Middleton Made Knives was one out of 10 companies highlighted in the upcoming ‘Made Right […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.— Middleton Made Knives of St. Stephen is one out of 10 companies that will be highlighted in the upcoming “Made Right Here” series by Maxwell House. According to Maxwell House officials, the coffee giant has always been about celebrating “good” with its 107-year-old tagline, originated by President Teddy Roosevelt, deeming the quality coffee “Good to the Last […]

GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–On Monday,  Alcoa Mt. Holly announced $155,542 in Alcoa Foundation grants to four local non-profit organizations: the South Carolina Aquarium, Junior Achievement of Coastal South Carolina, the South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics, and Trident Habitat for Humanity. The South Carolina Aquarium will receive $70,000 over two years to support its high school internship program, giving […]

MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–Construction of the very first Moncks Corner Chick-Fil-A is inching closer to reality. After careful review, the town’s planner, Alison Simmons, recently approved the site plans for the new restaurant. Simmons notified the Charleston engineering firm, G. Robert George & Associate, Inc., of the news in a letter Friday. They submitted the plans for the town to review […]

MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–The Santee Cooper Board of Directors have authorized management to study the utility’s current electric rates and whether the rates will support future expenses, in particular continued construction of the nuclear units at V.C. Summer Nuclear Station. The study is expected to take several months, with management scheduled to report its study recommendations at the board’s June 2015 […]

MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – The Santee Cooper Board of Directors approved today the sale of $736 million in revenue obligation bonds, with proceeds designated to refinance a portion of the utility’s existing debt. The issue included $704 million in tax-exempt refunding Series C bonds and $32 million in taxable refunding Series D bonds. The all-in true interest rate is 3.78 […]

GOOSE CREEK, S.C.—Walmart officials have announced they have plans to hire up to 95 employees for one of its future stores to be located along St. James Avenue in Goose Creek. Goose Creek already has a 24/7 Walmart Supercenter on the same street. This new store will be a Walmart Neighborhood Market. According to Walmart.com, the neighborhood market format offers […]

With three out of four drivers believing that hands-free technology is safe to use, most motorists may be surprised to learn that these popular new vehicle features may actually increase mental distraction, according to new research by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. This research can serve as guidance to manufacturers who increasingly market hands-free systems as safety features. The […]

MONCKS CORNER, S.C.—Hibbett Sports is preparing to open its doors for business in Berkeley County. Workers have been busy renovating the old Blockbuster located at 111 S Highway 52 in Moncks Corner for several weeks now. The longtime video retailer shut down for good in late January of this year. About five months after closing, Hibbett Sports made plans into […]