BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Berkeley County is now electronically recording documents with Simplifile, the nation’s largest e-recording service, providing customers such as title companies, banks, attorneys, and lien filers, with a faster, more efficient recording option online. Instead of having to submit documents by mail, courier service, or travel to the register of deeds’ office to record documents, customers can log in […]

Motorists in South Carolina are paying the lowest price at the pump in over a month and in July began paying less per gallon than a year ago. The downward trend is expected to continue, according to AAA Carolinas. Gas prices in South Carolina average $3.24 per gallon, compared to $3.38 a month ago. North Carolina’s average today is $3.44, […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Starting this Friday, Berkeley County shoppers can save a good bit of money at the store thanks to the annual tax free holiday. Clothing, footwear, school supplies, computers, printers, blankets, bath towels, and pillows are only a few of the items that are exempt from sales tax during this tax free weekend. The savings will officially start August […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—Berkeley Electric’s CEO Dwayne Cartwright recently appeared on The Bryan Crabtree Show to discuss the new regulations by the Environmental Protection Agency. The Clean Power proposal is designed to greatly reduce carbon dioxide emissions generated by coal-fired power plants in an effort to slow down climate change. “Climate change, fueled by carbon pollution, supercharges risks to our health, […]

The City of Goose Creek will present the “2014 Fall Festival” on Saturday, October 11, 2014 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm behind the Marguerite H. Brown Municipal Center. This FREE event will feature live entertainment, arts/craft vendors, kid’s play area, safety demonstrations, food vendors, laser tag and much more!! This event will raise awareness and donations for Helping Hands […]

GOOSE CREEK, S.C.—People who call Goose Creek home will soon have another option for buying groceries. According to Mayor Michael Heitzler, he and other city leaders met with representatives for Walmart Neighborhood Market approximately two months ago.  Plans are now moving forward to build a store in the area. “They were very impressed with Goose Creek,” Heitzler stated. “They think […]

MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–Berkeley County may have plantations, parks, and an abbey, but it was lacking its very own mobile hot dog stand–that is, until Tarcha Miracle Simmons started Miracle’s Tasty Express this spring. A native of the Long Ridge community in Moncks Corner, Simmons says she got the idea for starting a food cart after she saw several in the […]

MONCKS CORNER, S.C.—National sporting goods retailer Hibbett Sporting Goods, Inc. may soon be headed to Berkeley County. “We are constantly expanding, and we are hoping to open one of our stores in Moncks Corner, SC sometime in the near future,” said a spokesperson for the company. “However, we do not know exactly when this will happen!” The company was tight-lipped […]

MONCKS CORNER, S.C.—Like many people, Shannon Johnson always enjoys a good bargain. After losing her job in 2009, spending her money wisely became even more important than ever before. “I had to learn a whole new way of shopping,” Johnson added. It was during this time, Johnson took up couponing.  In no time, she easily began reducing her grocery bill, […]