Live5News.com | Charleston, SC | News, Weather, Sports BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Tensions remain high between the Berkeley County School District and Hanahan leaders over the proposed elementary school for the Tanner Plantation and Foster Creek area. During Tuesday night’s school board meeting, neither party could reach an agreement concerning restrictions governing the new school. Hanahan Mayor Minnie Blackwell-Newman expressed her disappointment via social […]

MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–Berkeley High School Principal, Steven Steele, was given the very first  National Speech and Debate Association’s Principal of the Year Award for the State of South Carolina on Friday, March 6, 2015, during the South Carolina Forensic Coaches Association’s State Tournament at Berkeley High School. Steele was not aware he would receive the award from South Carolina National […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to a Berkeley Co. School District spokesperson, three schools were placed on a brief administrative lockdown from approximately 12:00 to 12:15 p.m. The schools were Westview Primary, Westview Elementary and Westview Middle Schools. District leaders say this was done as a precautionary measure while law enforcement officers were pursuing a wanted subject near the consolidated campus. “There […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Howe Hall Arts Infused Magnet School (AIMS) will have three informational meetings at different schools in the area this week. Meetings will be from 6 to 7 p.m. on Monday, March 9, at Cross High School; Tuesday, March 10, at Berkeley High School and Thursday, March 12, at Timberland High School. Any members of the community interested in […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–On Monday, March 3, 2015, 235 Whitesville Elementary School students were absent from school and approximately 16 went home during the morning. Approximately 13 adults were also absent.  The current enrollment at Whitesville Elementary School is 1,115 students. BCSD officials say that DHEC epidemiologists have not identified the incident as viral or bacterial. Symptoms identified by those who […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–An illness at Whitesville Elementary School has forced a lot of students and faculty members to stay home from school. According to Berkeley Co. School District officials, 199 students were absent from school Monday and approximately 43 went home throughout the day. About 24 adults were also absent. The current enrollment at Whitesville Elementary School is 1,113 students. […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–On Tuesday, the Berkeley Co. School District cancelled classes as a precautionary measure under the advisement of the National Weather Service and the Berkeley County Emergency Operations Center. Due to the cancellation of school, the Berkeley County School District must make up the school day. There are two remaining dates allocated as inclement weather make up days: Friday, […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Berkeley County School District is closing all schools, school offices and cancelling school activities for Tuesday, February 24, 2015. This includes all teachers, staff and administrators – schools and offices will be closed all day tomorrow. Based on close cooperation with local government, state and national weather services and emergency management agencies, Berkeley County School District decided to […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Berkeley County School District is hosting its ‘Kick-Off to Kindergarten’ event Feb. 23-27.  The district will begin registering three-, four-, and five-year-olds for its early childhood programs for the 2015-16 school year. Programs include the Head Start program (K-3 and K-4), the Childhood Development Education Program (CDEP) (K-4) and Kindergarten (K-5). “We are calling this our ‘Kick-Off to […]

MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–Berkeley County School District has some new ‘Rookie Teachers of the Year.’ Every year a very special group of first-year teachers are recognized for their exemplary work in the classroom. Rookie Teachers of the Year are nominated by their school principal based on the following criteria: Conducting effective instructional planning to meet the needs of all students Providing […]