MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–On Tuesday night, businessman Jay Law captured 219 of the votes–the most of out of the seven candidates running for Moncks Corner Town Council. “This is an important time in our community. We are faced with growth, tax burdens, traffic concerns, crime and so much more,” Law has stated. “I understand and have seen first hand how these […]

  I was born In Moncks Corner and have lived in town all my life. I’m not a politician. I’m a wife, mother, nurse by profession, and an active member of the Pinopolis United Methodist church. I’m passionate about my home town. Our home was a target of crime three times since 2013. We formed a Crime Watch in our neighborhood […]

College of Charleston President Glenn McConnell has issued a statement concerning the Confederate flag on the South Carolina statehouse grounds. In the past, McConnell has been a staunch supporter of the Confederate flag. He is a Civil War re-enactor and once owned a store in Northwoods Mall in North Charleston that sold items baring the Confederate flag. While he has […]

HANAHAN, S.C.—On Thursday, Hanahan officials launched their search for a new police chief. A posting of the opening can be found on various online job sites including Indeed.com The posting comes two days after Berkeley County Sheriff Duane Lewis announced that Hanahan Police Chief Mike Cochran will be the new chief deputy for the department. According to the job description, city […]

WCIV-TV | ABC News 4 – Charleston News, Sports, Weather BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—Hundreds of people packed the inside of the Berkeley County courthouse in Moncks Corner to watch Duane Lewis be sworn in as the county’s newest sheriff. At least four former GOP candidates for sheriff were at the swearing in ceremony, including several notable guests such as former attorney […]

MONCKS CORNER, SC – Newly elected Berkeley County Sheriff Duane Lewis will officially be sworn into office tomorrow afternoon inside the Berkeley County Courthouse. The Honorable Kristi Lea Harrington, a resident Circuit Court Judge of the 9th Judicial Circuit, is scheduled to administer the oath of office. On Tuesday Berkeley County voters elected its newest sheriff. Republican candidate Duane Lewis walked […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—On Tuesday Berkeley County voters elected its newest sheriff. According to the unofficial results, Republican candidate Duane Lewis walked away with 46.88% of the vote while Democratic candidate Anthony Smalls received 19.76%. The general election attracted several write-in candidates, too, including former trooper Derrick Burbage and Melvin “M.C.” Bellew. A group known as ‘The Concerned Voters of Berkeley […]

WCBD-TV: News, Weather, and Sports for Charleston, SC BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—For the first time in approximately twenty years, voters will elect a new sheriff in today’s general election. Fewer than ten percent of registered voters cast their ballots in the May runoff and so far turn out for today’s special election isn’t looking much better, officials say. “Turnout has been […]