BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–In celebration of “Drinking Water Week,” Berkeley County Water & Sanitation wants to see Berkeley Co. students create their best artwork. The agency is asking interested children to design a poster that celebrates our most precious natural resource – water! “Show us how essential water is to your daily life,” stated organizers of the contest. Participants are allowed to use crayons, markers, paint, […]

Yawkey, an endangered leatherback sea turtle found washed ashore in the Lowcountry earlier this week is headed back to open water. The turtle was released today on the Isle of Palms, S.C. by the South Carolina Aquarium Sea Turtle Rescue Program and the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR). Representatives from the Sea Turtle Rescue Program and SCDNR worked […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.– According to BCSO Spokesperson Dan Moon, deputies responded to a shooting which occurred between 11:30 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. at 3242 Estate Road in Moncks Corner Tuesday night. Deputies arrived to find a 22-year-old male victim had been shot at least one time in the face. Chief Deputy Rick Ollic indicated that the incident appears to be […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.– According to the S.C. Attorney General’s Office, two St. Stephen have been charged with theft and involuntary manslaughter. Authorities say that stolen pesticide was hidden in Pepsi Cola bottles and then mistakenly consumed by a man who eventually passed away on June 15. The consumption of Gramoxone is said to have ultimately killed the victim. S.C. Department of […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–North Charleston Police arrested a Hanahan man Sunday for allegedly injuring and assaulting a woman and her young son. According to an incident report, officers found a 20-year-old man walking down Hilt Street suffering from what what appeared to be a stab wound to his chest. The young many reportedly told officers that he was sitting at home when his […]

MONCKS CORNER, S.C.—Santee Cooper has announced 2015 operating hours for the Pinopolis Lock at the Jefferies Hydroelectric Station on Lake Moultrie. Effective immediately, the lock will be operated from 6:30 a.m. (or 30 minutes after dawn, whichever is later), to 5 p.m. for the spring boating season. Beginning in mid-April, the lock will be operated from 9 a.m. until 7:30 […]

The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of eight persons killed on South Carolina roadways from Friday, March 6, at 6:00 p.m. until Sunday, March 8, at midnight. In Berkeley County, four people have died while on the road. Here’s how the numbers breakdown:   Interstates 2 US routes, SC roads and secondary roads 6 County […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Friends of Randy Fallaw are coming together to remember this local firefighter’s birthday in a big way. On April 10th, Randy would have turned 39-years-old. Unfortunately, this beloved firefighter’s life was cut short on December 28, 2014 when a driver in front of him lost control of the SUV they were in, causing Randy to, in turn, lose […]

GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–According to the Berkeley Co. Coroner’s Office, 21-year old Jesse Feagin, of Moncks Corner, was riding a moped on State Road near Domingo Drive when he was struck by a vehicle around 2:30 a.m. Coroner Bill Salisbury stated that he was transported to MUSC where he died Saturday afternoon. According to witnesses on scene, the victim’s girlfriend saw the […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–On Thursday March 5, 2015 Cainhoy Fire Department responded to 543 Ladson Lane off of Cainhoy Road for a reported fully involved structure fire. Cainhoy Fire Department was dispatched at 3:03pm, and the first unit arrived on scene at 3:15pm. Upon arrival, crews found a mobile home fully involved in flames, the home had already collapsed before fire […]