BONNEAU, S.C.–American Red Cross disaster-trained volunteers assisted five individuals whose home, located on Long Acre Drive in Bonneau, was destroyed in a fire overnight. According to volunteers, The Red Cross is meeting the immediate needs of the three adults and two children by providing financial assistance for food and clothing, comfort kits with personal hygiene items, and referrals for their […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–On January 19, 2015 shortly after 2 p.m. Berkeley Co. Coroner Bill Salisbury was called to a fatal accident on County Line Road and Addidas Street. According to Salisbury, a tractor-trailer truck was traveling south on County Line Road when it struck a car coming out of Addidas Street. The driver of the car, 74-year-old Florence Hall of […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Berkeley Chamber of Commerce is collaborating with local government, education, healthcare and other local business and community leaders on a strategic community and economic development planning process to create a shared vision and strategic plan for Berkeley County, SC. The vision plan will be led by Steering Committee Co-Chairs:  Senator Paul Campbell, Berkeley County Delegation Member; Dwayne […]

United States Attorney Bill Nettles announced today that the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina, settled claims of health care fraud with Nason Medical, out of Charleston, South Carolina, and two of its owners,  Dr. Baron S. Nason and Robert T. Hamilton. The United States contended that Nason Medical submitted numerous false claims to Medicare, Medicaid […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Berkeley Co. Coroner’s Office has released its annual report for 2014. The results are listed below: 2014 Deaths: Natural: 724 Suicide: 24 Accidental: 32       (Most were accidental overdose.) Traffic deaths: 39 Drowning: 3 Homicide: 14 Assisting Coroners from other counties: 17 Pending investigations: 9     (Most are waiting results from autopsies and toxicology.) Undetermined: 2 (Both are […]

Attorney General Alan Wilson held a Domestic Violence Call to Action Rally today at the State House, minutes before the 2015 session began. He stood alongside Sheriffs, Police Chiefs, Solicitor’s, Victims’ Advocacy Groups, state law enforcement leaders, constitutional officers and members of the General Assembly as he called on the need for immediate legislative action on domestic violence reform. “Our […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–On January 12, at 5:07 p.m. the Berkeley Co. Coroner’s Office was notified of a traffic death on Cainhoy Road in Berkeley County. A Ford F-350 truck driven by 44-year-old John Mitchell, Jr. of Summerville, collided with an 18 wheeler going in the opposite direction, authorities stated. Mitchell was pronounced dead on the scene by Deputy Coroner Kristin […]

GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–Earlier this week, Goose Creek Police Department investigators identified Rias Isaac of Berkeley County as the suspect in the December 31, 2014, Hess Mart (670 College Park Rd.) armed robbery. On Wednesday, January 7, 2014, at approximately 10:30 a.m., the Goose Creek Police Department S.W.A.T. team assembled with the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office Special Response Team and members […]

The Palmetto South Carolina Region of the American Red Cross is in need of volunteers and is inviting the community to attend a New Volunteer Orientation to learn more about opportunities to provide Red Cross services to friends, neighbors, and others affected by disasters. Every day, around the clock, in South Carolina, Red Cross volunteers help families affected by disasters. […]

GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–On Friday, January 9, 2015, at approximately 3:25 a.m., Goose Creek Police got out with a suspicious vehicle in the parking lot of 225 Redbank Rd., a shopping center wherein all businesses were closed at the time. According to police, the subsequent investigation of individuals emerging from the A to Z Computers business led to the identification of […]