BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office has been awarded a federal grant to help combat DUI traffic accidents through the South Carolina Department of Public Safety for the third consecutive year, according to BCSO spokesperson Dan Moon.  This year’s grant totaled $62,569. The sheriff’s office was first awarded a federal grant back in 2010 to enforce DUI laws and […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–This week, Eric “Critter” McCool of McCool Wildlife Services, cleared what possibly was the largest yellow jacket nest ever in all of South Carolina. “The possibility of killing this nest with pesticides was virtually impossible — it was too big,” McCool told Channel 4. For McCool, it was definitely that largest yellow jacket extraction in the history of […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to Berkeley County Coroner Bill Salisbury, 79-year-old Marvin Wiggins of Pinopolis died in an accident that occurred on his farm Thursday afternoon. Salisbury says Wiggins was working on a motor grader when the accident took place. Wiggins was a well-known Berkeley County businessman and owner of Wiggins  Construction Co. and The Berkeley Restaurant. He also owned multiple […]

These cute, loveable kitties were rescued from the backwoods of Berkeley County and rehabilitated by two caring individuals. Now it’s time to place these precious critters up for a adoption. Can you give them a nice home to call their very own? They would thank you for it with plenty of cuddle time and make you feel like you’re the […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Today, Berkeley Chamber of Commerce CEO Elaine Morgan issued the following statement regarding the passage of the penny sales tax referendum Tuesday. “We are proud that Berkeley County can keep moving forward with so many important road projects. Our county is one of the fastest growing in the country and this referendum allows us to keep up with […]

The deadline to send Standard Mail packages to APO/FPO addresses by Christmas is November 8, 2014. To send packages to loved ones serving in the military abroad, the Postal Service offers a discount on its largest Priority Mail Flat Rate Box at $15.45. The price includes a $2 per box discount for mail sent to APO/FPO/DPO (Air/ Army Post Office/Fleet […]

In June 2013, the FDIC sponsored the third National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households to collect data on the number of U.S. households that are unbanked and underbanked, their demographic characteristics, and their reasons for being unbanked and underbanked. This survey was conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau as a special supplement to the Current Population Survey (CPS). In […]

According to The Dayton Beach News-Journal, the Berkeley County mother accused of trying to kill her three children by driving her van into the ocean will not be able to visit her children. However, a judge ruled that should could send them cards. Ebony Wilkerson’s attorney reportedly argued that his client’s children believed their mother had died during the incident. […]