With Christmas just two months away, the U.S. Postal Service is offering holiday shipping tips to help customers ship the 15.5 billion cards, letters and packages expected to be delivered in time for Christmas. “The key to holiday shipping is being prepared and starting early,” advises U.S. Postal Service Consumer Advocate John Budzynski. “This is our season and we are […]

The S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) in conjunction with several coastal partners is sponsoring the 1st Annual Reel ’em In Rodeo Saltwater Fishing Tournament on Saturday, Nov. 15 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Mount Pleasant Pier, rain or shine. There will be no rain date. The tournament is open to all kids 16 and under. Each […]

JAMESTOWN, S.C.—Shortly after 6 a.m. Thursday, the South Carolina Highway Patrol and the Berkeley Co. Rescue squad responded to a fatal wreck in Jamestown. According to Trooper Hannah Wimberly, the accident occurred along Highway 17A near Von Hollen Road. Wimberly says the accident took place after a pickup truck struck a log truck that was temporarily stopped behind a school […]

MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – Solicitor Scarlett A. Wilson announced Thursday that a Berkeley County jury convicted Jason Edward Kinloch of murder, armed robbery and criminal conspiracy. The jury reached their verdict Wednesday evening. Circuit Court Judge W. Jeffrey Young sentenced Kinloch to 35 years in the South Carolina Department of Corrections. The prosecution presented evidence that on the evening of […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—According to WFTV-TV in Orlando, Florida a 32-year-old woman from Cross accused of killing her three kids by driving her minivan into the Atlantic Ocean off Daytona Beach wants to see them. The TV station reported that a circuit court judge will hear Ebony Wilkerson’s request sometime today. So far, the judge has prohibited Wilkerson from having any […]

GOOSE CREEK, S.C.—On Saturday November 8th, organizers will hold a spaghetti dinner, a 50/50 raffle and craft sale to raise funds for H.O.P.E Acres Rescue. Since 2010, H.O.P.E. Acres Rescue has made it its mission to rescue horses near death, neglected and abused. It is the only organization of its kind in Berkeley County dedicated to saving these precious creatures. […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—On Tuesday, Amy Kovach appeared inside a Moncks Corner courtroom where her lawyer has requested that one of two charges against her be dismissed. Her attorney reportedly made a motion before a circuit court judge to drop the charge against Kovach that claims she used public funds to influence the outcome of an election during the ‘Yes 4 […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—According to Feeding America, 49.1 million Americans lived in food insecure households last year, including 33.3 million adults and 15.8 million children. In South Carolina over 17% of the population live in poverty, and over 23% of South Carolina children live below the poverty line. That means one in six South Carolina families will not have enough food to feed […]

GOOSE CREEK, S.C.—On Monday, dozens of people came out to Crowfield Golf Club to take a swing for Steve Skipton Sr., a former Goose Creek city firefighter. On May 28th, Skipton was diagnosed with lung cancer which ultimately spread to his pelvis and kidneys. Three months after the devastating news, the father of four lost his battle with the disease […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—The law enforcement community is mourning the sudden and unexpected loss of one of their own. According to friends, Officer Robert Blajszczak passed away Sunday as a result of complications from an aortic dissection he suffered during a traffic stop just days earlier. Before joining the Summerville Police Department in 2007, Blajszczak, known as “Lumpy” and “Blaze” by […]