BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Goose Creek Police Department and the Moncks Corner Police Department are requesting assistance identifying the persons and vehicle depicted in the attached photographs. Investigators say the two persons are suspected of committing burglaries at Murphy USA gas stations in both Goose Creek and Moncks Corner. On September 19th, police responded to Murphy USA on St. James Avenue […]
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Driver ejected from vehicle, died hours later
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to Berkeley Co. Coroner Bill Salisbury, shortly before 3 a.m. on Sunday, Garren Jennings, 44, of Moncks Corner was traveling on Farrell Street when the vehicle he was driving ran off the roadway and overturned. Salisbury stated that Jennings was ejected from his vehicle and was not wearing a seatbelt. He was transported to MUSC in […]
Remembering Hurricane Hugo in Berkeley County
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–It’s hard to believe that September 22nd will mark the 25th anniversary of Hurricane Hugo. For those who lived through it, we’ve never forgotten the destruction it left behind. Hugo resulted in 27 fatalities in South Carolina and left 100,000 people homeless—my family included. I was only 6-years-old when Hugo made landfall in the lowcountry; however, I remember […]
11 adorable pets of Berkeley County that’ll make you say ‘awwww’
1. This is “Fuzzy” of Macedonia. A hunter discovered her in the woods and near death in 2012, so he took her home. She’s been living the good life ever since. She’ll walk on two legs if you give her food. Read more by clicking here. 2. This is […]
Firefighters respond to fire at Nucor in Cainhoy
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–On Thursday shortly before 9 p.m., the Cainhoy Fire Department responded to the Nucor Berkeley Plant located at 1455 Hagan Avenue, off of Cainhoy Road, for a reported structure fire. Once on the scene, they immediately requested mutual aid from Charleston County to respond as well. Cainhoy units were first to arrive and found a large mill building […]
Santee Cooper will test Santee Dam sirens Oct. 6
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – Santee Cooper will conduct routine tests of its 15 Santee Dam warning sirens in Berkeley, Clarendon and Williamsburg counties on Monday, Oct. 6, at 10 a.m. As part of the test, Santee Cooper will set off each siren in test mode, which includes about a one-minute siren wail followed by a prerecorded message and a live […]
15 signs that prove you’re probably from Berkeley County
1. Your idea of “going into town” means heading to Moncks Corner 2. You know at least one person with the first name “Bubba” 3. You think the four seasons are deer, duck, dove and turkey 4. Going to Walmart is like a family or high school reunion. You always run into way too many people you know 5. You […]
Traveling Vietnam veterans memorial wall comes to the lowcountry
The largest traveling replica of the iconic Vietnam Memorial Wall will be on display at the Patriots Point Naval & Maritime museum Oct. 9-12. The 360-foot long, eight-foot tall American Veterans Traveling Tribute (AVTT) Wall is 80 percent scale of the memorial in Washington D.C. It contains the names of every one of the 58,272 men and women who died […]
Craigslist encounter leads to violent sexual attack, Hanahan man arrested
What was supposed to be a friendly Craigslight hookup turned into a violent rape for a Ladson woman, according to investigators with the Charleston Co. Sheriff’s Office. Deputies have since charged John Phillip Burnside, 33, of Hanahan with 1st degree criminal sexual conduct. He’s been booked into the Charleston Co. Detention Center. Investigators say on August 19th, Burnside went to […]
Cypress Gardens bridge to be completed in two weeks
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—According to Tom Smith, emergency preparedness director for Berkeley County, SCDOT officials say that the Cypress Gardens bridge is expected to be completed by September 30th. “I am putting a star on my calendar on Monday, Sept 29th, marking when I project the bridge will be complete, and Tuesday, September 30th, when I plan to resume driving up […]
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