The South Carolina Highway Patrol has announced the promotion of John T. Manley as commander of the Troop Six area, which includes Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester and Jasper counties. Manley, formerly a lieutenant in the Troop, succeeds Capt. J.C. Filyaw who recently announced his retirement after 31 years of service to the Highway Patrol. “We are fortunate to have […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to a spokesperson for the Berkeley Co. Sheriff’s Office, county drug enforcement agents arrested a Moncks Corner man Friday on cocaine charges. Investigators say they arrested Curtis Lennard Smith, 43,  inside his home on Longridge Rd. after carrying out a search warrant. During the search deputies say they found and seized 192.8 gross grams of cocaine, approximately […]

According to the Dorchester Co. Sheriff’s Office, the man who they say killed 24-year-old Drew Shumway of Moncks Corner back in April is also dead. Sheriff L.C. Knight announced Friday that the suspect, Peter Andrew Villa, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after he led North Charleston Police on a chase about two weeks after authorities discovered Shumway’s body. On […]

ST. STEPHEN, S.C.–Berkeley Co. deputies and church members are trying to figure out who stole several expensive items from a St. Stephen church early Tuesday morning. According to an incident report,  deputies responded to a call at the Harristown Full Gospel Holiness Church around 6:00 a.m. Once they arrived, they met with the pastor of the church, Donald Gaskins. Deputies […]

MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – Santee Cooper has scheduled a planned power outage for 8 a.m. on Friday, July 4, to repair the main line that feeds into the St. Stephen substation, according to spokesperson Nicole Aiello. The outage, which is expected to last around one hour, will affect approximately 1,000 Santee Cooper residential and commercial customers in the St. Stephen […]

MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–According to a spokesperson for the local chapter of the American Red Cross,  volunteers assisted a family–including one adult and two children on Tuesday after a fire damaged their Moncks Corner home on Bryan Road. The Moncks Corner Fire Department quickly responded and extinguished the flames. Once the Red Cross arrived, they say they provided financial assistance for […]

In honor of “Cow Appreciation Day,” Chick-fil-A will be giving away free food on July 11th. But…there is a slight catch. (Just a tiny one) To claim your free food, you must come into the restaurant dressed as a COW.  (Yep, you read correctly.) You must dress in full-cow attire to claim your combo. Dress in partial cow attire–you can […]

During the past week, the FBI, its local, state, and federal law enforcement partners, and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) conducted Operation Cross Country VIII, a week-long enforcement action to address commercial child sex trafficking throughout the United States. According to an FBI spokesperson, the operation included enforcement actions in 106 cities nationwide and several places […]

Who doesn’t like free food? If you’re a fan of Pizza Hut, you’re in for a real treat. For a limited time, the company is giving away FREE cheese sticks when you sign to become a Hut Lover’s member. What is that, you ask?   As a member, it entitles you to faster online ordering, and you get to be among […]

MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–Some Bonneau Beach residents will soon be able to connect to county water services thanks to a Community Infrastructure Grant, Berkeley County officials announced today. Governor Nikki Haley notified Supervisor Dan Davis that the County would receive $269,350 in state grant funds to extend water to the Horseshoe Neighborhood outside the Town of Bonneau. Berkeley County Water & […]