Local governments and businesses have been working hard to recover all recyclable waste and it has been paying off. For the fourth year in a row, the state of South Carolina’s recycling rate has increased. This time, it has risen from 29.5 percent to 31.5 percent. Kent Coleman, direction of DHEC’s Division of Mining and Solid Waste Management, said, “Recycling […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) has awarded an emergency contract in the amount of $3,050,000 to Cape Romain Contractors, Inc. of Wando, SC to replace the Cypress Gardens Road Bridge on S-8-9 near Highway 52 in Moncks Corner. A train derailment on the tracks located under the bridge on the evening of Monday, April 28, 2014 […]
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.—Deputies with the Berkeley Co. Sheriff’s office are currently investigating a fatal shooting that occurred around 4 p.m. on Wednesday. Officials with the sheriff’s office confirm one woman was shot to death while two teen girls were injured and transported to the hospital. Berkeley Co. Coroner Bill Salisbury has identified the woman as 36-year-old Tammy Flowers. Investigators say […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–A 70-year-old Moncks Corner man is recovering at MUSC after Chief Timothy Stephenson with the Whitesville Rural Fire Department says a shed collapsed on him earlier this morning. Stephenson says the man had been trapped underneath the shed located on Sumner Lane for about seven hours. The fire chief stated that it looked as if the man had […]
RUSSELLVILLE, S.C.—On Sunday at 11:00 p.m. dispatchers alerted the Berkeley Co. Rescue Squad in reference to an overturned boat. Family members were not sure where the boaters were going. The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office located the Jeep and trailer at the Russellville Boat Landing after checking a number of the landings around the lake and the river. The Rescue Squad […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.– The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office and the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office are actively looking for a missing mother of three who they believe may have been the victim of foul play in Berkeley County. Investigators have named Goodlett’s boyfriend, Jerald Howard, a person of interest. Howard is originally from Huger. Deputies are trying to track down his […]
For the last six years, Paul Roof has served as an associate professor of sociology at Charleston Southern University—that is until recently. The now ex-teacher says the university fired him after disapproving of a rather interesting photo taken of him in 2013. In the picture, Roof is pictured with his well-known beard, sectioned off into four pieces and curled at […]
Governor Nikki Haley today joined Kim Stenson, Director of the South Carolina Emergency Management Division (SCEMD), in a series of hurricane readiness meetings with state, local government, and public safety officials traveling to South Carolina’s coastal counties. “Being prepared for hurricane season is a process that happens all year long and across the state,” Gov. Haley said. “Every year we […]
BONNEAU, S.C–Local woman, Michele Johnson, of Moncks Corner recently started an online petition at change.org, urging Santee Cooper to make the Richardsons Boat Landing in Bonneau a “no swimming” area. Johnson says the landing was once a “no swimming” area and isn’t sure why that changed. “You decided to remove the sign and blocked off the entire beach to swimmers,” […]
It is becoming easier and easier for scammers to trick consumers into giving sensitive information and money to strangers. Scam attempts can come from a phone call, direct mailer, text message, e-mail or even someone you’ve invited into your home. Seniors are prime targets for scams because they are often trusting and isolated. Use the simple tips below to protect […]
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