MONCKS CORNER, SC– Berkeley County officials recently announced the highly anticipated completion of the Highway 17A road expansion project. Construction started on the nine-mile stretch between Moncks Corner and Summerville back in 2008. It was one of the first road projects to begin construction thanks to funds committed from the 2008 one-cent sales tax referendum, spearheaded by the Berkeley Chamber […]
MONCKS CORNER, SC– According to the Berkeley Co. Sheriff’s Office, Moncks Corner resident Gregory Anthony Fields, 28, was arrested Monday after officers pulled him over for disregarding a traffic signal. A sheriff spokesperson says a Berkeley Country Sheriff’s deputy asked Fields to step out of his car after smelling marijuana coming from the vehicle. Fields was reportedly caught with […]
South Carolina – To prepare for the busy summer travel season, the South Carolina Department of Public Safety (SCDPS) is beginning its Buckle Up, South Carolina campaign. Beginning Monday, May 19 to Sunday, June 1, SCDPS, along with local law enforcement agencies, will begin to crack down on the state’s seat belt law. This is part of Buckle Up, South […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to Berkeley Co. Coroner Bill Salisbury on May 12, Clyde Cleveland, Jr., 17, was walking down Highway 45 when he was struck by a vehicle at approximately 9:30 p.m. Salisbury says Cleveland was pronounced dead at the scene. Since the driver of the vehicle fled the scene, Salisbury says the teen’s death is being investigated as a […]
ST. STEPHEN, S.C.–For quite some time now, Small Town Restoration has made it a mission to beautify, restore, rejuvenate, revitalize and repopulate the town of St. Stephen and surrounding areas. “We have several ideas for improvements and with funding and volunteers, plan to complete these and other projects,” said member Michele Stosick. According to the Stosick, the group would eventually […]
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.– A routine traffic stop on Highway 52 and Medway Road, near Goose Creek, led to a bit of a surprise for deputies, when they say they discovered a white powdery substance in the driver’s seat of the car they pulled over. Deputies say the substance tested positive for cocaine and the driver was arrested by the Drug […]
With the start of the hurricane season nearly upon us, Governor Nikki Haley has begun the state’s preparations by running several interactive exercises with South Carolina Emergency Management Division (SCEMD) and the South Carolina Emergency Response Team (SERT). The exercises allowed for those participating to run different scenarios in order to be fully prepared in the event that a hurricane does […]
Over a year ago, a juvenile green sea turtle was found floating off the coast of South Carolina. A group of volunteer turtle patrollers found him in August of 2012 and were easily able to catch him because he was suffering from a buoyancy issue. The turtle, affectionately known as Eddie, had scar-tissue build-up along an old boat propeller wound that […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–Moncks Corner Police needs the public’s help identifying the man seen in the photos they say stole from the Moncks Corner Walmart on U.S. Highway 52 on Tuesday. According to an incident report, eyewitnesses say within ten minutes of the man entering the store, he left with a Vizio flat screen television valued at $378. Store employees attempted […]
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–On Thursday night, deputies with the Berkeley Co. Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting at an apartment complex on 100 Swift Boulevard. When officers arrived on scene, they say they were met by residents who reported hearing gunshots behind one of the buildings. Deputies quickly located the 23-year-old man in another apartment building, and then notified EMS. The […]
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