DANIEL ISLAND, S.C.–According to Berkeley Co. Councilman Tim Callanan, Daniel Island residents voted to end their annexation efforts from Berkeley Co.  Tuesday night.  Callanan, who represents Daniel Island, says the decision was almost unanimous. “I absolutely think it was the smart thing to do,” said Callanan who opposed annexation from the very beginning.  “I didn’t think we needed to take […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to investigators with the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office, a 13-year-old Sedgefield Middle School student has been arrested after after they say he brought a gun to school, placing it in his book bag. According to Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office, the handgun, a semi-automatic, belonged to the boy’s mother. He told deputies that his mother had no knowledge […]

HUGER, S.C.—Shortly before 10 a.m., the Berkeley Co. Rescue Squad along with the assistance of the Berkeley Co. Sheriff’s Office located the body of 52-year-old Laura Lynch of Wando.  Authorities located the woman’s body in a wooded area off of Green Bay Road. According to Berkeley Co. Coroner Bill Salisbury, Lynch was a passenger in the vehicle that crashed along […]

HANAHAN, S.C.–The new Hanahan Library branch celebrated its grand opening Sunday.  The brand new 6,700 square foot library replaces the old branch previously located in Yeamans Hall Plaza. “A new library in Hanahan has been needed for a long time,” said Berkeley Co. Supervisor, Dan Davis.  “The library has been located in less than ideal, not easily accessible locations. Berkeley […]

A non-winning lottery ticket Brian McMaster scratched last summer won him $100,000 last week. The Goose Creek resident won the cash in the South Carolina Education Lottery’s FAN-tastic! Second-Chance Promotion. A big-time race fan, McMaster played the $5 FAN-tastic! game that went on sale in March 2013 showcasing the Darlington Raceway. He entered his losing tickets into a drawing hoping […]

MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – American Red Cross volunteers assisted a family whose home sustained major fire damage Sunday afternoon. According to Red Cross volunteers, the family of six, five adults and one child, received financial assistance for a temporary place to live, food, clothing and comfort kits, containing personal hygiene items and referrals to assist with the families long term […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to Chief Bill Salisbury, the Berkeley County Rescue Squad and the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office began a search for a missing 52-year-old Wando woman Sunday.  Salisbury says Laura Lynch was last seen Thursday after she was in a vehicle involved in a chase from Mt Pleasant that ended Berkeley County.  An investigation, he says, later found that […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Mount Pleasant Police are still looking for a driver who led them on a high speed chase into Berkeley Co. on Monday morning. According to officer, shortly before 10:30 a.m., an officer started chasing after the driver of a vehicle after he failed to stop.  The officer was reportedly trying to stop the driver for reckless driving on […]

MONCKS CORNER, S.C. –In several months, the Town of Moncks Corner will be hosting the 1st Inaugural Town Festival and BBQ “Cooker of the Year” competition. This two day event will take place at the New Regional Recreation Complex on Friday November 7 & Saturday November 8th, 2014. There is a slight problem, sort of.  The festival doesn’t have a […]