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 […]
With spring’s arrival, and summer approaching, the climate in the Carolinas (with the exclusion of a few tornadoes) has returned to a state of relative normalcy. This past year, the southeast was barraged with unusually wintery conditions. Potholes on Carolina roads were a significant result of last winter, causing an increase in tire repairs and headaches for local motorists. AAA […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–The Town of Moncks Corner recently purchased a couple of lots on White Street and the adjacent lot on the corner of White and Heatley Streets. According to the town’s administrator, Marc Hehn, those lots will be turned into green space and much needed parking for the downtown area. However, Hehn says there is a slight problem. Currently, […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–After reviewing many options, including the use of a temporary bridge, the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) will move forward with a plan to replace the Cypress Gardens Road Bridge with a permanent structure in an expedited manner utilizing emergency procurement procedures. The cost estimate for a permanent replacement bridge is approximately $2 million and the project […]
Tornado victims in Elizabeth City, N.C are receiving help from Red Cross volunteers from two chapters of the Palmetto SC Region American Red Cross. One volunteer from Charleston’s Carolina Lowcountry Chapter, and two from the Myrtle Beach Coastal SC Chapter, deployed from Myrtle Beach. While there in Elizabeth City they will provide logistical assistance and operate Emergency Response Vehicles (ERV). […]
BONNEAU, S.C.–According to Berkeley Co. Coroner, Bill Salisbury, around 10:00 p.m. on Tuesday, 9-1-1 dispatchers received a call in reference to a car crash at the intersection of East Church Street and George Ln. near Bonneau. Salisbury says two vehicles collided, and 53-year old Victoria Lynn Litchfield of Bonneau was pronounced dead at the scene. The accident was investigated by […]
DANIEL ISLAND, S.C.–Daniel Island resident Amy Hines recently visited Nepal in the hopes of stopping child labor, indentured servitude, and sex trafficking. Along with a group of volunteers from Florida, Hines made the difficult journey to an extremely rural part of Nepal through a program called Mountain Child. “I first heard about the group at a fair at Seacoast Church. […]
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