GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–The heated mayoral race between incumbent Michael Heitzler and challenger Jerry Tekac has generated a massive turnout at the polls. Voters will also determine three council seats. Since noon, parking has been limited around city hall, and the lines have stretched out the door as voters patiently wait to cast their ballots. As of 3:00 p.m., poll workers […]
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.—Goose Creek Police need the public’s help identifying the person you see in the photo. They believe he’s committed credit card fraud. According to an incident report, the victim first contacted police on March 31st after she noticed several unauthorized transactions on her Visa check card. Two of the transactions took place at the Publix on St. James […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to Berkeley County Coroner, Bill Salisbury, on April 6, 2014, at 11:45 a.m., 34-year-old Heath Sutherland from Philcampbell, Alabama was working on I-26 near mile marker 187. Salisbury says Sutherland was working with a contractor doing debris removal from the recent ice storm. The crew reportedly cut a tree down and as Sutherland ran from from the […]
On Friday, Dennis Lott, 56, of Goose Creek faced a judge in bond court. After his arrest in Walterboro, Lott’s initial bond hearing was postponed for several days after Charleston County deputies say Lott was undergoing a mental evaluation. Lott is accused of stealing approximately $190,000 from the Coastal Carolina Fair and is charged with breach of trust and drawing […]
MACEDONIA, S.C.—Deputies and church members of Victory Baptist Church are left scratching their heads, trying to figure out who stole the church’s van. One church member says the theft happened before the church even had a chance to put the church’s name on it. According to an incident report, a church employee notified deputies Tuesday shortly before 9 a.m. that […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–Earlier today, American Red Cross volunteers provided assistance to a family whose home on Old Black Oak Road in Moncks Corner was destroyed by fire. Whitesville Fire Department handled the blaze. The Red Cross provided financial aid for lodging, food and clothing as well as comfort kits containing personal hygiene items, to two adults and one infant. Referrals […]
After 10 months of recovery at the South Carolina Aquarium Sea Turtle Rescue Program, two sea turtles, Miss Royal and Nud, have been returned to the Atlantic Ocean. The sea turtles were released, by boat, in the Gulf Stream, made possible by Kevin and Sandra Gary who provided the boat, where the water temperature is above 70 degrees. Sea turtles […]
The SC Department of Public Safety recently recognized law enforcement officers and agencies across the state for their efforts in 2013 to enforce the state’s DUI laws and remove impaired drivers from South Carolina roadways. The Bonneau Police Department won the “Agency of the Year” award. With a department made up of approximately ten officers, Bonneau Police made 47 DUI […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C.—It was no April Fool’s joke when employees of D’s Jewelers and Heads Up Hair Design walked into their businesses Tuesday and found their AC units apparently not working. Darrel Trout, who owns D’s Jewelers and the shopping center it sits in, says he walked to the back of his business and got quite the surprise. He noticed […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. –Around 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, Moncks Corner Police and the Moncks Corner Fire Department responded to a reported meth lab at the Berkeley Motel. Officials say people inside the motel were forced to evacuate while officers on scene then sealed off much of the building with yellow caution tape. Unmarked police vehicles blocked both entrances to the motel […]
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