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 […]
Open letter from Brian Adams (candidate for Berkeley Co. Sheriff): Recently, the Berkeley County Detention Center has been a major topic for the Sheriff’s Office. The detention center had a new extension constructed adding badly needed space. Construction was completed over three years ago, but has been laying dormant and has not been used due to lack of personnel required […]
HUGER, S.C.—Shortly before 3 p.m. on Monday, rescue crews responded to an accident near Highway 41 and Charity Church Road. According to crew members, three vehicles were involved in the wreck. They say the accident happened when one of the vehicles sideswiped another, causing it to spin out of control and hit another vehicle in oncoming traffic. The driver and […]
CROSS, S.C. –The American Red Cross helped a local Berkeley County resident whose home was badly damaged in a fire Sunday. The fire took place on Spicers Landing Road in Cross, according to the American Red Cross. The local fire department quickly responded to the fire. Volunteers with the American Red Cross not only provided financial assistance for food and […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–According to Dan Moon, spokesperson for the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office, the department’s drug enforcement unit arrested one man Friday on meth charges and issued warrants for two others. Ian McGaughey, 30, was charged with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and resisting arrest. Deputies say they discovered 1.5 grams of crystal meth, contained in a multitude of […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to Dan Moon with the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office, deputies have arrested one person and recovered what is estimated to be approximately $200,000.00 in reported stolen vehicles, motorcycles, trailers and numerous other items after uncovering, what is commonly referred to as, a “Chop Shop” operation in the St. Stephen area of Berkeley County. Berkeley County detectives received […]
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