BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—Dale Edwards Hicks will be spending many years behind bars after a Moncks Corner jury convicted him of sexually abusing a child Friday, according to Solicitor Scarlett Wilson’s office. The trial lasted for three days inside the Berkeley County courtroom. After the jury reached its verdict, a judge sentenced Hicks to 35 years on criminal sexual conduct with […]
BONNEAU, S.C.–The American Red Cross assisted a family of five, two adults and three children, whose home, located on Long Acre Drive in Berkeley County, was destroyed by fire Saturday morning. The Red Cross provided the family with financial assistance for food, clothing, shoes and temporary lodging, as well as comfort kits containing personal hygiene items, and referrals to partner […]
Open letter from David E. Parsons, CEO and President of AAA Carolinas: South Carolina is in desperate need of a statewide ban on texting while driving. The state Senate is historically where these bills have stalled, even after they were passed in the House. Today’s Senate should be showing leadership and concern for constituents’ safety on the roads while restoring […]
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.—On Thursday, Goose Creek city leaders broke ground for the new fire department headquarters station and fire department station III on Button Hall Avenue–that’s right across the railroad tracks from one of the city’s current fire stations located on the same street. “We are going to employ 12 additional firefighters,” said Mayor Michael Heitzler at the groundbreaking. “It’s […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.— Berkeley County spokesperson Chip Boling confirms that Bob Mixter, the director for Berkeley EMS, has resigned from his position. Boling says Mixter stepped down from his position on Wednesday but the county spokesperson did not say what prompted him to do so. Becky Blair, the Deputy Director of BCEMS, has been named the interim director, and Boling […]
Shortly before 7 p.m. Wednesday, officials with the United States Geological Survey reported a 3.0 magnitude quake seven miles from Goose Creek. Authorities placed Summerville closest to the quake. Some who live in Berkeley County say they did feel the earthquake, too, taking to social media to describe it. Warren Adair of Goose Creek wrote: Post by Warren Adair. […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. –Solicitor Scarlett Wilson announced today that a Berkeley County jury found defendant, Joseph Mack guilty of three counts of strong armed robbery and one count of failure to stop for a blue light Monday. Circuit Court Judge Carmen Mullen sentenced Mack to the maximum fifteen years for each of the three strong armed robbery offenses and then […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to Berkeley County coroner, Bill Salisbury, on Monday 34-year-old Shannon Lloyd Jones of Eutawville, S.C. was traveling on County Line Road in Berkeley County when his vehicle was struck by a large truck. The accident occurred at the intersection of County Line Road and Hwy. 311. Salisbury says Jones was transported to a local hospital where he […]
For eight consecutive months unemployment in South Carolina has decreased, according to the annual benchmarking report from the governor’s office. January’s report showed unemployment at 6.4 percent, which is a drop from December’s report showing 6.6 unemployment, both of which were under the national average. This is reportedly the lowest unemployment has been since June 2008. “Today’s news is a […]
According to The Sun News, a circuit judge denied bond for married couple, Sidney and Tammy Moore. The two are charged with the murder of Heather Elvis, a 20-year-old woman who vanished in Myrtle Beach in late December. Sidney is originally from Berkeley County, having graduated from Lord Berkeley Academy in 1995. After graduation, he later moved to Myrtle Beach […]
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