MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – The Town of Moncks Corner has selected Steve Young as its new police chief. Young, currently a captain with the Moncks Corner Police Department, will assume the role with more than 28 years of progressive growth in law enforcement, including serving as interim police chief for six months last year. During the previous selection process candidates […]
One person has died and four were others injured following a collision in Berkeley County on Monday evening.
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. – Berkeley County is one of 33 counties across South Carolina expected to receive funding from the South Carolina Broadband Office (SCBBO) for broadband expansion projects, county officials confirmed Tuesday. SCBBO announced earlier this month it’s investing $132,799,403 in 15 Internet Service Providers (ISPs) statewide to fund 56 broadband expansion projects. “High-speed Internet access is a critical […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. – The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office recently conducted a one-day traffic safety enforcement operation to target aggressive drivers in the Clements Ferry, SC-41 and Cainhoy areas. According to the sheriff’s office, the main goal of the traffic safety enforcement was to educate drivers on vehicle operation safety through traffic enforcement efforts. “We have received numerous complaints about […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. – A Berkeley County jury recently found a Hanahan man guilty of the murder of Steven Hutchins and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. The jury returned their verdict Friday afternoon after four days of trial, according to Solicitor Scarlett Wilson. The Honorable Jennifer McCoy sentenced Maurice Durell Wigfall, 37, to 45 […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – The Berkeley County Coroner’s Office has identified a man recently killed while at a Moncks Corner bar. According to Coroner Darnell Hartwell, his office was contacted Saturday at 1:17 a.m. for a homicide at Bar 52, which is at 207 Davishill Lane in Moncks Corner. ABC News 4 reported that the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office said […]
HUGER, S.C. – The Berkeley County Coroner’s Office has identified a man killed while operating a 4-wheeler. According to Coroner Darnell Hartwell, the ATV driver is Christian Walker Foster, 22, of Huger. Hartwell said his office was contacted Friday at 10:17 p.m. in reference to a 4-wheeler accident on Old Hagen Avenue in Huger in a wooded area. Foster was pronounced […]
DANIEL ISLAND, S.C. – Berkeley County Emergency Medical Services rolled out a new Quick Response Vehicle (QRV) to better serve the Daniel Island community. This vehicle was placed into service on Sunday and will ensure improved response times on the island during high call volumes. “Public safety, specifically EMS, is one of our highest priorities; and I am thrilled with […]
First responders have recovered the bodies of two fishermen from Lake Moultrie, according to the Berkeley County Coroner’s Office.
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. – Berkeley County has completed seven Dirt-to-Pave projects, also called the 7 Roads Project, in rural communities across the county. These projects total approximately 2.1 miles in length and are part of the list of Dirt-to-Pave projects voters approved in the 2014 One-Cent Sales Tax Referendum. The County contracted with Banks Construction to construct each of these […]
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