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Police Investigate Suspicious Playground Fire at Boulder Bluff Elementary

GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–Authorities are investigating a second playground fire in Goose Creek in less than a year. On Sunday, firefighters were called out to Boulder Bluff Elementary School to put out a fire that started in that location shortly before 2 p.m. When crews arrived on scene, they found the entire playground engulfed in flames. Luckily, there were no injuries. […]

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Young Moncks Corner Man Killed On Highway 52

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to the Berkeley Co. Coroner’s Office, on March 29, 2015 at 2:45 a.m., 28-year-old Barry Jennings Bass, of Moncks Corner, was traveling south on Old Highway 52 when his Ford F 250 truck ran off the right side of the roadway. Coroner Bill Salisbury said Bass then over-corrected and ran off the left side and struck several […]

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Berkeley Co. Code Enforcement Officers No Longer Carrying Guns

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–A recent article by The Post & Courier reported that Berkeley County’s three code enforcement officers are no longer carrying weapons on the job. Prior to Bill Peagler taking office in January as the county’s new supervisor, they carried .40 caliber Glock handguns since 2009. “The issue surrounding the duties and protocol of code enforcement officers is complex,” […]