BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Tracy Freeman, a licensed practical nurse (LPN) with Berkeley County School District, has been named South Carolina’s 2014-2015 School Health LPN of the Year. The annual award is given to a licensed practical nurse practicing in a school setting, who provides outstanding nursing services to a school community. Freeman, a certified CPR instructor, Darkness to Light trainer and […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–On Wednesday, a judge sentenced a Goose Creek man to two years in prison followed by an additional five years on probation. As a condition of the probation, 66-year-old Lonnie Garrett will be ordered to pay approximately $100,000 restitution to Animal Rescue & Relief and the SPCA. Garrett avoided trial by pleading guilty to ten counts of ill […]
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–Police in Goose Creek are reportedly investigating a house that caught on fire in Goose Creek Tuesday. Firefighters were dispatched to the scene before 6:30 p.m. So far, investigators have not said what caused the fire, but the house had been allegedly vacant for several months now. The electricity to the house had been apparently turned off as […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–According to Steve Meadows with the Moncks Corner Police Department, last week officers were called to the Bi-Lo parking lot after a frightening encounter for one shopper. Meadows says the the victim was getting into her vehicle in the parking lot when a black male approximately 30-35 years of age, approximately 6’00” approached her and asked for directions. […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–All Berkeley County Schools will operate according to a three-hour delay on Thursday, January 8, 2015 due to forecasts of extremely cold weather of extremely cold weather and the impact that the extreme temperatures would have on our aging bus fleet. At this time, there are no expected cancellations of the district’s after-school childcare or programming tomorrow afternoon. […]
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson held a press conference on Tuesday, Jan. 6 to discuss much needed human trafficking legislation for the 2015 session. He stood alongside more than 30 members of the Human Trafficking Task Force in recognizing January as “Human Trafficking Awareness Month” and challenging the General Assembly to pass this legislation before the end of February. […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Department of Health and Environmental Control reminds South Carolinians to test their homes for radon during National Radon Action Month, the agency announced today. “Radon is a naturally-occurring, invisible, odorless, tasteless gas that is dispersed in outdoor air but can reach harmful levels when trapped in buildings,” said DHEC Radon Coordinator Richelle Tolton. “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates that […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—Approximately seven months after taking over the reigns as Berkeley County’s newest GOP chairman, 31-year-old Josh Whitley has his eyes on another position. He has now announced plans to run for Berkeley County Council District 2. “I cannot express how excited I am to be running for County Council in the County I was born, raised, attended school, […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–American Red Cross disaster-trained volunteers are assisting seven adults and two children who were displaced after two separate early-morning house fires in Berkeley County. Volunteers initially responded to a house fire on Spingwood Road in Pineville to assist four individuals and from there were dispatched to a home on Wares Run in Cross to help three adults and […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The upcoming event will be held in Moncks Corner S.C. On January 24, 2015. During that time officers from the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office and community members will come together in an informal, neutral space to discuss community issues, build relationships, and drink coffee. All community members are invited to attend. The event begins at 9:00 a.m. and […]
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