The Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum is using state-of-the-art technology to bring the history of the Vietnam War to life in a new two and one-half acre Vietnam Experience Exhibit. The new exhibit opens on Saturday, Nov. 8. It features more than a dozen components that simulate life during wartime in a “Brown Water Navy” support base and a […]
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.—On Monday, dozens of people came out to Crowfield Golf Club to take a swing for Steve Skipton Sr., a former Goose Creek city firefighter. On May 28th, Skipton was diagnosed with lung cancer which ultimately spread to his pelvis and kidneys. Three months after the devastating news, the father of four lost his battle with the disease […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—Do you speak another language other than English? If so, the Berkeley County School District may be looking for you. The Berkeley County School District is launching its Berkeley Language Assistance Service and Technology (BLAST) program. This service aims to provide support to our schools as they strive to communicate with Berkeley County’s many multilingual communities. “We are […]
STEPHEN, S.C.—Filming recently wrapped for Maxwell House’s ‘Made Right Here’ series which highlights talented people behind some amazing goods made right here in America. Hosts Joe Gannon and Max Wastler recently traveled to St. Stephen to interview Quintin Middleton, the owner of Middleton Made Knives. Middleton Made Knives was one out of 10 companies highlighted in the upcoming ‘Made Right […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—The law enforcement community is mourning the sudden and unexpected loss of one of their own. According to friends, Officer Robert Blajszczak passed away Sunday as a result of complications from an aortic dissection he suffered during a traffic stop just days earlier. Before joining the Summerville Police Department in 2007, Blajszczak, known as “Lumpy” and “Blaze” by […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The body of a missing Ohio man has been located in the same general area that searchers have been looking since early Saturday morning, according to authorities on scene. Berkeley Co. Sheriff’s Office Spokesperson Dan Moon says 58-year-old Jesse Conley of Waverly, Ohio was located in a thickly wooded area shortly before 2:00pm today. No foul play is […]
Something that has never been seen before is happening right here in the South Carolina lowcountry. Divers at the South Carolina Aquarium are carving a 120-pound pumpkin– underwater! Unlike years past, when divers carved several small pumpkins, divers worked together on Friday to create a massive underwater masterpiece in the Aquarium’s Great Ocean Tank. It too more than 30 minutes […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Shortly before 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, the Berkeley Co. Rescue Squad was dispatched to Wapoola Plantation off of Cypress Gardens Road to help locate a 58-year-old Jesse Conley of Waverly, Ohio. Conley’s 2011 white Chevy Camaro was located early Saturday morning by a hunter. A search of the nearby wooded area for the missing man came up empty. […]
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–According to a spokesperson with the local chapter of the American Red Cross, disaster-trained volunteers assisted thirteen adults and two children displaced by an apartment fire early Saturday morning that caused major damage to two units and minor damage to two adjoining units of the Springhill Apartments in Goose Creek. Red Cross officials say the organization is meeting […]
Forget about Hollywood! Some of the biggest movies to hit the big screen have been filmed right here in good ol’ Berkeley County. We’ve included many of them below. The Patriot (2000): Starring Mel Gibson and Heath Ledger, the movie depicts the life of a peaceful farmer named Benjamin Martin who is driven to lead the Colonial Militia during the […]
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