MONCKS CORNER, S.C.—Tuesday night Moncks Corner town council unanimously approved its $6.6 million budget for 2015—an increase of about $795,000 over the current year. The new budget passed on second reading after a series of budget workshops and hearings with the public. The town’s newest budget includes the hiring of one police officer for approximately $55,689. The Moncks Corner Police […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—According to Tom Smith, emergency preparedness director for Berkeley County, SCDOT officials say that the Cypress Gardens bridge is expected to be completed by September 30th. “I am putting a star on my calendar on Monday, Sept 29th, marking when I project the bridge will be complete, and Tuesday, September 30th, when I plan to resume driving up […]
SLED agents confirmed they arrested a now-former Summerville police officer Tuesday in connection with pornography involving a minor. Carlisle Johnson Floyd, 40, of Summerville, was charged with three counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, second degree, a felony with a penalty upon conviction of from two years up to ten years in prison. According to the affidavit, the arrest […]
In Berkeley County, sure, dogs and cats are pretty common. But it’s not at all strange to find folks here with nontraditional pets. In fact, I knew someone who had a pet deer for quite a while out in Macedonia. Heck, for a little while growing up I had a pet pig named Henrietta–and I know I certainly wasn’t alone. […]
On Thursday September 18 at 4:30 p.m., Trident Cancer Center will hold a ribbon cutting for its new expansion. Trident Cancer Center staff and physicians, North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey, Representative Jenny Horne and other local elected officials will be on hand for this momentous occasion. The 3,500 square foot expansion includes the addition of the TruBeam Linear Accelerator, which […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—Sure, there are lots of alligators in many of the lakes, ponds and rivers here in Berkeley County. However, it’s not every day you see an alligator walking down a busy road, but for one concerned citizen it was definitely a sight to see. Not only did he spot the gator, he also unleashed his inner “Crocodile Dundee” […]
The South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs (SCDCA) is warning the public that scammers are “spoofing” SCDCA telephone numbers in an attempt to seem more legitimate. While reports never revealed exactly what the scammer was after, they did claim to represent a law firm and could be trying to collect a fake debt. Scammers use this tactic to scare a […]
The 2014-2015 season for harvesting shellfish (clams, oysters and other bivalves) in coastal waters of South Carolina will open one-half hour before official sunrise on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014. The shellfish season will remain open through May 15, 2014, unless conditions warrant extending or shortening the season. Season dates apply to both recreational and commercial shellfish harvesting. In the […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Mayson, a seventh grade student at Marrington Middle School, has shown an interest in politics since she was a toddler. Last May Mayson Merritt, 12, asked her grandmother if she could start a Republican kids’ club in Berkeley County. During the 2012 presidential campaign, she met almost all of the Republican Primary candidates while taking pictures at their […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C.—Shortly after 3 o’clock Tuesday morning, firefighters responded to a massive mobile home fire that quickly spread to two other trailers near Ophir Street at Broughton Road. The properties were located inside Locklairs Landing in Moncks Corner. Multiple fire departments were dispatched to the scene including Moncks Corner Rural which was assisted by Whitesville, Santee Circle, Pineridge and […]
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