BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—The Whitesville Rural Volunteer Fire Department, the Berkeley Co. Sheriff’s Office and the South Carolina Highway Patrol responded to 299 Domingo Road after authorities say a vehicle hit a child early this morning. Troopers say the accident happened a few minutes after 6:30 a.m. According to Berkeley Co. Coroner Bill Salisbury, 7-year-old Craig M. Little Jr. of Moncks […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—According to officials with the South Carolina Highway Patrol, a trooper arrested Melanie Maguire, 38, for a fatal wreck that occurred while she was driving under the influence. Authorities stated that Maguire and her passenger were driving east on Cooper Store Road around 5:00 p.m. Thursday when she ran off the left side of the highway, hit a […]
Grammy award winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer John Mellencamp will be playing one show in Charleston as a part of his upcoming Plain Spoken tour. On March 26, 2015, fans of Mellencamp can hear songs from his upcoming album as well as favorites from previous albums such as “Jack and Diane,” “Small Town,” and “Hurts So Good.” […]
The South Carolina Institute for Robotic Surgery has expanded its use of robotic-assisted surgery to offer a single-site hysterectomy procedure. On September 10, 2014, Dr. Ron Givens of Lowcountry Women’s Specialists performed the first robotic-assisted single-site hysterectomy in the region at Summerville Medical Center. Megan Bone, a 30 year-old Summerville resident, is now the Charleston area’s first single-site hysterectomy patient. […]
Photographers of all ages and degrees of expertise are invited to ready their cameras and tripods to enter their best photographs of coastal South Carolina scenes in the annual photography contest sponsored by the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control. “The winning photo will appear on DHEC’s 2015 annual tide table poster,” said Director of Environmental Affairs Elizabeth Dieck. […]
The S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Law Enforcement Division will begin a survey Oct. 1 to locate illegal buoys along state waterways and lakes. Officials say this action is a result of the increasing number of illegal ‘No Wake’ buoys that are located on many lakes and waterways across the state. They are quickly becoming a navigational hazard and […]
First Circuit Solicitor David Pascoe has announced that the Richland County Grand Jury indicted Robert W. Harrell, Jr., Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives, today on nine charges. The nine indictments are for two counts of Misconduct in Office (statutory and common law), six counts of Using Campaign Funds for Personal Use, and one count of False Reporting […]
GOOSE CREEK–Matthew Bormann, age 28, of Goose Creek, was charged in a 1-count Indictment with Possession of Child Pornography, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2252A. The maximum penalty that Bormann could receive is 20 years imprisonment. The case was investigated by agents of the Department of Homeland Security and is assigned to Assistant United States Attorney […]
The 2014 shrimp-baiting season will open at noon Friday, Sept. 12 in South Carolina waters. Recent sampling by DNR collected below average numbers of shrimp available for fall harvest, with heavy rainfall and river runoff during the summer washing small shrimp down into some coastal areas, similar to 2013. Recreational shrimpers who purchase a shrimp-baiting license can legally cast their […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—According to Mark Powell, spokesperson for the state’s attorney general, a Berkeley County grand jury has indicted Amy Kovach, the school district’s communications director, on a second charge of forgery. According to the indictment, Kovach created a false, backdated invoice, purporting to be from the Berkeley Co. School District to the “Yes 4 Schools” campaign, in an attempt […]
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