According to AAA, 13 people died on South Carolina roadways over the Memorial Day weekend last year, making it the deadliest Memorial Day in six years. Despite a 22 cent increase per gallon in gas prices during this time, AAA says it obviously didn’t keep drivers off the roads. Now this year they predict more than 450,000 South Carolinians will […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—Focused on winning Wednesday’s softball game against the Ladson Patriots, Julie Yates, 10, thought she was free from distractions—that was until her uncle, a soldier in the U.S. Army, surprised her on the ball field. “It made me tear up,” described Matthew Chrobocinski after seeing his niece’s priceless reaction. Yates has played on the Moncks Corner Recreation’s softball […]
United States Attorney Bill Nettles recently announced that a federal court judge sentenced Eugene Jones, 60, of Goose Creek to 36 months imprisonment and 3 years supervised release. Officials say evidence presented in the case show that from at least 2007 through 2012, Jones led a conspiracy to transport stolen goods in interstate commerce via the Internet through a business […]
HUGER, S.C.–According to Berkeley Co. Coroner Bill Salisbury, shortly before 8:30 a.m. the 911 Dispatch Center received a call of a missing man at the Quinby Creek Boat Landing on Cainhoy Road. The Berkeley County Rescue Squad, Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office, SC DNR, and the local fire dept. started a search of the creek. Salisbury says a truck was found […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–Moncks Corner Medical Centers will celebrate EMS Appreciation Week Wednesday. EMS providers are asked to join an appreciation event there that includes lunch, a dunking booth, a DJ and a photo booth. The event will take place from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. at both locations. The same event will also take place at Trident Medical Center on […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C.– If you have been in the Moncks Corner library recently, you have seen an array of art lining the entrance walls. The library has partnered with the Berkeley Artists’ Guild to host the Annual Juried Exhibition May 14 through June 5. The public will have a chance to meet the artists Thursday, June 5 from 5:30 – […]
On Monday, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of 48-year-old Stephen Thomas Hammond of Columbia. According to Wilson’s office, Hammond faces six counts involving sexual exploitation of minors. The Richland County Sheriff’s Department, a member of the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, reportedly made the arrest. Wilson stated that the arrest was made possible with […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—It took six years to complete; however, traffic is now moving along steadily on Highway 17A from Summerville to Moncks Corner. Once plagued by orange barrels, drivers won’t find them along this stretch of highway anymore. On Monday, Berkeley Co. leaders gathered at Calvary Baptist Church in Moncks Corner to celebrate the road’s completion. “This has been a […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Berkeley County School District started its most recent school board meeting rather differently by going into executive session to discuss the legal fees associated with Amy Kovach. Kovach, the district’s communications director, was indicted in February for her involvement in the district’s “Yes 4 Schools” campaign. According to a spokesperson for the South Carolina Attorney General, she […]
The College of Charleston Board of Trustees has announced that it has finalized South Carolina Lt. Gov. Glenn McConnell’s contract to become the 22nd president of the College of Charleston. “We are very pleased that President McConnell has formally accepted our offer to become the next president of the College,” said Greg Padgett, chair of the Board of Trustees. “President […]
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