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Deputies: Berkeley Co. duo leads troopers on chase, meth found in car

According to Orangeburg County Sheriff Leroy Ravenell, a Berkeley Co. couple has been charged with manufacturing methamphetamine. Ravenell stated that his deputies were called to I-95 and Highway 301 just before 7 p.m. Tuesday after the South Carolina Highway Patrol began chasing the couple. The chase ended after Kristi Nicole Gladstone and Ricky Dewayne Johnson reportedly crashed the vehicle.  It’s […]

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AAA: 450,000+ drivers to hit the road Memorial Day weekend, up from last year

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 […]

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After year-long deployment, soldier surprises niece at softball game

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 […]

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Goose Creek man sentenced to 3 years for pawn shop scheme

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 […]

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Coroner: Huger man’s body found near Quinby Creek

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 […]

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Moncks Corner Medical Center celebrates ‘EMS Appreciation Week’

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 […]

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Moncks Corner library holds annual art show

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 – […]

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Berkeley Co. child porn investigation leads to Columbia man’s arrest

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 […]

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Completion of Highway 17A from S’ville to Moncks Corner celebrated

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 […]

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BCSD unanimously votes to continue paying legal fees for indicted communications director

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 […]