BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–May 1st kicks officially kicks off Mental Health Awareness Month across the country. Here in Berkeley County, one local woman is doing her part to remind people that mental illness is a problem millions of people struggle with daily. “If left untreated, mental illness can be pervasive in someone’s life. A lot of the times even with treatment […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Moncks Corner Mayor William W. Peagler III is one of the latest South Carolina officials weighing in on the re-authorization of The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century highway funding act, otherwise known as MAP-21. This act would allow larger trucks to carry freight on national highways. Congress has debated on whether or not to allow […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–Two men are behind bars after police say they recently robbed a Moncks Corner gas station. Moncks Corner Police later requested the assistance of the Berkeley Co. Sheriff’s Office after locating a small, reported “meth lab” using the “shake and bake” method behind the house of one of the suspects. According to an officer on scene, they simply […]
SOUTH CAROLINA–Each year, manatees leave the coast of Florida to make their way to the warming waters of Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina. These gentle creatures, who feed on plants and pose no threat to humans, number only 3,000 in the United States today, and are often killed because of collisions with boats and entanglement in fishing nets. Because […]
CROSS, S.C.–Cross High School (formerly Central High School) will be hosting a reunion for the class of 1964 on October 17, 2014. This year marks the 50th anniversary for the ’64 graduates. Marcia Watley, a 1991 graduate of Cross and the daughter of long-time Cross teacher, Eartha Johnson, is organizing the reunion, which will be held amid the high school’s […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Call it “Bambi syndrome,” if you will. Who among us could resist taking home an apparently abandoned baby deer in order to care for it? While your heart may be in the right place, touching or removing a fawn from its habitat is illegal–and for good reason. According to DNR’s Turkey and Deer Supervisor, Charles Ruth, “Many people […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to spokesperson Dan Moon, the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office has arrested six people in connection with two separate burglaries that occurred over the past week. Moon says that on April 19th deputies responded to a reported burglary on Rail Drive in Summerville. The victims reportedly told deputies that they returned home to find their home had been […]
This past Easter Sunday, my mother and I decided to continue our family tradition of going to the cinema. This year we decided to see the film, Heaven is for Real, a film we decided was perfect for Easter. Heaven is for Real is an adaptation on the New York Times best selling book by the same name. The film […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Ralph Lewis Cooper, Jr., 49, a resident of Berkeley County, was arrested Monday on income tax charges. SC Department of Revenue (DOR) investigators charged Cooper with four counts of attempting to evade or defeat taxes. He is being held at the Hill-Finklea Detention Center in Berkeley County SC pending a bond hearing. For tax years 2008 through 2011, […]
SOUTH CAROLINA–Last winter’s harsh conditions have led to a boost in sales for travel agencies. According to AAA Carolinas Travel Agency, the largest leisure travel agency in the Carolinas, numbers are up for people booking tours, cruises and hotels, for 2013 first quarter. The top five locations for these AAA members, and the general public, were, Orlando, Mexico/Caribbean, Honolulu, Las […]
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