Gov. Nikki Haley today joined Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee Brian White, Chairman of the House Education and Public Works Committee Phil Owens, and Subcommittee Chairman of Public Education Kenny Bingham, in applauding the South Carolina House of Representatives’ passage of her K-12 Education Reform Initiative. The budget passed by the House today includes every major component […]
Today, the President declared a major disaster in the State of South Carolina and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by a severe winter storm during the period of February 10-14, 2014. Federal funding is available to state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for […]
MONCKS CORNER, SC – Berkeley County School District (BCSD) held its Elementary Spelling Bees recently at Timberland High for top spellers representing schools in the upper portion of the district and on Tuesday, March 4 at Hanahan High for students enrolled at schools in the lower region of the county. The top spellers were as follows. Upper Elementary Spelling Bee […]
MONCKS CORNER, SC – At its annual Teacher Forum Induction, the Berkeley County School District (BCSD) honored its 2014 school-level Teachers of the Year and announced its top three Honor Roll teachers. The annual ceremony was held at Crowfield Baptist Church and featured the talents of Cane Bay High School’s Cobra Quartet. The Forum and district congratulated and recognized the […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Late last month, the Berkeley Co. School Board of Education designated April 21 (which had been a teacher work day) and May 26 (Memorial Day) as make-up instructional time for two of the four days recently missed due to this year’s winter storm. Many parents were originally outraged, posting to the district’s Facebook page that going to school […]
The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control is partnering with participating veterinarians across the state to help residents protect their pets and themselves against rabies, the agency announced today. “Participating veterinarians will be conducting rabies clinics to vaccinate dogs, cats and ferrets against this fatal disease,” said Sandra Craig of DHEC’s Bureau of Environmental Health Services. “Vaccination fees in […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. — Berkeley County’s “Celebrate Earth Day” event will be held at Cypress Gardens and features recycling games for children, giveaways and a number of engaging booths and displays, including a new (CNG) Natural Gas powered truck courtesy of Republic Services. An antique tractor show, featuring genuine relics from the “good old days” – including a 35,000 lb. […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—On June 10th, Berkeley County voters will head to the polls and vote for who they want as sheriff. Since 1995, Wayne Dewitt has served in that role. However, Lt. Brian Adams with the North Charleston Police Department is challenging him. While he is employed in Charleston County, Adams lives in Goose Creek and grew up in Berkeley […]
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.—Police are investigating an armed robbery that they say took place Monday evening at a home on Jackson Street inside Lakeview Commons. According to the police report, the victim was sitting on her couch with her 3-year-old watching television when she heard the back door being kicked in. The woman stated that a man wearing blue jeans and […]
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.—According to officials with Berkeley Co. Animal Control, a 6-year-old is recovering from her injuries after two dogs attacked her over the weekend. The attack reportedly occurred on Sunday at a home located on Rahway Road in Goose Creek. Officials say it was a relative of the girl that alerted animal control of the incident. After an investigation, […]
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