BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—It is perhaps the biggest murder mystery to have ever rocked Berkeley County. This week marked the 25th anniversary of Justin Turner’s untimely death. At just five-years-old, he was murdered, his body stuffed in a storage bin inside a camper like a piece of trash on his family’s Moncks Corner property. THE MOTIVE… To this day—the biggest question […]
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Miz Scarlett’s Table closes for business
MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–It was a welcomed staple in the heart of downtown Moncks Corner. However, after opening its doors several years ago, Miz Scarlett’s Table has served up its last meal. It recently closed its doors for business. A phone call to the restaurant only results in an operator’s voice stating that the “number is no longer in service.” According […]
Red Cross celebrates the grand opening of its new lowcountry headquarters
The Red Cross for the Carolina Lowcountry Chapter has a brand new location. The organization serves Berkeley County as well as several other neighboring counties. Originally located along Rivers Aveune, the new Red Cross location is right by North Charleston city hall at 2424 City Hall Lane. The new location allows the Red Cross to be much closer to I-26 […]
Staples to close up to 225 stores by 2015
In a press release issued by Staples, the giant retailer revealed plans to close up to 225 stores by the end of 2015. “A year ago, we announced a plan to fundamentally reinvent our company,” said Ron Sargent, Staples’ chairman and chief executive officer. “With nearly half of our sales generated online today, we’re meeting the changing needs of business […]
SCDNR: Adult-youth fishing open at Bonneau Ferry
Bonneau Ferry Wildlife Management Area (WMA), located near Cordesville in Berkeley County, has opened for another season of fishing. . This adult/youth only fishing area provides a great family opportunity to enjoy good fishing in a less crowded natural setting. Adult/youth fishing on Bonneau Ferry WMA will be allowed on Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays during daylight hours only from March […]
Berkeley Co. mom charged with 3 counts of attempted murder of kids
According to Volusia County deputies in Daytona Beach, Florida, as Ebony Wilkerson of Cross drove her minivan into the rough ocean surf at Daytona Beach Tuesday afternoon, she locked the doors of her 2012 Honda Odyssey, put up the windows and told her three frightened children to close their eyes and go to sleep. She reportedly then ignored the children’s […]
Murder suspect in Heather Elvis case is from Berkeley County
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—The Heather Elvis case has taken the national media by storm. The young woman’s father, Terry Elvis, has made several appearances on Nancy Grace as well as countless pleas to the local media for his daughter’s safe return home. However, two months after Elvis’ disappearance, Sidney and Tammy Moorer were charged with the young woman’s murder and kidnapping. […]
Cops: Berkeley Co. mom drives van carrying 3 kids into ocean
According to reports from WESH-TV, Daytona Beach police say 32-year-old Ebony Wilkerson of Cross drove her van into the ocean Tuesday with her three children still inside. Wilkerson is said to be also pregnant. The police chief told the station that his officers had actually interviewed the mother prior to the incident after family members reported her acting strange. “Her […]
SC Attorney General will not investigate 9th circuit solicitor
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson says he will not launch an investigation into Scarlett Wilson’s office for alleged prosecutorial misconduct. Bobby Frederick, president of the South Carolina Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, had originally sent a letter to the attorney general on February 21. The letter accused prosecutors in her office of not sharing evidence with defense lawyers, tampering […]
Councilman looks to unseat longtime mayor
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.—Since 1978 the city of Goose Creek has only had one mayor. Michael Heitzler has run unopposed as mayor since 1998; however, city councilman Jerry Tekac is hoping to change that by throwing his hat into the ring. “We need commercial growth. We do not have that right now, and if we don’t get that we are going […]
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