SC receives CDC grant to prevent & control obesity, diabetes & heart disease
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded a $3.52 million grant to the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control...
Gov. Nikki Haley holds 10-point lead over challenger
Republican Governor Nikki Haley holds a 10-point lead over Democratic challenger S.C. Sen. Vincent Sheheen in the November elections, according to the latest Winthrop...
Berkeley County students excel in statewide testing
Berkeley County students have exceeded the South Carolina average class scores on end-of-course exams for the fifth year in a row, according district school...
Berkeley County schools awarded blue ribbons
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.--The United States Department of Education announced today that Hanahan Elementary School and Hanahan Middle School were chosen in the 2014 National...
Harlem Globetrotters headed to the lowcountry
The world famous Harlem Globetrotters, featuring some of the greatest athletes and entertainers on the planet, will bring their unrivaled family show to North...
Boy Scout trailer stolen in Sangaree
On Sunday, deputies with the Berkeley Co. Sheriff’s Office say they responded to a home on Courtney Round in the Sangaree area in response...
South Carolina’s teen birth rate declines more than 50%
South Carolina’s teen birth rate has declined more than 50 percent since the early nineties. According to the South Carolina Department of Health and...
Hanahan city leaders hire new fire chief
HANAHAN, S.C.—Hanahan city leaders recently approved the hiring of Joseph “Bo” Bowers as the new fire chief.
He replaces Jerry Barham who retired several months...
Beckley will not join Peagler administration
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—After endorsing Moncks Corner Mayor Bill Peagler for the county supervisor position, there was wide speculation that Jerry Beckley would likely join...
Horse rescue group forced to move or shut down
MONCKS CORNER, S.C.—Since 2010, H.O.P.E. Acres Rescue has made it its mission to rescue horses near death, neglected and abused, and it is the...
