MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–According to the Moncks Corner Police Department, a 41-year-old man fatally shot himself with a revolver Tuesday following a long standoff with police in the Berkeley County Courthouse parking lot. Law enforcement officials say around 2:40 p.m., a man made a threatening phone call to staff at St. John Cristian Academy in Moncks Corner, urging children to leave the […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Federal Emergency Management Agency approved three additional counties for individual assistance, allowing survivors who sustained losses to apply for aid in the wake of Hurricane Matthew. Counties approved for FEMA Individual Assistance include: Berkeley, Charleston, and Chesterfield. Assistance can include money for temporary rental assistance and essential home repairs for primary homes, low-cost loans to cover uninsured […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – Berkeley County Government will host a public meeting at the Daniel Island School on Tuesday at 6PM about a new, major infrastructure project on Daniel Island. The public meeting will provide presentations of a new roundabout at the intersection of Daniel Island Drive and Seven Farms Drive. “The County is excited to share details about this […]
HANAHAN, S.C.–While battling a house fire Thursday on Willard Drive in Hanahan, firefighters say they made a gruesome discovery. As fire crews searched the inside of the house, they say they discovered the body of an 88-year-old woman. Crews were dispatched to the woman’s house shortly before noon. When they arrived on scene firefighters say they found the house nearly fully involved […]
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–A kitchen fire is to blame for badly damaging a unit at the Pine Harbour Apartments in Goose Creek on Thursday, according to firefighters. Fortunately, crews were able to put out the fire before it spread to other nearby units. Firefighters with the City of Goose Creek, Rural Goose Creek, Hanahan fire departments and the Naval Weapons Station arrived to flames […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Berkeley County is one of 18 counties statewide now eligible through FEMA to recoup costs associated with infrastructure damage caused by Hurricane Matthew. The FEMA Public Assistance Program will provide a partial reimbursement of costs for damages to roads and bridges, water control facilities, buildings and equipment, utilities, and parks and recreational facilities. The FEMA Public Assistance program categories […]
According to the United States Attorney’s Office, Martin Ballard, 34, of Summerville was sentenced on Thursday by Senior United States District Judge Margaret B. Seymour to life in federal prison without parole for attempting to harm a federal witness. “The criminal justice system cannot and will not tolerate the kind of severe criminal wrongdoing Mr. Ballard orchestrated,” stated Acting United States Attorney […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–After several hours of searching, the Berkeley County Rescue Squad recovered the body of man who fell out of his boat while fishing with his son. Crews got the call shortly before 10 a.m. on Wednesday and launched their boats from the William H. Dennis Boat Landing shortly after. Approximately three hours later, crews located the body of 65-year-old […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – Santee Cooper announced Tuesday that the Pinopolis Lock at its Jefferies Hydroelectric Station on Lake Moultrie will be taken out of service for maintenance on Monday, Oct. 24. However, the 75-foot, single-lift lock will be in service during the three-month repair period on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays (Oct. 28, 29 and 30; Nov. 4, 5, and 6; […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–According to the Moncks Corner Police Department, a North Charleston man is behind bars following the stabbing of a woman in Moncks Corner Saturday night. Police say around 9:15 p.m. officers from the Moncks Corner Police Department responded to 166 Bradley Road in reference to an assault. When they arrived on scene they say the victim, a 38-year-old black […]
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