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Friday, April 19, 2024
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–Goose Creek Mayor Michael Heitzler has signed a proclamation declaring August 10-16, 2014 as “Knights of Columbus Family Week” in the City of Goose Creek. Mayor Heitzler met with representatives of the Goose Creek Knights of Columbus to sign the proclamation. During this week, Knights of Columbus members will commemorate both the birth and death of their Founder […]
America’s Favorite Comic/Ventriloquist and the star of Comedy Central’s highest-rated specials, Jeff Dunham and his beloved cast of characters have taken their “Disorderly Conduct” tour worldwide. Dunham is best-known for his famed troupe of sidekicks who are on tour with him: Walter the Grumpy Retiree, Achmed the Dead Terrorist, the beer-fueled redneck Bubba J, the manic purple creature Peanut, the […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson recently announced that Syed Ahmed of North Charleston pled guilty in the Berkeley County Court of General Sessions to two counts of Willful Attempt to Evade or Defeat a Tax, in violation of S.C. Code Section 12-54-44(B)(1), as amended. Ahmed, owner of Discount Tobacco in Summerville, admitted to underreporting taxable sales from […]
Every day, many cancer patients need rides to medical facilities for treatment. To help solve this problem, the American Cancer Society is having a recruitment campaign for its Road To Recovery program in Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester and Georgetown counties. Through this program, volunteers provide free transportation for local cancer patients in need of a ride to and from cancer […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Starting this Friday, Berkeley County shoppers can save a good bit of money at the store thanks to the annual tax free holiday. Clothing, footwear, school supplies, computers, printers, blankets, bath towels, and pillows are only a few of the items that are exempt from sales tax during this tax free weekend. The savings will officially start August […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – From Aug. 5 through Aug. 15, Santee Cooper will conduct helicopter treatments of Environmental Protection Agency-approved aquatic herbicides in lakes Marion and Moultrie, targeting the invasive aquatic plant crested floating heart. Non-native crested floating heart is an aggressive plant, which is very difficult to control. At present, very few herbicides are effective in controlling this plant […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C.—Firefighters are known for putting out fires but not necessarily for their skills on the ball field. However, that has recently changed—at least in Berkeley County. Earlier this month, several of the volunteer fire departments formed a softball league. The league is made up of Moncks Corner Rural, Pineridge, Whitesville, Macedonia and Santee Circle. “A couple of us […]
BONNEAU, S.C.—The scorching weather didn’t stop hundreds of eager boaters from taking part in this year’s Coonfest on Saturday. They came out in full force this weekend—and a few even came from out of town. The event attracted several hundred boats. Folks got to mingle with other boaters while listening to live music provided by the Corbitt Brother’s Band as […]
Trident Breast Care Center is now South Carolina’s only Center of Excellence. The center was recently recognized as a Certified Quality Breast Center of Excellence in the National Quality Measures for Breast Centers Program™ (NQMBC™). This is an incredible honor as it is one of only twenty-seven breast care centers in the United States to receive this level of certification. […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Solicitor Scarlett A. Wilson announced today that a Berkeley County jury found 62-year-old Johnny Irby guilty of murder and attempted murder on Thursday for the shooting of his son and the son’s fiancée at their home in Moncks Corner. Circuit Court Judge Roger M. Young sentenced Irby to thirty years on each charge to run concurrently. Telly Irby, […]
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