Month: October 2014

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Postal service provides holiday shipping tips & 2014 Christmas shipping deadlines

With Christmas just two months away, the U.S. Postal Service is offering holiday shipping tips to help customers ship the 15.5 billion cards, letters and packages expected to be delivered in time for Christmas. “The key to holiday shipping is being prepared and starting early,” advises U.S. Postal Service Consumer Advocate John Budzynski. “This is our season and we are […]

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DNR to co-sponsor youth coastal fishing tournament on Nov. 15

The S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) in conjunction with several coastal partners is sponsoring the 1st Annual Reel ’em In Rodeo Saltwater Fishing Tournament on Saturday, Nov. 15 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Mount Pleasant Pier, rain or shine. There will be no rain date. The tournament is open to all kids 16 and under. Each […]

Government

View the Berkeley Co. ballot for the Nov. 4th election here

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–In four days, Berkeley County voters will head to the polls and cast their ballots for a long list of candidates. So that you don’t go into the polling place completely clueless, below we’ve included the ballot you’ll see when you go to the precinct to vote.  This will also help you research the candidates in case you […]

Entertainment

Country singer Miranda Lambert headed to the lowcountry

CMA Entertainer of the Year nominee Miranda Lambert will be coming to the lowcountry for a stunning performance at the North Charleston Coliseum on January 22, 2015. It’s just one of her many stops across the country during her Certified Country Tour which will include special guests: Justin Moore, RaeLnn and Jukebox Mafia. Currently, her second single from her acclaimed […]

Business

SC agriculture community to feed Thanksgiving meal to 173 senior centers using certified SC grown products

South Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture Hugh Weathers and Lt. Governor Yancey McGill announced that the South Carolina agriculture community will provide Certified South Carolina grown products for a Thanksgiving meal to 173 senior centers across the state. The announcement came Thursday morning during a press conference held at the South Carolina State House. Weathers and McGill discussed the importance of […]

Education

Principal to sleep on top of school’s roof tonight (seriously)

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.– Christopher Swetckie, principal of Howe Hall AIMS in Goose Creek, will sleep on the roof of the school building Thursday, October 30, 2014 beginning at 8 p.m. to recognize the more than 150 students who met the summer reading challenge. For the last three years, Swetckie has issued a challenge to the students of Howe Hall AIMS […]

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Two die in Jamestown wreck after a pickup collides with a log truck

JAMESTOWN, S.C.—Shortly after 6 a.m. Thursday, the South Carolina Highway Patrol and the Berkeley Co. Rescue squad responded to a fatal wreck in Jamestown. According to Trooper Hannah Wimberly, the accident occurred along Highway 17A near Von Hollen Road. Wimberly says the accident took place after a pickup truck struck a log truck that was temporarily stopped behind a school […]