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Thursday, April 25, 2024
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–On April 5th, Goose Creek voters will head to the polls to vote for the city council race. Five candidates are on the ballot but only three will be elected. Over the next few weeks, The Berkeley Observer will be introducing you to them. Kevin Condon, a political newcomer, is next on the list. To learn more about him, visit […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Authorities have arrested a Summerville man after they say he stole an ATV from a locked shed. The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office recently arrested Jeffrey Strickland of Summerville for burglary/residential 3rd degree and simple possession of marijuana. According to deputies, Strickland was caught on camera stealing a 2014 Yamaha YFM700 4-wheel ATV from an enclosed, locked shed located at […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of 31-year-old Richard Douglas Johnson Jr. of Harbour Lake Drive in the Goose Creek section of Berkeley County in connection to a burglary at the Metro PCS store on North Main Street in the Summerville area of Berkeley County. During the early morning hours on March 16th, sheriff’s deputies responded […]
WHO & WHAT: Cane Bay High School will host a community health fair this Saturday. WHEN & WHERE: The community health fair will be from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. on Saturday, March 19, 2016, at the front entrance of Cane Bay High School (located at 1624 State Road, Summerville). MORE INFORMATION: The community health fair will offer a variety […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Gateway to Technology and VEX Robotics Team students at Cane Bay Middle School attended the Project Lead the Way Gateway competition in Columbia, and placed in the top eight for the Automation and Robotics competition with their King Cobra robot. A three-person student team competed during the Automation and Robotics competition and another three-person student team competed during […]
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–Berkeley County Coroner Bill Salisbury has identified the second victim’s identity in the March 6th double homicide on Pandora Drive. Police say the two victims were shot, their bodies burned beyond recognition and then buried in a shallow grave. “A DNA test has confirmed the second victim is 32-year-old James Cody Newland of Ladson,” stated Salisbury. “He died from […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Francis Marion National Forest is becoming the home to more than just trees and animals. Illegal dumping is also moving in and not everyone is happy about it. “It’s very discouraging,” said Quenton Wright told Live 5 News recently. “It makes me sad to see that somebody just blatantly comes out here and dumps like this in […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–Mayor Michael Lockliear announced Wednesday that Jeffrey Lord, current town administrator for the Town of Westminster, S.C. has been named Moncks Corner Administrator. Lord will begin his duties on June 13, 2016. He was chosen from 65 candidates. “I have really enjoyed my time with the City of Westminster and I’m really proud of what we have been able […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Berkeley County Supervisor Bill Peagler announced Wednesday that the groundbreaking ceremony of the Nexton Parkway Interchange, also known as the Sheep Island Interchange, will be held on Monday, March 21st at 11:00 AM at the end of Nexton Parkway. “After nearly a decade of waiting on this project, we are happy to announce that a ground breaking ceremony for […]
The 2016 March Filing Period opens at noon Tuesday throughout the state. Any candidate seeking a political party’s nomination for an office on the November 8, 2016, General Election ballot must file during the March Filing Period. The filing period opens at noon today and closes at noon on March 30. Filing deadlines for nonpartisan candidates are later this year. See […]
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