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Court Determines That Berkeley County Can Support Two Hospitals

The president and CEO of Roper St. Francis, David Dunlap, issued the following statement Thursday afternoon: Berkeley County residents and Roper St. Francis received more good news yesterday when the South Carolina Court of Appeals affirmed its decision in February, finding that Berkeley County can support two hospitals. The Court of Appeals’ most recent decision substituted their one in February and […]

Education

Berkeley Middle College Students Complete Programs At Trident Tech

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Eighteen students from Berkeley Middle College completed associate degree and certificate programs at Trident Technical College a full month before graduating from high school. Below are the Berkeley Middle College students who received degrees and certificates from Trident Technical College. Albert Meyer, Associate in Arts Jakayla Bailey, Associate in Arts Miesha Moultrie, Associate in Arts Ashanti Bennett, Associate […]

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Stratford High Coach is Assistant Coach Of The Year

BERKEEY COUNTY, S.C.–Coach Tony Smith of Stratford High School, was named the 2014-2015 Assistant Coach of the Year by the South Carolina Athletic Coaches Association (SCACA). Smith is the only coach of any sport in South Carolina to receive this honor. ”It’s really a great honor; a lot of other people are deserving of it too. The kids and athletic […]

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Cane Bay High Student Wins High School Excellence Award

The National Wrestling Hall of Fame & Museum announced that Cane Bay High School senior, Matt Rudy, received the 2015 Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award. The High School Excellence Award is based on excellence in wrestling, scholastic achievement, citizenship and community service. State winners for both the Schultz and Saunders Awards have been selected in each of the states […]

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Students Win Berkeley Water & Sanitation Drinking Water Week Poster Contest

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Six students from J.K. Gourdin Elementary School and three from Macedonia Middle School won Berkeley County Water & Sanitation’s (BCWS) Drinking Water Week Poster Contest. Every year BCWS hosts a poster contest to celebrate water. The contest leads up to National Drinking Water Week, which is sponsored by the American Water Works Association. The contest is open to […]

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Sangaree Middle School Music Teacher Is Quarterfinalist for 2016 GRAMMY Award

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Linda Versprille, Director of Orchestras and the Panjamdrum Steel Band at Sangaree Middle School, is a quarterfinalist for the 2016 GRAMMY Music Educator of the Year Award. A total of 213 music teachers from 194 cities across 42 states have been announced as quarterfinalists for the Music Educator Award presented by The Recording Academy and the GRAMMY Foundation. […]

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Red Cross Assists Seven People After Goose Creek Fire Badly Damages Home

GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–American Red Cross disaster-trained volunteers assisted a family whose home, located on Wisteria Road in Goose Creek, suffered major damage from a fire early Wednesday. City of Goose Creek Fire Department responded to the blaze. The Red Cross is meeting the immediate needs of two adults and five children by providing temporary housing, financial assistance for food, clothing, and […]

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Heavy Smoke, Ash Reported In Berkeley County

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Berkeley County residents have flooded to social media to report seeing heavy smoke and ash in places like Cordesville, Macedonia, Moncks Corner and Goose Creek. For some homeowners, the sight of the thick smoke and ash looked like a volcano getting ready to erupt. Luckily, that’s definitely not the case. Instead, it’s all part of a controlled burn throughout […]

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Duane Lewis Defeats Brian Adams In Runoff For Berkeley County Sheriff

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–To say Tuesday’s Republican runoff for Berkeley County sheriff was a close one for much of the night is certainly an understatement. In the end, however, Duane Lewis, captured approximately 52 percent of the vote, beating Brian Adams who had hoped the second time running would be the charm. When everything was said and done, only about 400 […]

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Hanahan Man Charged With Murder Of Young Mother Last Seen In Moncks Corner

A Hanahan man has now been charged with murder surrounding the disappearance of a Dorchester County woman who vanished without a trace in early April. The two were last seen together in Berkeley County. According to investigators with the Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office, traces of blood in the trunk of a vehicle prompted them to obtain a murder warrant for 30-year-old Edward Bonilla who […]