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Sunday, May 19, 2024
Open Letter from Moncks Corner Mayor Bill Peagler: I would like to update everyone regarding the status of the Moncks Corner Regional Recreation Complex. As many of you know, we started construction of the Rec Complex nearly six years ago. Town Council has been very supportive of this effort and the Town Staff has worked to implement our goals. The […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Let the voting begin! Tuesday is shaping up to be unusually busy for a primary. Several poll managers have reported heavy turnout as soon as their doors opened at 7:00 a.m. The lines calmed down, they say, an hour later but that is expected to pick back up around 5 p.m. when most people get off from work. […]
The American Heart Association has awarded Trident Medical Center with the Mission: Lifeline Bronze Receiving Quality Achievement Award, for the implementation of specific quality improvement measures outlined by the Association, for patients who have suffered heart attacks. “Trident Medical Center is dedicated to improving the quality of care for our patients who suffer a heart attack, and the American Heart […]
A simple jump into action can save a life, something a Hilton Head family found out firsthand when they found a young sea turtle floating, near death, in a Lowcountry salt marsh. Luckily, this family immediately called the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources who brought the turtle to the renowned South Carolina Aquarium Sea Turtle Rescue Program. When found, […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–Berkeley County officials broke ground on the expansion of the Moncks Corner Berkeley County Senior facility Monday morning. The expansion will add an additional 2,500 square feet which will double the size of the existing activity room, add much needed office space for staff, provide a designated bus drop-off/pick-off area and increased parking. “I am excited about the […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Tuesday will be a busy day of voting in Berkeley County. While the sheriff’s race and county supervisor race have taken center stage in the Republican primary, there are several other races voters will determine. Voters will also cast their ballots for the following: Lieutenant Governor State Treasurer State Superintendent of Education Adjutant General Commission of Agriculture U.S. […]
PINEVILLE, S.C.–A spokesperson for the American Red Cross says the organization assisted a family of four, three adults and one child, whose Pineville home located on Wigginwood Lane was destroyed by fire early Saturday morning. The Pineville Fire Department responded to the blaze. The Red Cross provided financial assistance for food and clothing, as well as comfort kits, containing personal […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–According to Berkeley Co. Coroner Bill Salisbury, one man is dead after a deadly collision in Moncks Corner. Salisbury says a motorcycle and pickup truck collided on Nelson Ferry Road at 2:15 p.m. The driver of the motorcycle, 32-year-old Piere Yeadon of Moncks Corner, was pronounced dead on the scene. The death is ruled accidental and the cause […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—Shortly after graduating high school, Billy Rentiers IV of Moncks Corner joined the U.S. Army, spending a year in Paktika Province, Afghanistan. It was during his time in the military, he first encountered Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, a soldier recently released from the Taliban after five years in captivity. “He was strange. I never made any effort to interact […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Berkeley Co. deputies are investigating a shooting that occurred shortly after midnight at 316 Tish Lane. According to Berkeley Co. Coroner Bill Salisbury, one person was killed in the shooting. Salisbury says 19-year-old Ariel Morgan of Moncks Corner died at MUSC in Charleston at 2:45 a.m. An autopsy will be conducted today and more information will be released […]
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