Month: July 2014

Business

Fruit of the Loom to double size of Berkeley Co. distribution center

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Fruit of the Loom announced today plans to expand the company’s Berkeley County distribution center. The addition will add 402,000 square feet to the current 350,000-square-foot building, more than doubling its size. “We could not be more excited to announce the expansion of our Summerville distribution center,” said Rick Medlin, president and CEO of Fruit of the Loom.  […]

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AAA: July 4th traffic highest in 10 years, gas prices up, traffic deaths loom

Nearly half a million South Carolinians are expected to hit the road for the Independence Day holiday, the highest number in more than 13 years, with holiday gas prices the highest since 2008 but the lowest in the nation. Traffic deaths soared last year over the holiday weekend, with 10 deaths, the highest in four years in South Carolina, partially […]

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Moncks Corner attorney joins SC Bar Foundation Board

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The South Carolina Bar Foundation announced Tuesday that Moncks Corner attorney Elizabeth H. Warner has joined its board of directors. Warner has a number of achievements under her belt. She earned her BA in political science from the University of South Carolina (USC) and her Juris Doctor from the USC School of Law. Before joining Santee Cooper, Warner […]

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Coroner: Teen shot multiple times, dies from injuries

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office responded to another deadly shooting shortly before 10 p.m. in the College Park area of Berkeley County. When they arrived, Coroner Bill Salisbury said they found that 15-year-old Alonza Williams of Goose Creek had been shot multiple times. The teen was transported to MUSC by helicopter and pronounced dead at 11:11 p.m. Salisbury […]