Month: August 2014

Top Stories

Suspicious package leads to Walmart evacuations

SUMMERVILLE, S.C.–Shoppers and employees inside the Walmart at 1317 North Main Street in Summerville were forced to evacuate the building around 2:15 p.m. According to Captain Jon Rogers with the Summerville Police Department, officers responded to the store after being notified of a suspicious package found on the store’s roof. Rogers says that management at the store decided to evacuate […]

Entertainment

Hootie gears up for 12th annual ‘Homegrown’ concert

DANIEL ISLAND, S.C.-The Twelfth Annual Homegrown Concert will take on Family Circle Stadium on Daniel Island once again on August 8 and 9! Corey Smith will be accompanying the band for the two-night music fest.  Other special musical guests include Edwin McCain and Drivin’ N’ Cryin’. On Saturday, August 9, Homegrown Family Day will offer live music and fun festivities […]

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SC’s substandard bridges on the road to improvement

Extra funds have ramped up South Carolinas efforts to repair and replace deficient bridges, but one in five of the state’s bridges still remain substandard, according to AAA Carolinas. A Richland County bridge, which carries one of the heaviest daily traffic counts in the state, tops AAA’s 17th annual substandard bridge report. Charleston County has the most substandard bridges on […]

Government

Peagler, Hanahan mayor focus on Railroad Avenue project

HANAHAN, S.C.–Recently, Hanahan Mayor Minnie Newman-Blackwell thanked Moncks Corner Mayor Bill Peagler for helping arrange a meeting with a CSX representative to discuss the future of the Railroad Avenue extension project. “We have been working diligently for well over a decade towards the completion of this very important project and your direct efforts have given movement to this project where […]

Health

Confessions of a surgeon: “We’re not perfect.”

According to one prominent doctor, mistakes in the operating room happen more often than you think. “It’s a fact of life. We’re human beings. We don’t do every operation perfectly,” stated Dr. Paul Ruggieri who recently appeared on The Bryan Crabtree Show. “I have made errors in the operating room. They’re not intentional errors, but they happen. And we’ve been […]

Entertainment

Miss South Carolina crowned Miss Teen USA 2014

K.Lee Graham of Chapin, South Carolina has plenty to celebrate. On Saturday night, she was crowned Miss Teen USA 2014 at the Atlantis Paradise Island resort in The Bahamas. “If I’ve learned anything from being in pageants, it’s that beauty stems from one’s integrity, character, and how they treat others,” she wrote on her blog. “Anyone can wear a flattering […]

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Passenger killed in Pineville wreck, ejected from car

PINEVILLE, S.C.–According to Berkeley Co. Coroner Bill Salisbury,  52-year-old Anthony Brown, of Cross, was a passenger in a Lincoln town car traveling on Thomas Walters Road in Pineville when he died in an accident Saturday shortly after 8:00 p.m. Salisbury say the driver was transported to MUSC and his condition is unknown at this time. The coroner says the car […]

Education

Daniel Island lawyer files for Berkeley Co. School Board District 2 seat

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—On Friday, filing began for several school board seats. The seats on the ballot this year are for District 2, 4, 6 and 8. So far, 31-year-old Mac McQuillin, a local attorney, is the only candidate to file for the District 2 seat, which represents Daniel Island, a portion of Hanahan and Goose Creek. McQuillin, a member of […]

Health

Nason Medical Center, Blue Cross reach in network agreement

BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina and BlueChoice HealthPlan have reached an agreement with Nason Medical Center/Ambulatory Urgent Care Centers. The agreement  allows the lowcountry-based urgent care centers to remain in the same BlueCross and BlueChoice networks and accessible to those members at in-network rates. “Nason Medical Center is pleased to be able to continue serving the BlueCross community of the […]