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Thursday, May 16, 2024
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—From now through October 26th, folks can get lost inside the West Farm corn maze on Cooper Store Road in Moncks Corner. Stretching 2.8 miles, the corn maze’s theme is a funny one—FSI: Farm Scene Investigation. Basically, Farmer Joe is missing. There was an accident, and it appears to be foul play. There are seven farm animal suspects […]
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–Two years after breaking ground for the construction of a new plant in Berkeley County, Nexans officially celebrated the opening of its Goose Creek facility Wednesday. The plant will produce high voltage power cables and is expected to create 200 manufacturing jobs over the next few years. The 350,000 square foot plant will serve the growing demand for […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.-Since announcing their candidacy for District 2, both Mac McQuillin and Rindy Ryan have picked up numerous endorsements. Both candidates call Daniel Island home. Ryan is a former elementary school teacher and a past representative for the Daniel Island Neighborhood Association on the Berkeley County School District’s community committee. McQuillin is a local attorney. Mac McQuillin picks up […]
The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced today that it has been notified of the state’s first flu-associated death of the season. “Tragically, an individual from the Midlands region has become our first lab-confirmed, influenza-associated death of the season,” said Linda Bell, M.D. and state epidemiologist. “We are in the beginning stages of our state’s flu season. […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Berkeley County seniors taking the SAT, a national college admissions exam, surpassed the state average this year, according to district officials. The average composite score for district students taking the exam was 1438 — 9 points above the state average score of 1429 — and 5 points above last year’s score of 1433. School leaders say Berkeley County […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—Another school board member is throwing in the towel several months before his term is officially up. Doug Cooper, who represents Daniel Island and part of Hanahan in District 2, resigned from his position on September 24th. His term did not officially expire until November. Cooper was not seeking re-election. Daniel Island residents Mac McQuillin and Rindy Ryan […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—According to Berkeley Co. Sheriff’s Office Spokesperson Dan Moon, the department’s drug enforcement unit arrested six people and seized 25 firearms, along with illegal drugs, following the execution of search warrants at two residences on Rutt Lane in Goose Creek on Monday morning. Moon says the raids were carried out with the assistance of the Goose Creek Police […]
DANIEL ISLAND, S.C.—Bryan Brain, the committee chair for Daniel Island Troop 519, recently appeared on Radio Free Rocky D to discuss the trailers stolen from two separate Boy Scouts troops. “Who would steal from a church? That just never really came into our mind,” Brain told Rocky D. Recently, Brain says thieves stole their newly purchased trailer that they kept […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—If you’re looking for some spooky fun, you don’t have to travel to Boone Hall Plantation to find it. For the second year in a row, the folks at Lebanon Christmas Tree Farm are getting into the Halloween spirit with their haunted hayride. Along with the haunted hayride, there will be activities for the kids—including a jumping castle […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—On Monday, Berkeley High School participated in “National Stomp Out Bullying Day” by wearing blue. Students and faculty hope to send a message that their school is fully committed to “stomping” on bullying on their campus. According to the Journal of American Medical Association approximately 30% of all children and youth in grades 6 through 10 have been […]
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