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Monday, April 29, 2024
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—On October 13th, the county’s finance committee recommended that council approve the funding of 51 ballistic vests for the Berkeley Co. Sheriff’s Office. Last night, county council unanimously agreed to spend $43,000 to replace the old vests that have expired. Most vests have a shelf life of five years before they begin to degrade. Each Level IIIA vest […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—According to Feeding America, 49.1 million Americans lived in food insecure households last year, including 33.3 million adults and 15.8 million children. In South Carolina over 17% of the population live in poverty, and over 23% of South Carolina children live below the poverty line. That means one in six South Carolina families will not have enough food to feed […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—According to BCSD officials, the school board recently voted to purchase two pieces of land adjacent to Tanner Plantation for a hefty sum of money. “No purchase amount has been negotiated up to his point, so we do not have an amount to publicly release,” stated Chip Surgis, spokesperson for the Berkeley County School District. Hanahan city leaders […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–With the holidays fast approaching, lots of fun events are just getting started in and around Berkeley County. Below, we’ve list a few that will be taking place in the very near future. 1. Downtown Moncks Corner 3rd Annual Halloween Festival Friday October 31st 4:30 pm- 6:30 […]
The Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum is using state-of-the-art technology to bring the history of the Vietnam War to life in a new two and one-half acre Vietnam Experience Exhibit. The new exhibit opens on Saturday, Nov. 8. It features more than a dozen components that simulate life during wartime in a “Brown Water Navy” support base and a […]
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.—On Monday, dozens of people came out to Crowfield Golf Club to take a swing for Steve Skipton Sr., a former Goose Creek city firefighter. On May 28th, Skipton was diagnosed with lung cancer which ultimately spread to his pelvis and kidneys. Three months after the devastating news, the father of four lost his battle with the disease […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—Do you speak another language other than English? If so, the Berkeley County School District may be looking for you. The Berkeley County School District is launching its Berkeley Language Assistance Service and Technology (BLAST) program. This service aims to provide support to our schools as they strive to communicate with Berkeley County’s many multilingual communities. “We are […]
STEPHEN, S.C.—Filming recently wrapped for Maxwell House’s ‘Made Right Here’ series which highlights talented people behind some amazing goods made right here in America. Hosts Joe Gannon and Max Wastler recently traveled to St. Stephen to interview Quintin Middleton, the owner of Middleton Made Knives. Middleton Made Knives was one out of 10 companies highlighted in the upcoming ‘Made Right […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—The law enforcement community is mourning the sudden and unexpected loss of one of their own. According to friends, Officer Robert Blajszczak passed away Sunday as a result of complications from an aortic dissection he suffered during a traffic stop just days earlier. Before joining the Summerville Police Department in 2007, Blajszczak, known as “Lumpy” and “Blaze” by […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The body of a missing Ohio man has been located in the same general area that searchers have been looking since early Saturday morning, according to authorities on scene. Berkeley Co. Sheriff’s Office Spokesperson Dan Moon says 58-year-old Jesse Conley of Waverly, Ohio was located in a thickly wooded area shortly before 2:00pm today. No foul play is […]
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