Month: October 2014

Entertainment

Divers carve ‘spooky’ masterpiece from 120 pound pumpkin

Something that has never been seen before is happening right here in the South Carolina lowcountry. Divers at the South Carolina Aquarium are carving a 120-pound pumpkin– underwater! Unlike years past, when divers carved several small pumpkins, divers worked together on Friday to create a massive underwater masterpiece in the Aquarium’s Great Ocean Tank. It too more than 30 minutes […]

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Berkeley Co. first responders search for missing Ohio man

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Shortly before 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, the Berkeley Co. Rescue Squad was dispatched to Wapoola Plantation off of Cypress Gardens Road to help locate a 58-year-old Jesse Conley of Waverly, Ohio. Conley’s 2011 white Chevy Camaro was located early Saturday morning by a hunter. A search of the nearby wooded area for the missing man came up empty. […]

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Goose Creek apartment fire displaces 15 people

GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–According to a spokesperson with the local chapter of the American Red Cross, disaster-trained volunteers assisted thirteen adults and two children displaced by an apartment fire early Saturday morning that caused major damage to two units and minor damage to two adjoining units of the Springhill Apartments in Goose Creek. Red Cross officials say the organization is meeting […]

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10 movies filmed in Berkeley County

Forget about Hollywood! Some of the biggest movies to hit the big screen have been filmed right here in good ol’ Berkeley County. We’ve included many of them below. The Patriot (2000): Starring Mel Gibson and Heath Ledger, the movie depicts the life of a peaceful farmer named Benjamin Martin who is driven to lead the Colonial Militia during the […]

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Body found in Goose Creek pond

GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–According to Berkeley Co. Coroner Bill Salisbury, on Wednesday night the body of a 54-year-old woman was found in a pond located in the Liberty Hall Plantation subdivision. She was discovered by police around 11 p.m. at 144 Old Jackson Road. It was her husband, police say, who reported his wife, Susan Smith, missing. At this time, it’s […]

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Deputies arrest four people connected to burglary & home invasion

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to Berkeley Co. Sheriff’s Office Spokesperson Dan Moon,  deputies have arrested four individuals in connection with a burglary and home invasion in Berkeley County that occured around 4:30 a.m. Monday. Moon says deputies located a silver Dodge Durango in Summer Creek Mobile Home Park on College Park Road that was a vehicle suspected to have been used […]

Business

Alvin businessman to be featured in new series called “Made Right Here”

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.— Middleton Made Knives of St. Stephen is one out of 10 companies that will be highlighted in the upcoming “Made Right Here” series by Maxwell House. According to Maxwell House officials, the coffee giant has always been about celebrating “good” with its 107-year-old tagline, originated by President Teddy Roosevelt, deeming the quality coffee “Good to the Last […]

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Police search for masked robber who stole twenty dollars from gas station

GOOSE CREEK, S.C.—According to Goose Creek police, on Monday shortly before 1:00 a.m. officers responded to an armed robbery at the Kangaroo Gas Station on Redbank Road. The victim reportedly told police that the suspect walked into the store and demanded that he give him the cash from the register. According to the victim, the suspect claimed he was moving […]

Education

Bus driver fired after caught texting and driving

WCBD-TV: News, Weather, and Sports for Charleston, SC BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—A Berkeley County mother recently sent WCBD-TV cell phone video capturing what appears to be a bus driver texting while driving on the job. While the video is only 24 seconds long, Melissa Steiferman wanted to expose the careless driver’s actions in hopes it’ll prevent others from doing the same. […]

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Violent armed robbery in St. Stephen caught on camera

ST. STEPHEN, S.C.—Some scary moments recently for a couple working inside a St. Stephen convenience store when they got the scare of probably a life time. According to St. Stephen Police, three men dressed entirely in black and wearing masks entered Palmetto Food on Byrnes Drive in late September. Inside the store, officers say the suspects assaulted a store worker […]