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Thursday, May 16, 2024
United States Attorney Bill Nettles announced that on Wednesday, October 22, 2014, members of the United States Attorney’s Office and their local, state, and federal law enforcement partners will meet with students from across South Carolina, as part of South Carolina’s 13th annual Student Pledge Against Gun Violence. With a focus on keeping their schools and communities safe, students in […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–Berkeley County School students in all grade levels continue to outperform the state standards in the state and federally mandated Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Federal Accountability System, according to school district officials. More than 90 percent of schools surpassed the state requirements. The federal report card takes into account science, social studies, Math, English language arts […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–On Monday around 11:15 a.m. Lawrence Phillips, 70, of Eutawville was the back seat passenger in a minivan when it ran head-on with a logging truck, according to Berkeley County Coroner Bill Salisbury. The coroner says the accident happened on Old State Road near the Wassamassaw Swamp Bridge. He was pronounced dead on the scene by the coroner. […]
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.—The Goose Creek Police Department is requesting the public’s help in identifying the individual in the provided photo. According to police, a girl told officers that she was was shopping with her mother when she noticed a black male following her inside the Walmart Supercenter on St. James Avenue. She reportedly told police that she was on the […]
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.—For the last twelve years, Mark Hammond of Lancaster has served as South Carolina’s Secretary of State. However, in the upcoming General Election he is facing new competition from a Democratic candidate hailing from the lowcountry—Ginny Deerin. “I decided to run for office because for the last couple of years I’ve been very interested in traveling around the […]
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–On Monday, Alcoa Mt. Holly announced $155,542 in Alcoa Foundation grants to four local non-profit organizations: the South Carolina Aquarium, Junior Achievement of Coastal South Carolina, the South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics, and Trident Habitat for Humanity. The South Carolina Aquarium will receive $70,000 over two years to support its high school internship program, giving […]
BONNEAU, S.C.—If you like boiled peanuts or roasted peanuts, Bonneau was the place to be this past weekend. Friday kicked off the town’s annual Bonneau Peanut Festival. Around 4,000 people attended the event. Along with plenty of peanuts to chow down on in honor of the town’s agricultural heritage, there were lots of activities for the kids including a Ferris […]
This weekend, zombies invaded the south, and ‘The Berkeley Observer’ got caught up in it all. See, we were there to cover the infection. Unfortunately, we became the victim. We were simply no match for ‘the walkers.’ We called out to the governor for help, but he just tried to shoot us. Okay—all jokes aside. We were actually in Atlanta […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—On Friday, five Berkeley County detention officers were ordered to pay $2.95 million after a jury found them liable for the death of David Allan Woods, an inmate at the Hill-Finklea Detention Center who reportedly died under their watch on November 11, 2010. His estate filed a civil lawsuit in late 2012. A U.S. District Court judge heard […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–Construction of the very first Moncks Corner Chick-Fil-A is inching closer to reality. After careful review, the town’s planner, Alison Simmons, recently approved the site plans for the new restaurant. Simmons notified the Charleston engineering firm, G. Robert George & Associate, Inc., of the news in a letter Friday. They submitted the plans for the town to review […]
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