Month: November 2014

Entertainment

Radio & TV personality ‘Charlamagne Tha God’ gives back to Berkeley Co.

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Radio and television personality, Lenard McKelvey, more commonly known as Charlamagne Tha God, will give away turkeys to the Moncks Corner community on Saturday, Nov. 22 at 12 p.m. in Berkeley High School’s old gymnasium. Along with the turkey giveaway, there will be free health screenings and a children’s coat drive for the Callen-Lacy Children’s Center, which is […]

Government

Goose Creek mayor declares November “SC Native American Heritage Month”

GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–Goose Creek Mayor Michael Heitzler signed a proclamation declaring November “South Carolina Native American Heritage Month” in the City of Goose Creek. Mayor Heitzler met with Tribal Administrator, Lisa Collins, to sign the proclamation which recognizes the contributions of American Indians, Alaskan Natives, and Native Hawaiians in the State of South Carolina. There is one tribal community based […]

Entertainment

‘Celebrate The Season’ to dazzle visitors & support community charities from Nov. 28-Dec. 30

MONCKS CORNER, S.C. — Santee Cooper’s annual ‘Celebrate The Season’ returns for its fourth year to once again bring families and communities together this holiday season. Thousands of dazzling lights, new light displays, a weekend holiday and crafts fair, an enchanting Bavarian village, snow, and face time with Santa Claus are just some of the goodies awaiting visitors beginning Friday, […]

Education

Berkeley Co. schools recognized nationally for AP courses, exams

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The College Board has selected Berkeley County School District for its 5th Annual AP District Honor Roll for expanding student access to Advanced Placement courses and supporting student success, according to district leaders. Berkeley County was one of only six school districts in South Carolina and only 547 districts from throughout the United States and Canada. The Honor […]

Business

Food safety certification course to be offered in Berkeley County

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Clemson Extension Service will be conducting the Servsafe® Food Protection Managers Certification Course on December 2nd. The course will take place at the Berkeley County Administration Building, 1003 Hwy 52 in Moncks Corner from 8:30 am – 6:00 pm. The cost of the class is $175. The class is appropriate for restaurant managers and assistant managers, chefs, […]

Top Stories

AAA Carolina’s names South Carolina’s 2014 traffic safe communities

The towns of Iva, Newberry and Mount Pleasant were named Grand Winners for the 2014 South Carolina Traffic Safe Communities by the AAA Carolinas Foundation for Traffic Safety in a ceremony on Nov. 12, 2014, at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel in Columbia. The three towns are part of 15 localities that have been recognized for efforts made in traffic […]

Entertainment

Animal Planet’s “Finding Bigfoot” eyes Berkeley County

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Animal Planet’s “Finding Bigfoot” is headed to the lowcountry and wants to know if Sasquatch is alive and well in good ‘ol Berkeley County. “We’d like to set up a town hall meeting in Berkeley County, if possible, sometime in January,” stated Animal Planet publicist Jennifer Sheeran. Sheeran added that the show plans to also explore other parts […]

Education

Berkeley County schools score excellent on state report card

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Berkeley County Schools have scored excellent on the state report card for the first time, according to district officials. Students surpassed the state-set benchmarks in English Language Arts (ELA) across all of the rated social-economic sub-groups. School leaders say the Berkeley County School District is steadily closing the performance gap between students who receive reduced school meals and […]

Top Stories

Man wanted for forging check in the amount of $215.13 at Publix

GOOSE CREEK, S.C.— The Goose Creek Police Department needs help identifying the individual seen in the image on this page taken from the Publix in Goose Creek. According to police, on Tuesday they met with an accountant for East Coast Paper Hanging and Paint who told officers that he was recently reviewing check images for the company’s TD Bank checking […]

Government

Grand jury indicts former state senator Robert Ford

Via the SC Attorney General’s Office: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the Richland County Grand Jury returned indictments against former state Senator Robert Ford of Charleston on November 13, 2014. He was charged with a total of eight (8) counts, including: one (1) count of Misconduct in Office; one (1) count of Forgery Less than $10,000; and six […]