Month: November 2014

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Study: Nearly 40 percent of South Carolinians struggle with banking

In June 2013, the FDIC sponsored the third National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households to collect data on the number of U.S. households that are unbanked and underbanked, their demographic characteristics, and their reasons for being unbanked and underbanked. This survey was conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau as a special supplement to the Current Population Survey (CPS). In […]

Entertainment

1st Annual Hell Hole Swamp Festival Awareness Day scheduled for Saturday

JAMESTOWN, S.C.—Berkeley Co. residents will have an opportunity to interact with some very important agencies and companies within the county this weekend. These various departments will conduct demos, provide information and general information about their prospective agencies. It’s the perfect opportunity to get to know the people behind some of the departments that help enhance the quality of life here […]

Business

Two neighborhoods bring local shopping to Berkeley Co.

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Skip the malls this Christmas and shop local instead. Two Berkeley County neighborhoods, Nelliefield and The Peninsula, will present an upcoming shopping event focused on goods made right here at home. The event will take place on November 15th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at The Peninsula pool parking lot. Both neighborhoods are located off of Clements […]

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Berkeley Co. mom accused of driving kids into ocean denied visitation, can send cards

According to The Dayton Beach News-Journal, the Berkeley County mother accused of trying to kill her three children by driving her van into the ocean will not be able to visit her children. However, a judge ruled that should could send them cards. Ebony Wilkerson’s attorney reportedly argued that his client’s children believed their mother had died during the incident. […]

Entertainment

Celebrate The Season’s Tinsel Trot 2-mile Holiday Fun Run/Walk returns Nov. 22

MONCKS CORNER, S.C. — Celebrate The Season presents the second annual Tinsel Trot Holiday Fun Run/Walk at Old Santee Canal Park on Saturday, Nov. 22, from 5:30-8 p.m. Kids from 1 to 92 are invited to take an evening run, walk, dash, dance or prance through the two-mile course that offers a “sneaker preview” of Celebrate The Season’s Holiday Lights […]

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Charges dismissed against Hanahan man accused of violent sex crime during Craigslist encounter

On Friday, charges were dismissed against, John Phillip Burnside, 33, of Hanahan. In September he was arrested and accused of violently raping a Ladson woman after meeting on Craigslist—an accusation he’s vehemently denied from the very beginning. “She actually sought him out and asked for the specifics of the activity,” said Andy Savage, the attorney representing Burnside. “The solicitor took […]