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BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–On January 19, 2015 shortly after 2 p.m. Berkeley Co. Coroner Bill Salisbury was called to a fatal accident on County Line Road and Addidas Street. According to Salisbury, a tractor-trailer truck was traveling south on County Line Road when it struck a car coming out of Addidas Street. The driver of the car, 74-year-old Florence Hall of […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Berkeley Chamber of Commerce is collaborating with local government, education, healthcare and other local business and community leaders on a strategic community and economic development planning process to create a shared vision and strategic plan for Berkeley County, SC. The vision plan will be led by Steering Committee Co-Chairs: Senator Paul Campbell, Berkeley County Delegation Member; Dwayne […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Berkeley Chamber of Commerce Board has initiated a comprehensive study to develop a new strategy for the economic development growth of Berkeley County. The Berkeley Chamber is working with Market Street Services, a nationally recognized economic development consulting firm that assisted with strategies for some of the top nationally recognized communities, such as Nashville and Austin. This […]
The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) Commission on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015, elected Jim Rozier of the 1st Congressional District as the new Chairman of the SCDOT Commission. The Commission also elected Mike Wooten of the 7th Congressional District as the new Vice Chairman of the SCDOT Commission. Rozier, a Berkeley County native, was elected in 1990 as Berkeley […]
United States Attorney Bill Nettles announced today that the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina, settled claims of health care fraud with Nason Medical, out of Charleston, South Carolina, and two of its owners, Dr. Baron S. Nason and Robert T. Hamilton. The United States contended that Nason Medical submitted numerous false claims to Medicare, Medicaid […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–During the January 13th Berkeley County Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Dr. Rodney Thompson announced that the attendance lines for Berkeley Intermediate School, Berkeley Elementary School and Whitesville Elementary School will not be changed for the 2015-2016 academic year. Plans to change the attendance zones and grade configurations for Berkeley Intermediate School, Berkeley Elementary School and Whitesville Elementary […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Berkeley Co. Coroner’s Office has released its annual report for 2014. The results are listed below: 2014 Deaths: Natural: 724 Suicide: 24 Accidental: 32 (Most were accidental overdose.) Traffic deaths: 39 Drowning: 3 Homicide: 14 Assisting Coroners from other counties: 17 Pending investigations: 9 (Most are waiting results from autopsies and toxicology.) Undetermined: 2 (Both are […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–It’s a topic many people feel uncomfortable talking about: mental illness. In South Carolina, about 170,000 adults battle mental illness while about 48,000 children live with serious mental health conditions. To help those in need, the National Alliance on Mental Illness is offering brand new, free support groups in Moncks Corner. There are also groups in Summerville. At […]
Attorney General Alan Wilson held a Domestic Violence Call to Action Rally today at the State House, minutes before the 2015 session began. He stood alongside Sheriffs, Police Chiefs, Solicitor’s, Victims’ Advocacy Groups, state law enforcement leaders, constitutional officers and members of the General Assembly as he called on the need for immediate legislative action on domestic violence reform. “Our […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–On January 12, at 5:07 p.m. the Berkeley Co. Coroner’s Office was notified of a traffic death on Cainhoy Road in Berkeley County. A Ford F-350 truck driven by 44-year-old John Mitchell, Jr. of Summerville, collided with an 18 wheeler going in the opposite direction, authorities stated. Mitchell was pronounced dead on the scene by Deputy Coroner Kristin […]
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