Month: January 2015

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Cops: Woman attacked in Bi-Lo parking lot, purse stolen in the process

MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–According to Steve Meadows with the Moncks Corner Police Department, last week officers were called to the Bi-Lo parking lot after a frightening encounter for one shopper. Meadows says the the victim was getting into her vehicle in the parking lot when a black male approximately 30-35 years of age, approximately 6’00”  approached her and asked for directions. […]

Education

Three-hour delay of Berkeley Co. schools on Thursday

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–All Berkeley County Schools will operate according to a three-hour delay on Thursday, January 8, 2015 due to forecasts of extremely cold weather of extremely cold weather and the impact that the extreme temperatures would have on our aging bus fleet. At this time, there are no expected cancellations of the district’s after-school childcare or programming tomorrow afternoon. […]

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S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson Calls on general assembly to pass human trafficking bill

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson held a press conference on Tuesday, Jan. 6 to discuss much needed human trafficking legislation for the 2015 session. He stood alongside more than 30 members of the Human Trafficking Task Force in recognizing January as “Human Trafficking Awareness Month” and challenging the General Assembly to pass this legislation before the end of February. […]

Health

SCDHEC reminds people to test homes for radon

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Department of Health and Environmental Control reminds South Carolinians to test their homes for radon during National Radon Action Month, the agency announced today. “Radon is a naturally-occurring, invisible, odorless, tasteless gas that is dispersed in outdoor air but can reach harmful levels when trapped in buildings,” said DHEC Radon Coordinator Richelle Tolton. “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates that […]

Government

Berkeley Co. GOP Chairman Josh Whitley to run for county council

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—Approximately seven months after taking over the reigns as Berkeley County’s newest GOP chairman, 31-year-old Josh Whitley has his eyes on another position. He has now announced plans to run for Berkeley County Council District 2. “I cannot express how excited I am to be running for County Council in the County I was born, raised, attended school, […]

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Red Cross assists nine people displaced by two separate house fires in Berkeley Co.

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–American Red Cross disaster-trained volunteers are assisting seven adults and two children who were displaced after two separate early-morning house fires in Berkeley County. Volunteers initially responded to a house fire on Spingwood Road in Pineville to assist four individuals and from there were dispatched to a home on Wares Run in Cross to help three adults and […]

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Berkeley Co. Sheriff’s Office to host ‘Coffee with a Cop’ on Jan. 24th

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The upcoming event will be held in Moncks Corner S.C. On January 24, 2015. During that time officers from the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office and community members will come together in an informal, neutral space to discuss community issues, build relationships, and drink coffee. All community members are invited to attend. The event begins at 9:00 a.m. and […]

Business

Walmart grant to help women in the lowcountry

Center for Women (C4W) recently received a $47,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation’s State Giving Program. Each year, the C4W serves more than 1,200 women in the Lowcountry and even more across the state. “We are extremely grateful for the generosity of the Walmart Foundation, which will help us expand a pilot program that we started this summer that helps […]

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Sheriff Wayne DeWitt: “I am deeply sorry.”

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–A little more than a week after his arrest for DUI, Sheriff Wayne DeWitt issued a statement Monday regarding the incident. “First of all let me begin by stating I am deeply sorry for the embarrassment my recent conduct has caused the citizens of Berkeley County and the employees of the Sheriff’s Office,” DeWitt stated. According to the […]

Government

Bill Peagler tabs Tim Callanan as New Deputy Supervisor of Finance

MONCKS CORNER, SC – Berkeley County Supervisor Bill Peagler has named County Council Finance Committee Chairman Tim Callanan (R-Daniel Island) the new Deputy Supervisor of Finance. Callanan will resign his council post and join Peagler’s administration effective at noon on Tuesday. Callanan, who has worked in the financial industry in New York City and Charleston, will supervise the areas of […]