MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – The Santee Cooper Board of Directors approved a $2.1 billion budget for 2018 at its regular monthly meeting this week. The 2018 budget includes $1.7 billion for the electric system, $9.8 million for the water systems and $378.6 million for capital expenditures. Approximately 42 percent of the $1.7 billion electric system budget is allocated for fuel […]
Author: The Berkeley Observer
Crowfield set to host U.S. Kids Golf tour
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–Some of the area’s best young golfers will show off their skills at Crowfield Golf Club on Saturday, Dec. 16. Crowfield is one of eight golf courses hosting the U.S. Kids Golf Winter Local Tour for the Charleston area. Saturday’s one-day tournament is the tour’s second competition. Last week saw the first tour event held at Dunes West […]
Suspect in St. James Avenue Murder Surrenders to Police
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–A murder suspect wanted for a fatal shooting surrendered to investigators with the Goose Creek Police Department on Wednesday after, authorities confirmed. Corey Singleton, the suspect in the November 22th shooting murder of William Carter on St. James Ave., was booked into the Berkeley County Detention Center. He will await a bond hearing before a circuit court judge […]
Ex-Berkeley County School District CFO Indicted on 15 Counts of Embezzlement, Forgery
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–A state grand jury has indicted the longtime former chief financial officer who is accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the Berkeley County School District. Brantley D. Thomas III is facing 14 counts of embezzlement and one count of forgery. According to the S.C. Attorney General’s Office, Thomas is accused of embezzling $458,493.35 from BCSD. […]
Berkeley County Circuit Court Judge Won’t Seek Re-Election
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–A South Carolina judge who’s been a familiar face inside Berkeley County courtrooms for almost the last decade won’t seek re-election after state lawmakers recently questioned her temperament on the bench. Media outlets reported that a legislative panel recently grilled Judge Kristi Lea Harrington of Hanahan about dozens of attorneys who anonymously accused her of being condescending, demeaning and […]
Queen Charlotte Coming to Moncks Corner
MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–Her most gracious royal majesty Queen Charlotte, wife to King George III, is coming to Moncks Corner! The Queen has heard much of the distant colony of Carolina and is anxious to see this enchanting land and meet its nobility. All young princes, princesses and true friends of the Crown, are invited to visit with her at The […]
Police: Thief Steals Truck Left Parked Outside Gas Station
MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–Authorities are on the lookout for a thief they say boldly stole a truck parked beside a gas pump in Moncks Corner recently. On November 18th, surveillance video caught a man snooping outside a white Ford F-250 left unattended at a Sunoco gas station. The driver of the truck told police that he briefly went inside the store […]
Deputies: 2 People Dead in Summerville Murder-Suicide
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a murder-suicide that occurred Monday morning. At approx. 11:36 a.m., the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office responded to an address on Arabian Drive in the Summerville area of Berkeley County regarding a double shooting. Upon arrival, deputies say they found a deceased adult male and a deceased adult female in the front […]
14-Year-Old Killed While Riding 4-Wheeler
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Berkeley County Coroner’s Office has identified the teen killed in an ATV accident over the weekend. Deputy Coroner Kristin Mazzell has identified the victim as Brianna Bracy, 14, of Summerville. On Sunday, deputies responded to the Trinity Place Easement behind 525 Temple Road in the Ladson area in response to a 4-wheeler accident. When law enforcement arrived […]
6 Arrested After Summerville Man’s Death
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–On November 18th, 2017, a Sunday morning, at approximately 2 a.m. the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office responded to 3032 Kingswood Lane reference to a fall with injuries. Upon arrival it the scene they observed a male subject on the ground, unconscious and bleeding from the nose. The witnesses on-scene told the deputies that the subject had gotten out […]
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