BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—Nearly two months after taking office, Sheriff Duane Lewis appears to have hit the ground running following a grueling election. On June 12th, Lewis became the county’s newest sheriff in twenty years. “It was quite stressful, but we came together. The folks of Berkeley County stood behind me and voted for me. We’re just happy to get that […]

GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–The City of Goose Creek Blood Drive will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 14. Donors will receive a free box of Girl Scout cookies. The blood drive is open to the public, and will be held at the American Red Cross Bloodmobile, which will be at the Goose Creek Municipal Center on […]

Good Afternoon, In the past month the low country has had a rise in pedestrian fatalities. The South Carolina Highway Patrol has seen a spike in fatalities not only down here in the lower part of the state but state wide in general. We continue to strive to work towards our Target Zero initiative and by doing this we will […]

MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – Berkeley County Sheriff Duane Lewis announced today that his office conducted a multi-agency warrant sweep and criminal saturation patrol last week that ended with over 82 arrests. The sweep and saturation patrol was carried out on Thursday, July 30th and Friday, July 31st in the Sangaree, College Park and Tall Pines areas, as well as in […]

GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–The City of Goose Creek Fire Department has been awarded a $179,728 FEMA grant ­– and the money will be used for a crucial communications upgrade for firefighters. The Assistance to Firefighters Grant was awarded to the City in July by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. After a 10 percent match by the City, the total grant […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–On August 3rd at 6:19 a.m., 64-year-old Joe Travis Vickery of Summerville was crossing North Main Street at Old Summerville Road when he was struck by a sedan, according to Berkeley County Coroner Bill Salisbury. The coroner stated that Vickery was pronounced dead on the scene. The death has been ruled accidental and was investigated by the Berkeley County Coroner’s […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction in a Berkeley County murder case has been increased from $8,740 to $10,000. Crimestoppers officials announced the increase on Monday. This reward will be paid for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the homicide of the teen. On June […]

DORCHESTER COUNTY, S.C.—According to Dorchester County Coroner Chris Nisbet, 57-year-old Kenneth Stanley of Hanahan was one of two people killed Wednesday evening in a head on collision near Middleton Plantation. Nisbet says Stanley was traveling north on Highway 61 when he crossed the center line and hit another vehicle head on. Nisbet says the driver in the separate vehicle including Stanley both […]