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Sunday, May 19, 2024
HANAHAN, S.C.–Berkeley County leaders along with SAIC (Science Applications International Corporation) officials broke ground Friday on a new expansion site in Hanahan. Through this continued growth, the company expects to create 200 new jobs over the next five years. Governor Henry McMaster spoke during the event. “The State of South Carolina is leading the way in industry growth, and announcements […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Berkeley County Emergency Medical Services will deploy the final two advanced life support ambulances for this budget year on Sunday, May 13, 2018. Medic 23 is a peak-hour ambulance that will be deployed in the vicinity of Highway 52, near Cypress Gardens Road. This ambulance will operate on 12-hour shifts, and will be in service from 11 a.m. […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – The 400-foot beachfront swimming area at Santee Cooper’s Overton Beach Park on Lake Moultrie opens Saturday, May 26, and remains open through Aug. 24. Overton Beach Park, located five miles north of Moncks Corner, will be open daily to the public from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., with certified lifeguards on duty. Admission is $2 per […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–It’s full STEAM ahead for Philip Simmons Elementary after the Berkeley County Board of Education approved the hiring of the school’s next principal on Tuesday evening. Dr. Melissa Negreiros began her career in education in 2003 as a math and pre-algebra teacher at Cross High School. She will now begin her new role of PSE’s top administrator in […]
MONCKS CORNER, SC — A Moncks Corner family is forever grateful and hailing a local woman as their hero after she helped save their son’s life during a recent softball game. This angel in the in-field was simply at the right place at the right time when two-year-old Liam Rochester needed help. Mother Charity Faulk says her family was at […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Prom is a night every high school student should be able to look back at and remember – friends, dancing, laughing and fun. But for so many parents and students nationwide, it’s remembered for unfortunate and devastating incidents. A study released by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) in April 2017 shows parents are more concerned about student safety […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – Santee Cooper will conduct a test of its 15 warning sirens for the Santee Dam floodplain in Berkeley, Clarendon and Williamsburg counties on Monday, May 21. As part of the test, Santee Cooper will set off each siren in test mode, which includes about a one-minute siren followed by a prerecorded message and a live announcement […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.– The Nexton Parkway Interchange officially opened to the public Monday at 6 a.m. Contractors removed barriers and construction equipment so that vehicles were able to finally travel both the east and westbound lanes. A few days prior to the official opening, a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held. The interchange connects the Nexton Parkway in Berkeley County to Summerville. […]
HANAHAN, S.C.–Hanahan City leaders were inundated with phone calls Monday morning regarding a rumored shooting at Hanahan High School. A spokesperson for the Berkeley County School District took to Facebook to address the inaccurate information. “We are aware that a rumor is circulating that an incident has occurred at Hanahan High School,” read the post. “This rumor is unfounded. Hanahan […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–More than 13,000 Berkeley Electric customers were left in the dark for about thirty minutes after losing power Monday. The outage also resulted in member transactions unable to be temporarily be processed. The good news is that the power was fully restored by 10:30 a.m. Monday. According to a spokesperson with Berkeley Electric, a contractor working in the area broke […]
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