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Thursday, May 2, 2024
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–The City of Goose Creek’s “Fabulous Fourth in the Creek” celebration has been canceled due to heavy rainfall over the past 24 hours. The field used for parking at the Municipal Center is susceptible to flooding, and would not be safe for use on July 4. “We are extremely disappointed to have to cancel,” Recreation Director Gary Stuber […]
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–An aerial drone that could help firefighters safely survey the scene of a fire has been donated to the City of Goose Creek. SkyView Aerial Solutions LLC announced the donation during a recent visit to the Goose Creek Fire Department’s headquarters station. Once the GCFD becomes trained to use the drone, Fire Chief Steve Chapman said the device […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that Joshua Frederick Davis, 31, of Moncks Corner, South Carolina, has entered a guilty plea in federal court in Charleston, to two counts of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and one count of possession of firearms by a convicted felon. United States District Judge Richard M. Gergel, of Charleston, accepted […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The reorganization of the Berkeley County School District (BCSD) office is complete, ahead of the July 1 target, and the new organizational charts have been shared with district and school level leaders. The organizational structure previously approved by the Berkeley County School District Board of Trustees on May 23 reduced district office staff by eight positions. At the […]
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–The Goose Creek Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a man and woman believed to be involved with using victims’ credit cards without permission. On June 22, 2017 the couple pictured above reportedly used numerous victims’ credit cards at Neighborhood Market in Goose Creek. Police say they were observed driving a white sedan of unknown make […]
The South Carolina Department of Public Safety reminds motorists that troopers have already begun increasing enforcement surrounding the July 4 holiday travel period. The official travel period begins at 6 p.m. tonight and runs through midnight on Tuesday – a 102-hour period. Last year, 17 people died on South Carolina roads during the 78-hour travel period. The official travel period […]
CROSS, S.C.–Cross area first responders will be equipped to save a pet’s life in the event of smoke inhalation during a house fire. That’s because Invisible Fence® Brand is donating pet oxygen masks to Cross Rural Fire Department. This donation is a part of Invisible Fence® Brand’s Project Breathe, which was established with the goal of equipping every fire station […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – The Santee Cooper Board of Directors today authorized a public comment period for a proposed two-year rate adjustment beginning in 2018. The public comment period continues through Sept. 22, with options to comment online or by regular mail. People may also comment in person during a series of meetings in August. The proposed rate adjustment would […]
MONCKS CORNER, SC- On Monday, June 26, 2017 Berkeley County Council passed the 2017-2018 County Fiscal Year budget. Council also passed the Berkeley County Water and Sanitation budget. The budget does not recommend a millage rate increase; therefore, Berkeley County will continue to have the lowest county government millage rate in the entire state. Council approved Berkeley County Government’s general […]
TRIP, a national transportation research group, revealed its rural roads study today. The study reports that South Carolina’s rural roads have the highest rate of fatalities in the nation. North Carolina ranks 8th in the report on rural road fatalities. Report available at: www.tripnet.org “Leading the nation in rural traffic deaths is unacceptable,” said Tiffany Wright president of AAA’s Foundation for Traffic […]
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