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Sunday, April 28, 2024
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Berkeley County School District (BCSD) announces its 2017 Teachers of the Year. These educators will be considered for 2017 District Teacher of the Year. Each year, teachers at BCSD schools nominate three educators to be considered for school-level Teacher of the Year. Each completes a statement of philosophy and a biography. The nominee receiving the most votes from […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–A mother and her young son lost their lives Sunday after their vehicle left the roadway and became partly submerged in water, according to Berkeley County Coroner Bill Salisbury. On Sunday, February 26, 2017, at 12:10 a.m., the coroner stated that a vehicle traveling east on I-26 near mile marker 188 overturned several times and went down an […]
HANAHAN, S.C.–A biker has died following injuries he received during a traffic collision. On Saturday around 7:05 p.m. Bryon Bouton Leatherwood, 22, of Hanahan was riding his motorcycle on Railroad Avenue when he collided with a vehicle. He was pronounced dead on the scene. He was wearing his helmet, Salisbury stated. Lauren Ann Nolan, 40, of North Charleston has been charged with […]
HUGER, S.C.–According to Berkeley County Coroner Bill Salisbury, one person is dead and another injured following a crash on Highway 41 in Huger on Saturday. On Saturday, Edward Beaufort-Cutner III, 31, of Huger, was traveling north on highway 41 in Huger when he ran off the right side of the roadway and struck several trees. He was pinned in the […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. –Solicitor Scarlett A. Wilson announced Friday that a Berkeley County jury convicted defendant Kevin Daniel Driggers of kidnapping, burglary in the second degree, and assault and battery in the second degree. Judge Kristi Lea Harrington sentenced him to 30 years in prison suspended upon the service of fifteen years. The victim, Brenda Mills, was beaten by the […]
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.—Agents with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division have charged a Goose Creek man in connection with shots fired at a state trooper during a recent pursuit on Interstate 77 in Fairfield County. Paul Anthony Walker, 20, has been charged with attempted murder, a felony when carries a 30-year-prison sentence if convicted. He’s also been charged with possession […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–After six years of operation, the Kevlar plant in Berkeley County is shutting its doors for good. The move is said to impact more than 100 local Dupont employees. Dan Turner, a spokesman for DuPont, said Kevlar manufacturing at the Cooper River site is transitioning to the company’s Spruance site in Richmond, Virginia, where a majority of the […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–A biker has died following an accident on a highly traveled road in Berkeley County. On Tuesday, 53-year-old Thomas Reinhardt of Summerville, was traveling on Cane Bay Blvd on a motorcycle when he left the roadway and was ejected, according to Berkeley County Coroner Bill Salisbury. He was transported to a local hospital where he died at 8:17 […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–A longtime Berkeley County school employee was officially terminated Tuesday after he was arrested in Newberry County on Sunday evening and charged with DUI. Troopers say he was driving an activity bus with students on board when they stopped him. “Mr. Brent Carter is no longer an employee of the Berkeley County School District (BCSD). Mr. Carter’s employment with BCSD […]
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–Do you recognize the two men in the above photo? Goose Creek police say they are looking for them. According to officers, the two men pictured vandalized the bridge structure under the roadway on Adler Dr. “Please share with your family and friends and help us identify these young men who are trying to lower your community standards,” […]
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