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Deputies: Murder Suspect’s Mom Arrested After Boarding Cruise Ship

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations, at the Charleston Seaport arrested a Goose Creek woman on Wednesday who was wanted in connection with a recent murder. Three days ago, Berkeley County detectives along with the U.S. Marshal’s Task Force were conducting a fugitive investigation in the Goose Creek area involving the whereabouts of 25-year-old, […]

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Warming Center To Open Tonight In Berkeley County

GOOSE CREEK, S.C. – With temperatures expected to stay below freezing tonight, Berkeley County Emergency Preparedness has announced that the Goose Creek United Methodist Church, located at 142 Red Bank Road, will serve as a warming center tonight. Goose Creek United Methodist Church will be open from 7:00 PM tonight until 7:00 AM tomorrow and will provide a hot meal […]

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Suspect Hides Under Bed To Avoid Arrest; Deputies Locate Gator, Meth In House

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–If you are a criminal and in Berkeley County, you’d better be careful who you hang out with or they might just report you. Robert Lee Moore, 29, of Ladson can attest to this. Deputies received a tip that Moore, who was wanted for receiving stolen goods, was located at an address on Atlanta Road in Ladson. When […]

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Berkeley County Museum Launches Fundraising Campaign For Sheriff’s Exhibit

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Since 1892, the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office has provided safety and service to one of the largest communities in South Carolina. The Berkeley County Museum seeks to showcase this venerable agency with a display of period artifacts, accompanied with panels of historical information.  A memorial to those in the sheriff’s office who have fallen in the line of duty […]

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Los Arcos To Pay $459K In Back Wages, Damages To 28 Employees

GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–A Goose Creek Mexican restaurant will pay $459K in back wages and damages to 28 employees following a U.S. Department of Labor investigation. “The violations found in this case are all too common in the restaurant industry,” said Jamie Benefiel, director of the division’s Columbia office. Investigators from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division, Columbia […]

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Berkeley County Man Helps Organize Relief Efforts For Gatlinburg Wildfire Victims

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–With more than 14,000 people forced to evacuate from the Gatlinburg, Tennessee region, the wildfires there continue to wreak havoc. To date, the death toll is up to 14 with more than 130 injuries reported. According to media reports,  more than 1,700 homes and businesses have been destroyed. Many people have no home to even go back to. […]

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Santee Cooper Board Increases Incentives For Community, Rooftop Solar Programs

MONCKS CORNER, S.C. –Santee Cooper customers who install rooftop solar panels or buy into Solar Share, the utility’s community solar project, will see their solar investment pay off much sooner under new incentives that the Board of Directors approved today. New incentives include larger per-watt rebates. The rebate for residential Solar Home and Solar Business customers who install rooftop panels […]

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Goose Creek Community Invited To Grinch-Themed Hayride Dec. 9th

GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–Residents are invited to bundle up and come enjoy a hayride around the lake, marshmallow roasting, cookie decorating and other Christmas fun – including a chance to meet the Grinch – on Friday, Dec. 9. Goose Creek Recreation’s Grinch-themed “Who-liday Hayride” will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. behind City Hall. The event is free. For more […]

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Berkeley County & FEMA To Host Town Hall Meeting Tuesday In Bonneau

BONNEAU, S.C. – County Supervisor Bill Peagler announced today that Berkeley County Government and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in coordination with community partners, will be hosting a Hurricane Matthew Disaster Relief Town Hall Meeting on Tuesday, December 6, 2016 in Bonneau. The meeting will be held from 6:30 PM until 8:30 PM in the Fellowship Hall of the […]

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Rescue Squad Honors Deputies Shot In The Line Of Duty

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–During the Berkeley County Rescue Squad‘s annual Christmas dinner Friday night at Wampee in Pinopolis, two special guests were in attendance: Cpl. Kimber Gist and Captain Will Rogers of the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office. Both were shot in the line of duty nine months apart from one another. Chief Bill Salisbury and the rest of the rescue squad […]