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Tuesday, May 7, 2024
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Santee Cooper is warning all customers, both residential and commercial, of a scam currently operating in the service area. Scammers are calling businesses claiming to be Santee Cooper employees and demanding immediate payment of bills. These scammers are demanding that customers provide payment by a purchased, pre-loaded credit card or by wire transfer. The caller will even leave a […]
Northwoods Mall announced plans Thursday to implement a Youth Escort Policy (YEP) designed to provide all of its shoppers and retailers with a family-friendly, convenient and enjoyable shopping experience. The new policy—which will be enforced beginning Friday, September 16, 2016 — requires all mall visitors under 18 years of age to be accompanied at all times by a parent or guardian who is 21 […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, SC — Not even a full week since students have been back to school and complaints to the Berkeley County School District have been rolling in about the school bus system. A cell phone video that’s been shared via social media shows students on a crowded bus standing and sitting in a bus aisle. “My child is my responsibility. […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–There are different paths in life, either by choice or circumstances. The challenges and hardships can be tougher for some than others. Qyamha Joshua, a 2015 Timberland High School grad, knows this all too well. She grew up in anything but a traditional family setting. “I am the product of a drug addict mother and a sickly but […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Berkeley County Sheriff Duane Lewis announced that detectives have made two additional arrests related to the July 4th burglary at the Handy Mart located at 2227 North Highway 17 in Macedonia. Arrested and charged with Grand Larceny $10,000 or more & Burglary 2nd Degree is Jerry Daniel Burr, age 35, from Bonneau. Jimmy Dean Guerry, also of Bonneau […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the trade association for the firearms industry, have announced a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the burglary of Coastal Firearms, a federal firearm licensee (FFL). ATF is also offering a reward of up to […]
HANAHAN, S.C.–The Hanahan Citizens Committee for New Elementary School is hosting a Community Information Meeting this Thursday, August 18 at Shield of Faith Church, 1519 Foster Creek Road at 6:30 p.m. to review traffic plan options for the Tanner-Foster Creek area elementary school. Local area representatives, SC Senator Larry Grooms and SC Representative Jim Merrill, Berkeley County Councilman Josh Whitley, Berkeley County […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Acting United States Attorney Beth Drake stated Wednesday that Tony Allen Riley, 62, of Goose Creek was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Charleston for selling a firearm to a person he knew to be under indictment for a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year. Senior United States District Judge Margaret B. Seymour of Charleston […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Just in time for the new school year, the Berkeley County School District recently launched a new BCSD app, re-designed its website and created a new logo. The details on all three are below: The new app The new BCSD app, Berkeley County SD, is available for download now in the app store, and is compatible with both iOS […]
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–Goose Creek City Council honored retired councilman John McCants for his service to Goose Creek during the Aug. 9 council meeting at City Hall. At the beginning of the meeting, Mayor Michael Heitzler presented a 24-year service pin to McCants. He has a long history with the city, having moved to the area in Goose Creek. McCants first […]
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