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Monday, May 20, 2024
Absentee voting for the Statewide Primaries is underway at county elections offices throughout the state. As of today, approximately 22,000 absentee ballots have been issued statewide. In comparison, approximately 25,000 absentee ballots were cast in the 2012 Statewide Primaries (the last comparable statewide primary). According to scVOTES.org, there are nearly 113,000 registered voters in Berkeley County. Absentee voters should be […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—South Carolina Senators Larry Grooms and Paul Campbell—both from Berkeley County—have introduced a bill that addresses the controversial restroom issue involving transgender students attending Berkeley County schools. The bill comes in response to the Berkeley County School District allowing transgender students to use the restrooms of the gender with which they identify. However, a new bill proposed by […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to Dorchester County Coroner Alice Durr, a Moncks Corner teen died from blunt force trauma received in a car accident on Highway 78 on Wednesday afternoon. The teen has been identified as 17-year-old Carliegh Langston. Durr stated that the teen was a passenger in a Plymouth minivan that was traveling east on Highway 78 in Dorchester County […]
Charleston Southern University will host the sixth annual CSI@CSU summer camp June 13-17, 2016 on campus. The week-long camp is designed for rising high school students. Students attending CSI@CSU will complete classroom lectures,participate in hands-on crime scene investigation; work in small groups and individually. The program is taught by Charleston Southern University criminal justice professors, members of the Charleston and […]
The South Carolina Department of Public Safety (SCDPS) kicked off its Buckle Up, South Carolina! safety belt campaign today as law enforcement prepares for the busy summer travel season. The department, along with local law enforcement agencies and first responders, held news conferences in Columbia, Charleston and Greenville Wednesday to alert the public about the upcoming enforcement effort. From now until […]
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–Goose Creek Mayor Michael Heitzler has proclaimed May 15-21 “Judo Week in the Creek.” Mayor Heitzler signed the proclamation on Monday, May 16 at City Hall, where he was joined by several instructors and staff members of the Samurai Judo Association, the largest club in the United States Judo Association. The club is headquartered at the Naval Weapons […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.– Blackbaud, the leading provider of software and services for the global philanthropic community, is expanding its existing world headquarters operations in Berkeley County. The project is expected to create 300 new jobs over the next five years. “For nearly thirty years, we’ve called South Carolina home, and we’re proud to deepen our roots in this great state […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office is having its annual Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office Summer Deputy Camp for students 8-12 years of age. “Our children are our greatest asset. Through this camp they are encouraged in the way they should go while they are young so that when they are older they will not depart from it. Bringing the […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Wendy Smith, 3rd grade teacher and Teacher of the Year at Daniel Island School, received the prestigious InterTech Award for Excellence in STEM Education during the 2016 Conservation Gala at the South Carolina Aquarium. “I feel both honored and humbled to be the recipient of this award. After all, the progress we have made this year with STEM/STEAM […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Four schools in Berkeley County School District received significant grant funding from Google totaling $172,458. The grants were awarded to enhance computer and technology opportunities for students. Devon Forest Elementary received $50,000, and will use the money specifically to support “Getting on the Tech Track II,” a 1:1 digital learning initiative that will allow 135 second graders the […]
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