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Saturday, April 27, 2024
BERKELEY COUNTY, SC — A newly refurbished baseball field in Ladson was unveiled for the first time Monday, with help from Major League Baseball’s “Iron Man,” Cal Ripken, Jr. Fans both young and old alike got the chance to meet the baseball star and young players spent time in a baseball clinic learning tips from the pro. Ripken worked with […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The new Roper St. Francis Berkeley Hospital will be designed by the same firm that helped create the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge. HDR, a global architecture and engineering firm, immediately will begin collaborating with Roper St. Francis to design the campus in Moncks Corner. That process should take about a year. The construction phase of the project will […]
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–GCPD Traffic Unit investigators are seeking assistance with identifying a vehicle involved in an April hit-and-run case. Officers say a pedestrian walking her dog was struck and sustained very serious injuries. The suspect is still at large. On the morning of Saturday, April 4th, 2016, at approximately 8:30 a.m., Rodile Bessamara, a 71-year-old resident in the Foxborough Subdivision, […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–On Monday night, Berkeley County Council passed a resolution that designates May 15th as ‘Peace Officers Memorial Day.’ “The members of the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office play an essential role in safeguarding the rights and freedoms of the citizens of our community,” the resolution reads. “It is important that all citizens know and understand the duties, responsibilities, hazards and sacrifices of […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Looking for an great career opportunity helping people? If so, the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office will be hosting a job fair at the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office for persons interested in a career in Detention and Law Enforcement. The job fair will be held on Thursday, May 19, 2016 from 11 am to 2 pm and again from […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to authorities, multiple fire departments are battling a large brush fire on Highway 176. The fire is just west of Cane Bay–about 5 miles west of U.S. 17A. We’re told a command post has been set up at the Publix on State Road. Pineridge, Whitesville, Moncks Corner Rural and Lebanon fire departments are currently on scene. Sgt. Bob Beres […]
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–According to Goose Creek Police, officers recently arrested James Maddox and David White who are believed to have stolen a travel trailer and multiple ATVs from the Crowfield Plantation RV storage lot on Westview Blvd. Several items stolen from other jurisdictions not related to the Crowfield case were recovered as well, police stated. These arrests were the result of […]
South Carolina’s season for oysters and mussels will close on Sunday, May 15, at one half hour after official sunset, according to the S.C. Department of Natural Resources. Clam season will close on Tuesday, May 31 at one half hour after official sunset. Because of higher bacterial levels that occur when water temperatures exceed 80 degrees Fahrenheit, shellfish harvesting is […]
If a deer fawn is found alone in the woods, leave it there, advises a state wildlife biologist. Its mother has not abandoned it; she is probably nearby. Removing a fawn from the forest is also illegal because the animal is being taken outside the legal season for taking deer, which is the hunting season. “Many people who come upon […]
South Carolina’s voter registration rolls have grown to more than three million registered voters. “It’s never been easier to register to vote in South Carolina,” said Marci Andino, Executive Director of the S.C. State Election Commission. “With online voter registration, registration by mail, and registration at the Department of Motor Vehicles and other state agencies, South Carolinians have more opportunities […]
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