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MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – Celebrate The Season raised $153,848.85 during its 2015 run for charities serving Berkeley County and the tri-county area. The month-long holiday festival has raised more than $562,000 since debuting in 2011. The totals include sponsorships, gate returns, and proceeds from vendor sales and the Tinsel Trot holiday fun run. “It is humbling to see the commitment […]
The South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs (SCDCA) is releasing its annual report on consumer credit counseling organizations, outlining the state of consumer debt in South Carolina. During calendar year 2014, credit counseling organizations distributed $35,182,461 to creditors on behalf of 10,233 South Carolinians seeking debt relief assistance. Although the total number of consumers with credit counseling contracts decreased by […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.– Berkeley County School District is hosting its ‘Kick-Off to Kindergarten” event Feb. 29- March 04. The district will begin registering three-, four-, and five-year olds for its early childhood programs for the 2016-17 school year. Programs include the Head Start program (K-3 and K-4), the Childhood Development Education Program (CDEP) (K-4) and Kindergarten (K-5). “BCSD is already […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. — Nineteen year-old Catherine Wong originally of Chevy Chase, MD was crowned 2016 Miss Berkeley County and 16-year-old Paris Rizzo of Summerville was crowned 2016 Miss Berkeley County Teen. The young ladies competed for the titles at a scholarship/beauty pageant on February 6 at Pinopolis Methodist Church in Moncks Corner. Catherine, an education major at College of Charleston, […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Berkeley County School District’s 223 full-time bus drivers and 63 assistants provide transportation for approximately 20,000 students. Schools throughout the district will acknowledge and honor those bus drivers and assistants during Bus Driver Appreciation Week, February 22 through February 26. Berkeley County School District Superintendent, Brenda Blackburn said, “During School Bus Driver Appreciation Week we will celebrate all […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office needs the public’s help locating a woman believed to be endangered. They say Kimberly Monique Ackerman was last seen at Howard’s Barber Shop at 1411 Redbank Road in Goose Creek on February 17th. Deputies say she has cognitive disabilities and was last seen wearing a red jersey, multi-colored sweater, black pants and tan […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The ‘Shuckin’ for Shelter Oyster Roast‘ benefiting Callen-Lacey Center for Children will be held from 2-5 p.m. Saturday, February 20 at Crowfield Golf Club, 300 Hamlet Circle, Goose Creek, SC 29445. The annual charity event raises funds to support the Callen-Lacey Center for Children of Carolina Youth Development Center, the only emergency shelter in Berkeley County serving abused, […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly single-vehicle crash that happened on Highway 17A early Thursday morning. According to SCHP officials, the accident happened near Mail Route Road around 2:20 a.m. Authorities say the driver of a 2003 Ford Mustang was traveling north on Highway 17A near Mail Route Road when the car ran off the road […]
WHO & WHAT: Berkeley County School District, with the Exchange Club of Cane Bay, will host the free Teen Summer Job Expo and job fair for Berkeley County students. WHEN & WHERE: The Teen Summer Job Expo will be on Saturday, February 20, 2016, at Cane Bay High School (1624 State Road, Summerville) from 8:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Registration […]
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–As members of the local NAACP looked on, Goose Creek Mayor Michael Heitzler officially proclaimed February 2016 as Black History Month in the City of Goose Creek. The proclamation signing ceremony took place Monday morning, Feb. 15, at City Hall. The theme of this year’s month-long Black History celebration is “Hallowed Grounds: Sites of African American Memories.” The […]
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