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Monday, April 29, 2024
HANAHAN, S.C.–Just days ahead of the GOP presidential primary in South Carolina, the candidates are campaigning throughout the Palmetto State. GOP frontrunner Donald Trump spent part of his time in Berkeley County. According to the latest poll, the billionaire businessman remains the top choice among S.C. Republicans at 36 percent. Ted Cruz comes in at second place with 20 percent, […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–At 2:15 a.m. on Monday morning, authorities say Deputy Wade Worley was on patrol when he observed a sliver Chevrolet Tahoe equipped with blue LED lights activated with a car pulled over in the parking lot of the Sunoco gas station at Carnes Crossroads. Deputy Worley stopped in to check on the stop to make sure that all […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Gen. Francis Marion kept the American Revolution alive after the fall of Charlestown in May 1780 and helped America achieve our Independence from Britain. Come hear our speaker share the stories of the Swamp Fox!! Guest speaker is Citadel Professor Scott Buchanan, guest singer is John Mark McQuown, Color Guard is the Washington Light Infantry, William Anderson will play […]
South Carolina fast-food cooks and cashiers walked off the job on Saturday, calling for $15 an hour and union rights, and were joined for the first time by fast-food workers in Greenville. The strike kicks off a daylong series of protests that will culminate in a massive march on the GOP debate, with underpaid workers from across the state challenging candidates […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to the Berkeley County Coroner’s Office, 86-year-old Perfecto Desonia of Goose Creek was involved in a motor vehicle collision on Redbank Road around 10:50 a.m. on Saturday. Desonia was transported to Trident Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at 12:44 p.m. His death has reportedly been ruled accidental and the collision is being investigated by the […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–Moncks Corner Mayor Michael Lockliear has been named to the board of the Municipal Association of South Carolina. Mayor Lockliear will fill the unexpired term of Isle of Palms Mayor Dick Cronin who was elected to the position of third vice president of the Association. Lockliear’s appointment represents the Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester Council of Governments area. Formed in 1930, the […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Berkeley County Rescue Squad Chief Bill Salisbury and Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office Sheriff Duane Lewis announced today that a local company will donate and present a drone for the county’s rescue efforts next week. Berkeley County-based SKYVIEW AERIAL SOLUTIONS, who donated their equipment and time for the rescue efforts following the summer plane crash of an F-16 and […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C.—According to homeowners living in Cypress Ridge, pranksters have made a “clean getaway” once again. On Sunday, Kiley White says someone intentionally dumped soap inside the fountain centrally located inside her community’s subdivision. “It looked as though multiple bottles of soap was poured in,” stated White. “I’m very angry because we as homeowners are the ones who have […]
HANAHAN, S.C.–A North Charleston woman charged with the recent strangulation of her elderly mother, Frances Anderson. In court Tuesday, a judge denied 45-year-old Paula Anderson bond. When Hanahan police initially arrested the victim’s daughter, she reportedly told police she was hearing ghosts and that the ghosts told her if she did not kill her mother, they would kill her. “I […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–On Wednesday, February 10th 2016, Berkeley County detectives along with the U.S. Marshals fugitive task force, conducted a warrants sweep. The combined effort operation lasted approximately 4 hours and netted 9 arrest and cleared 33 active warrants, authorities stated. The following individuals were arrested during the said operations: 1) Michelle Bucher- Breach of Trust with fraudulent Intent Valued […]
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