BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to Berkeley County Coroner Bill Salisbury, on Sunday at 11:40 p.m. Russell Dickerson, 42, was traveling on Charity Church Road when he collided with another vehicle traveling in the opposite direction. Salisbury stated that Dickerson was ejected from his vehicle and pronounced dead on the scene. The coroner says he was not wearing a seatbelt. The death has been […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–While our neighbors to the north of us are coping with a massive blizzard that’s dumped more than three feet of snow in some states, in Berkeley County it was quite a different story on Saturday. When the first snowflakes started to fall earlier that morning, it was like that feeling you used to get when you were […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to Berkeley County Coroner Bill Salisbury, on Saturday at 2 a.m. Jacob Ryan Hull, 22, of Mt. Pleasant, was traveling north on 526 near the Don Holt Bridge (Berkeley County) when his vehicle overturned. The coroner says the impact of the crash forced the young man’s SUV to go over the side of the bridge. Salisbury said that […]

CROSS, S.C.–The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office recently arrested William Kenneth Melton, age 48, of Cross for Aggravated Assault after a bar fight at the Sportsman Bar and Grill on Old Highway 6 in Cross. According to the sheriff’s office, deputies responded to a report of a fight/shooting. The investigation revealed that Melton had been playing pool with the victim when […]

GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–Attention job seekers: The public is invited to a Goose Creek Recreation Department job fair to learn more about current employment opportunities. The event will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 3, at the Trident S.C. Works Career Center (1930 Hanahan Road, Suite 200 in North Charleston). The Recreation Department has four current openings, […]

MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–According to volunteers with the American Red Cross, they are assisting a family after their home, located on Silk Oak Drive in Moncks Corner, was damaged by a fire Thursday afternoon. Firefighters with the Moncks Corner Fire Department responded to the blaze. The Red Cross is helping two adults and two children by providing financial assistance for food, clothing, […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–On Thursday evening, multiple fire departments responded to a mobile home fire in Santee Circle. Crews say once they arrived on scene EMS transported an elderly man to Trident Hospital for multiple burns to his body. “He had burns on his hands, arms and one leg,” stated Chief Scott Lee with Moncks Corner Rural. “Neighbors say they found […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to Berkeley County Spokesperson Michael Mule, EMS director Steve Cotter turned in his resignation to human resources Thursday morning. It was accepted that afternoon. Mule did not elaborate further as to the reason behind the resignation; however, sources tell The Berkeley Observer tension had been brewing  for quite some time between Cotter and EMS employees. This resignation reportedly […]