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MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – Berkeley County Sheriff Duane Lewis announced that the opening of the third floor of the Hill-Finklea Detention Center to inmate housing is set for Monday, January 25, 2016. This announcement follows last year’s work by Supervisor Bill Peagler and County Council to include funding the necessary personnel to open the third floor. Sheriff Lewis stressed the […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Goose Creek High’s VEX Robotics team, the Binary Botz, received the Excellence Award at the Bluffton High School New Year’s Bash VEX Competition earlier this month. The Excellence Award is the highest award presented in the VEX Robotics Competition. This award is given to a team that exemplifies overall excellence in creating a high quality VEX robotics program. […]
The South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs (SCDCA) is warning consumers to be cautious when signing up for a new gym membership. Many consumers resolve to get in better shape in the New Year, often taking advantage of new member promotions to do so. Before signing on the dotted line, consider the following: Read before you sign. Be sure to […]
8.4 percent of all income in South Carolina went toward state and local taxes (in FY 2012), according to the annual State-Local Tax Burden Rankings released recently by the nonpartisan Tax Foundation. The report highlights the state-local tax burden on taxpayers in each of the 50 states, details how much residents pay to their state and other states, and illustrates tax […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. — Santee Cooper has concluded spilling operations from the Santee Dam on Lake Marion. The gates at the Santee Spillway were closed on the afternoon of Sunday, Jan. 17. Prolonged rainfall throughout its watershed, combined with spilling operations from upstream reservoirs, brought increased inflows to the Santee Cooper Lakes system. Santee Cooper initiated the spill on Dec. […]
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has announced the arrest of Alexzander Len Rossi, 22, of Goose Creek, S.C. on eight counts in connection with Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor. The Charleston County Sheriff’s Office, a member of the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, made the arrest. Investigators say that Rossi communicated via social media […]
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–To say people were excited to check out the new Dairy Queen in Goose Creek Wednesday was an understatement. On opening day, lines inside the restaurant stretched out the door. “The restaurant was full the entire day. It was kind of crazy–but a good kind of crazy,” stated DQ owner, Brad Walker. “It went extremely well. Everybody is a […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest Wednesday of Kyle Christian Medeiros, 25, of Summerville, South Carolina on ten charges connected to sexual exploitation of minors. The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office, a member of the state’s ICAC Task Force, made the arrest. The Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office, also a member of the state’s ICAC Task Force, […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–United States Attorney Bill Nettles stated Tuesday that Keith Scott, age 41, of Moncks Corner entered a guilty plea in federal court in Charleston, to conspiracy to conduct financial transactions involving proceeds of narcotics trafficking, a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1956(h). United States District Judge David C. Norton of Charleston accepted the guilty plea and will impose sentence […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–South Carolina State Representative Samuel Rivers (R – Goose Creek) was awarded the prestigious “Sword and Mace” Award for his 100% pro-business voting record in 2015 from the South Carolina Business and Industry Political Education Committee (SCBIPEC). The recognition ceremony was part of SCBIPEC’s Annual Meeting that is often referred to as “the premier political event for South […]
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