BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to Berkeley County Coroner Bill Salisbury, on August 22, 2015 at 7 p.m., 51 year old Kevin Marshall, of Moncks Corner, was struck by a pick-up truck. Salisbury stated that Marshall was on his 4-wheeler on O.T. Wallace Blvd. when he was hit. He was transported to MUSC for treatment. The coroner said that he died on September […]
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Berkeley Sheriff Duane Lewis To Swear In Lt. Will Rogers
MONCKS CORNER, SC – Berkeley County Sheriff Duane Lewis is scheduled to swear in Lieutenant Will Rogers at the beginning of the September 14th Berkeley County Council meeting. When a new sheriff takes office, each deputy in the department must take the oath from the new sheriff. With Lieutenant Rogers in the hospital and recovery since Sheriff Lewis took office, […]
Goose Creek Man Suspected In 16-Year-Old Missing Persons Case
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Two detectives from Tennessee have been traveling back and forth to Berkeley County, looking for clues into the disappearance of China Videon. “She was a normal 16-year-old girl. She had a job. She was working to pay for a car that she bought for herself. She lived at home with her mother and her sister,” Detective Steve Craig told WCBD-TV. […]
Goose Creek City Council Passes First Reading Of Property Tax Increase
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.—On Tuesday night, Goose Creek City Council passed first reading of an ordinance that would increase property taxes by five mills beginning next year. According to Goose Creek Finance Director Ron Faretra, the millage increase amounts to $619,605. “Someone living in a $150,000 house who paid $243 in city property taxes this year would pay $273 next year,” he stated. […]
Berkeley County School Board Fires Amy Kovach
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–On Tuesday night during the Berkeley County School Board meeting, Dr. Mike Turner, Interim Superintendent for Berkeley County School District, recommended that the school board terminate the employment of Amy Kovach. The board then approved that recommendation. Kovach had served as the district’s communications director. In early 2014, she was indicted on ethics charges associated with the 2012 […]
Marrington Middle Student Wins 92 Tickets To RiverDogs Game
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Jonah Petty, a 6th grade student at Marrington Middle School of the Arts, was recognized on Thursday, August 27, by Charlie T. RiverDog for winning 92 tickets to a RiverDogs game through the Cool Kid Contest hosted by Kickin’ Country 92.5. “I was really surprised that I won the contest out of all of the other kids who […]
Golf Course Grand Re-Opening Set For September 12th
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–The wait is almost over for golfers in Goose Creek and around the Lowcountry. Four months of renovations are nearing an end at the Crowfield Golf Club’s 18-hole course, which will celebrate its grand reopening on Saturday, Sept. 12. The course has undergone a host of improvements since May 11 of this year – nine holes at a time. […]
Friends Remember Local Drag Racing Legend
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—Three days after his sudden death, friends and family prepare to say a final farewell to a man many considered a local legend, hero and mentor on and off the track. On Friday, friends say Franklin “Del” Harwell, Jr., 51, of Moncks Corner passed away doing what he loved at Bowman Dragway—racing cars. “He was in the finals when […]
KFC Worker Fired After “I Hate Cops” Remark
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–Recently, a retired law enforcement officer received quite the unfriendly welcome while attempting to order a meal from KFC in Goose Creek, according to Matthew Woodall, the South Carolina Fraternal Order of Police Vice President, Tri-County Lodge #3. “Instead of being cordially greeted by your employee, this member was asked if he was a cop. He replied that he […]
Berkeley County Rescue Squad Recovers Body Of Missing Boater
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to Berkeley County Rescue Squad chief and coroner, Bill Salisbury–crews have recovered the body of a commercial crabber missing since Monday. His identity hasn’t been released at this time. The Berkeley County Rescue Squad and SCDNR spent the last several days searching for the man. Shortly before 6 p.m. on Monday, squad members were dispatched to the […]
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