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Pinopolis Lock Closes For Maintenance

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. – The Pinopolis Lock will be closed for maintenance beginning Monday, July 17, and will return to normal service on Friday, July 21. For updates on lock availability, boaters can call 843-899-LOCK (5625). The lock, part of the Santee Cooper Hydroelectric and Navigation Project, has been in service since 1942, when Santee Cooper first began generating electricity. […]

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Firefighter Suffers Heat Exhaustion After Battling Cane Bay House Fire

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. – A Berkeley County firefighter was transported to a local hospital after suffering heat exhaustion symptoms following a house fire in the Cane Bay community in Summerville. According to Central Berkeley Fire & EMS, firefighters responded to a house fire in the 200-block of Lucca Drive shortly after 2 p.m. on Wednesday. Crews arrived on scene and […]

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Elderly Man Killed In Triple Shooting ID’d: Berkeley County Coroner

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. – The Berkeley County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim fatally shot this week in Moncks Corner. Coroner Darnell Hartwell said his office was contacted Tuesday at 6:47 p.m. after three people were shot on Taurus Lane in Moncks Corner. One victim, Walter White, was pronounced deceased on the scene from the injuries sustained in the shooting. […]