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Before the season-opening game with Irmo, Goose Creek High School football coach Chuck Reedy admitted behind closed doors he thought the Yellow Jacket ... full story
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Six candidates have filed for four Berkeley County School Board seats that will appear on this Novem ... full story - Supervisor’s ‘SOS’ program begins at library
Dan Davis is heading to the trenches. A new program that will become a part of his second term in o ... full story - Safety First
Cadet Glayverth Silva of the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office takes the fingerprints of 10-year-ol ... full story
Sunday alcohol sales on November ballot
Berkeley County voters will have a chance to decide this November if they would like to purchase beer and wine on Sundays in rural areas of unincorporated Berkeley County.
Berkeley County Council approved the third reading of the ordinance that puts ... full story
Tragedy struck Berkeley County Saturday afternoon, as Berkeley High School football standout D.J. Weathers was killed in a single-car crash on Black Tom Road. Weathers had scored two touchdowns in the Stags’ 40-14 win over Stratford not 24 hours earl ... full story
Before the season-opening game with Irmo, Goose Creek High School football coach Chuck Reedy admitted behind closed doors he thought the Yellow Jackets were probably a little ahead of the Gators.
Reedy’s team dealt with a rash of injuries on the off ... full story
Six candidates have filed for four Berkeley County School Board seats that will appear on this November’s general election ballot.
Every four years half of the school board is up for election. The board is non-partisan. The filing deadline was Aug. ... full story
Dan Davis is heading to the trenches.
A new program that will become a part of his second term in office will see the Berkeley County Supervisor interact with county employees on their own turf.
Davis will spend a day in the trenches each month, w ... full story
Santee Cooper sets comment period on proposed changes to residential leasesThe Santee Cooper Board of Directors has authorized a public comment period concerning proposed changes to lease structures for residents in the Thornley, Halls and Overton subdivisions in Berkeley County.
Some 357 lots would be affected by the prop ... full story
Local entrepreneur spreading business knowledge to youthChad Vail is young, but no newcomer to the business world. A successful entrepreneur, he now is in a different line of work – dedicated to training a new generation of entrepreneurs.
Vail, who is president of Junior Achievement’s South Carolina Coas ... full story
Cadet Glayverth Silva of the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office takes the fingerprints of 10-year-old John Tuszynski during the recent Sons of Italy-sponsored Child Safety Awareness Day. The event, which featured a wide variety of safety techniques a ... full story
GOP stump rally approachesThe Berkeley Republican Breakfast Club is holding a Stump Rally on Saturday, Sept. 4 from 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. at American Legion Post 166, 116 Howe Hall Road in Goose Creek.
All Republican candidates for state and local office are invited. ... full story
Store to Berkeley County: No bad eggs hereAccording to a corporate press release there are no bad eggs at Bi-Lo.
A national recall on tainted eggs possibly infected with salmonella does not include the eggs in the dairy cases at Bi-Lo stores across the South and in Berkeley County.
Bi-Lo ... full story
Crowfield meeting dates setThe Crowfield HOA will hold meetings on Sept. 13 and 27 at 6:30 p.m. at the Planters Walk Clubhouse.
The annual meeting has been set for Nov. 20. The location and time has not been finalized.
It is time to elect new officers for the board members ... full story
Hanahan football game suspended due to bomb threatThe Friday night football game between the Timberland Wolves and the Hanahan Hawks in St. Stephen was suspended due to a bomb threat.
According to Dan Moon of the Berkeley County Sheriffs Office, an individual phoned 911 and threatened to blow up th ... full story
VFW Steak Night continuesVFW Post 10256/Ladies Auxiliary at 104 Stephanie Drive in Goose Creek will be holding Steak Night the second and fourth Saturday of each month from 6-8 p.m.
Dinner includes one rib-eye steak or chicken with baked potato, salad and a vegetable, and ... full story
McConnell to visit 9.12 meetingThe Lowcountry 9.12 project?ill meet on Thursday, Sept. 16 at Knightsville United Methodist Church?1505 Central Avenue in Summerville).
State Sen. Glenn McConnell will join the group for a discussion on how bills are passed into legislation, and il ... full story
‘Return to Liberty’ lectures begin ThursdayA four-part lecture series entitled “Return to Liberty” will be given by John Morlan starting Thursday, Sept. 2. The lectures will be held at the Sweetwater Grille in Summerville at 7 p.m.
The lectures will continue on Sept. 23, Oct. 14 and Oct. 28 ... full story
St. Timothy Family Fun Fair Sept. 12Join St. Timothy Lutheran Church for its Annual Family Fun Fair on Sunday, Sept. 12 from 4-7 p.m.
The day will include live music, games, face painting, jump castles, pony rides, food and more. Everyone in the community is invited to this free event ... full story
Hanahan power outage causes early dismissalA squirrel chewed through a power line causing a power outage at Hanahan High School, which led to an early dismissal at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Berkeley County School District PIO Kathie Sizemore said.
The school is dismissing early because South Carol ... full story
Timberland-Hanahan football rescheduled for SaturdayFriday night's football game between Hanahan and Timberland in St. Stephen was suspended because of a reported bomb threat.
The contest was halted at the 8:48 mark of the third quarter with THS leading Hanahan 21-7. The game is set to resume Saturd ... full story
Schools continue federal measurement improvementsEach year the Berkeley County School District seems to score better on Adequate Yearly Progress, the accountability measurement of the federal No Child Left Behind Act. The South Carolina Department of Education recently released AYP and Palmetto Ass ... full story
Accident claims county manA Saturday morning traffic accident claimed the life of a 20-year-old Cross man.
According to Berkeley County Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Salisbury, a sedan traveling on Hwy. 6 about five miles west of Moncks Corner crashed at 4:30 a.m. Saturday.
The ... full story
Fires in Hanahan, Ladson displace four familiesFriday the 13th turned out to be an unlucky day for several area families who lost their homes to fire.
A late night fire on Aug. 13 at the Southpointe Apartment complex located at 6220 Murray Drive in Hanahan displaced three families, including a ... full story
GOP stump rally approachesThe Berkeley Republican Breakfast Club is holding a Stump Rally on Saturday, Sept. 4 from 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. at American Legion Post 166, 116 Howe Hall Road in Goose Creek.
All Republican candidates for state and local office are invited. ... full story
GCPD utilizes new communications serviceThe Goose Creek Police Department has utilized a new communications service that went into effect Aug. 17 that will allow the GCPD to send important, valuable community information directly to residents using the latest technology.
The Nixle Communi ... full story
Goose Creek resident John Nutter, shown here with Bi-Lo representatives Verle Bohn and Ricky Pringle, recently won $250 worth of groceries at the Moncks Corner store for completing a customer opinion survey. full story
Cars were parked in the grass all along the paved drop-off loop at Cane Bay Elementary School last week, as Aug. 17 marked Berkeley County School District’s first day for the 2010-11 year.
The district’s first day enrollment numbers were inaccurate ... full story
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