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Over $4,000 in grants were recently awarded directly to Berkeley County school teachers to be used to promote environmental education in the classroom ... full story
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Citing the need for law enforcement officers to get “Back to the Basics,” of serving and protecting ... full story - One Stop
Sixteen Trident One Stop Career System students recently graduated from the Facilities Maintenance T ... full story - Dressed in White
The Goose Creek Municipal Center is blanketed with snow on the morning after the recent winter storm ... full story
Over $4,000 in grants were recently awarded directly to Berkeley County school teachers to be used to promote environmental education in the classroom. The grants were awarded to the winners of the Berkeley Kids Who Care about the Environment project ... full story
Alligator bites woman at Cypress GardensAn alligator bite sustained by a Cypress Gardens visitor on Monday afternoon was the result of being in the wrong place at the wrong time, according to Cypress Gardens Director Dwight Williams.The visitor – a female – was walking on one of the C ... full story
Giant Yard Sale set for March 20Mark your calendars for Saturday, March 20 for the return of the semi-annual Giant Goose Creek Yard Sale hosted by the City Goose Creek Recreation Department. The event will run from 8 a.m. to 12 noon on the front lawn of the Casey Community Ce ... full story
Helping Hands begins Easter food driveHelping Hands of Goose Creek has been serving the local area since June 1989. The need for food assistance has grown due to the economy and job loss. With that in mind, a special project called “Hundred Boxes for Helping Hands of Goose Cr ... full story
Crime in the CreekA sampling of nefarious doings obtained from Goose Creek Police Department and Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office reports:• In yet another online business transaction scam, a Goose Creek woman reported that she had been in contact via Yahoo Messenger w ... full story
Autopsy: Mt. Pleasant man died of natural causesAn autopsy has revealed that a Mt. Pleasant man found over the weekend in Berkeley County died of natural causes.The body of John Eury, 40, was discovered off Highway 41 near Huger Saturday, Berkeley County Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Salisbury said.Ac ... full story
Study: Many schools not earthquake-proofA seismic study presented to the Berkeley County School Board shows many district schools and buildings are in shaky condition.Chief operations officer Ann Williams presented a seismic study showing how district schools and buildings would hold up du ... full story
Census forms arrive in mailboxes this weekBerkeley County Supervisor Dan Davis announced on Monday night that 2010 U.S. Census forms should be arriving in county residents’ mailboxes soon and urged all citizens to complete the form before the stated deadline.County council met in regular ses ... full story
First Congressional Congressman Henry Brown ended weeks of speculation Friday afternoon, as he announced his candidacy for Berkeley County Supervisor.The announcement came before dozens of supporters at the Holiday Inn Express in Moncks Corner.“I hav ... full story
Alligator bites woman at Cypress GardensAn alligator bite at Cypress Gardens Monday sent a female walker to the hospital, and the S.C. Department of Natural Resources will release a report tomorrow with details of the incident.According to the Berkeley County Sheriff's Office, the incident ... full story
Brown announces candidacy for supervisorFirst Congressional Congressman Henry Brown ended weeks of speculation Friday afternoon, as he announced his candidacy for Berkeley County Supervisor.The announcement came before dozens of supporters at the Holiday Inn Express in Moncks Corner.“I hav ... full story
Citing the need for law enforcement officers to get “Back to the Basics,” of serving and protecting all citizens of Berkeley County, longtime law-enforcement officer and former police chief Tim Strawn announced his candidacy for the office of Berkele ... full story
Giant Yard Sale set for March 20Mark your calendars for Saturday, March 20 for the return of the semi-annual Giant Goose Creek Yard Sale hosted by the City of Goose Creek Recreation Department. The event will run from 8 a.m. to noon on the front lawn of the Casey Commun ... full story
Teachers of the Year announced across districtAll Berkeley County School District schools have completed the election process for each school’s 2010 Teacher of the Year. Those teachers will now compete for District Teacher of the Year. The announcement for the eight semi-finalists will be made o ... full story
Sixteen Trident One Stop Career System students recently graduated from the Facilities Maintenance Technician Training Program with the credentials and experience to become employed as maintenance technicians. For more information Trident One Stop, c ... full story
The Goose Creek Municipal Center is blanketed with snow on the morning after the recent winter storm. ... full story
The “Hot Shots” basketball competition held on Feb. 20 at the Goose Creek Community Center saw 60 competitors try their luck at the free throw line or shooting baskets in a timed competition. Winners from the competition were (front row, l-r)&nb ... full story
Berkeley County EMS Senior Crew Chief Chris Esdorn was named Berkeley County Employee of the Year during last week’s county council meeting. According the county officials, Esdorn was selected for this prestigious award because of his impeccable work ... full story
School board prepares for 'Berkeley Reads'The “Berkeley Reads” program has been underway three years and encourages students and adults to read the same books at the same time, Berkeley County Library Director Donna Osborne said.The program was a topic for discussion at the Feb. 23 Berkeley ... full story
A Summerville man will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being convicted on a charge of homicide by child abuse/neglect.It took a jury a little over two hours Thursday afternoon in Moncks Corner to return a guilty verdict against Justin Hi ... full story
GCPD to hold women’s self defense seminarNo one wants to be a victim of sexual assault. Most of the time, no one has to be.That’s the message the Goose Creek Police Department wants to send to women throughout the community. The department wants to help women learn how to avoid becoming a v ... full story
Summerville man gets life sentence for homicide by child abuse
A Summerville man will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being convicted on a charge of homicide by child abuse/neglect.
It took a jury a little over two hours Thursday aft ... full story
Lowcountry leaders take a look at Florida programThey’re the aerospace guys – the blue man group of the air traffic control class at the Aerospace Career Academy at St. Augustine High School in Florida. Today they are not sitting at their control sim ... full story
When he retired from the Army as a Lt. Colonel in 1997, Stovall Witte of Berkeley County said he was not sure what his next move would be. His wife, Jan, suggested politics.“Like most of us, I talk back to the TV when the news comes on,” Witte said w ... full story
The snowstorm of 2010 was over quickly – but not before many beautiful pictures were taken all over Goose Creek, Hanahan, and all of Berkeley County. Above is a glimpse at Stratford Forest at sunrise on Saturday, Feb. 13. ... full story
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