Berkeley County Library System (BCLS) is co-hosting “Garden and Grow: Vegetables” with Christopher Burtt, Clemson University Cooperative Extension Area Horticulture Agent, for Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester counties, from 1-2 p.m. Thursday, March 14, at Goose Creek Library, 325 Old Monc…
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The Steinberg Law Firm’s 2024 College Scholarship Program is now open. This year’s program offers five $1,000 scholarships to high school seniors and current college students who are residents…
Emlaw named to Harding University Dean’s List
Monnet, Ipock graduate from Lander University
Two area students were named to the Dean's List at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, for the fall 2023 semester.
Reading Partners South Carolina (RPSC) is issuing an urgent call to action to the community as the new year unfolds. With the ambitious goal of serving 645 students this year, the organization…
Recent data released by the South Carolina Education Association (SCEA) underscores a growing crisis in education: an acute shortage of teachers. This complex issue, stemming from insufficient…
Charleston Southern University has announced the launch of Buc Promise, a new renewable scholarship for Pell-eligible South Carolina residents with a minimum 3.5 high school GPA.
The South Carolina Board of Education is considering a “Uniform Procedure for Selection or Reconsideration of Instructional Materials,” which received a first reading at the Tuesday, Nov. 14, …
The Santee Cooper Regional Water Plant in Moncks Corner hosted 125 high school students Thursday, Oct. 19, from Timberland, Hanahan, Stratford, Berkeley and Cane Bay for Imagine a Day Without …
More than 700 students logged on for their first day of the 2023-2024 school year with Lowcountry Connections Academy. The tuition-free online public school has served students in grades K-12 …
The SC Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities, a public, residential high school for artistically talented students, is now accepting applications for the 2024-2025 school year and summ…
William J. Bennett, director of choirs for Cane Bay High School, has been selected as a top 25 semifinalist for the GRAMMY Music Educator Award for the third time.
While wars still wage and discrimination and division still exist, the effort to remind younger generations that, “Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it” is as important as ever.
The 2023 Govie Writing Awards, presented by the SC Governor’s School for the Art and Humanities Creative Writing Department, is now accepting submissions of short fiction and poetry by South C…
Delta Dental of South Carolina’s Land of Smiles education program is on the road this fall, taking its message for healthy teeth to 10,000 students at nearly 40 schools across the state.
Goose Creek High School is joining an elite group of schools by entering the education metaverse, with help from VictoryXR, a global leader in virtual reality education. Goose Creek High Schoo…
Members of Fleet Reserve Association (FRA) Branch 269 in Goose Creek are encouraging all students in grades seven through 12 to participate in its 2023-24 Americanism Essay Contest. Participan…
Leaders from the Goose Creek Branch NAACP and American Liberties Union of South Carolina had a press conference before the Monday, Sept. 18, regular meeting of the Berkeley County School Board…
The South Carolina Commission on Higher Education wants students and families across the state to know that the opening of the 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) will be …
Goose Creek attorney Ron Jones, a partner at Smith Debnam Law, has been elected to the board of the Trident Technical College Foundation. Jones is one of three new members, along with Pat Fosb…
A statement from Trident Medical Center announced a donation to Goose Creek High School. The school received a special gift when a group of community advocates arrived to donate some school supplies.
Katelyn Moyer, of Goose Creek, and Shakonda Hudson-Green, of Cross, have been named to Southern New Hampshire University's summer 2023 dean's list. The summer terms run from May to August.
The city of Goose Creek announced on social media the annual kids’ fest event, which took place for the first time at Central Creek Park, was a big success. The back-to-school celebration incl…
The Goose Creek Police Department announced the agency was awarded a $638,770 grant from the South Carolina Department of Public Safety to provide additional School Resource Officers, or SROs.
The Charleston Southern University Board of Trustees unanimously approved and announced the appointment of B. Keith Faulkner, JD, LLM, MBA, as CSU’s fourth president. Faulkner, a 1998 Charlest…
Goose Creek Mayor Greg Habib proclaimed June 14, 2023, as Stratford High School Band Appreciation Day in Goose Creek.
Two students were recognized at the regularly scheduled Berkeley County School District board meeting on June 5 for receiving $2,500 scholarships from the BCSD Teacher Forum.
Berkeley County Library System (BCLS) invites customers to book a one-on-one session with a degreed genealogist to learn about Family History and Genealogy each Thursday, from 11 a.m. – 12 p.m…
Charleston Southern University (CSU) began their Faith Works Conference for Chaplaincy on April 12 at their Dewey Center for Chaplaincy. The first day of the conference kicked off on the topic…
Jessica Kolp was a senior in high school, excited to graduate with her friends and embark on her collegiate journey when, on a January night, she was struck at an estimated 117 mph by a driver…
To commemorate the anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. historic “I Have A Dream” speech, the Bands & Choirs of Goose Creek High traveled to Washington D.C. courtesy of Music Celebrat…
Revered Charleston Southern University (CSU) President Dr. Dondi Costin is setting sail for Lynchburg, Virginia, as he's formally accepted an offer to serve as the new president of Liberty Uni…
Charleston Southern University has selected Dr. Michael Wilder as its new provost and vice president for academic affairs after an extensive nationwide search.
Attention planting and growing enthusiasts: Christopher Burtt, Cooperative Extension Area Horticulture Agent, for Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester counties is combining forces with the Berk…
Charleston Southern University has installed a free self-diagnostic medical kiosk in the Student Center that provides the campus population fast and safe 24/7/365 access to self-diagnostic COV…
Fresh off her graduation from Macedonia High School in 1973, Delores Whack had clear visions of living out the college experience of sororities, campus life and football games, until that is h…
Charleston Southern University's 11th year of bundling gift packages in its annual Operation Christmas Child campaign saw the institution surpass its previous record of 12,000 boxes with a tot…
Members of the Goose Creek Police Department made their rounds visiting local schools during Career Day, along with their popular law enforcement hound, Bonnie. The images were recorded at Bou…
On Nov 5, 2022 the Stratford High School Marching Band competed at the South Carolina Band Directors Association 5A state championships. 5A is the largest class in the state and it was a recor…
Members of the Goose Creek Police Department publicly thanked Abigail Hatch, a student at Westview Elementary, for her generosity in serving them with breakfast bagels, coffee, muffins, fruit …
Berkeley County Library System (BCLS) and the Wassamasaw Tribe of Varnertown Indians, a State Recognized Tribe, co-hosted its Buffalo Bone Bead Native Chokers class on Oct. 15 at the Goose Cre…
The "Law Talk" series makes its next stop at the Goose Creek Library on Oct. 25, from 6-7:30 p.m., as part of a collaboration between the Berkeley County Library System (BCLS) and the South Ca…
The Berkeley County Library System's (BCLS) "We Read Ya Book Club" will be debuting at the Goose Creek branch on Sept. 13, located at 325 Old Moncks Corner Road. The monthly program, which run…
The rapidly-growing Ivybrook Academy continues to extend its reach beyond its existing 50 campuses throughout the country, as it recently opened its newest location on Aug. 15 at 2119 North Ma…
Lander University recently released its Spring 2022 Dean's List, which included the following residents of the surrounding areas:
A Dorchester District 2 school received recognition and some money from the Medical University of South Carolina for its care for students' health and wellness.
It’s a program that is offered in other states and around the world. But there is something unique about how Berkeley County approaches Project SEARCH.
Dorchester School District 2's board has named Brenda Hafner, chief of schools at Sumter School District, as deputy superintendent.
Multiple students at Dorchester School District 2 have been recognized for writing and artistic talents.
As another school year comes to a close, next year will have the same issue for local administrators when it comes to the teacher shortage.