Berkeley County News

Tom Smith, emergency preparedness director for Berkeley County, is bringing the Community Emergency Response Team to area youth.

A lawsuit that Nucor Corp. filed against a former high-ranking executive at its Berkeley County steel mill and his new employer over alleged theft of confidential information has been settled.

Thousands of dollars in cocaine are off area streets, after two Orangeburg men were put behind bars an Wednesday.

Dana Sweatman, 14, shows off her moves to the beat of "Hopelessly Devoted to You" from the "Grease" soundtrack.

Ben Ziegler, an outside attorney hired by council to guide it through the process, said Monday that the first question is whether voters want to change from the supervisor form of government to ...

When a knife-carrying, 270-pound Jason Truitt came charging at 108-pound Stephanie Morosi, "he looked crazy," she told investigators.

A stack of papers rested on Archie Smalls' desk. He riffled through them and found what he wanted: a copy of an advertisement from 1990 citing how he had set an all-time sales record at Love Chevrolet in Moncks ...

The State Infrastructure Bank has promised the county $115.8 million to build the interchange and widen the interstate from the U.S. 17A exit to one mile past the Jedburg exit.

This Berkeley County town could grow geographically by nearly a third by summer's end under a plan Town Council voted unanimously Tuesday to adopt.

Call the Dorchester County Assessor's Office at 563-0162 or 832-0162. The deadline for returning the application is Sept.

A small slice of Lowcountry voters will return to the polls from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday to decide runoffs in the state House District 111 race as well as the Berkeley County Council District 3 race.

A crash in the Charleston-bound lanes of Interstate 26 near College Park Road stalled traffic this morning.

A Florida man pleaded guilty Wednesday to providing material support to terrorists, a federal prosecutor said.

On May 10 Stratford High's Brittany Jefferson won her second consecutive Class 4A 100-meter state hurdles title.

The owner of a $150,000 home would pay an extra $49 a year in property taxes if Berkeley County Council diverts money for tax relief to improve roads and expand the jail.

Originally published 07:03 p.m., June 10, 2008 Updated 07:03 p.m., June 10, 2008 Who's running? A Berkeley County polling place that remained locked two hours after voting started and confusion over state House ...

A Charleston newspaper is appealing a judge's decision allowing the Berkeley County School Board to keep secret the evaluation of its superintendent.

Charleston County Council Chairman Tim Scott handily won his home county tonight in the three-way Republican primary for the House District 117 seat.

Voters across South Carolina will go to the polls from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday to pick a U.S. Senate candidate and to decide several other Republican and Democratic primary contests.

The Congaree Blue Trail has become the first entirely water trail in South Carolina named a National Recreation Trail.