Bonneau News

Doug Allen, fishing guide and president of the S.C. Country Guide Association explains the effects of lower lake levels on his fishing guide business from the pier of his Lake Moultrie home.

An accident between an 18-wheeler and a pickup truck occurred on Highway 52 and Canady Branch Road between Moncks Corner and Bonneau.

A man was killed at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday when his pickup truck skidded into the path of an 18-wheeler on U.S. Highway 52, the S.C. Highway Patrol said.

The gallery features Goyer-Bonneau, a husband and wife team of ceramistes with colored porcelain, resolutely contemporary and centered on the form and function of the object.

Thursday's First Nation's National Day of Action was not just about conflict between Canada's aboriginal and non-aboriginal peoples.

The cross could soon grace a state specialty license plate. But if the Legislature endorses the new plate, which would say "I Believe" across the bottom and carry the image of a cross in front of a ...

“It would be a challenge, to say the least, to enforce. You would think if there was a police officer there to count off two minutes, he could go to the intersection and wave you through instead.”

South Carolina may join five other states that let motorcyclists, mo-ped drivers and bicyclists run red lights that don't change within a couple minutes of their stopping. via WCNC

The Senate gave key approval Wednesday to a 50-cent tax increase on a pack of cigarettes in a 30-11 vote, one vote shy of being veto-proof. In the House, members stripped out a Senate provision for a new state ... via Myrtle Beach Online

“I find it strange that she can watch it on TV where they fight in other states, but she can't watch it here”

South Carolina could join its neighbors in allowing mixed martial arts contests under legislation up for discussion next week by a Senate panel. via Myrtle Beach Online

“A great many South Carolinians will be helped dramatically”

As many as 200,000 uninsured South Carolinians could get health-care coverage if the state Legislature sticks to a plan to increase the cigarette tax by 50 cents a pack. via The Post and Courier

The Berkeley County Chamber of Commerce Leadership Berkeley Class of 2007 has raised $2,500 in donations for the Berkeley County Rescue Squad. via The Post and Courier

“The money from the state is the difference between a healthy, vital organization and our being very severely damaged and potentially going out of business”

In the latest version of the state's upcoming budget, several local projects survived the ax while public colleges and universities continue to walk a tightrope during hard economic times. via The Post and Courier

It happened at US 52 and Mandella road in Bonneau. Atleast six people were involved and the Berkeley county coroner confirms a 52 year old man died from injuries sustained in the accident. via WCIV

“There are some trends that point to below normal precipitation in South Carolina, but they're very weak. We're not betting the odds one way or the other. It looks more like an average kind of summer”

Atkins Landing in Moncks Corner on January 16, 2008. A sign that Santee Cooper placed at Atkins Landing in Moncks Corner during drought conditions in January of this year is surrounded by water on Wednesday. via Post and Courier

“Oh, it was a great feeling to be able to get back on the lake”

Ed Riley did something last weekend he hadn't done in nearly six months. He launched his motorboat into Lake Moultrie. via Post and Courier

“For those of us at Heritage, the well-being of children is what it is all about”

In January, the principal of C.E. Williams Middle School wrote parents and encouraged them to have their children participate in the Heritage Keepers Life Skills Education program. via The Post and Courier

“Every fish species ought to do well”

Santee Cooper's fishing industry, a boon to the area's economy for the past 60 years, has been devastated by the drought that has ravaged the Southeast in the last year. via Post and Courier

“I don't know what the appropriate level is. I just don't want alligators encroaching on the human habitat”

A bill making it easier for property owners to kill alligators on their land and setting up a special hunting season for the animals received key approval Thursday in the House. via Fox News

“An alligator just doesn't stop moving. Even shot on a bank, they'll crawl off in the water. They're pretty incredible when it comes to their survivability. It's not that hard to get a line on an alligator.”

Gator hunting might begin this fall, if state lawmakers swallow legislation allowing some alligators to be shot without being tied off first. via Post and Courier

“Knowing Jeff's personality and character, something happened that evening between the people on the property that put him in a disparaged, desperate, heart-broken, melancholy state”

Jeffrey Smith holds his daughter, Carlina Amber, in this family photo. Smith was fatally shot by a Charleston County deputy Saturday. via Post and Courier