Moncks Corner News

People who live in lower Berkeley County may be able take care of routine county business in Goose Creek again within the next few months, if some Berkeley County councilmen get their way.

Lonnie Carter, president and CEO of Santee Cooper in Moncks Corner, S.C., received the American Public Power Association's Alex Radin Distinguished Service Award at the Association's national conference in Nashville, Tenn.

A jury awarded the family of a Moncks Corner woman killed in a 2008 car crash $3.5 million on Tuesday, ordered to be paid by the driver of the other car involved in the wreck, according to attorney Mullins McLeod.

"In Charlotte and other jurisdictions that use GPS monitoring, the police department can tell you exactly who they are monitoring.

A thunderstorm warning has been issued for portions of the tricounty. The National Weather Service issued the warning at 4:43 p.m. A line of storms extending from eight miles north of Jedburg moving was moving east at 40 mph.

Lush, a new cosmetics store, will open in mid-July at 316-B King St., in the former Olive Oil Shop between George and Calhound streets, the company said.

South Carolina is tied with its neighbor to the north as the fastest growing state on the east coast and is the 12th in the nation for fastest growing economy, based on a new U.S. Commerce Department report, released Thursday by the S.C. Commerce Department.

The Berkeley County Sheriff's Office Drug Enforcement Unit has taken three suspects into custody and expects more arrests in connection with a meth lab that was in operation at the time of the discovery.

LowCountry DayLily Club The LowCountry DayLily Club will hold its annual day lily sale on June 15, 2013, from 8 am - noon, at the Moncks Corner Piggly Wiggly.

Jericho, 7, and Raven Wilde, 5, of Moncks Corner take a break from sightseeing to cool off in the waters of the fountain Wednesday at Waterfront Park.

A rape victim has sued the North Charleston bail company that was tracking her assailant with a Global Positioning System device when he broke into her Moncks Corner house.

The city of Goose Creek and Berkeley County are fighting over possible new tax money, with each scheduling special meetings in an effort to stop the other from passing the law first.

MONCKS CORNER, SC Students at Horry-Georgtown Technical College received prizes from Santee Cooper for student submissions to a competition that sought creative and practical ways to expand the development of solar power in South Carolina Santee Cooper announced the solar design competition to more than 40 academic institutions throughout the ... (more)

Cristi Mitchum of James Island went to the Food Truck Rodeo for the first time Saturday with Cindy and Tim McDowell of Moncks Corner.

A homicide investigation is underway into the death of a man, whose body was found in Berkeley County on Sunday afternoon.

The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for parts of Dorchester County and Berkeley County including areas to the west and northwest of Moncks Corner and the north of Summerville.

Sertoma cheer training scheduled The Azalea Sertoma Club of Summerville, sponsor of the Azalea Sertoma Recreational Cheerleading program, is hosting its 2nd Annual Basic Cheer Training from 6 -7:30 p.m. on June 18 and 20, and July 16 and 18 at Doty Park in Summerville.

DUFFY, Mary Ellen, 68, of Charleston, a retired guidance counselor with James Island High School, Spanish teacher and former nun, died Monday.

Artie Carroll Bradley spent most mornings drinking coffee and shooting the breeze with other regulars at the Hardee's restaurant in Moncks Corner.

Investigators believe a 79-year-old man, who's body was discovered on the side of the road in Berkeley County, was murdered.