Dorchester County News

On June 1, the Dorchester County Sheriff's Office responded to multiple Burglary/Breaking and Entering at Drakesborough subdivision in Summerville.

A.M. Sheehan/Journal Scene - Upper Dorchester County Historical Society Director Jim Way shows councilmembers copies of his book on Monday.

Officials remove a body from 4674 Thoroughbred Drive in North Charleston where police are investigating a possible murder-suicide.

Four Lowcountry students in the class of 2013 were among 72 statewide who never missed a day of school during their entire academic career.

Three Charleston County schools made enough improvement to come off the list of the state's lowest-performing schools, but five county schools remain on that list.

Joel Dean with US Framing cuts fiberglass columns for the Abberly Crossing Apartments that are under construction off Patriot Boulevard in North Charleston Friday.

The construction management firm of M. B. Kahn will meet with the public at a community meeting Tuesday, June 25 at 6 p.m. at Summerville High School to share with the community the needs for subcontractors and vendor and what employment opportunities are available for the Dorchester District Two capital improvement project.

Photo by Leslie Cantu/Journal Scene Dorchester County Council and Dorchester Seniors, Inc., honored outgoing Dorchester Seniors board member Richard Dash on Monday.

Bad weather raking the East Coast is bearing down on the Lowcountry, and could bring severe thunderstorms with damaging high winds into the Charleston area tonight, according to the National Weather Service.

Travis Donald Fender, 21, is being sought by police for the shooting of two people in Ladson Monday, June 10. Dorchester County Sheriff's Office, Criminal Investigation Division, has issued an arrest warrant for Fender for Attempted Murder.

Charleston County deputies will conduct traffic safety checks starting at 11 p.m. Friday on U.S. 78 at the Charleston and Dorchester County line, Maj.

Type of theft: Larceny Location: Dorchester Road, Summerville Date: May 7 - May 23 Time of day: 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. Items stolen: lumber Total value: $60,000 Incident report details: Complainant told police that at some point between May 7 and May 23, a former employee had stolen lumber from him.

Leslie Cantu/Journal Scene -- Councilman David Chinnis, right, questioned whether the clerk's plan would exceed the $12,000 allotted.

On May 24 Dorchester County deputies were dispatched to Bacons Bridge Road in Summerville on the report of an erratic driver, possibly intoxicated.

Goldilocks visits? The Dorchester County Sheriff's Office responded to Silver Cypress Circle in Summerville to investigate a burglary.

When a Dorchester County Sherriff's deputy arrived at a home on Stratton Dr., No.

The Dorchester County Coroner has released his autopsy report, finding the death of 37-year old Tabetha Grooms, on April 28, to be accidental.

Dorchester County sheriff's deputies are searching for Travis Donald Fender, 21, in connection with a double shooting that happened in Ladson on June 10. Dorchester County sheriff's deputies are searching for a 21-year-old man accused in a double shooting that happened in Ladson on Monday.

Dorchester County sheriff's deputies have a lead on a suspect in a double shooting that happened in Ladson on Monday.

Evan Guthrie of the Evan Guthrie Law Firm in Charleston, South Carolina spoke at the Dorchester County District Two Higher Learning Academy at Fort Dorchester High School in North Charleston, SC on Saturday March 9th 2013 Charleston, SC June 10, 2013 - Evan Guthrie of the Evan Guthrie Law Firm in Charleston, South Carolina spoke at the Dorchester ... (more)