• Scrap metal fire burns for three days

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• Gingrich wins state and Berkeley County

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• ‘Now is our time to act’ Davis brings uplifting MLK Day message

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Children removed from meth lab home
Three suspects have been arrested for allegedly operating a methamphetamine lab in a Moncks Corner residence, the BCSO confirmed Thursday morning. Three children were living at the residence, and were taken into custody of the South Carolina Departm ...  read more

Scrap metal fire burns for three days
A rubber tire particle fire at Berkeley Scrap Metal in Moncks Corner burned for nearly three days la ...  read more

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Moncks Corner is 125!
Check out the Special Publication on the Town of Moncks Corner - Celebrating 125 Years

Christmas Celebration
Town of St. Stephen held their annual Christmas parade, tree lighting and tree walk.

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Sports

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BHS Hall of Fame accepting nominations
The Berkeley High School Athletics Hall of Fame is accepting nominations fo ...  read more

• Stags suffer rough Region 7AAA week
• Finding Mudville: Now it’s football season
• Cross pushes region mark to 5-2
• Cavs drop pair of thrillers
• Stags let one slip away
• Finding Mudville: I am tired of football
• Stags weight training program available for all athletes
• Lady Stags fall in OT 31-28
• Trojans 3-0 in region play
• Cavs 10-3 after 78-21 rout
• Berkeley’s Southard to join Gamecocks
• Stags rally to stun Timberland 47-46

Culture

Farmers Market to relocate in 2012
A new Moncks Corner Farmers Market made its debut at the annual tractor sho ...  read more

• Angel Food Cake – with a coconut twist
• Places in the Art
• Alvin pageants announced
• The Art of the Matter
• My art will go on
• Leaf casting class Nov. 5
• Unique historical tour includes Berkeley County
• Notes from Clemson Extension: New bug poses a threat in 2011
• Berkeley County Purchase Award
• Goose Creek Mayor’s history lectures return
• Best of Show
• Mystery Plant Salt: Marsh yields floral beauty

Education

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Snakebite victim finishes marathon with principal
Zach Szala saw his school friends for the first time since before Thanksgiv ...  read more

• Clemson Extension offers pesticide course
• College Fair open to all county residents
• Voters to decide on $250 million for school construction
• Stags weight training program available for all athletes
• Clemson Extension offers pesticide course
• TTC recognizes over 100 nursing graduates
• Scholars Academy open houses announced
• Berkeley Intermediate fourth grader writes Obama … and hears back
• Terrific Kids
• What a show!
• Terrific Kids at St. John’s
• Author to visit Goose Creek Elementary

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Macedonia Newsline
Girl Scouts begin cookie selling in 2012 The Girl Scout pre-cookie sales a ...  read more

• Trilogy
• St. Stephen View
• Jamestown Loop
• Macedonia Newsline
• Trilogy
• St. Stephen View
• Macedonia Newsline
• Jamestown Loop
• Cross Currents
• Wise Words from Williams: Making changes this year
• Trilogy
• St. Stephen View

• Santee Cooper, Alcoa talks continue as deadline looms
• Kevlar team captures DuPont award
• Business Mixers
• Precious Memories

• Choir members robbed at Goose Creek church
• Drunk driver hits deputy at accident scene
• Sheriff’s Office makes multiple drug busts
• Crime in the Corner

• Snakebite victim finishes marathon with principal
• Clemson Extension offers pesticide course
• College Fair open to all county residents
• Voters to decide on $250 million for school construction

• BHS Hall of Fame accepting nominations
• Stags suffer rough Region 7AAA week
• Finding Mudville: Now it’s football season
• Cross pushes region mark to 5-2

• Historical Committee says thanks
• Local Heroes
• National Hospice and Palliative Care Month
• Thanks, BHS cheerleaders

• The Best Legislature That Lobbying Can Buy
• Finding Mudville: Now it’s football season
• Fanfare for the Common Man: Stand By Me?
• The State Capitol Report

• Coker, Bonnoitt to wed
• Calhoun, Kirby wed
• Happy Anniversary!
• Coker, Funderburke to wed

• Milton Bordeaux
• Wanda Lund Early
• Christopher W. Hale
• Arlene M. Harris

• Amid SC gov's fight against feds on voter ID law, black leaders say: You're a minority, too
• World War II destroyer USS Laffey returns to South Carolina home after $9 million in repairs
• Man charged with botched SC Waffle House robbery

• Santee Cooper announces 2012 refunding bond sale
• Santee Cooper announces organizational changes in operation and finance departments
• Santee Cooper employees pitch in on Day of Caring
• Aerial herbicide treatment on lakes under way
• Santee Cooper Board Authorizes Rate Study
• Santee Cooper announces refunding bond sale
• Santee Cooper, Florida Municipal Power Agency enter into letter of intent for share of planned V.C. Summer Station units
• Santee Cooper, Duke Energy Carolinas enter into letter of intent for share of planned V.C. Summer Station units 2 and 3

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