The Berkeley Independent

Three Lowcountry men destined to become partners due to their shared passion for radio broadcasting and Berkeley Stags football are familiar voices on Friday nights. Two members of the trio, Wayne White and Tim Atkins, are beginning their 14th year announcing Stags football over 106.1 FM radio. Prior to that time, they shared seven years broadcasting Timberland High School football games in St. Stephen.

On the volleyball court the Berkeley Girls are working the kinks out so they will be prepared for region play when it begins in mid-September. “This team has been together for a while,” said Berkeley coach Courtney Shine. “They have played together for the most part for five years.

The Summerville Orchestra will welcome Brazilian violinist Thierry de Lucas Neves as guest concertmaster and featured soloist for its Season 23 opening concert, “Music of a New America,” Sept. 25 and 26 at the Summers Corner Performing Arts Center. The performances are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Sept. 25 and 3 p.m. Sept. 26. “To have Thierry in Summerville as a guest artist is truly a gift,” Wojciech Milewski, music director of the Summerville Orchestra, said.

Billy Holland Envy is a feeling of discontent and resentment, aroused by someone else’s possessions, qualities or luck. It’s simply desiring the resources and opportunities someone else has so that we can purchase and create the life we fantasize about. We may not want a person’s specific home, vehicles, talents or spouse, but we may want their finances and charisma so we can have a similar life. James chapter 3 and verses 14-16 allow us to see how this is a very serious spiritual problem.

While rising senior Anna Yi waited on stage as a finalist in a national FBLA competition, a wave of disbelief came over her. “I don’t think I had a real thought that I was going to be No. 1 until they called second place, and I was the only one left on stage,” said Yi, a Fort Dorchester student who competed in the public service announcement category.

The Wassamasaw Tribe of Varnertown Indians and the South Carolina State Park Service have signed a historic agreement intended to preserve, research and interpret Edisto Indian history at several state park properties along South Carolina's coast. The Memorandum of Understanding, announced Aug. 27, formalizes a partnership involving Edisto Beach State Park, Hunting Island State Park and St. Phillips Island.

Long before opening Odd Duck Market, Jared Hellman and business partner Andrew Hare were working restaurant jobs as teenagers in Hilton Head. The two later took a chance on a small downtown deli, then spent years pursuing different careers before finding their way back to the food industry.

It wasn’t always text book, but Berkeley kept the sticks moving Aug. 28 to win its first road game of the season. The Stags claimed a 44-15 win at Fort Dorchester to improve to 2-0 on the season. Fort Dorchester dropped to 0-2. “We did a good job executing big plays and turning some routine things into big plays,” said Berkeley coach Eric Lodge.

Eggs Up Grill is making a bigger push into the Lowcountry with a new Goose Creek location in the works while its longtime Cane Bay restaurant gets a major refresh. The new restaurant will be located at 98 S. Goose Creek Blvd., near the busy intersection of St. James Avenue and U.S. 52. The restaurant is expected to open later this year, close to the holiday season.

The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office last month arrested a 16-year-old for attempted murder following a shooting that injured a Goose Creek man. The suspect, who was not identified because he’s a juvenile, was also charged possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, unlawful possession of a firearm, minor in possession of a firearm, unlawful conduct towards a child and discharging a firearm into a dwelling. On Aug.