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Logistics Specialist 3rd Class Miguel Clark serves as a supply specialist with Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Yokosuka in Japan. (CREDIT: U.S. Navy) GOOSE CREEK, S.C. — Thousands of miles from his hometown of Goose Creek, a 2023 Goose Creek High School graduate is helping support U.S. Navy operations across the Western Pacific.

An 85-year-old St. Stephen man was killed Thursday morning after being struck by a pickup truck while crossing a road in Berkeley County, authorities said. (FILE IMAGE) ST. STEPHEN, S.C. — An 85-year-old St. Stephen man was killed Thursday morning after being struck by a pickup truck while crossing a road in Berkeley County, authorities said. Franklin B. Crawford Jr. died in the crash, which happened around 11:04 a.m. Aug.

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A driver died Tuesday afternoon after an SUV left Interstate 26 in Berkeley County, ran off an exit ramp and crashed into a tree, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol. (FILE IMAGE) BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. — A driver died Tuesday afternoon after an SUV left Interstate 26 in Berkeley County, ran off an exit ramp and crashed into a tree, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.

Moncks Corner native Lenard "Charlamagne Tha God" McKelvey is headed to one of entertainment's most iconic landmarks after being selected to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. (CREDIT: Dave Hubelbank/Flickr) MONCKS CORNER, S.C. — Moncks Corner native Lenard “Charlamagne Tha God” McKelvey is headed to one of entertainment’s most iconic landmarks after being selected to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

MONCKS CORNER, S.C. — A Berkeley County woman has been arrested and another is wanted after investigators say they conspired with an inmate to smuggle contraband into the Hill-Finklea Detention Center, according to the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office. Berkeley County Sheriff Duane Lewis announced Thursday that Tiffany Elizabeth Cribb, 39, of St. Stephen, was arrested and charged with furnishing contraband to an inmate.

Visitors planning one last summer trip to Overton Beach Park will need to do so before Aug. 3, as Santee Cooper announced the popular Lake Moultrie recreation area will close for the season beginning Monday.(CREDIT: Santee Cooper) MONCKS CORNER, S.C. — Visitors planning one last summer trip to Overton Beach Park will need to do so before Aug. 3, as Santee Cooper announced the popular Lake Moultrie recreation area will close for the season beginning Monday.

Petsense in Goose Creek will permanently close as part of a nationwide effort by Tractor Supply Company to shutter approximately 75 underperforming Petsense locations across the country. (CREDIT: Google Maps) GOOSE CREEK, S.C. — Petsense in Goose Creek will permanently close as part of a nationwide effort by Tractor Supply Company to shutter approximately 75 underperforming Petsense locations across the country.

As scammers continue to develop increasingly sophisticated tactics, the Berkeley County Sheriff's Office is taking its fraud prevention message directly to the community.(Image by Riki32 from Pixabay) BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. — As scammers continue to develop increasingly sophisticated tactics, the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office is taking its fraud prevention message directly to the community.

Berkeley County is moving forward with a long-planned intersection improvement project on Daniel Island after county council approved a more than $2.5 million construction contract this week. (FILE IMAGE) BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. — Berkeley County is moving forward with a long-planned intersection improvement project on Daniel Island after county council approved a more than $2.5 million construction contract this week.