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A murder case from 1988 is getting a fresh look from the North Charleston Police Department and the U.S. Naval Criminal Investigative Service Cold Case Unit. Beth Ann Cameron, a 24-year-old sailor stationed at the former Charleston Naval base assigne ... full story

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Newest Elk
The Summerville Elks Lodge #2719 held their bi-monthly meeting on January 24. Th ... full story
McKissick receives national award
Summerville High School Athletic Director and football coach John McKissick has ... full story
County poised to buy property for park
Click here to see a larger image of the illustration. Dorchester County Council ... full story

Newest Elk

The Summerville Elks Lodge #2719 held their bi-monthly meeting on January 24. The Summerville Lodge welcomed Alva Leviner as a new member. Pictured from left are, Alva Leviner and Exalted Ruler David Bray. The Elk’s said this new member is a we ... full story

2012 legislative session

It’s been a busy first three weeks of the 2012 legislative session for South Carolina. Last week proved that we’re back to business and doing the people’s work. I’ve heard from many of you regarding a variety of is ... full story

McKissick receives national award

Summerville High School Athletic Director and football coach John McKissick has been named the Don Shula NFL High School Coach of the Year. McKissick, who has more coaching victories under his belt than any other football coach at any level, was anno ... full story

County poised to buy property for park

Click here to see a larger image of the illustration. Dorchester County Council is poised to pull the trigger on more than 80 acres near Bacons Bridge Road adjacent to Richard Rosebrock Park. Dorchester County Council has been in negotiations with a ... full story

Feel-good vs. duty: library vs. jail

A new jail and five new EMS stations. Or a new library, five EMS stations and an emergency operations center. Or a jail, judicial services building and three EMS stations. Or a library, judicial services building, three EMS stations and emergency ope ... full story

Trolley Road rezoning in doubt

A single vote put a rezoning request at Old Trolley Road and the Sawmill Branch Trail on the path to denial Wednesday. The full Summerville Town Council will decide next Wednesday whether to deny the project or allow it to move forward. Stolf Constr ... full story

Berlin G. Myers Parkway planning revived

There just might be a solution to the long impasse over extending the Berlin G. Myers Parkway, Summerville Mayor Bill Collins said. Collins spoke Thursday after leaving a meeting in the office of S.C. Transportation Secretary Robert St. Onge that wa ... full story

Senior Center events

Dancercise- This is a fun class that offers group exercise performed to all eras of music. Stay seated or get up and move to the music. Fun way to burn calories! Monday, Mon. Feb. 26, 10:30 a.m. Crafts- Creative projects completed in one class. Ins ... full story

Pets of the Week

Fefe is a 7-year-old Domestic Shorthair mix cat. Fefe is a female, small in size, black in color. She plays and gets along well with other cats. Tai Tai is a 9-year-old black/tan female Akita mix. She is large in size, housetrained and spayed. Both F ... full story

Rotary Club of Summerville honors First Responders

The Rotary Club of Summerville honored its First Responders of the Year at its January 25 meeting. From left, Club Public Relations Chair Tim Holland, EMT of the Year Jimmy Murphy, Dorchester County Sheriff’s Deputy of the Year Richard Stephen ... full story

Palmetto Behavioral patient charged with assault

A juvenile patient at Palmetto Behavioral Health in Summerville has been arrested for assault after repeatedly punching another patient. According to a Summerville Police Department incident report, the incident occurred just before 10 p.m. Jan. 5 wh ... full story

Legislative Report

• Savannah River Dredging Drawing a passionate presentation on the House floor by Daniel Island Rep. Jimmy Merrill was a bill concerning the dredging of the Savannah River. H.4627 is a joint resolution to suspend the authority of DHEC for all de ... full story

Escapee eludes capture after Wednesday sighting

An escaped Berkeley County inmate has avoided capture after being spotted in the Sangaree area late Wednesday afternoon. For a few hours, it appeared that the luck of escaped inmate James Sanders had run out. After a sighting of Sanders was phoned i ... full story

Charleston Dog Show brings in more than 1000 competitors

Call it a four-paws up weekend; call it a howling success. However one chooses to describe it, the Charleston Kennel Club’s popular annual dog show proved once again to be a major pull for dog fanciers and dog lovers everywhere, bringing in mor ... full story

Going Red: Local woman working to inform others about heart health

When it comes to raising awareness about women’s cardiovascular health, Gay Prosser is as serious as, well, a heart attack. That’s because it took surviving one for her to get serious, she said. Now that she knows what she knows, Prosser ... full story

McKissick back in the national spotlight

Summerville High School Athletic Director and football coach John McKissick is being honored by the NFL. On Friday McKissick, who has more coaching victories under his belt than any other football coach at any level, was named one of three finalists ... full story

Actors turn in compelling performances

Director Sara Armistead found the perfect pair of actors for Dr. Gayle Cornelison’s adaptation of The Cay. Armistead and the Flowertown Players’ staff brought the adaptation of Theodore Taylor’s children’s novel to the stage o ... full story

Red & White Gala planned for Feb. 18

Word in Life Christian Fellowship Ministry is hosting Red & White Gala Event on Feb. 18, 7 p.m.-10 p.m. at Emanuel Baptist Church, 106 Boone St. in Summerville. The Theme this year is, “Dare to Dream: A Red Carpet Affair.” The attire ... full story

2011 SUMMERVILLE PARADE ENTRY WINNERS

Friday afternoon, Summerville DREAM and the Summerville Fire Dept. had the opportunity to present plaques to two of the four groups of winners for the 2011 Annual Summerville Christmas Parade at the Summerville Fire Station. ServiceMaster of Charlest ... full story

CFA kick-off business membership campaign

Sunday, February 12, 2012 – 3 p.m. Location: Pure Theatre, 477 King St. – Downtown Charleston Come hear from business owners from across South Carolina about how the film industry has helped their businesses thrive through this difficul ... full story

Horne, Murphy receive Chamber award

S.C. Rep. Jenny Horne and S.C. Rep. Chris Murphy were presented with the 2011 Business Advocate Award by the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce.last week. The award is given annually to legislators who earn a 100 percent grade on the Chamber’s ... full story

Palmetto Behavioral patient charged with assault

A juvenile patient at Palmetto Behavioral Health in Summerville has been arrested for assault after allegedly punching another patient. According to a Summerville Police Department incident report, the incident occurred just before 10 p.m. Jan. 5 whe ... full story

Hearn to seek re-election

Dorchester County Councilman Bill Hearn announced his intent to seek re-election to Dorchester County Council today. The Republican currently represents District 6 on Dorchester County Council. “The issues facing Dorchester County continue to b ... full story

State Capitol Report

The highlight of our second week in Columbia was the delivery of the State of the State Address by Gov. Haley, as well as the Democratic Response, delivered by Rep. Bakari Sellers. In addition to these speeches, several bills of interest were ... full story

Teen birth rates declining

Teen birth rates hit new lows in 2010, data for South Carolina and Dorchester County show. The South Carolina Campaign to End Teen Pregnancy released date Tuesday showing that the teen birth rate in Dorchester County fell 13 percent between 2009 and ... full story