The town of Summerville wants to bring more businesses to the area. They plan to do this through a new program that would make it easier for companies to expand or start-up in Summerville.
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control has released the form parents can sign to allow their children to ignore face mask rules in the classroom.
Authorities arrested Steven McCray Harrison of North Charleston who faces a charge of attempted murder, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and accessory before the fact.
Dorchester School District 2 representatives presented a balanced budget to the Dorchester County Council on Monday, and while their budget is growing by about $9.1 million the district listed several critical needs that will go unfunded.
A severe thunderstorm warning affecting Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester counties has expired Monday night. Also, a warning in Georgetown County ended at 9:30 p.m.
Dorchester School District 2 has one of the highest graduation rates of any district in the Lowcountry. It is routinely ranked in the top ten for overall achievement in the state.
Authorities arrested 21-year-old Tremell Jerome Bowens who turned himself in to the North Charleston Police Department and the US Marshals at North Charleston City Hall Monday night.
Authorities announced the arrest of 19-year-old Tyson Tyree Tucker charged with murder in connection with the shooting death of 63-year-old Sandra Molen-Coakley on April 10.
It is National Volunteer Week and Summerville Medical Center is praising one of its volunteers who is paying it forward after she spent time as a hospital patient.
Current openings at Thorne include production operators, facilities maintenance technicians, maintenance mechanics, and material handlers. Many positions offer a 4-day workweek.
The Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office with the assistance of the Harleyville Police Department responded to the 9100 block of Charleston Highway for a shooting.
Some students and families in Dorchester District Two are still awaiting word on if they will have a prom and other year-end celebrations while the district works with principals to make plans.
The Dorchester County Coroner’s Office has identified a kidnapping suspect who died in a head-on collision in the St. George area during a police chase.
Investigators said a man sought in a kidnapping case in Florida was killed after he crashed his car into another motorist’s vehicle during a car chase in Dorchester County.
Emergency crews have cleared a crash that was blocking traffic earlier on I-26 westbound lanes in Dorchester County.Emergency officials said the incident was at Exit 177.
Despite a slow drop in the unemployment rate over the past few months, South Carolina says the number of people who filed their first unemployment claims rose for the fifth straight week.
A multi-million dollar project is in the works involving the Edisto River-Goose Creek Tunnel, which starts near Givhans Ferry State Park in Dorchester County and is buried under suburban and rural parts of the Lowcountry.
Authorities say 63-year-old Sandra Molen-Coakley from North Charleston died from a gunshot wound at 12:14 p.m. on Saturday in the 5600 block of Parana Street.
On Tuesday morning, deputies responded to the apartment complex on Orangeburg Road for a call of shots fired in the area. When deputies arrived they found two victims, one of whom was declared deceased.
Emergency officials reported that lightning likely struck a house and caused a fire in Dorchester County Wednesday night. It happened at a home on Sandridge Road near Ridgeville.
The Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a shooting killed one person and injured two others at an apartment complex on Tuesday morning.
The Dorchester County Coroner’s Office said an 81-year-old man was killed in an accident involving equipment used to dig holes. Coroner Paul J. Brouthers said Harold Legrand Gaddy of St. George died on Sunday at 2:30 p.m.
People who live and work in the Tri-County of South Carolina face the biggest struggle in the state to afford a “modest” two-bedroom rental, a new national report finds.
