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‘We don’t have anything left’: Family’s home destroyed by 1 of 7 tornadoes related to Tropical Storm Debby
EDISTO ISLAND, S.C. (WCSC/Gray News) – A South Carolina community is reeling after two tornadoes touched down and caused irreplaceable damage to those who call the areas home. The National Weather Service confirmed the tornadoes touched down in Moncks Corner and Edisto Island from Tropical Storm Debby. Officials said...
Public meetings in City of Beaufort week of Aug. 12
BEAUFORT, S.C. (Aug. 8, 2024) – Beaufort City Council, board and commission meetings take place in person at City Hall. The public is invited to attend. Public comment is also allowed via Zoom. The link for Zoom will be on each agenda. All meetings will be streamed live on the City’s Facebook page. (www.facebook.com/CityBeaufortSC/).
Tropical Storm Debby tests severe-weather readiness
Like the alligator spotted this week swimming through a flooded suburban neighborhood in Bluffton, South Carolina, Tropical Storm Debby posed real danger as it slammed the U.S. Southeast, causing floods and seven deaths as of Wednesday afternoon. “Debby was a mean girl,” Savannah, Georgia, Mayor Van Johnson said at a...
No injuries reported as firefighters contain blaze in Emerson Isles Apartments
BLUFFTON, S.C. (WCIV) — The American Red Cross is assisting a displaced family after a fire in a walk-in closet and master bedroom at an apartment complex in Bluffton triggered a response from firefighters Wednesday night. Around 7 p.m., Aug. 8., the Bluffton Township Fire District responded to a...
Ridgeland residents endure flooding during Tropical Storm Debby
Bery Barrera thought she was ready for Tropical Storm Debby, however she was not prepared for what she saw creeping up her front steps once the storm arrived. The storm moved through the area Aug. 6, dropping 13.78 inches of rain in Beaufort, 12.45 inches in Hardeeville and 6.59 in Ridgeland, causing massive flooding.
USCBe Informed: News & Happenings
Dr. Caroline Sawyer Receives Akers Award from South Carolina Humanities. South Carolina Humanities is pleased to announce USCB's Dr. Caroline Sawyer as a 2024 recipient of the Governor’s Awards in the Humanities and the Akers Prize. The Akers Prize, formerly the Fresh Voices in the Humanities Award, recognizes innovative...
Cook, Randy
Mr. Randall Burke Cook, known by all as “Randy”, age 58, of Adams Run, entered into rest Tuesday afternoon, July 30, 2024, at the Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Administration Hospital in Charleston. Born February 2, 1966, in Charleston, South Carolina, he was a son of Mrs. Janice Moore Cook and the late Mr. Burke Cook. Randy served our country faithfully in the United States Air Force as a Captain. He received his Master’s in Statistics from the University of Northern Colorado and was a mathematics educator having taught levels from middle school through college, primarily focusing on college education. He was a lifelong member of Hopewell Baptist Church in Adams Run, where he had served as a Deacon and was formerly a Sunday School teacher. Randy will always be remembered for his love of Gamecock football as well as running, hiking, fishing and playing countless hours of chess. Surviving in addition to his mother of Adams Run are: his wife of nineteen years, Mrs. Laura Jane Cook; two children, Zachary Cook (Kaelie Giffel) of Montana and Katie Ploth-Olsen (Joshua) of North Charleston; two sisters, Diane Bull of Holly Hill and Amy Waddell of Ridgeville; and his father and mother-in-law, Daniel S. Gross, Jr. and Sylvia Gross of Moncks Corner. Memorials may be directed in his memory to the following: Huntington’s Disease Society of America; or to Gideons International. Funeral services were held 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon, August 4, 2024, from Hopewell Baptist Church, Adams Run. The Reverend Naveen Balakrishnan officiated. Interment with military honors followed in the churchyard. Arrangements By: The Brice W. Herndon And Sons Funeral Homes And Crematory, Walterboro Chapel, 1193 Bells Highway, Walterboro, South Carolina, 29488. Visit the guestbook online at: www.briceherndonfuneralhome.com.
National Weather Service confirms 2 tornados associated with Debby touched down in South Carolina
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – National Weather Service forecasters confirmed two tornadoes touched down overnight in association with Tropical Storm Debby. The first tornado occurred on Edisto Beach, and the second happened in Moncks Corner from late Monday into early Tuesday. Forecasters are working to determine the final path and EF rating of both. Specialists are […]
Veteran of the Week – John Millidge
Beaufort’s John Millidge, 59, graduated from Battery Creek High School in 1984, and in 1988, he joined the S.C. National Guard here in Beaufort. After Basic Training at Fort Knox, Ky., he specialized as a Cavalry Scout and forward observer. In 2005, he was mobilized to Shaw AFB, and in 2007, he was mobilized for duty at Kabul, Afghanistan, where he provided convoy security and served on the quick reaction force. He returned to the States and was assigned for two years at Fort Bragg, N.C., training warriors for deployment. In 2012, he retired as a Staff Sergeant with 24 years of service. When not on military duty, he worked as a sales rep for a local company, completing a 26-year career. He is a member of the American Legion and attends Faithful Christian Church in Burton.
Woman goes from losing job to winning SC lottery game’s grand prize a few days later
A Lowcountry woman’s luck changed in a big way, according to South Carolina Education Lottery officials. In a few days she went from losing her job to winning a $300,000 grand prize on a scratch-off lottery game, officials said in a news release. Information about where the woman worked...
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