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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...
Season preview: Beaufort Eagles aiming high, hoping for third title appearance in four years
BEAUFORT, S.C. (WTOC) - Beaufort High School was able to get in 150 minutes of work before the heavy stuff started on Monday, all much-needed time to get where they want to be. Two different finishes over the past two years have given the Eagles clarity on where their goals are.
Hilton Head Island lifts state of emergency
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (WSAV) – Hilton Head Island Mayor Alan Perry has announced that the state of emergency for the town has been lifted. The decision took effect at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday morning following multiple days of impact to the surrounding area due to Tropical Storm Debby. The town announced that normal business […]
‘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...
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.
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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...
Alligators spotted swimming through South Carolina neighborhood after lagoons overflow from Debby's heavy rains
BLUFFTON, S.C. — Alligators were spotted swimming through a Bluffton neighborhood after heavy rain brought on byTropical Storm Debby. Viewers of sister station WCJL, who live in the Hampton Hall community, shared video and images showing alligators swimming through flood waters, even up to their flower bed. A video...
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.
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...
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