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Black Voices: Eutawville transplant recipient shares story to raise awareness
CROSS, S.C. (WCSC) - Across the country, more than 113,000 names are on waitlists for organ transplants, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service’s Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network. As August marks “National Multicultural Donor Awareness Month,” one transplant recipient is sharing her story and paying...
Feds to revisit key environmental permit for wells to supply Hyundai's GA site
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Friday it is launching a “reevaluation” of a key environmental permit for four proposed Floridan Aquifer wells to supply up to 6.6 million gallons of water per day to Hyundai Motor Company’s Bryan County manufacturing facility and related development around the nearly 2,500-acre site. USACE’s move...
Local radio personality dies in multi-vehicle crash in Bulloch County
A tragic multi-vehicle crash claimed the life of a local radio personality on Friday, August 23, 2024. The incident occurred around 11:00pm near the intersection of Hwy. 301 South and Oakwood Drive. Bulloch County 911 dispatched multiple emergency response teams, including Bulloch County EMS, Bulloch County Sheriff's deputies, Georgia State Patrol (GSP) Troopers, and Bulloch County Fire, to the scene. Several individuals involved in the crash were transported to East Georgia Regional Medical Center (EGRMC) by Bulloch County EMS. Among those injured was 24-year-old Jonathan Vreeland, who succumbed to his injuries at EGRMC. Vreeland, a native of Hinesville, had recently begun working full-time for...
Alex Murdaugh crime books to be released, including two by murder trial jury members
Even as the post-conviction case of convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh is set to go before the South Carolina Supreme Court in hopes of a retrial, a second wave of books on the internationally known Murdaugh murder saga hits bookshelves, including chronicles from a Wall Street Journal reporter and two members of Murdaugh's jury. ...
Hilton Head Island Seahawks drop 65 points in season-opening win
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Just minutes into Thursday’s night’s game, Hilton Head scored the game-winner on a run by Thaddeus Czarnecki. It led to a dominate 65-0 throttling of the Stall Warriors. 65 points is the most for the Seahawks program in a single game since 2016. HHI...
Lowcountry Jazz Festival returns with a stacked lineup
If you decide to attend the Lowcountry Jazz Festival at Charleston’s Gaillard Center Aug. 30 to Sept. 1, spare a thought for Tony Clarke. Because as acclaimed and award-winning jazz artists like Samara Joy, Incognito, Brian Culbertson and Art Sherrod (among many others) play onstage, Clarke will see little to none of it, even though he’ll be on site.
South Carolina basketball GOAT A'ja Wilson ties all-time WNBA record
South Carolina basketball legend A'ja Wilson is a virtual lock to win the 2024 WNBA MVP. With all due respect to Napheesa Collier, Breanna Stewart, Sabrina Ionescu, Caitlin Clark, Alyssa Thomas, and the other players in the WNBA who are having great seasons, Wilson is the best player in the sport, and the 2024 season has proven that reality.
Cypress Gardens To Temporarily Close Sept. 3-6
For the inconvenience, Cypress Gardens officials said the park will offer an extra free Saturday event for Berkeley County residents on Dec. 28. The post Cypress Gardens To Temporarily Close Sept. 3-6 first appeared on The Berkeley Observer.
Family of USC student killed by mistaken Uber driver 'relieved' after killer’s appeal denied
The family of a University of South Carolina student who was brutally murdered after getting into a car she mistakenly thought was her Uber home is expressing relief now that the man convicted in her killing will remain behind bars.
Cybersecurity experts collaborate with state leaders at inaugural conference
WEST COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) — As the use of technology increases in our day-to-day lives, so does the need for online security. Members of an organization called the SC Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, or SC CIC (“Kick”), joined together with state leaders in West Columbia for an educational conference.
Local communication workers join regional strike
DAYTON — Local communications workers are joining nearly 17,000 others across the Southeast in a strike against AT&T in an attempt to get the communications to the bargaining table over unfair labor practices, according to Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 3802 Union officials. Local communications workers have been demonstrating on Railroad Street in downtown for the past several days, and on Wednesday, CWA and AT&T entered into federal mediation and had their first meeting with the mediator this morning. ...
Beaufort County to hold free electronics recycling event
BEAUFORT, S.C. (WSAV) – The Beaufort County Department of Solid Waste and Recycling will host two free electronics recycling events for County residents on Saturday, August 24. The events will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at two locations, River Ridge Academy 3050 Raider Drive in Bluffton and Beaufort County Public Works, 140 […]
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