MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – (Saturday, October 1, 2022) – Berkeley County Government is planning to return to OPCON level 3, normal operating conditions, at 8 a.m. on Sunday, October 2, 2022. Recovery efforts and damage assessment is underway across the County. STORM DAMAGE: To report storm damage, please go HERE.…
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – (Friday, September 30, 2022) – Emergency responses across Berkeley County are currently delayed. Due to high winds, high-profile vehicles (i.e. ambulances, fire trucks, and utility vehicles) are periodically suspended from roadways. The duration of the delay is dependent on the weather. Berkeley County is currently under…
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – (Thursday, September 29, 2022) – Berkeley County will move from OPCON 3 to OPCON 2 at 6 a.m. on Friday, September 30, partially activating its Emergency Operations Center (EOC). OPCON 2 means a disaster or emergency is likely to affect the County and emergency operations plans…
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – (Wednesday, September 28, 2022) – Berkeley County is under a Hurricane Watch and Tropical Storm Warning as Hurricane Ian inches closer to South Carolina. A watch does NOT mean that hurricane conditions will occur; it means that these conditions are possible. Ian is a Category 4…
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – (Tuesday, September 27, 2022) – Berkeley County remains under a Tropical Storm Watch as Hurricane Ian approaches Florida. As of 5 p.m. Tuesday, September 27, 2022, Ian is a Category 3 storm with sustained maximum winds of 120 mph. The storm is moving North at 10…
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – (Thursday, September 22, 2022) – Berkeley County will hold its annual Delinquent Tax Sale on Monday, October 24, 2022 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. inside the Azalea Ballroom at the Lowcountry Conference Center in Nexton, located at 406 Sigma Drive in Summerville. If additional days are…
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – (Thursday, September 15, 2022) – At its meeting on Monday, September 12, 2022, Berkeley County Council approved a $500,000 EPA Brownfields Assessment grant to help fund a large-scale revitalization initiative to greatly improve quality of life opportunities in the St. Stephen/Russellville area. Watch the full Council…
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – (Monday, September 12, 2022) – Will Rochester has been named the new Director of Berkeley County Emergency Management. Rochester’s first official day in the new position is today, Monday, September 12, 2022. Rochester most recently served as an Emergency Management Specialist with Charleston County Emergency Management.…
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – (Tuesday, September 6, 2022) – Berkeley Animal Center, in cooperation with dozens of animal shelters across South Carolina, has announced a State of Emergency with regard to overcrowding. Statewide animal welfare organizations, such as South Carolina Animal Care and Control Association (SCACCA), No Kill South Carolina…
