🌱 See how Berkeley County’s new overdose dashboard could help save lives

Good morning Moncks Corner! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• See how Berkeley County’s new overdose dashboard could help save lives
• How will Moncks Corner’s new Safety Action Plan change your daily drive?
• Why a Moncks Corner family is demanding more in a 2022 murder

Also on today's calendar: Pet Therapy & Craft Kids' Night! - Foxbank.

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 53 degrees.
• Thursday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 85, low: 55.
• Friday: Warm with sunshine, with a high of 87 and low of 60 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

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📰 News we're reading

1. Berkeley County Coroner's Office launches Overdose Dashboard to help reduce deaths (abcnews4.com) — Berkeley County’s coroner, based in Moncks Corner, has launched a real-time Overdose Dashboard to track incidents and guide prevention efforts countywide. Residents can access it on the coroner’s website or through the Bridge2Hope app, which also lists treatment, recovery, and naloxone resources. Officials hope the tool will reduce overdose deaths and stigma across the Tri-County area.
   

2. Moncks Corner seeking community feedback amid effort to make its roads safer for all (counton2.com) — Moncks Corner is inviting residents to a drop‑in road‑safety workshop Wednesday from 4–7 p.m. at Town Hall to review proposed street improvements and share feedback. Officials say serious crashes happen about once a month and want community input to shape a new Safety Action Plan for drivers, walkers, and cyclists.
   

3. Moncks Corner murder victim's family urges accountability as co-defendants wait (live5news.com) — Family members of a Moncks Corner murder victim are pressing prosecutors to ensure the remaining defendants in the 2022 killing face meaningful consequences. As two co-defendants await trial, relatives and community advocates are publicly urging that South Carolina’s “hand of one, hand of all” doctrine be fully applied while the solicitor’s office stays mostly silent due to ongoing cases.
   

4. Berkeley County investigation leads to arrest, large drug and cash seizure (counton2.com) — Law enforcement say a Moncks Corner man was arrested after a seven‑month Berkeley County investigation that uncovered a large‑scale drug trafficking operation on Resinwood Road. Deputies report seizing multiple pounds of narcotics, several firearms, and nearly $287,000 in cash and financial assets, and the suspect remains in custody at Hill‑Finklea Detention Center.
   

5. Berkeley County obituaries for April 8-14 (postandcourier.com) — Moncks Corner families are remembering several neighbors this week, including residents Donald Wayne Lee, Jackie Jackson Mills, and Carrie Mae Scogin, whose services are being handled by local funeral homes. The obituary list also notes recent passings from nearby Bonneau, St. Stephen, Goose Creek, Hanahan, and Cordesville, helping Berkeley County residents stay informed and support grieving families across the community.
   

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📸 Around Moncks Corner

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Moncks Corner

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★ Featured events ★

Monday April 27

• Teddy Smith at Dreamers!
  Dreamers Restaurant, 312 Rembert C Dennis Blvd, Moncks Corner
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday April 28

• Pet Therapy & Craft Kids' Night! - Foxbank
  East Bay Deli- Foxbank , 2727 US-52 Suite D , Moncks Corner
  5:00 pm

Saturday May 2

• Waited for this album release party
  The Aku Venue Event Center, LLC , 401-02 Corner Square Plaza , Moncks Corner
  5:00 pm

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📣 Moncks Corner Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday April 22

• Yarn Therapy
  Berkeley County Library - Goose Creek , 325 Old Moncks Corner Rd , Goose Creek
  2:00 pm

Thursday April 23

• Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast
  FDHS , 8500 Patriot Boulevard , North Charleston
  7:30 am
• Sandhill Elementary School Spring Music and Art Show
  Sandhill Elementary School Lobby and Gym
  6:00 pm
• Rollings Middle School of the Arts Spring Vocal Concert
  Summers Corner Performing Arts Center
  6:30 pm

Friday April 24

• The 2026 Black Food Truck Festival
  Exchange Park , 9850 US-78 , Ladson
  7:00 pm

Saturday April 25

• Coffee Around Town — Metro North Church | Goose Creek SC
  Summit Coffee Nexton , 408 Brighton Park Blvd ste 106 , Summerville
  10:00 am

Monday April 27

• Goose Creek
  Hood's Tax and Accounting Service , 105 Etling Ave , Goose Creek
  12:00 pm
• Goose Creek JV Softball @ Stratford
  Stratford High School , 951 Crowfield Blvd , Goose Creek
  5:00 pm

Tuesday April 28

• Star Performer Celebration
  Summers Corner Performing Arts Center
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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