Berkeley Independent

01/09/2026

Stratford's Maningding reaches 100 career wins

David Maningding reached a milestone as the leader of the Stratford High School boys wrestling program with the Knights’ 57-19 victory over visiting Berkeley High School Thursday, Jan. 8, in

01/08/2026

ATTN: Dorchester and Berkeley County Businesses!
The 2026 Post and Courier Small Business Marketing Grant Program is now taking applications!
Application Deadline: Friday, March 6
To apply for a Small Business Marketing Grant, please contact your Summerville Journal Scene and Berkeley Independent account executive today!
Connie Posey: [email protected]
Michael Dunn: [email protected]
Nicholas Main: [email protected]

Evening Post Publishing is proud to present our matching SC Small Business Marketing Grant to local businesses.

01/08/2026

✨ Honoring Leadership. Celebrating Legacy. Shaping the Future. ✨

The Post and Courier is proud to announce the 2026 12 Black Leaders to Know in South Carolina — a year-long Black History Month initiative spotlighting 12 remarkable leaders making a lasting impact across our state.

📅 Participation deadline is Jan. 23
📰 Statewide print & digital special section
🎥 Monthly in-depth stories and video interviews
🍽️ Public luncheon in Columbia on Feb. 18, featuring keynote speaker Judge J. Michelle Childs

Join us as we reflect on South Carolina’s civil rights legacy, elevate today’s changemakers, and look ahead to the future being built by Black leaders across the state.

👉 Sponsorship opportunities are still available. Learn how your organization can be part of this impactful, statewide initiative by emailing:
Connie Posey: [email protected]
Michael Dunn: [email protected]
Nicholas Main: [email protected]

01/07/2026

01/07/2026

https://www.postandcourier.com/berkeley-independent/opinion/got-20-minutes/article_0fd07b07-d2e0-4c60-889f-455eb98140c0.html

01/07/2026

https://www.postandcourier.com/berkeley-independent/opinion/in-the-noise-truth-still-matters/article_bad4d3a1-2515-4f91-99b6-746d0b9bf1d3.html

Scroll long enough, and it all starts to blur together.

01/07/2026

https://www.postandcourier.com/berkeley-independent/the-lowcountry-is-more-than-marshes-and-memories/article_0e25509c-b795-4d90-b501-b34c73de79b8.html

When people think of South Carolina’s Lowcountry, they picture salt marshes glowing at sunset, church steeples framed by live oaks, shrimp boats rocking at the docks. Those images are real

01/07/2026

https://www.postandcourier.com/berkeley-independent/berkeley-prep-teachers-earn-math-performance-bonuses/article_3a68e018-072c-4817-bdc8-076aaaeca4e5.html

Two teachers at Berkeley Preparatory Academy were recognized this past November with math performance bonuses for leading significant student growth on SC READY math assessments during the 2024–25 school year.

01/07/2026

https://www.postandcourier.com/berkeley-independent/registration-opens-for-cdbg-application-workshop/article_df1a9d5d-c94d-4e5b-938a-48be7c9bd362.html

Registration is now open for Berkeley County's 2026 Community Development Block Grant application workshop.

01/07/2026

https://www.postandcourier.com/berkeley-independent/sports/prep_sports/dominant-chargers-off-to-perfect-start-on-hardwood/article_a204e1bf-dbf4-43e5-8f0a-a52df0d0b584.html

Northwood Academy’s girls basketball team has performed like it was shot out of a cannon this winter. Head coach Ginnell Curtis’s squad has blown away most everybody in its path,

01/07/2026

https://www.postandcourier.com/berkeley-independent/sports/prep_sports/stratford-wins-knights-open-hawks-third/article_0c7a3de1-3c6f-4d09-8d20-0faec4a5c1f1.html

Nine Berkeley County School District wrestlers were the best in their weight classes and five others placed runner-up during the 2026 Knights Open Saturday, Jan. 3, at Stratford High School.

01/07/2026

https://www.postandcourier.com/berkeley-independent/community-news/from-huger-to-the-nation-howard-eddie-s-life-reflects-power-of-second-chances/article_3d8751aa-d65e-4935-8ecd-778d66c828ad.html

Howard Eddie’s path from rural Berkeley County to national recognition has been shaped by hardship, accountability and a determination to redefine his future, according to Eddie and multiple published accounts