A suburb of Charleston, Summerville was settled after the Revolutionary War and was named Pineland Village in 1785. Summerville became a town in 1847 and was named a top spot for the recovery of lung and throat disorders in 1899 by the Congress of Physicians, due in part to the presence of so many trees that released turpentine derivatives into that area. The area today plays host to the Flowertown Festival. Held each spring it is the largest arts and crafts festival in South Carolina.

Population: 48091
Local Newspapers: The Summerville Journal Scene
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Local Colleges: Charleston Southern University

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Editor's note: According to information provided Monday by the Summerville Police Department, the following suspects were still at large. All photos provided by reporting agency.

Berkeley County deputies say they were searching for a wanted suspect in Summerville when they smelled burning marijuana and wound up arresting three people. Officers arrested Bryan Anthony Mizzell, 47, Marie E. Andaluz, 44, and Tracey Elaine Roark-Cannon, 37 at a home in the 500 block of Sassafras Lane on Friday, according to a post on the Berkeley County Sheriff's Office's Facebook page.

A bubbly bokeh morning at the Hazel Park playground. One of my classmates in the background, also trying to capture the bright colorful bubbles in the air."

Republican Katie Arrington's congressional campaign got a contribution from a former S.C. House Speaker who pleaded guilty to misusing his own campaign funds - and she's keeping it. Arrington, who represents Summerville in the Legislature, is attempting to unseat U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford in the 1st District GOP primary.

Doris Grant recently shut down her septic tank when Hilton Head Island Public Service District brought sewer service to her street. Here, she talks about a time her septic system overflowed and how happy she is not to have to worry about it any more.

Investigators have announced two arrests in connection to an armed robbery and a shooting that injured the manager of a restaurant in Mount Pleasant. Police arrested Joshua Orlando Washington of Summerville and Brandon Lloyd Daniels of North Charleston on Thursday for an armed robbery that happened on April 4 at the Tavern and Table restaurant.

Neville Morgan is pictured with his wife, Brenda. The 78-year-old man died April 13 after he was attacked at their Berkeley County home one day earlier.

Short Grain chef Shuai Wang created this roasted Japanese chicken roulade with sushi rice and mushroom stuffing, tare, scallion and watermelon radish for The Post and Courier's Save the Receipt column. Short Grain chef Shuai Wang created this roasted Japanese chicken roulade with sushi rice and mushroom stuffing, tare, scallion and watermelon radish for The Post and Courier's Save the Receipt column.

For the past two years, Summerville has engaged consultants and staff in a project to overhaul our zoning ordinances. The intent is to clarify, simplify and rationalize the town's expectations for homeowners, builders and developers who want to build new residential and commercial properties.

Forest Shaw, a concrete finisher with United Infrastructure Group, works on the freshly poured deck in August at the Interstate 26 Nexton Interchange overpass site in Summerville. Forest Shaw, a concrete finisher with United Infrastructure Group, works on the freshly poured deck in August at the Interstate 26 Nexton Interchange overpass site in Summerville.

April 21. RSD is now in its 11th year of celebrating the sacred record store experience with special releases and reissues galore and in-store shows at mom-and-pop record shops from London to New York to Charleston. To highlight the importance of the record store experience this High Water weekend, we asked the festival's featured artists to recall a record, CD, or tape they discovered in person, not online or via an MP3, but a record that they held in their hands at a brick-and-mortar, an album that would have a lasting impact on them.

Editor's note: According to information provided Monday by the Summerville Police Department, the following suspects were still at large. All photos provided by reporting agency.

A Germany-based manufacturer for the automotive industry has chosen to house its first U.S. operations right here in Dorchester County. Paul Bippus GmbH is launching its $16.1 million initiative in the Muckenfuss Industrial Park, off Hodge Road in Summerville, according to the South Carolina Department of Commerce.

A South Carolina man who told 911 dispatchers that he shot his friend in self-defense has now been charged with murder. Local media reported that Berkeley County sheriff's deputies said this week they have charged 34-year-old Wade David Williamson III with murder, a week after a shooting at his home near Summerville.

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A cyclist waits to cross Sam Rittenberg Boulevard on Monday at the upgraded intersection with S.C. Highway 61. Abigail Darlington/Staff A cyclist waits to cross Sam Rittenberg Boulevard on Monday at the upgraded intersection with S.C. Highway 61. Abigail Darlington/Staff Charleston County is putting finishing touches on its improvement project at Sam Rittenberg Boulevard and S.C. Highway 61 - a major West Ashley intersection known for years as a bottleneck for drivers and a safety hazard for pedestrians. Around lunchtime Monday, people on foot, on bikes and in cars seemed to move smoothly in all directions thanks to new turning lanes and signalized crosswalks.

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