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Yahoo
15-02-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Everyday Hero: Proud to take your order
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. (WCBD) – It is a special honor for a wonderful person. For this Friday's Everyday Hero, we head to Moncks Corner. If you like going to Chick-fil-A, you will most likely recognize our hero because she has a smile that's hard to forget. The chicken chain is notorious for its long drive-thru lines, but having someone like Treliyah Simmons take your order makes the lines much easier to deal with. Treliyah started working part-time at Chick-fil-A when she was in the special needs program at Berkeley High School, part of the district's school-to-work program. The program allows students to develop work skills with on-the-job training. 'Teach them the life skills that they need, ensuring that they have a sustainable career and life after high school,' said Dr. Anthony Dixon, Berkeley County School District superintendent. The program worked, and Treliyah continued to work at Chick-fil-A even after graduating. She is now a full-time employee, and everyone is fine with that. 'She'll come over with a hug and just give you a word of encouragement. She is Chick-fil-A. She takes our core company model to be the world's most caring company, and she lives that out,' said Mandy Jessup, Moncks Corner Chick-fil-A director. On one memorable day, all of Treliyah's hard work was recognized. 'I'm just so nervous because I just got team member of the year,' Treliyah said. 'It feels really good. I worked so hard to get here.' 'Caring, compassionate, and just hard-working, and she just makes your day better. Just know her,' said Brian Welch, Berkeley High School athletic director. Treliyah takes her job very seriously. 'I love helping people. I always wanted to help people, and I just love my job,' she added. It appears the love goes both ways, and Treliyah hopes it will stay that way. 'My goal is to make this a lifetime job,' she explained. So, when you see Treliyah and her smile at the drive-thru, know that it's not just work but someone who loves what they do. 'This is a dream come true.' And it's also someone who never forgot where they came from and the people who helped her along the way. 'When she gets off work, she comes to Berkeley High School. She finds me in the endzone and has a Chick-fil-A cookie for me,' Welch said. 'I mean, that's just who she is.' Treliyah also mentioned that she hopes to own and operate her own Chick-fil-A restaurant one day. If you have an Everyday Hero, email bclark@ or submit it here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
06-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Former Charleston radio DJ dies from complications of pancreatic cancer
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – A former Charleston-area radio DJ has passed away due to complications of pancreatic cancer. Lori Morris, known to many throughout the 80s and 90s as Lori Niks, died Monday at her Goose Creek home, according to an online obituary. Morris was born in Lansing, Michigan, and later moved to Moncks Corner where she went on to graduate from Berkeley High School in 1980. She attended the School of Journalism at the University of South Carolina and soon began her career in broadcasting as a personality on WAVE FM (96Wave), and later spent 13 years on WEZL. 'She had always loved music, so music radio was just right,' her obituary said. Morris eventually left broadcasting in 2002 after purchasing a small business with her brother, Joel, in Summerville. Family members say Morris was comfortable in widely different situations like classical music concerts in Chicago or at a Garth Brooks concert at the North Charleston Coliseum. They said she was a 'stalwart captain who spoke to City Council about the needs of her tennis teams, and she was a diplomatic leader.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBS News
30-01-2025
- CBS News
Sexual battery of Berkeley High student leads to suspect arrest
Berkeley police arrested a suspect for sexual battery Thursday after allegedly assaulting a Berkeley High School student a block from campus a day earlier, authorities said. According to a press release posted by the Berkeley Police Department Facebook account, the female Berkeley High student was sexually battered by the suspect on Wednesday in Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park. Police said the victim was walking on the sidewalk when she was confronted by the suspect who inappropriately touched her. Berkeley police began an investigation in addition to offering the victim support and connecting her with resources following the incident. Working with Berkeley High officials and the department's school resource officer, Berkeley police were able to identify the suspect as a 41-year-old male. At around noon Thursday, detectives and units with the Berkeley police bike patrol took the suspect into custody without incident. "Crimes like this affect not only the victim but also other students and the community as a whole," the Facebook post read. "We appreciate the swift actions of our officers in this case."
