Recent News

2/12/24

The SC Transportation Infrastructure Bank announced a new Rural Project Program designed to allocate $250 million in financial assistance for eligible projects over 10 years. 

The first application period is March 18 to May 17. 

A rural project is:

  • located in a county with a population of 115,000 or less; or
  • in a county with a population between 115,000 to 200,000 if at least 75 percent of the project is outside a Metropolitan Planning Organization Study Area.

A project is not eligible if:

  • it is located in a county with an
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2/12/24
Representatives from Dorchester County accepted the award for Most Improved County during the 2024 SCAC Risk Management Awards ceremony.
Representatives from Dorchester County accepted the award for Most Improved County during the 2024 SCAC Risk Management Awards ceremony. Dorchester County also received a Sustained Excellence Award and an Outstanding Achievement Award they shared with Colleton County for their innovative collaboration on the "Splash Into Safety"
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2/9/24

 

Representatives from the S.C. Association of Auditors, Treasurers & Tax Collectors, including SCAC Board Member and Anderson County Treasurer Jason Phillips, visited the State House this week.

After voting to set S. 423, the “Compassionate Care Act” bill for special order, the Senate began debate on... Read more

2/2/24
SC Staff Attorney Leslie M. Simpson testifies at a Senate Judiciary subcommittee meeting
on Camp LeJeune water contamination litigation legislation. 

The Senate spent most of the week on the floor debating and ultimately passing ... Read more

1/31/24

Applications are due Feb. 1  for the 2024 scholarship program sponsored by the South Carolina Association of Counties (SCAC) Board of Directors. 

A $5,000 one-time scholarship will be awarded to a Pickens County graduating senior in honor of Pickens County Council Vice Chairman and SCAC President Roy Costner III.

Each year, the Association offers financial assistance to students who are pursuing higher education in South Carolina. The program makes one-time scholarships available to a student in the Association president’s home county... Read more

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