Recent News
Charleston County was honored for its innovative approach to addressing poll worker staffing shortages with the 2023 SC Association of Counties’ J. Mitchell Graham Memorial Award.
Barnwell, Aiken, Beaufort, Dorchester, and Hampton counties received the Barrett Lawrimore Memorial Regional Cooperation Award for their collective efforts in putting out a landfill fire in two days with no injuries.
These counties as well as four honorable mention recipients... Read more
New officers, board members selected during Association’s 2023 Annual Conference
Pickens County Council Vice Chairman Roy Costner III was elected President of the South Carolina Association of Counties (SCAC) for 2023-24 during the Association’s Annual Conference held Aug. 1-3.
Business development manager at Spectrum Reach, Costner has lived in Liberty for 35 years. In addition to his county council service, he also... Read more
Fire service in the unincorporated areas of South Carolina remains a patchwork of special purpose districts (SPDs), volunteer fire departments (VFDs), referendum-created county fire districts (Home Rule Districts) and county fire service areas (FSAs and together with Home Rule Districts, Fire Districts). The bad news is that this translates to surplusage,... Read more
The adoption and evolution of drone operations is at a pace rarely seen in county government. Every few months new and improved equipment and software becomes available that prompts expanded applications. Drones are becoming commonplace as clipboards are moving toward extinction. This evolution is just a small insight into the innovation and disruption coming from robotics and automated systems.
Learn more in the County Focus article:... Read more