Recent News

4/10/23
Berkeley County Supervisor and Council Chairman Johnny
Cribb speaks at the economic development event hosted on
Dec. 14 at Santee Cooper’s Camp Hall Commerce Park in
Ridgeville.

Berkeley County made history in 2022 with its landmark $3.5 billion investment announcement with battery manufacturer Redwood Materials.

“This (announcment) will take us this year to $10.1 billion in capital investments in... Read more

4/10/23

The Aiken County Public Library—an impressive-looking multi-story building located in the City of Aiken’s downtown historic district— officially re-opened in a ribbon-cutting ceremony last January after a two-year renovation. Keep reading...Read more

4/10/23

South Carolina has been hard at work addressing the opioid crisis since 2014, when we—like the rest of the nation—realized we had a significant problem with prescription drug use. Since then, our state has made significant progress, but despite policy changes and multi-faceted public safety and public health efforts, we have seen overdoses rise. Communities nationwide and in South Carolina have felt the deep and complex impacts as the drug crisis has evolved in ways that we never could have anticipated.... Read more

4/5/23

Reprinted with permission from The Georgetown County Chronicle

Georgetown County Emergency Services Director
Brandon Ellis, center, accepts the Agency of the
Year award, presented by retired County Emergency
Manager Sam Hodge, left, and SCEMA President
Kristy

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