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The Small Business Administration will have personnel in place at the Colleton County Tax Payer Center which is located at 118 Benson Street in Walterboro.
The Disaster Loan Outreach Center (DLOC) will open on Monday, September 30th at 11 am and will close Saturday, October 5th at 2 PM.
The DLOC hours of operation are as follows:
Monday (9/30) 11 am - 5 pm
Tuesday (10/1) 8 am - 5 pm
Wednesday (10/2) 8 am - 5 pm
Thursday (10/3) 8 am - 5 pm
Friday (10/4) 8 am - 5 pm
Saturday (10/5)10 am - 2 pm
We have not received word regarding our Individual Assistance (IA) Disaster Declaration as of yet.  However, Berkeley and Orangeburg counties requested a Small Business Administration (SBA) Declaration due to their lower levels of damaged properties.  Late this afternoon, we were notified that they received the SBA Declaration, which covers several adjacent counties, including Colleton.
 
We will be coordinating with SCEMD to open a Disaster Loan Outreach Center (DLOC) with plans to add Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) resources should we receive

Basic flood/cleaning buckets are now available for Colleton County residents who have been affected by flooding. The buckets are ready for distribution at Colleton County Fire-Rescue’s Station #36. CCFR Station #36 is located at 19576 Augusta Highway. The buckets will be available today, until 5 PM and tomorrow, August 15, from 8 AM to 5 PM, while supplies last. 

Basic flood/cleaning buckets are now available for Colleton County residents who have been affected by flooding. The buckets are ready for distribution at Colleton County Fire-Rescue’s Station #36. CCFR Station #36 is located at 19576 Augusta Highway. The buckets will be available today, until 5 PM and tomorrow, Augusta 15, from 8 AM to 5 PM, while supplies last. 

Despite Colleton County receiving record rainfall, two EF-1 tornadoes and the highest Edisto river levels since 1945, we are happy to report there have been no injuries or deaths so far as a result of TS Debby. 

Despite Colleton County receiving record rainfall, two EF-1 tornadoes and the highest Edisto river levels since 1945, we are happy to report there have been no injuries or deaths so far as a result of TS Debby. 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                          DATE: August 8, 2024

Media Contact: Meagan Utsey, Public Information Officer

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                          DATE: August 7, 2024

Media Contact: Meagan Utsey, Public Information Officer

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                          DATE: August 7, 2024

Media Contact: Meagan Utsey, Public Information Officer

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                          DATE: August 6, 2024

Media Contact: Meagan Utsey, Public Information Officer

Due to Colleton County experiencing an internet outage, the live stream will be unavailable during tonight’s meeting. Our IT department and PRTC are diligently working to correct this issue. 

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