Bamberg, South Carolina (January 2023) – On January 9, 2023, Bamberg County Council conducted its first meeting of 2023, and Dr. Jonathan Goodman of District 5 was elected Chair while Evert Comer of District 6 was elected Vice Chair. Councilwoman Sharon Hammond of District 2 and Vice Chair Evert Comer of District 6 were sworn in by Probate Judge Donna B. Brown for another four year term...
Bamberg, South Carolina (December 2022) – On September13, 2022, Bamberg County was awarded $4 million from the Savannah River Site Settlement funds. The funds will be used to construct an industrial speculative building in the CrossRhodes Industrial Park located at 61 Innovation Drive off of Highway 301 in Bamberg County. After years of litigation, on August 31, 2020, the state of South Carolina...
Bamberg, South Carolina (December 2022) – On November 22, 2022, Bamberg County was awarded a grant in the amount of $19,330.34 from the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Development Fund for Bamberg Veterans Park. County Council Chairman Spencer Donaldson expressed much pride in the fact that Veterans Park is the new home for the annual tree lighting and said, “Bamberg...
Bamberg, South Carolina (November 2022) – On Nov. 11, 2022, Bamberg County Council joined Bamberg City Council and Mayor Nancy Foster at the Bamberg Civic Center for a Veterans Day celebration. County Administrator Joey Preston, Chairman Spencer Donaldson, Vice Chairman Dr. Jonathan Goodman, and Council members Evert Comer, Sharon Hammond, Phil Myers, and Larry Haynes were in attendance. Former...
Bamberg, South Carolina (November 2022) – On Nov. 4, 2022, Bamberg County Council and the Fire Advisory Board held their second annual Bamberg County Fire Service Banquet at Ghents Branch Baptist Church. The program was dedicated in memory of Janie Sue Jones (mother of Jamie “Peanut” Jones, Denmark Fire Dpt.), Rachel Ann Still (mother of Kim Fail, Olar Fire Dpt.), and Annie “Polly” Myers (mother...
Bamberg, South Carolina - Before services concluded for the dedication of the newest addition to the fleet of Bamberg County Fire Service, Bamberg County Administrator Joey Preston announced that the Hunters Chapel Volunteer Fire Department was awarded a $333,333 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) from the Federal Emergency Management (FEMA) to acquire another fire pumper tanker. "This federal...
Bamberg, South Carolina (October 2022) - On October 11, 2022, Bamberg County held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Holmans Bridge Fire Substation. In 2021, Bamberg County resident Jody Reeves generously donated property to Bamberg County to aid the development. The new state-of-the-art substation, located at 1500 Charleston Augusta Highway, is strategically located in the northeastern section of...
Bamberg, South Carolina (February 2022) – Joey R. Preston, Bamberg County Administrator, was invited to participate in an upcoming segment on technical college with "Viewpoint with Dennis Quaid" at Denmark Technical College that will be featured on Public Broadcasting Stations affiliates nationwide in January. The program focuses on the role that technical colleges play in creating opportunities...