Bamberg, South Carolina (August 2022) – During its August 8 meeting, the Bamberg County Council paused regular business to honor James W. Bowden, Sr., a two-time Denmark Tech alumnus and the first African-American vice president at Duke Energy, and name him a Bamberg County Ambassador. The honoree was introduced by Dr. Willie L. Todd, Jr., president and CEO of Denmark Technical College, as the...
Bamberg, South Carolina (August 2022) - Bamberg County Airport is celebrating South Carolina Aviation Week with a celebration on Thursday, August 18, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. TIME at the Bamberg County Airport located at 709 Airport Road. S.C. Aviation Week is a statewide celebration of the economic and educational impact of airports and the aviation industry. Occurring August 14-20, 2022, and centered...
Bamberg County is interested in leasing spaces at the airport for flight instructions to begin operations. Click here to download the RFI. Specifications of RFI are available on website at http://www.bambergcountysc.gov or emailed upon request to: thomastm@bambergcounty.sc.gov.
Atlanta, Georgia - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that federal Economic injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) are available in South Carolina for small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture, and most private nonprofit organizations with economic losses due to drought that began on May 10. The declaration includes the primary...
Bamberg, South Carolina (June 2022) – At a June 20 special called meeting, the Bamberg County Council approved the County’s Fiscal Year 2022-2023 budget. This approval is the culmination of months of effort by the County Council and County Administration, which has resulted in a balanced budget that is responsive to the organization, is fiscally sound, and provides continued funding for vital...
Bamberg, South Carolina (June 2022) – On Tuesday, June 1, 2022, the Bamberg County Government, sheriff’s department, local municipalities, and law enforcement agencies switched to a new digital emergency radio system that replaces the county’s antiquated analog system. "Most of the county’s current infrastructure is over 50 years old and the county has added to the system over the years to meet...
ATLANTA – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding businesses of all sizes, private nonprofit organizations, homeowners, and renters in South Carolina of the June 20 deadline to apply for physical damage disaster loans. Anyone in the declared counties with damages from the severe storms and tornadoes on April 5-6, should apply for the low-interest disaster loan program. "Waiting...
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Bamberg County, led by its governing body, the Bamberg County Council, will hold a public hearing concerning the ordinance adopting the 2022-23 capital and operating budgets of Bamberg County on June 6, 2022 at 6:00 pm. The public hearing will be held in conjunction with one of the three readings of that ordinance, at a meeting of Bamberg County...