( Denmark, SC Press Release of Denmark Tech) - To close out their celebration of Black History Month, Denmark Technical College was visited by members of the Bamberg County Council and county administration on February 28th to present a proclamation outlining the college’s valuable contributions and to name the third Tuesday of every February Denmark Technical College Day in Bamberg County. "HBCUs...
(Denmark, SC Voorhees College) - The Bamberg County Council honored Voorhees College, celebrating its Quasquicentennial (125th)Anniversary in April, by proclaiming the third Tuesday in February of each year as "Voorhees University Day" in the county and designating the college as an official ambassador for the county. These designations were announced recently in a proclamation from the council...
Public Notice of Candidate Filing Bamberg County Any candidate seeking a political party’s nomination for any office in the 2022 General Election must file with the appropriate county board of voter registration & elections or the South Carolina Election Commission during the upcoming filing period. Filing opens noon, March 16, 2022, and closes noon, March 30, 2022. Offices Filing Location...
The Board of Voter Registration and Elections is in the process of updating all voter files to reflect the re-districting changes. Once all changes have been made, new voter cards will be issued. In the meantime, if you wish to know your county council district information, please refer to the maps in the link below: 2020 Redistricting Map for Bamberg County
Bamberg, South Carolina (February 2022) – The Bamberg County Airport will host a dedication ceremony from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 22, to complete the county’s naming of the airport field in memory of longtime Bamberg County businessman Joe Tobul and in honor of the Tobul family. Bamberg County Airport opened in October of 1982. Aviation enthusiast Joseph "Joe" O. Tobul, CEO of Tobul...
Joey Preston, Bamberg County Administrator, Participates in SC Aviation Association Panel Discussion
Bamberg, South Carolina (February 2022) –Joey R. Preston, Bamberg County Administrator, was invited to participate in the "Why More Hangars" panel discussion at the 2022 South Carolina Aviation Association Conference, the state's only affiliated group for aviation professionals and enthusiasts, on Friday, Feb. 18 in Myrtle Beach. By participating in the keynote panel, Preston, who also serves as...
Bamberg, South Carolina (February 2022) – Bamberg County has been awarded a $1.5 million grant from the South Carolina Department of Commerce to support the construction of the Ed Darnell Law Enforcement Center. "This is huge news for Bamberg County," said Spencer Donaldson, Chairman of the Bamberg County Council. "This substantial Rural Initiative Fund grant is recognition of the importance of...
Bamberg, South Carolina (February 2022) – On December 6, 2021, Bamberg County Council unanimously approved third and final reading of an ordinance approving the 2021 redistricting plan. The first county in South Carolina to complete the once-a-decade redrawing of electoral district boundaries. The process of redistricting includes redrawing the lines of districts from which public officials are...