Bamberg, South Carolina (July 2018) – On June 27, 2018, Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett announced that Bamberg County received three awards to purchase three new fully equipped fire pumper tankers. Nationwide, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $237 million in 119 rural communities in 29 states. The USDA Rural Development funded six projects in...
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Bamberg, South Carolina (June 2018) – On June 15, 2018 David Harley, Bamberg County Sheriff’s Department Deputy, graduated from the South Carolina Justice Academy. Deputy Harley successfully completed the Basic Law Enforcement coursework to become a certified Class 1 Law Enforcement Officer. The mission of the Basic Law Enforcement (BLE) program as mandated by South Carolina Law is to provide the...
Bamberg, South Carolina (June 2018) – On June 4, 2018, Bamberg County Council approved a resolution supporting a plan to finance the renovation of the historic Bamberg County courthouse. Council members and the public viewed a presentation that outlined the renovation and finance plan for the courthouse. The proposed plan was developed over the past five years through a comprehensive analysis and...
Bamberg, South Carolina (May 2018) – On June 7, 2018, Bamberg County will host the Office of the State Fire Marshal for a Fire Safe South Carolina meeting. The purpose of the meeting is to provide an overview of Fire Safe SC, which is a community risk reduction program. During the meeting, current state and county community risk profiles will be reviewed, in addition to a discussion of risk...