To: News Media From: Bamberg County Public Information Office Cc: Bamberg County Emergency Services, Bamberg County Administration Date: November 15, 2016 Subject: Disaster Recovery Center Opens In Bamberg County to Help Hurricane Matthew Survivors COLUMBIA, S.C. – A disaster recovery center is open for three days in Bamberg to help residents with damages and losses from Hurricane Matthew. The...
Bamberg County Emergency Services announces, on behalf of The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), that Bamberg County and its citizens have been given approval for Individual Assistance and Public Assistance to those who sustained losses, to apply for aid in the wake of Hurricane Matthew. Fourteen other counties are also able to apply for Individual Assistance through FEMA. Those counties...
Bamberg County Public Works Department announces as of September 1, 2016, the Broxton Bridge Road Convenience and Recycling Center will be open six days a week. The center will be open Monday through Friday from 7:00am to 7:00pm and on Saturdays from 8:00am to 4:00pm. Bamberg County Public Works recently completed a study to determine where the busiest centers in the County were located, and the...
The C-Fund Committee of Bamberg County, Bamberg County employees and officials, along with Alliance Engineers recently hosted a public meeting on Wednesday, August 10 th, concerning the updates to be made to Dally Road in Denmark. The meeting was held at the Dane Theatre and was said to be very informative by the many attendees. The funds allocated to the improvements to Dally Road will come from...
Bamberg County Public Works Department announces as of September 1, 2016, the Broxton Bridge Road Convenience and Recycling Center will be open six days a week. The center will be open Monday through Friday from 7:00am to 7:00pm and on Saturdays from 8:00am to 4:00pm. Bamberg County Public Works recently completed a study to determine where the busiest centers in the County were located, and the...
Bamberg resident Brittany Barnwell has been hired as the new Bamberg County Emergency Services Director. Barnwell, a former employee of the Emergency Services Department, returns to the County after departing her position with the South Carolina Emergency Management Division, where she served as the Regional Emergency Coordinator. Barnwell will be responsible for directing and coordinating the...
RESOLUTION Recognizing Ms. Sharon Hammond On Her Retirement For Dedicated Service To Bamberg County While Serving As Emergency Services Director For Fifteen Years. WHEREAS, Sharon Hammond, a native of Brooklyn, New York, was hired February 26, 2001 as the Emergency Services Director for Bamberg County. While employed by Bamberg County, Ms. Hammond lived by the words of wisdom, “Management is...
Having the basic knowledge and techniques to recognize potential hazards while driving is crucial to all employees of Bamberg County, especially those operating County owned vehicles. Recently, during the first quarter of 2016, 45 employees received the necessary training required in order to operate a county owned vehicle. Employees were provided with the “key understanding, skills and techniques...