Category: Dorchester

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Come Out to Rosie The Riveter Family Fun Day

Rosie The Riveter Family Fun Day

In honor of National Rosie the Riveter Day, the Dorchester Heritage Center is sponsoring a celebration to honor those Rosies who rolled up their sleeves for the war effort of WWII.

This family fun day is to be held on the site of Dorchester Heritage Center’s future facility on Highway 78 near Ridgeville (the property is adjacent to 974 HWY 78). The location is the BIG meadow between the two white houses just past Ridgeville Rd on HWY 78, near the new Walmart Distribution Center. (under construction so there is no physical address yet).

-Vendors
-Food Trucks
-Family Game Area
-Rosie Riveter Contest
-Car Show *All makes, models, and military vehicles

If you are interested in sponsoring

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

CAR SHOW:
9 – 10:00 AM CAR SHOW REGISTRATION ($20.00 Fee)
10 AM – 1 PM CAR SHOW
1– 1:30 PM PRESENTATION OF TROPHIES

ROSIE THE RIVETER PIN-UP CONTEST:
1 – 2:30 pm
Sponsored by: Ann Heath and the South Carolina Vintage Vixens

FAMILY FUN DAY EVENTS:
10 AM – 3 PM CORN HOLE
-ROSIE THE RIVETER RATCHET CHALLENGE
-Horshoes
-Kite Flying
-ROSIE THE RIVETER ASSEMBLY LINE CHALLENGE

MUSIC provided by DJ Keith Dee

Food Trucks will be on site.

To purchase Vendor, Car show registration, or to be a sponsor, click here: https://www.eventbrite.com/…/rosie-the-riveter-family…

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New Food-Truck Park is Coming To Dorchester

Hungry? Come on out and support Dorchester County’s newest Food Court & Food Truck location.

Starting Monday, January 24, 2022, the site of the new Dorchester Heritage Center (DHC) will be hosting food vendors. Located on Highway 78 & 27, across from the new Walmart Distribution Center, the hours of operation will be Monday through Sunday, 11 am to 7 pm.

The location of the Dorchester Heritage Center Food Court

Vendors include Ray O Sunshine, L & M Catering, Mr. B’s On the Go, Empanada Cuisines, and many others

Food trucks and other food vendors can register to use the new DHC Food Court by going to the DHC Food-Truck web site.

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Oakridge Landfill Is Looking For Approval To Grow Again

Oakridge Landfill Location

South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC) is reviewing another expansion application from the Oakridge Landfill. Reported in The Eagle Record on October 21, 2021, the landfill wants to expand again, this time both horizontally and vertically. The landfill wants to add about 58 acres and be able to stack trash to taller than 350 feet, higher than the elevation of the state capital, Columbia. This would likely becoming the highest point of land in the low country.

While not yet approved, the landfill’s application for additional growth has passed SCDHEC’s initial quick review of the technical aspects of the permit. The process is now open for public comment and SCDHEC is taking written comments or requests for a public meeting until November 19, 2021. If there is enough public interest, they may hold a public meeting to explain the process and receive additional comments.

Oakridge Landfill Expansion
Oakridge Landfill Expansion

You can find the Public Notice of the Proposed Lateral Expansion at the Oakridge Class 3 Landfill here.

You can review all of the public notice permit details (including submitted site drawings showing the proposed growth) here.

The state landfill regulations can be reviewed here.

You can contact SCDHEC to make a comment now (until 11/19/2021) by sending a letter to
DHEC/BLWM-SWPMS
Attention: Justin Koon
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29201
or you can call Justin Koon at (803) 898-1339
or email him at koonjt@dhec.sc.gov

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Town of Dorchester Community Meeting

Dorchester Community Meeting

We’re meeting again!

Our town community meeting will be held 6pm on August 12, 2021, at the Ray O Sunshine market. The address is 2514 Highway 78, Dorchester, SC 29437. We’re looking forward getting back together and discuss topics of interest for our community. All are welcome, we will be meeting outside so dress comfortably and bring a chair.

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Highway 27 To Get Wider

Dorchester Count announced they’ve been awarded 6.8 million dollars from the federal government to wide the one mile stretch of Highway 27 (Ridgeville Road) from I-26 to Highway 78 from two lanes to five lanes. This work will be rolled in to the already numerous planned improvement projects more or less happening around I-26 exit 187.

You can read the county notice about this by clicking here.

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Come to the Davis-Bailey Park Opening!

Davis-Bailey Park Grand Opening – June 5th, 2021

The new Davis-Bailey Park in St. George will hold it’s free to the public grand opening event on Saturday, June 5, 2021. The event will open at 9 AM and run in to the evening. Bring the kids and enjoy the day. According to the county there should be lots of games and fun things to do and see including a basketball tournament, open play kickball and whiffle ball, lawn games, amusements for all ages, various food trucks and vendors, as well as and afternoon/evening concert featuring three different artists representing gospel, country, and R&B genres. Check the Davis-Bailey Park page for updated details.

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Temporary Closure of Zion Road

The SCDOT Dorchester County Maintenance Office has reported they will close Zion Rd. from Schoolhouse Rd. to Salem Rd. in the Community of Dorchester beginning at 8:00 AM on Wednesday, March 24 – 5:00 PM on Friday, March 26 to perform road repairs. The area will be restricted to local traffic only, during the above-mentioned times. All work is dependent on the weather.

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Oakridge Landfill Growing – Public Meeting Planned

Public Notice Location map

The following notice was provided for our community information. Anyone interested in attending, save the date now. The informational public meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, at 6 p.m. in the Dorchester County Council Chambers, Human Services Building, 500 North Main Street, Summerville, South Carolina 29483. 

Public Notice

Dorchester County Public Notice pursuant to S.C. Reg. 61-107.19 and S.C. Ann. Code § 44-96-470 of

Facility Issues Negotiation Process

Topic: Oakridge Landfill, Inc. (“Oakridge”), 2175 Highway 78, Dorchester, Dorchester County, South Carolina 

Contact:  Jason Carraher
Dorchester County
Kenneth F. Waggoner Building
201 Johnston Street
St. George, SC  29477
Telephone:  (843) 832-0070

Please take notice that Dorchester County hereby provides public notice pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 44-96-470 and S.C. Reg. 61-107.19 that it will hold an informational public meeting to provide information on the facility issues negotiation process related to the permit application submitted by Oakridge to the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) for construction of an expansion of the existing landfill at 2175 Highway 78, Dorchester, South Carolina (“Proposed Expansion”).  The informational public meeting will be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, at Dorchester County Council Chambers, Human Services Building, 500 North Main Street, Summerville, South Carolina 29483. 

Nature of the Facility:  Oakridge has operated a Class III landfill (also known as a municipal solid waste landfill) on the site since approximately 1978.  The Proposed Expansion will accept municipal solid waste as well as other approved non-hazardous waste.  The Proposed Expansion is permitted to receive up to 1,144,000 tons per year of waste.  The proposed life of the Proposed Expansion is expected to be at least 20 years.  The permit application for the Proposed Expansion is subject to the permitting requirements for Class Three Landfills pursuant to S.C. Reg. 61-107.19.

Description of the Site:   The landfill is located on Highway 78, approximately one mile northwest of the intersection of Highway 78 and Highway 178 as identified on the location map.  The Proposed Expansion will consist of approximately 60 acres to be constructed to the west of the current landfill. 

Public Notice Location map
Public Notice Location map of landfill site.

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Highway 78 Lane/Road Closures

The county announced Intermittent Lane Closures with the road construction contractor to conducting intermittent lane and shoulder closures on US-78 between Delee Circle and Meadows Drive. Weather permitting, the lane closures will take place between the hours of 7:00 AM – 5:30 PM, Monday – Friday, beginning Monday, January 27 and continuing through Fall 2020.

These lane/shoulder closures are necessary for the Contractor to perform clearing and grubbing work for the alignment of US-78 and US 178. This work is part of the US-78 Phase 2-A Infrastructure Improvement Project.

Drivers traveling through the construction zone are asked to be aware of equipment and crews and to follow traffic control signs and reductions in speed limits.

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