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Be Prepared for the 2022 Hurricane Season

Hurricane Isabel

Hurricane season is now upon us. The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 through to November 30. Included below are some helpful links to prepare and keep abreast of the weather when a storm approaches.

Preparedness and Tracking Links

  • You can get general state preparedness information from the South Carolina Emergency Management Division. Their South Carolina Hurricane Guide is a great tool for planning and preparing for the storm. Do your preparation now before there is a storm heading our way.
  • The Dorchester County Emergency Management Department provides county specific information. You can also sign up for emergency alerts from the EMD to you phone.
  • When there is a storm, go to the source for the most current storm information. The National Hurricane Center is the source of Atlantic storm tracking which will affect us.
  • Report power outages to Dominion Energy. You can also check where power outages are occurring.

If you have additional information you would like to share, please make a comment to this post with your link(s).

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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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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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Pineland Sand Mine Application Gets Approved

Sand Mine

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) provided notice of approval of the Application and Reclamation Plan for a Mine Operating Permit and Issuance of Mine Operating Permit I-002279 to Sandridge Road Holdings, LLC for the Pineland Mine in Dorchester County, South Carolina,

DHEC received the permit application for the proposed Pineland Mine in September of 2019.  DHEC’s Bureau of Land and Waste Management (BLWM) placed the mine operating permit application on public notice in February 27, 2020 and held a virtual public hearing to receive comments on the mine operating permit application on July 23, 2020.  DHEC received comments and concerns between February 27, 2020 and August 7, 2020 and provided a Summary Response to Comments.  

You can find all of the details including the Mine Operating Permit, Summary Response to Comments, and other information relevant to Pineland Mine can be viewed on DHEC’s website at:  https://scdhec.gov/environment/environmental-sites-projects-permits-interest/pineland-mine

Some of the public comments or concerns expressed, including defined operating hours and the ability to hold the mine responsible for disruption of nearby well disturbed by mining operations, have been incorporated in to the permit.

After consideration of all information presented, review of all public comments received, as well as additional information provided by the applicant, the BLWM approved the requested application for a Mine Operating Permit.

If you are an affected party, you have the right to request a final review of this permit decision.  This request must be made in writing to the Clerk of the DHEC Board.  Procedures for requesting this review are enclosed and more information can be viewed on DHEC’s website at:  https://scdhec.gov/about-dhec/sc-board-health-and-environmental-control/guide-board-review

Any questions or for further DHEC assistance, please do not hesitate to contact the project manager, Mason Brandes, at 803-898-1369 or by e-mail at brandemd@dhec.sc.gov 

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