BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office has sent a team of deputies to the Pee Dee region to assist fellow first responders following the aftermath of Hurricane Florence. According to Chief Mike Cochran, in disasters such as the flooding the area is experiencing, Governor Henry McMaster implements the State Emergency Operations Plan. This plan enables law enforcement officers from […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Berkeley County School District (BCSD) staff and students will return to school Monday, September 17th, according to school district officials. Schools and offices will operate on our regular schedule. School bus pick up will operate on a normal schedule and BCSD employees are to report at their regular time to receive students. The scheduled late-in for high schools […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Berkeley County leaders and emergency personnel prepare for storm impacts and encourage citizens to prepare for strong winds and potential flooding. Berkeley County Sheriff’s office is prepared for the potential threats from the storm. They have received additional resources from across the state, including additional troopers from the South Carolina Highway Patrol, S.L.E.D. agents and National Guardsmen to […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–The predicted slow movement of Hurricane Florence across South Carolina could delay the beginning of repairs, and that could mean extended power outages, Berkeley Electric officials stated. Line crews cannot begin repair work until it is safe to work outside. “If this thing slow-walks across the state, the first consumers to lose power could be off for an […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – Santee Cooper will have approximately 130 line and tree crews –roughly four times the number during normal conditions – working to restore outages on its system caused by Hurricane Florence, including more than 70 mutual aid and contract crews coming from Florida, Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana and Missouri. Santee Cooper moved to OpCon 1 status on Friday. […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – As of midmorning today, more than 25,000 Santee Cooper retail customers had lost power due to early impacts from Hurricane Florence. On the transmission side, two lines were locked out, both in the northern Horry County area. The transmission outages affect customers of Santee Cooper and Horry Electric Cooperative. Santee Cooper currently has distribution crews working […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–Berkeley Electric Cooperative is ready and waiting for Florence to arrive, according to BEC spokesperson Leisa Stilley. Preparations have been made for the worst case scenario, however, officials say they have the means to quickly take care of its members and then send mutual aid on further north. “We anticipate flooding will be our greatest concern and obstacle. We […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–As Hurricane Florence inches closer to the Carolina coast, Berkeley County officials are working around the clock to prepare. On Tuesday at noon, Berkeley County moved to OPCON 1. This means a disaster or emergency situation is in effect, full-fledged emergency response operations are on-going. Berkeley County is in the highest state of emergency operations. “What we feel […]
The U.S. Postal Service is preparing for the arrival of Hurricane Florence by advising customers that normal service operations in the path of the storm may be affected in the event of unsafe conditions such as high winds, flooding or impassable roads. The Postal Service has suspended mail delivery and retail operations at some Post Offices in coastal areas now […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–Santee Cooper personnel are making preparations for the anticipated effects that Hurricane Florence may have on Santee Cooper’s service territory. Approximately 2 million South Carolinians depend on the state-owned electric and water utility as their power source, either directly or through the state’s electric cooperatives. As of noon today, Santee Cooper went to OPCON 3 alert status. This […]
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