On Friday, September 21st, the Oakland Volunteer Fire Department hosted a free food pantry for the members of the Oakland community who had been displaced or affected by Hurricane Florence flooding.
Shepherd’s Pie, a Southern Baptist Disaster Relief Group, from Louisiana, came to serve the people of Dillon County last week and through the weekend.
Freedom Tour, a ministry out of central Florida, arrived in Dillon County last week with a trailer full of food and cases of water to help the local residents.
A truck from Missouri arrived in Dillon County on Thursday full of goods that were delivered to Helping Hands food pantry and the Dillon County Animal Shelter.
Rev. Stan Rankin, the new pastor at Hamer Church of God who is originally from Seneca, SC, weathered the hurricane in Seneca, but returned on Sunday with a truck full of supplies for the Hamer/Dillon County area thanks to churches in the Seneca area.
The Rowland faith community once again came together to serve its neighbors in the aftermath of a hurricane.
Homeowners, renters and business owners in four counties may now apply for federal disaster assistance for uninsured and underinsured damages and losses resulting from Hurricane Florence.
At the request of Governor Henry McMaster and South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) Secretary Christy Hall, SCDOT has been approved for $8 million in Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) “Quick Release” Emergency Funds.
The Dillon County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following businesses for property crimes before, during and after Hurricane Florence, according to Captain Cliff Arnette of the Dillon County Sheriff’s Office.
Several groups and organizations have been a part of the emergency response and disaster relief efforts in Dillon County.