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News Release Oct. 14, 2016 Release Number: 4092 MEDIA CONTACTShawn Smetana/Public Information OfficerPhone: (843) 958-4007/ Fax: (843) 958-4004Email: ssmetana@charlestoncounty.org Project website: http://roads.charlestoncounty.org/projects/folly_camp Traffic Alert: Temporary Nighttime Detour for the Folly Road at Camp Road Intersection Improvements Project Charleston County Government announces a...
The James Island Public Service District will be hosting its annual Community Services Event (formerly the Fire Expo) at the James Island Lowe's on Thursday, October 13th from 6-9 p.m.
NEWS RELEASE #14 – TOWN OF JAMES ISLAND RETURNS TO OPCON 5 The Town of James Island has returned to OPCON 5 and remains open for regular business today, Wednesday, October 12 th. Recovery from Hurricane Matthew continues. Residents may reach Town staff by calling the Town Hall phone number 843-795-4141. For emergencies, call 911. The JIPSD has cleared all major roads and most neighborhood roads on...
Both the Town of James Island and the James Island PSD participate in the Charleston County debris removal contract. Debris removal will begin tomorrow, Wednesday, October 12. Regular household garbage will be picked up by the James Island PSD as usual. Please place it in the tan JIPSD rolling bins as usual. The James Island PSD will also continue working to remove hurricane debris. Please follow...
NEWS RELEASE #13 – TOWN HALL OPEN The Town of James Island is open for regular business today, Tuesday, October 11 th. Mayor Woolsey has rescinded the state of emergency in the Town of James Island. Recovery from Hurricane Matthew continues and remains our priority. Residents may reach Town staff by calling the Town Hall phone number 843-795-4141. For emergencies, call 911. The JIPSD has cleared...
NEWS RELEASE #12 – TOJI MOVES TO OPCON 4 - DEBRIS REMOVAL & SCE&G UPDATE The Town of James Island has moved to OPCON 4 on Monday, October 10 th @ Noon. Recovery from Hurricane Matthew is well underway. Governor Haley at the request of Charleston County has lifted the evacuation order for Charleston County. The JIPSD has steadily worked to clear the roads on James Island. The PSD and the City of...
UPDATE RECEIVED FROM SCE&G:SCE&G Crews Restored Power to 100,000 Overnight SCE&G crews worked overnight restoring power to more than 100,000 customers impacted by Hurricane Matthew. More than 290,000 outages were reported at the peak of the storm, which occurred at 2 p.m. Saturday. Hardest hit by the high winds were customers in the coastal counties of Charleston, Beaufort, Dorchester and Colleton...
News Release #11— The Town of James Island has moved to OPCON 3 on Sunday, October 9th at Noon. Recovery from Hurricane Matthew is well underway. Governor Haley at the request of Charleston County has lifted the evacuation order for Charleston County. Trees and power lines are down across the Island. JIPSD crews are steadily working to clear the roads, and many of the main roads are now open. The...
James Island PSD Fire, Solid Waste Services, and Wastewater Services have cleared all major roads on James Island with the following exceptions: 1 Central Park Road which is down to a single lane near the creek due to broken pavement and 2 Dills Bluff Road which is completely blocked due to a downed tree entangled with power lines.
News Release #10— The Town of James Island remains at OPCON 1 on Saturday, October 8 th. Recovery from Hurricane Matthew has begun. A state of emergency remains in effect for the Town of James Island. There will be a curfew tonight starting at 8 PM. The curfew will end at 8 AM, Sunday, October 9. Many trees are down on James Island and they continue to fall. Power lines are down across the Island...