2018 Legislative Update
Representative Robert Q. Williams House District 62 PROTECTING ELECTRIC RATEPAYERS The House of Representatives passed the following bills to address the abandonment of the V. C. Summer Nuclear Reactors in Fairfield County which resulted in billions of dollars in fees placed on energy customers. The House passed: -H.4375, which ELIMINATED ALL CHARGES ON THE ELECTRIC BILLS OF CUSTOMERS THAT SUPPORT THE FAILED PROJECT and REPEALING THE...
Volunteers needed for summer wild turkey survey
SCDNR has conducted an annual summer wild turkey survey to estimate reproduction and recruitment of wild turkeys South Carolina since 1982. The survey involves agency wildlife biologists, technicians, game wardens, and many volunteers from other natural resource agencies and the general public. The survey is conducted in July and August each year, and SCDNR is asking for volunteers to participate. The summer turkey survey is designed...
S.C. Department of Natural Resources launches project to protect threatened coastal birds
Coastal bird populations face multiple threats, including habitat loss and degradation, human disturbance, increased predation and sea level rise. In fact, their populations have declined by 70 percent during the last forty to sixty years. South Carolina is a critical link in preserving these birds; numerous species of nesting and migrating birds visit our coastline each year, including a remarkable 38 percent of all the nesting brown...
Scott secures two provisions for South Carolina farmers as Farm Bill passes Senate
Washington – The United States Senate successfully passed the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018, colloquially known as the Farm Bill, which included two important provisions secured by Senator Tim Scott (R-SC). Scott worked with Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) to help so-called Heirs Property owners – thousands of minority and other landowners whose family land has been passed through the generations often without a formal title – gain...
SCDOT completes first year of ten-year roads project
SCDOT is nearing completion of Year #1 for the 10-Year Plan to Rebuild SC’s Roads and Bridges. The target is to make Rural Road Safety improvements on 100 miles per year for each of the ten years. Secretary Hall is pleased to announce that SCDOT has exceeded that goal by putting 187 miles of Safety Projects under contract in the first year, including safety features added to resurfacing projects. SCDOT has committed $50 million in...
Sheriff Chavis welcomes new deputies
Three deputies were recently sworn-in by Darlington County Sheriff Tony Chavis. Bobby Driggers and Caroline Kinney were sworn-in June 25. Jimell Green was sworn-in on June 18. Driggers is a native of Cheraw with 15 years of law enforcement experience. He served six years in the United States Army. Driggers is assigned to the Criminal Investigations Division. Kinney is a native of Dillon with two years of law enforcement experience....