FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 16, 2000

CONTACT: SID GAULDEN, 803-896-8755

MEDIA ADVISORY

COLUMBIA – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces the following:

WHO: Department of Public Safety’s Division of Motor Vehicles

WHAT: A series of news conferences across the state to announce "Skip the Trip" – a public information campaign designed to encourage customers to use DMV’s mail-in and online services

WHEN AND WHERE:

Tuesday, October 17:

9 a.m.: DMV Office, 122 Park Road, Lexington

1 p.m.: DMV Office, 1755 Richland Avenue, Aiken

Wednesday, October 18:

9 a.m.: DMV Office, 3102 East Palmetto Street, Florence

1 p.m: DMV Office, 1200 21^st Avenue North, Myrtle Beach

Thursday, October 19:

9 a.m.: DMV Office, 3790 Leeds Avenue, Charleston

2 p.m.: DMV Office, 15 Sheridan Circle, Bluffton

Friday, October 20:

9 a.m.: DMV Office, 1439 Laurens Road, Greenville

1 p.m.: DMV Office, 305 Hands Mill Road, Rock Hill

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EDITOR’S NOTE: The DPS web site address has changed to www.scdps.org. Please bookmark this address and visit the web site often. You will find the latest DPS news there as well as information about the various DPS divisions and their diverse responsibilities.

JB/119/2000

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