FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 12, 2002
CONTACT: SID GAULDEN, 803-896-8755

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

Who: S.C. DPS Division of Motor Vehicles

What: News conference to announce office closings, staggered schedules and limited transactions at the end of the month as DMV offices throughout the state complete conversion, began in 2001, to the new Project Phoenix technology.

When: July 15, 2002, 10 a.m., 2 p.m.

Where:

• Columbia Shop Road DMV, 1630 Shop Road, 10 a.m.
• North Augusta, 1913 Ascauga Lake Road, 2 p.m.
• Rock Hill, 305 Hands Mill Road, 10 a.m.
• Greer, 1610 Arlington Road, 2 p.m.
• Charleston, 3790 Leeds Avenue, 10 a.m.
• Myrtle Beach, 1200 21st Avenue North, 2 p.m.

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