FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 27, 2002
CONTACT: SID GAULDEN, 803-896-8755
MEDIA ADVISORY
COLUMBIA - The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces the following media events:
WHO: Officers from the South Carolina Highway Patrol and local law enforcement agencies as well as state and local law enforcement officers from Georgia and North Carolina
WHAT: “Hands Across the Border” - a united effort to prevent crashes and save lives over Labor Day weekend. The agencies will meet in Welcome Centers along the South Carolina/Georgia and South Carolina/North Carolina borders to symbolize the upcoming cooperative effort.
WHEN AND WHERE: ** The South Carolina event will take place after the other state’s event, which begins at 10 a.m. So, the South Carolina start time will be approximately 10:30 a.m.
| Tuesday, August 27: | 10 a.m., SC/NC, I-85 Blacksburg/Gastonia |
| Wednesday, August 28: | 10 a.m., SC/GA, I-85 Oconee/Hartwell |
| Thursday, August 29: | 10 a.m., SC/GA, I-20 N. Augusta/Augusta |
| Friday, August 30: | 10 a.m., SC/GA, I-95 Hardeeville/Savannah 10 a.m., SC/NC, I-95 Dillon/Lumberton |
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