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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