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Traffic Safety Checkpoints
The Lane, Greeleyville, and Kingstree Police Departments and the Williamsburg County Sheriff’s Office will be conducting traffic safety checkpoints during the month of October.
A.A. Meetings
If you drink, that’s your business. If you want to be sober, that’s our business. A.A. (843) 697-3321.
Special Needs Support
If you are a parent or guardian with a child or children with special needs and may be interested in becoming a part of a parent-to-parent support group, please contact Tommy and Michelle Russell at (843) 373-0912 or (843) 356-5714 or pillaroutreach@ yahoo.com.
Seniors Patrol
The Kingstree Police Department is offering a seniors patrol wellness check. Any elderly, ill or bedridden residents of the Town of Kingstree who would like for the police department to contact them on a regular basis should call Police Chaplain the Rev. Harold Jackson. He can be reached at (843) 355-5435.
Volunteers Needed
Seniors and disabled adults in your community are homebound and need your help getting to doctor’s appointments, grocery stores, social activities, religious services, and more.
Help them live with the quality of life they deserve at a time when they need it most. You can make a difference!
For more information please call (843) 436-2110.
Volunteers Needed
Williamsburg County needs a Red Cross Disaster Action Team (DAT) and Biomedical (BDA) Volunteers. Call (843) 655-4176 or email herdie.mathews@redcross.org for more information.
AA Meetings
The Town of Lane Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meetings will be on Fridays from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Lane Community Center. If you think you have a drinking problem there is help without judgment.
Updated recycling center hours
New recycling center hours are Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.; Tuesdays and Thursdays 7 a.m. to 12 p.m.; Saturdays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. All county landfills will be closed on Sundays.
Meeting
Williamsburg County Chapter #5360 AARP will begin holding their regular monthly meetings on the fourth Wednesday of each month at 12 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Williamsburg County Recreation Department, 2084 Thurgood Marshall Hwy., Kingstree. If you are a member of the National AARP Organization, you are invited to please come join the local chapter, here in Kingstree.
For more information, please contact Jane B. McBride, president at (843) 354-7693 or (843) 244-5025.
Mobile Health Unit
The Mobile Health Unit will be at the Pig Pickin’ Festival on Saturday, October 8, in Downtown Kingstree at the Rush African American Museum, 200 Hampton Ave. Health brochures, information and COVID testing will be provided at the Rush Museum, please text in advance for COVID testing, (803) 397-1859.
The Mobile Health Unit will provide physicals, Blood Chemistries and CBC, Pap Test, etc. To make reservations, text (803) 397-1859 or email crushcolumbia@aol.com to receive a return call.
The Mobile Health Unit and Telehealth Services are funded by the SC Office for Rural and Primary HealthCare, SC Center for Rural Health, Darby & Associates and C. Williams Rush, LLC.
Pig Pickin’ Parade
The Town Of Kingstree Pig Pickin’ Parade will be held Saturday, October 8, at 10 a.m. There is no entry fee. Organizations, bands, floats, and dance groups, please call (843) 355-8152 for more information.
Kingstree Pig Pickin’ Festival
The Town Of Kingstree Pig Pickin’ Festival will be held Friday and Saturday, October 7 and 8. BBQ cook-off, live music, fireworks, arts and crafts, local farmers market, shopping, competitions, cash prizes and more! Please contact Katie Wheeler at (843) 372-5383 for more information.
Addiction Screenings
Prescription pills were the start to the opioid epidemic in the 1990s. After there was a crackdown on pill mills, people started turning to the streets to self-medicate. This has created the problem that now pills are being pressed to look like prescriptions when they are actually Fentanyl. Fentanyl is powerful and dangerous opioid that has taken over the opioid epidemic. It is also cheaper than prescription pills and many are buying these fake pills and overdosing from them. It is important to know the signs and how dangerous it is.
If you or a loved one is struggling with addiction, reach out for help. Narconon helps people all over the US find treatment to end the web that traps those in addiction.
To learn what to look for visit: https://www.narcononnewliferetreat.org/blog/it-all-started-with-a-pill.html. Narconon can help you take steps to overcome addiction in your family. Call today for free screenings or referrals, 1-800-431-1754.
Book Signing
A book signing is scheduled for October 8, during the Pig Pickin’ Festival, at the Rush Museum, 200 Hampton Ave. 4 p.m. – 6 p.m. for Dr. Darby’s book titled, DIABETES, not just a touch of SUGAR!
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