By Deric Rush, Originally posted by WIS10 on October 15, 2024
CLINTON, S.C. — Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evette attended Tuesday’s South Carolina County Days event in Laurens County.
The initiative, hosted by Governor Henry McMaster and Evette, offers South Carolinians impacted by Hurricane Helene a one-stop opportunity to discover available relief resources.
More than 25 state, federal and nonprofit agencies were part of Tuesday’s resource fair.
Residents in attendance could receive tetanus shots, flu shots, and SNAP benefits assistance.
The table with longest wait time was the FEMA assistance table.
More than 80 people were waiting to be seen at one point Tuesday afternoon.
FEMA has been staging disaster recovery centers across the state.
A spokesperson said they’ve fielded roughly 200 applicants in some cases, while providing more than $100 million in disaster relief to the state.
“I said I need to go there. I need some assistance. It messed my door up…the roof on top of my house,” said Laurens County resident Cynthia Walls. Walls told WIS her home experienced significant damage during Hurricane Helene.
“This is a one stop shop for anybody to come in to get the help they need,” said Lt. Governor Evette.
“People have their electricity on. Their assessing their damage. because these rural areas, sometimes people don’t have the transportation to get out you know to come to a Greenville or Spartanburg. And we want to make sure that we’re servicing all South Carolinians,” she added.
Team S.C. plans to host two more South Carolina County Days Thursday in Allendale at USC Salkehatchie, Allendale (West) Campus, 465 James Brandt Boulevard, Allendale, S.C.
Another will be hosted Friday in Granitville at USC Aiken Convocation Center, 2049 Champion Way, Graniteville, S.C.
Both are scheduled to take place from 10 a.m – 4 p.m. a link to their website can be found here.