--MEDIA ADVISORY--

The South Carolina Department of Public Safety (SCDPS) announces the following event: 

WHO:       SCDPS and state and local law enforcement partners from South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia    

WHAT:       SCDPS and member agencies of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Network (SCLEN) will participate in multi
                        -state Hands Across the Border enforcement activities and awareness efforts. Hands Across the Border wraps up the
                        Sober or Slammer! campaign (August 15- September 1). Hands Across the Border brings together law enforcement
                        in South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia to conduct joint public safety checkpoints aimed at keeping drunk
                        and drugged drivers off the roads and is part of the national Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign.  

Hands Across the Border offers news coverage and photo opportunities for our media partners. 

WHEN/WHERE: The 2025 Hands Across the Border schedule is as follows:            

Monday, August 25, 2025 (South Carolina and North Carolina)

Monday, August 25, 2025 (South Carolina and North Carolina) 
6:00 PM     Press Event/Meeting in South Carolina
            Golden Corral Restaurant
            1492 W.O. Ezell Blvd. (US-29)
            Spartanburg, SC 29301

8:00 PM     Safety Checkpoint
             SC 18 at NC state line
            (Cherokee County)

8:00 PM     Safety Checkpoint
             US 221 at NC state line
            (Cherokee County)

8:00 PM     Safety Checkpoint
             SC 14 (Landrum Rd.) at NC state line
            (Spartanburg County)

Tuesday, August 26, 2025 (South Carolina and North Carolina)  
6:00 PM     Press Event/Meeting in South Carolina
            Aunt Sue’s Country Corner
            107 Country Creek Dr.    
            Pickens, SC 29671             

8:00 PM     Safety Checkpoint
            Intersection of SC 11 and SC 178.
            (Pickens County)

Wednesday, August 27, 2025 (South Carolina and Georgia)
6:00 PM      Press Event/Meeting in Georgia
              IBEW Meeting Hall
                   1250 Reynolds St.
                   Augusta, GA 30901

  8:00 PM    Safety Checkpoint  
                   1060 Sandbar Ferry Rd. (Freeman’s BBQ)
                  (Aiken County)                            

Thursday, August 28, 2025 (South Carolina and Georgia)
  6:00 PM   Meeting in Georgia:
             Savannah Civic Center
             301 W Oglethorpe Ave.
             Savannah, GA 31401                                                

    8:00 PM  Press Event/Safety Checkpoint
                  Talmadge Bridge US-17 at GA State Line
                 (Jasper County)

  Friday, August 29, 2025 (South Carolina and North Carolina)
  7:00 PM   Press Event/Meeting 
             The Brunswick Center at Calabash
             10050 Beach Dr.
             Calabash, NC 28467                                                 

    9:00 PM  Safety Checkpoint: 
                  US-17 at NC state line
                (Horry County)

The South Carolina Department of Public Safety includes the Highway Patrol, State Transport Police, Bureau of Protective Services, Office of Highway Safety and Justice Programs, and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Officers Hall of Fame. Our mission is to ensure public safety by protecting and serving the people of South Carolina and its visitors.