Media Advisory -- Hands Across The Border Labor Day Enforcement Efforts / Media Opportunities

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 27, 2021
Contact: Your Local CRO, 803-896-8144

--MEDIA ADVISORY-- 

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 18-September 6). 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 various news coverage and photo opportunities. 

WHEN/WHERE: The 2021 Hands Across the Border schedule is as follows: 

• Sunday, August 29, 2021 (South Carolina and North Carolina)
  • 6 p.m.
    • Press Event / Meeting in South Carolina:
    • Mama Jean’s Restaurant
    • 210 SC-90 East
    • Little River, South Carolina
  • 8 p.m.
    • Safety Checkpoint:
    • US-17 at North Carolina State Line
    • (Horry County)
• Monday, August 30, 2021 (South Carolina and North Carolina)
  • 6 p.m.
    • Press Event/Meeting in South Carolina:
    • Beth’s Country Kitchen
    • 1209 S Pearl St
    • Pageland, SC
• Tuesday, August 31, 2021 (South Carolina and North Carolina)
  • 6 p.m.
    • Press Event/Meeting in South Carolina:
    • Moss Justice Center
    • 1675 York Hwy
    • York, SC
  • 8 p.m.
    • Safety Checkpoint:
    • SC 274 at North Carolina state line
    • (York County)
• Wednesday, September 1, 2021 (South Carolina and North Carolina)
  • 6 p.m.
    • Press Event / Meeting in South Carolina:
    • Golden Corral Restaurant
    • 1492 W.O. Ezell Blvd. (US-29)
    • Spartanburg, South Carolina
  • 8 p.m.
    • Safety Checkpoint:
    • SC 18 at North Carolina state line
    • (Cherokee County)
  • 8 p.m.
    • Safety Checkpoint:
    • US 221 at North Carolina state line
    • (Cherokee County)
  • 8 p.m.
    • Safety Checkpoint:
    • SC 14 (Landrum Rd.) at North Carolina state line
    • (Spartanburg County)
• Wednesday, September 1, 2021 (South Carolina and Georgia)
  • 6 p.m.
    • Press Event/Meeting in Georgia:
    • The Dillard House
    • 768 Franklin St
    • Dillard, Georgia
  • 8 p.m.
    • Safety Checkpoint:
    • US 76 @ Long Creek Fire Department
    • (Oconee County)
• Thursday, September 2, 2021 (South Carolina and Georgia)
  • 6 p.m.
    • Press Event/Meeting in Georgia:
    • Elijah Clark State Park
    • 2959 McCormick Hwy (Hwy 378)
    • Lincolnton, Georgia
  • 8 p.m.
    • Safety Checkpoint:
    • Hwy 378 at Georgia state line
    • (McCormick County)
• Friday, September 3, 2021 (South Carolina and Georgia)
  • 6 p.m.
    • Meeting in Georgia:
    • Savannah Civic Center
    • 301 W. Oglethorpe Ave
    • Savannah, Georgia
  • 8 p.m.
    • Press Event/ Safety Checkpoint:
    • Talmadge Bridge US-17 at Georgia state line
    • (Jasper 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.