WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: A Disaster Recovery Center will open in Edgefield County to provide in-person assistance to South Carolinians affected by Hurricane Helene. Edgefield CountyEdgefield Scout Hut Building312 Penn St.Edgefield, SC 29824Open Oct. 26-28, 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Additional Disaster Recovery Centers are scheduled to open in other South Carolina counties. Click here to find cen  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell traveled to South Carolina to meet with local and state officials today and check-in on long-term recovery efforts. She surveyed areas affected by Hurricane Helene in Aiken, South Carolina. Criswell, who is directing the federal response to Helene, visited a Disaster Recovery Center in Aiken and met with survivors. There are   more

AIKEN, South Carolina, Oct. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River Site issued the following news release: An effort to improve the lifespan and resiliency of a communication tower against extreme weather events at the Savannah River Site (SRS) recently garnered the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Sustainability Award for Outstanding Climate Resilience Project. DOE's Sustainability Performance Office recognized the Site's Communication Tower 623-40G Structural Analysis and Upgrad  more