January 24, 2025 - The Small Business Administration (SBA) approved SBA loan assistance for victims from the November Edisto River Flooding (November 2024). The deadline to apply for physical damages to your home is March 24, 2025 and the deadline to apply for Economic Injury Disaster Loans for businesses is October 22, 2025. More information is available here. Apply by clicking the "Apply for SBA Disaster Loans" button above or go to www.sba.gov/disaster. Additional information can be found at www.colletonfire.com/recovery.
All Colleton County Offices will be closed for Presidents' Day, Monday, February 19, 2024. The Landfill and Convenience Sites will also be closed. Colleton County wishes everyone a Safe and Happy Holiday.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, February 6, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. in Colleton County Council Chambers, located at 109 Benson Street, Walterboro, SC, Colleton County will hold a public hearing to solicit public input on community needs and priorities for housing, public facilities, and economic development. At this public hearing Colleton County will provide the results of its needs assessment and the activities which might be undertaken to meet identified needs, including the estimated amount proposed to be used for activities that will benefit persons of low and moderate income.
All Colleton County Offices including the Landfill and Convenience Sites will be closed, Monday, January 15, 2024, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Please be advised that the County Council meeting will be cancelled for Tuesday, January 9, 2024 due to anticipated severe weather.
All Colleton County Offices will be closed for the Holidays:
Friday December 22, 2023 Closed
All Colleton County Offices will be closed in observance of Thanksgiving Day Thursday, November 23, 2023, and Friday, November 24, 2023.
The Landfill and Convenience Sites will be closed on Thursday, November 23, 2023, and will open Friday, November 24, 2023, from 8:00 AM until 1:00 PM.
Thursday, September 29, 2022 – All convenience sites and the Landfill will close at 12pm
Friday, September 30, 2022 - Closed
Saturday, October 1, 2022 and Sunday, October 2, 2022 – To be determined
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Colleton County Accommodations Tax Advisory Board is now accepting funding requests for tourism related activities within Colleton County for 2022-2023. Funding requests that are received and meet the requirements outlined in the funding request application will be considered by the Colleton County Accommodations Tax Advisory Board. For information and applications please click here.
On April 6, 2021, Colleton County Council approved Resolution No. 21-R-10, creating the Capital Projects Sales Tax (CPST) Commission. The Commission was tasked with considering proposals for funding capital projects within the County and formulating a question to appear on the ballot in November 2022 to impose a one cent sales tax. The revenues generated by the tax may be used to fund or defray costs of capital improvements which are defined in S.C. Code 4-10-330.
Colleton County is proud to announce the roll-out of our new County website, packed full of mobile friendly features making it easier for the public and our citizens to find what they need and access County resources. Check out this short video demonstrating how useful our website can be from a smartphone or tablet.
Colleton County Fire Rescue was honored at the 2022 South Carolina EMS Symposium by receiving the South Carolina EMS Network Large System of the Year for 2021. We would like to thank our Citizens, County Council, County Administration, and Community Partners for all of the support. Most of all, a huge Thank You to every one of our Personnel both volunteer and Career. The professional manner and precision execution in which you carry out your craft is truly amazing. We are so humbled to be blessed with such great folks. This is truly Your Award.