News Briefs: Free Narcan, training to be held at Beaufort County Library branches

From staff reports

The Beaufort County Alcohol and Drug Abuse Department, in partnership with the Beaufort County Library System and the Beaufort County First Responder Project, will be offering a free five-minute Narcan training Monday, Dec. 18 and Tuesday Dec. 19 from 2:30 until 6:30 p.m., at four County Library branches.

The five-minute training will be available Monday, Dec. 18 at:

  • Bluffton Branch, 120 Palmetto Way
  • Hilton Head Branch, 11 Beach City Road

The five-minute will be available Tuesday, Dec.19 at:

  • Beaufort Branch, 311 Scott Street
  • St. Helena Branch, 6355 Jonathan Francis Sr. Road

The training helps people understand how to identify the signs of an overdose and how to help someone who may be overdosing. No appointment is required, and everyone who takes the five-minute training will receive free supplies of Narcan.

Free “Deterra Bags” will be available too. These bags are the proper way to dispose of expired, unwanted medication.

For more information visit www.beaufortcountysc.gov/alcohol-and-drug.

County Board of Voter Registration and Elections holding Canvass Hearing, Certification of Results

The Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Beaufort County will hold a canvass hearing and certification of the results of the City of Beaufort Mayor Special Election at 10 a.m., Friday, Dec. 15, 2023. The meeting will be held in the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Beaufort County main office, located at 15 John Galt Road, Beaufort, S.C. 29906.

County Board of Voter Registration and Elections holding Board Meeting

The Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Beaufort County’s Board will meet on Friday, Dec. 15, 2023 at 11 a.m. to hold its monthly Board Meeting. This is after the City of Beaufort Mayor Special Election canvass hearing and certification of results.

The meeting will be held in the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Beaufort County main office, located at 15 John Galt Road, Beaufort, S.C. 29906.

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