For the past several days, the Georgia Department of Revenue teamed up with local agencies, all over Georgia, setting up checkpoints, looking for people illegally using tax-exempt gas. But, as WJBF News Channel 6’s Barclay Bishop found out, these agencies found a lot more than they bargained for.

Dangerous heat has returned to South Carolina. The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory Thursday for South Carolina’s four southernmost counties.

According to information provided to WJBF News Channel 6 from Columbia County EMA Director Pam Tucker, the county’s Cooling Centers offer residents who do not have air conditioning a place to go this summer during the hottest part of the day. The centers are opened each year from June 1st until September 30th and can be used by Columbia County residents during that time to “Beat the Heat!” 

According to Sergeant Jake Mahoney, for the second year in a row, the Aiken Department of Public Safety has been selected to receive grant funding from the SC Department of Public Safety, Office of Highway Safety, to continue its Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic (HEAT) program.