According to a release from the South Carolina Department of Public safety, a preliminary number of eleven people were killed on South Carolina highways over the Fourth of July weekend which ran from Thursday, July 2, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, July 5, at midnight.

The state Department of Public Safety says 19 people have died in Georgia traffic accidents during the July 4 holiday weekend.

It’s hot, it’s windy, and this weekend, people will play with fire. Basically, fire crews tell us, it’s a recipe for a disaster. So they’re asking that you use caution this year, and try to keep the fireworks from getting out of hand. WJBF News Channel 6’s Joy Howe is hot on the story.

Mount Pleasant’s Waterfront Park, the newest park in South Carolina located at the base of the Ravenel Bridge, opens Friday. The new $14 million park officially opens to the public at 4 pm on Friday, kicking off a three-day July 4th celebration.

National Museum of Patriotism will mark its fifth anniversary this Independence Day.