Timmonsville Police Department among Pee Dee volunteers shipping goods to South Carolina county hit by Helene

TIMMONSVILLE, S.C. (WBTW) — Timmonsville Police Department members spent part of their Thursday boxing up packages of food and hygiene products that made their way to portions of the South Carolina Upstate impacted by Helene.

The massive storm killed at least 41 people across the state, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands more and leaving much of the southeast in a state of emergency.

Officials delivered the goods to McCormick County for distribution.

“We saw firsthand some of the devastation that people in the Upstate have endured. Please keep all the victims of this disaster in your prayers,” the department wrote in a message posted to its Facebook account on Saturday.

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Adam Benson joined the News13 digital team in January 2024. He is a veteran South Carolina reporter with previous stops at the Greenwood Index-Journal, Post & Courier and The Sun News in Myrtle Beach. Adam is a Boston native and University of Utah graduate. Follow Adam on X, formerly Twitter, at @AdamNewshound12 . See more of his work here .

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