Episode 21 – The Charleston County Coroner’s Office recently earned the 2024 Barrett Lawrimore Memorial Regional Cooperation Award presented by the South Carolina Association of Counties (SCAC). The award recognizes the importance of regional partnerships by honoring two or more local governments that collaborated on an innovative project to better serve their communities. Charleston County Coroner Bobbi Jo O’Neal discusses the partnership between the Charleston and Beaufort County Coroners’ Offices, establishing a framework for sharing resources and investigative tools to improve data standardization and communication between the counties.

SCAC Award Announcement: https://www.sccounties.org/news/collaboration-between-coroners-beaufort-charleston-counties-earns-2024-barrett-lawrimore