The 40th annual Penn Center Heritage Days Celebration is underway. The 3-day event is held at the Penn Center on Saint Helena Island to honor the Gullah Geechee Culture.
On Saturday, November 9, 2024, the Heritage Days Parade will start at 9 a.m. Traffic in the area around the Penn Center, as well as Sea Island Parkway and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive will be impacted as a result.
From 8:45 a.m. to 10 a.m., Sea Island Parkway will be reduced to one lane of travel. Deputies will be conducting traffic control during this time.
Also, from 8:45 a.m. to 1 p.m., Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive will be closed to all vehicle traffic.
There will be several other locations in the area where the public will see deputies conducting traffic control.
We ask that you please plan accordingly during the noted times.
