During the hours of noon and 4:00 PM, tomorrow, Saturday, February 16, 2019, the Dorchester County Information Technology Services Department will be performing core upgrades to the County’s phone network.

During the upgrade process, the County phone lines will be down for approximately 15-30 minutes. The exact time of the outage is unknown, but it will occur sometime during the hours of noon and 4:00 PM on Saturday, February 16.

The 9-1-1 system and non-emergency numbers to the Dorchester County Dispatch Center will not be affected.

During the scheduled outage individuals who need to contact the Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office or the Dorchester County Detention Center are asked to contact the Dorchester County Dispatch Center via the non-emergency line at (843) 873-5111.