WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release:

COLUMBIA, S.C. A Disaster Recovery Center and a Mobile Disaster Recovery Center will open in Spartanburg County to provide in-person assistance to South Carolinians affected by Hurricane Helene. The Mobile Disaster Recovery Center will open Dec. 14 and the Disaster Recovery Center will open Dec. 16. Their locations and operating hours are: