What you need to know along the Grand Strand this week

Government offices closed Friday

Federal, state and local government offices will be closed Friday in observance of New Year’s Day.

Clemson takes on Oklahoma in Orange Bowl Thursday

The No. 1-ranked Clemson Tigers will take on No. 4 Oklahoma Sooners at 4 p.m. Thursday in college football’s Capitol One Orange Bowl.

The game will be broadcast from Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla., on ESPN.

Abolition of slavery honored at celebration

Celebrate the 151st anniversary of passage of the 13th Amendment, with a historic farm tour at 10 a.m., and fireside chat at 11:30 a.m. with Edna M. Latimer of Conway, covering “Early and Later Funeral Practices in Freewoods and Horry County.” Details at 843-650-2064, 843-650-9139 or www.freewoodsfarm.com.

The event is at Freewoods Farm, on Freewoods Road, in Burgess community, off Bay Road from S.C. 707. The cost is free, but donations are appreciated.

Deadline Jan. 4 for flood assistance

The deadline is coming up for residents affected by South Carolina’s historic floods to apply for federal aid.

Flood survivors have until Jan. 4 to apply for help with the Federal Emergency Management Agency or complete a U.S. Small Business Administration loan application. The original deadline was set for Dec. 4, but state officials changed that to allow more time for those affected by the flood to get the aid they need.

Federal assistance comes in several forms depending on an individual or families’ needs and eligibility and may include money for temporary housing, rental assistance, emergency home repairs, personal property losses, medical, dental and funeral expenses, and other serious disaster-related expenses not covered by insurance.

This story was originally published December 26, 2015 at 1:49 PM with the headline "What you need to know along the Grand Strand this week."