Update: Jasper County resumes school operations after bomb threat sweep

The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office announced the all-clear just after noon today after a bomb threat was called in to the Jasper County School Complex in Ridgeland earlier in the morning.

The Sheriff’s Office original Facebook post alerting the community to the possible threat was updated to say, “The school complex has been cleared, no devices were found, the school has returned to normal operations.”

An emergency message on the Jasper County School District website initially alerted viewers that no one was allowed on or off the Grays Highway campus while first responders searched the area.

An alert was also posted to the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page shortly before 10 a.m. assuring parents and community members that the threat was being investigated.

Officers and K9 units from the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office and personnel from MCAS Beaufort responded to the scene and swept the complex.

This story was originally published February 8, 2017 at 11:20 AM with the headline "Update: Jasper County resumes school operations after bomb threat sweep."