COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Sept. 3 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news release: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that Pearl L. Griffin, 60, of Greensboro, NC, pleaded guilty in Richland County General Sessions Court on August 30th. Griffin pleaded guilty to 'Obtaining Signature or Property under False Pretenses', value $10,000 or more (16-13-240). Griffin was sentenced to three years in prison, the balance of which was suspended to five y  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Sept. 1 (TNSEve) -- The University of North Carolina Greensboro campus issued the following news on Aug. 30, 2021: UNC Greensboro's University Concert and Lecture Series returns this year with a stunning array of renowned artists. Season tickets and single event tickets are available here, and start at $5 for students. Many of the events events are thematically tied to the University's year-long collaboration of "She Can/We Can," which examines the actions leading up  more

BUIES CREEK, North Carolina, Sept. 2 (TNSOps) -- Campbell University issued the following news release: Kevin Cook battled nerves and the graduation tassel that swung in front of his eyes as he spoke on behalf of his 10 classmates in front of the small crowd that gathered for the first commencement ceremony for Campbell University's prison teaching program at Sampson Correctional Facility on Tuesday. But he brushed those nerves -- and the tassel -- aside to deliver a message on resilience, so  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Sept. 3 (TNSGra) -- The University of North Carolina Greensboro campus issued the following news: Dr. Christopher Hodgkins, a UNC Greensboro professor of English and director of the George Herbert Society - housed at UNCG - has been awarded a prestigious $300,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Hodgkins' fourth NEH grant, the award will finance production of the three-volume book series, "George Herbert: Complete Works," with Oxford Univer  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Sept. 2 (TNSRep) -- The University of North Carolina Greensboro campus issued the following news: College life can be overwhelming. Balancing school work and social life can take a toll on one's mental health, especially in the midst of a pandemic. "The pandemic has only exacerbated mental health challenges and feelings of loneliness," says Jamie Stephens, coordinator for outreach and peer education in the Department of Recreation and Wellness. A study from Activ  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Sept. 2 (TNSGra) -- The Washington University St. Louis' George Warren Brown School issued the following news: Associate Professor Sheretta Butler-Barnes has received a three-year $697,914 National Science Foundation grant for a project titled "Collaborative Research: Black Parents' Racial Socialization Competencies and Youth Outcomes in Response to Racial Violence." She will collaborate with researchers at the University of Virginia and the University of North Carolina at  more