ROCK HILL, South Carolina, Sept. 12 -- Winthrop University issued the following news: Political Science Professor Adolphus Belk Jr. will take on an additional role this fall as director of the John C. West Forum on Politics and Policy. As the director of the forum housed at Winthrop University, Belk will work to coordinate efforts to educate students and others to become engaged and effective citizens of South Carolina. The forum has led several initiatives and has garnered national recognitio  more

CLEMSON, South Carolina, Sept. 12 (TNSres) -- Clemson University issued the following news: A team of Clemson University researchers has found certain cover crops do not compete with cash crops for nutrients and water when grown in upstate South Carolina's sandy loam soils. The team, led by Clemson scientist Sruthi Narayanan, an associate professor of crop ecophysiology in the Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, interseeded three cover crops - white clover, buckwheat and pigeon pea  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Sept. 12 -- LPL Financial LLC, a company that provides support from independent financial advisors to financial institutions, issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2023: LPL Financial LLC announced today that father and son financial advisors Michael Climer and South Carolina State Sen. Wes Climer have joined LPL's employee advisor channel, Linsco by LPL Financial, to launch Climer Wealth Management Group. They reported having served approximately $280 millio  more

NEWBERRY, South Carolina, Sept. 12 -- Newberry College issued the following news: Newberry College has announced the appointment of William "Bill" Nash to the role of chief development officer. "Bill has demonstrated, through decades of experience, the qualities of a great leader and a skilled fundraiser," said President Maurice Scherrens. "We look forward to welcoming him to the leadership team and the Newberry College family." Nash comes to Newberry from Jacksonville State University in Ala  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Sept. 12 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2023: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that Amber Harris, 32, of Chester, SC, was sentenced today to 60 years in prison after entering a guilty plea to Voluntary Manslaughter and Carjacking resulting in Great Bodily Injury. Judge Brian Gibbons sentenced her to 30 years on the Voluntary Manslaughter charge and 30 years on the carjacking. He ordered  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Sept. 12 -- The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The S.C. Department of Natural Resources' (SCDNR) has extended the deadline for submitting Lower Savannah-Salkehatchie River Basin Council membership applications to Sept. 22. The South Carolina State Water Planning Framework, published in 2019, describes the process for developing water management plans, or River Basin Plans, for the eight planning basins in the state. A  more