CONWAY, South Carolina, Feb. 16 -- Coastal Carolina University issued the following news: Coastal Carolina University's Charles Joyner Institute for Gullah and African Diaspora Studies will host the International Gullah Geechee and African Diaspora (IGGAD) 2024 Conference Feb. 22-24 with the theme "Speaking with an Unbroken Tongue: Exploring and Celebrating the Language and Culture of Gullah Geechee People and the African Diaspora." The conference will focus on oral Gullah Geechee language tra  more

SPARTANBURG, South Carolina, Feb. 16 -- Converse College issued the following news: The Converse men's and women's cross country teams earned 2023 All-Academic Team honors from the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). This was the men's first time earning the honor since their inaugural season at Converse in 2021. In addition to the teams, Lauren Beatty '24, Kamile Dixon '24, Froukje Mons '27, and Ruth Spijker '26 were selected as All-Academic student-a  more

SPARTANBURG, South Carolina, Feb. 16 (TNSres) -- Converse College issued the following news: By Karen Rhodes Associate Professor of History Dr. Angela Elder has received a $5,000 American Philosophical Society Franklin Grant for her book project tentatively titled The Dry Tortugas, A History of American Resilience. Franklin Grants are awarded for noncommercial research and are designed to assist with costs such as research travel, research material purchases, fieldwork expenses, and/or applic  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 17 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news release: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that his office's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (SCMFCU) has arrested James Sampson Reese, Jr., 69 years old, of Columbia, S.C., on seven counts of Neglect of a Vulnerable Adult {43-35-0085 (D)}. Reese was booked into the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center on February 16, 2023. A joint investigation by the SCMFCU and the SC Departm  more