MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina, March 5 -- Bank of America, a financial institution, issued the following news release: Horry-Georgetown Technical College (HGTC) takes a significant step forward in realizing its vision for a new, world class Nursing and Health Sciences Institute with the help of a $250,000 grant from Bank of America. This generous contribution marks a pivotal moment in HGTC's ongoing capital campaign, aimed at raising $2 million to support the construction and expansion of the in  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 5 -- Benedict College issued the following news release: Benedict College appoints Dr. Vanessa Harris as the Executive Director of the B.E.S.T. Lives Center. Harris has over 25 years of higher education experience with cross-institutional expertise in recruitment, admission, student success, academic advisement, academic coaching, and administration. Before joining the Benedict College family in January, Harris was instrumental in launching the Second Chance Pe  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 5 -- The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control issued the following news release: The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) has developed 12 online dashboards providing state- and county-level data on several important environmental and health topics. The S.C. Tracking Dashboards (https://scdhec.gov/sc-environmental-public-health-tracking) provide the public with available data, as well as trends over time.   more

LANCASTER, South Carolina, March 5 -- The Medical University of South Carolina Foundation issued the following news release: MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center has received a $25,000 commitment from Domtar, a leading provider of fiber-based products, to support MUSC Health Lancaster and Chester medical centers' clinical programs. The donation from Domtar will primarily support the continued development of clinical programs, including the Graduate Medical Education (GME) program at MUSC Healt  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 5 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following letter on March 4, 2024: * * * To: Ms. Jennifer Newstead, Chief Legal Officer, Meta Platforms, Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025 Re: Letter from the State of Arkansas and 26 other States demanding that Instagram cease monetizing child exploitation Dear Ms. Newstead: The States of Arkansas, Alabama, Alaska, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 5 -- 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 Jennifer Helen Wilks, 43 years old, of Seneca, S.C., for one count of Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult {43-35-0085 (D)} and one count of Financial Transactions Card Fraud, more than $500 in a six-month period {16-14-0060(A)(1-5)}. Wilks was booked into the An  more

ROCK HILL, South Carolina, March 5 -- Winthrop University issued the following news: A social work faculty member who has designed a Fostering Eagle Empowerment program to attract and support former foster youth on campus has been selected as Winthrop University's 2024-25 Thompson Scholar. Kori Bloomquist, an associate professor of social work and the academic advisor for the Child and Youth Well-being minor, said her conception has three major components to enhance student engagement and to s  more