ORANGEBURG, South Carolina, March 8 -- Claflin University issued the following news: Mrs. Barbara Chappell has been appointed to serve as acting vice president of the Claflin University Division of Institutional Advancement. Previous to this appointment, she served as Vice President of Development at Butler Academy, a K-12 charter school in Hartsville, SC. Mrs. Chappell's 25-year career in higher education has included leadership roles in advancement and communication at four institutions inc  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. James E. Clyburn, D-South Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman James E. Clyburn hailed the House passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024. This legislation includes $233,264,279 to fund community projects in the Sixth Congressional District of South Carolina, as well as additional funding for key priorities and other legislative items. The community project funding allocations were requested by local entities to address communit  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, March 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release: A Union County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 41 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to steal and transport across state lines luxury cars stolen from towns in New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger announced. Malik Baker, 30, of Vauxhall, New Jersey, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Esther Salas t  more