ANDERSON, South Carolina, April 3 -- Anderson University issued the following news release: Sports has been a natural part of Christian ministry for Jackson Van Ness. In the game of life, he knows there's only one way to truly "up your game." Van Ness was honored recently by the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) as Athlete of the Year in Orange County, California. Van Ness, who plays as an outfielder for the Trojans Baseball Team, is a senior majoring in Criminal Justice and minoring in   more

AIKEN, South Carolina, April 3 -- The University of South Carolina's Aiken Campus issued the following news: Julianna "Jules" Gray and Ava Shahbahrami, best friends since first grade, share more than the decision to attend the same college this fall at the University of South Carolina Aiken. Gray and Shahbahrami, both from Lexington, South Carolina, have Down syndrome. "Every teacher they've had says they're just like an old married couple," said Patricia Gates, Ava's mother. The two were re  more

CONWAY, South Carolina, April 3 -- Coastal Carolina University issued the following news: The Coastal Carolina University's Recreation and Sport Management (RSM) event planning class is hosting the 13th annual RSM Golf Classic, which will be held Friday, April 5, at CCU's Hackler Golf Course. The sold-out golf tournament will welcome 104 participants to Conway for a 1 p.m. shotgun start. After the tournament, there will be an awards banquet. The event aims to raise money for two $1,000 scholar  more

FLORENCE, South Carolina, April 3 (TNSres)-- Francis Marion University issued the following news: Dr. Jeanne Gunther, a professor of education, has been named Francis Marion's newest Board of Trustees' Research Scholar. FMU President Fred Carter presented Gunther the coveted award during a luncheon at Ervin Dining Hall on campus Tuesday afternoon. The Board of Trustees' Research Scholars program was formed in 2002 and is designed to recognize substantial and sustained scholarship by members   more

CLINTON, South Carolina, April 3 (TNSres) -- Presbyterian College issued the following news: By Samantha Hauff Presbyterian College senior Avery Long was recently awarded Best Paper and Best Research Presentation in the undergraduate competition at the Southeast Decision Sciences Institute annual conference in Charleston. The institute's annual conference provided an opportunity for professors, graduate students, and undergraduate students to present their research. The institute gave out awa  more

CLINTON, South Carolina, April 3 (TNSres) -- Presbyterian College issued the following news: A group of Presbyterian College undergraduate students, led by biology professor Dr. Austin Shull '11, has recently published a project in microPublication Biology. The students involved included current undergraduates Margaret Leonard and Charlotte McGuiness and alums Rylee White and Emma Gray - all of whom are pursuing careers in medical science or biology research. "This project has not only been s  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 2 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news release: Attorney General Alan Wilson joined a coalition of 10 states in suing the Biden Administration over its latest student loan forgiveness scheme. "Joe Biden does not have the ability to cancel debt. To keep an outlandish campaign promise, he abused power he didn't have to implement an unlawful student debt cancellation program. We argued against it, and last year the U.S. Supreme C  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 3 -- Gov. Henry McMaster, R-South Carolina, issued the following news on April 2, 2024: Governor Henry McMaster today issued Executive Order 2024-07 appointing Patricia C. Grant as Colleton County Clerk of Court following the resignation of former Clerk of Court Rebecca Hill. Grant, a resident of Walterboro, S.C., served as the Colleton County Clerk of Court for 20 years retiring in 2020. The appointment is effective immediately and she will serve until the nex  more

MONCKS CORNER, South Carolina, April 3 -- Santee Cooper, South Carolina's largest power provider and source of electricity, issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: Ninety years ago this week, South Carolina Governor Ibra Blackwood inked his signature on the bill passed by the Legislature that established the South Carolina Public Service Authority, known today as Santee Cooper, to bring electricity to rural South Carolina. It also provided jobs and economic opportunity in areas that  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 2 -- The South Carolina Educational Television Network issued the following news release: South Carolina ETV's half-hour literature-focused series, By The River, has returned for a nationally-distributed season 3. Hosted by Holly Jackson, the weekly, 10-episode series presents in-depth interviews with Southern authors from inside a coastal library on the banks of Beaufort River. From historical fiction and Southern mysteries, to stories of agricultural Southern l  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 3 -- The South Carolina Educational Television Network issued the following news release: The season 2 premiere of After Action, a series highlighting conversations with veterans, will air on May 6 at 9 p.m. on ETV-HD and will be distributed by PBS to public television stations throughout the U.S. Viewers outside of South Carolina should check local listings to see when After Action airs on a local PBS station. Featuring seven, one-hour episodes, After Action do  more