MONCKS CORNER, South Carolina, May 11 -- Santee Cooper, South Carolina's largest power provider and source of electricity, issued the following news release: Santee Cooper has again earned the American Public Power Association's Safety Award of Excellence for safe operating practices. It earned the Diamond award for 2023, among utilities with 1,000,000 to 3,999,999 worker-hours of annual worker exposure. "Safety has to be our top priority," said Jimmy Staton, President and CEO of Santee Cooper  more

ROCK HILL, South Carolina, May 11 -- Winthrop University issued the following news: Professor Karen Oremus, interim dean of Winthrop University's College of Visual and Performing Arts, will assume the position as permanent dean, effective Aug. 1. Provost Sebastian van Delden said he is thrilled to see "interim" removed from Oremus' title. "I have worked closely with Karen over the last four months that I've been at Winthrop, and I have observed her talent and dedication to Winthrop and our stu  more