WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2024: * * * In support of President Biden's Unity Agenda, new funding continues historic investment in community-led and evidence-based efforts to prevent youth substance use in every state across the country * * * To mark the start of a new school year, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Director Dr. Rahul Gupta announced nearly $94 million in n  more

AIKEN, South Carolina, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River Site issued the following news release: Augusta Technical College (Augusta Tech) and members of the Savannah River Site (SRS) Apprenticeship school recently held a joint graduation ceremony for 20 new graduates of their inaugural class of Production Operator Apprentices, who will now enter the workforce as nuclear operators at SRS. "We are excited to see this next class of nuclear operators enter the SRS workforce  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Atlanta Division issued the following news release: James Brewer, 36, of Columbia was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to distribution of fentanyl. Evidence presented to the court showed that on April 22, 2022, Brewer and the victim, R.B., discussed the exchange of drugs and that Brewer sent R.B. a picture with a syringe loaded with the drugs, which Brewer subseque  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Sept. 7 -- Gov. Henry McMaster, R-South Carolina, posted the following news on Sept. 6, 2024: * * * $14.5 million investment will create 52 new jobs * * * East Coast Warehouse & Distribution, a leading temperature-controlled logistics provider, today announced it selects Charleston County to establish the company's first South Carolina operation. The $14.5 million investment will create 52 new jobs. With 70 years of experience, East Coast Warehouse & Distribution o  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following Beige Book on Sept. 4, 2024: * * * Summary of Economic Activity Economic activity in the Fifth District slowed mildly this cycle, reversing from a slight increase reported last period. Consumer spending on retail goods, vehicles, and tourism declined in recent weeks. Manufacturing activity contracted slightly, as well. Residential real estate activity softened alongside mortgage loan demand; however, ban  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 4 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following economic brief (No. 24-24) in August 2024 entitled "Commuting Patterns and Characteristics of Fifth District Counties". The economic brief was written by Santiago Pinto and Sierra Stoney. * * * This article extends our previous work on the categorization of counties in the Fifth District based on their economic connectivity. Using commuting patterns to proxy for connectivity, we group counties int  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 7 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard continue to work together to secure the border; stop the smuggling of drugs, weapons, and people into Texas; and prevent, detect, and interdict transnational criminal activity between ports of entry. Since the launch of Operation Lone Star, the multi-agency effort has led to over 518,900 illegal immigrant apprehe  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Sept. 6 -- Gov. Henry McMaster, R-South Carolina, posted the following news on Sept. 5, 2024: * * * $750,000 investment will create 50 new jobs * * * J&P Park, Inc. (J&P Park), a portfolio of brands providing consumers with innovative and high-quality gardening and hobby-based products, announced today that it is expanding its Greenwood County operations with the recent acquisition of Northern Brewer, a leader in homebrewing. J&P Park's $750,000 investment is expect  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: Education Department Releases State Fact Sheets Detailing Biden-Harris Administration Investments in America's Students, Schools, and Colleges Since day one of their Administration, President Biden and Vice President Harris have made fighting for public education a top priority and they have delivered, with unprecedented investments in our nation's public schools, colleges, and unive  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Sept. 7 -- Richland County issued the following news: Richland County is boasting the noteworthy achievements of three Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center officers, each of whom graduated Thursday from the S.C. Criminal Justice Academy's Basic Detention (BD) training program. Sgt. Cohanskie Goodson and Officers Kortney Myers and Kelly Buechel were among those in BD Class 466 who successfully completed the rigorous three-week training course. The mission of the BD training  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Sept. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina issued the following news release: Martrell Johnson-Cooke, 28, and Krishawn Shykeice Allen, 23, both of Camden, were sentenced to 10 years and seven years in federal prison, respectively, after pleading guilty to attempted possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and being a felon in possession of a firearm. In 2021, law enforcement received information that Johnson-Cooke was a drug dis  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Sept. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina issued the following news release: James Brewer, 36, of Columbia was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to distribution of fentanyl. Evidence presented to the court showed that on April 22, 2022, Brewer and the victim, R.B., discussed the exchange of drugs and that Brewer sent R.B. a picture with a syringe loaded with the drugs, which Brewer subsequently gave to R  more

SPARTANBURG, South Carolina, Sept. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina issued the following news release: Six individuals in the Upstate have pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute methamphetamine. The following defendants entered guilty pleas in federal court: Jonathan Sarratt, 38, of Gaffney Christopher Biggerstaff, 41, of Chester. Biggerstaff also pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Mikenzi Walker, 25,  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Sept. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina issued the following news release: Interactive Research and Development South Africa NPC (IRD SA) has agreed to pay $671,914 to resolve allegations that the company violated the False Claims Act by knowingly submitting to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) false claims for payment related to employees of IRD SA who were allegedly not working. In October 2019, USAID awarded  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's U.S. Forest Service unit - National Forests in Alabama - issued the following news release: The USDA Forest Service welcomes a new forest supervisor to lead in the management of Alabama's four national forests. Linwood Butler is the New Forest Supervisor for the National Forests in Alabama. Southern Regional Forester Ken Arney announced Linwood Butler as the new forest supervisor for the Bankhead, Conecuh, Talladega and Tusk  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 7 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined 26 attorneys general in an amicus brief in Garland v. VanDerStok at the Supreme Court of the United States. The brief, which was led by the States of West Virginia and Montana, supports the Second Amendment rights of Americans in the face of increasing oppression from a federal agency. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) published a fi  more