COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 14 -- Gov. Henry McMaster, R-South Carolina, posted the following news on March 13, 2025: * * * ALLTAPE Adhesive Manufacturing Inc. selects Lexington County to establish first South Carolina operation $70 million investment will create 130 new jobs COLUMBIA, S.C. - ALLTAPE Adhesive Manufacturing Inc. (ALLTAPE), a manufacturer of adhesive products, today announced it selects Lexington County to establish the company's first South Carolina operation. The $70 mil  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following program update: * * * APHIS Removes Portions of Tate Township and East Fork State Park, Clermont County, Ohio from the Asian Longhorned Beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) Quarantined Area Subject: APHIS Removes Portions of Tate Township and East Fork State Park, Clermont County, Ohio from the Asian Longhorned Beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) Quarantined Area To: State, T  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 14 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson announces three former SC Corrections officers plead guilty & are sentenced (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that former South Carolina Department of Corrections employee Kevin Leroy Howard pleaded guilty Thursday to trafficking methamphetamines, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, misconduct in o  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 14 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson defends President Trump's Executive Order on birthright citizenship ( COLUMBIA, S.C. ) - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson joined 18 other state attorneys general in filing a friend-of-the-court brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, supporting President Trump's Executive Order that clarifies the limits of birthright citiz  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 14 -- Gov. Henry McMaster, R-South Carolina, posted the following news: * * * Bennettsville Printing expanding Marlboro County operations $8.4 million investment will create 24 new jobs COLUMBIA, S.C. - Bennettsville Printing, a fabric printer, today announced it is expanding its operations in Marlboro County. The company's $8.4 million investment will create 24 new jobs. A subsidiary of SNC Technical Services, Bennettsville Printing provides home, industrial  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. James E. Clyburn, D-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Clyburn Statement on the Passing of Congressman Raul Grijalva WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Congressman James E. Clyburn (SC-06) released the following statement on the passing of Congressman Raul Grijalva of Arizona's 7th Congressional District: "I'm saddened to learn of the passing of my colleague -- Congressman Raul Grijalva. Grijalva proudly served his constituents in southern Arizona and wa  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 14, 2025 AIR FORCE General Electric Aerospace, Cincinnati, Ohio, has been awarded a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity $5,000,000,000 ceiling contract for F110 Foreign Military Sales (FMS) engines. This contract provides five years of pricing for F110-129 install and spare engines, with modernized engine monitoring system computers and spare engine accessories s  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on March 13, 2025: * * * Name of Product: Gerolsteiner 750ml Sparkling Water Bottles Hazard: The recalled water bottles can crack, causing a laceration hazard. Remedy: Refund Recall Date: March 13, 2025 Units: About 61,500 bottles Consumer Contact: Gerolsteiner at 800-777-0633 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, email at customerservice@consup.us, or online at https://www.gerols  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: * * * From the Scout Oath to the Officer's Oath: Cmdr. Brian Banazwski becomes Norfolk Naval Shipyard's Business and Strategic Planning Officer NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD, Portsmouth, Va. - When Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) Business and Strategic Planner Officer (Code 1200) Cmdr. Brian Banazwski joined the Boy Scouts of America as a Tiger in the Cub Scout program at eight-years-old, he took an oath. "On my honor  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina issued the following news release: * * * Hampton County Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Meth and Fentanyl CHARLESTON, S.C. -- John Maurice Anderson, 40, of Hampton, was sentenced to more than 1o years in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute high potency methamphetamine and fentanyl. Evidence presented to the court showed that beginn  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology released the following written testimony by Daniel Kaniewski, managing director of public sector at Marsh McLennan, from a March 4, 2025, hearing entitled "Future of FEMA: Perspectives from the Emergency Management Community": * * * Marsh McLennan Marsh McLennan is the world's leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy, and people. Our more than 90,000 colleagues advi  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 15 -- The South Carolina Department of Commerce posted the following news on March 14, 2025: * * * Bennettsville Printing expanding Marlboro County operations $8.4 million investment will create 24 new jobs COLUMBIA, S.C. - Bennettsville Printing, a fabric printer, today announced it is expanding its operations in Marlboro County. The company's $8.4 million investment will create 24 new jobs. A subsidiary of SNC Technical Services, Bennettsville Printing prov  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 15 -- The South Carolina Department of Commerce posted the following news on March 14, 2025: * * * SOPAKCO expanding Marlboro County operation Company investing $22.8 million in manufacturing operation COLUMBIA, S.C. - SOPAKCO, a world leader in processed foods, today announced it is expanding its operations in Marlboro County. The company is investing $22.8 million to grow its Bennettsville manufacturing operation. Founded in 1943 and headquartered in Mullin  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Unanimously Approves Resolution To Affirm Hamas Cannot Retain Control Of Gaza WASHINGTON - Last night, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution affirming that Hamas cannot retain any political or military control of the Gaza Strip. It was introduced by U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut), Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Jacki  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall, Chair Cassidy, and Colleagues Launch Senate Republican Working Group to Reform CDC Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) joined Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-Louisiana), along with Senators Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Rand Paul, M.D. (R-K  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 14 -- Gov. Henry McMaster, R-South Carolina, posted the following news: * * * SOPAKCO expanding Marlboro County operation Company investing $22.8 million in manufacturing operation COLUMBIA, S.C. - SOPAKCO, a world leader in processed foods, today announced it is expanding its operations in Marlboro County. The company is investing $22.8 million to grow its Bennettsville manufacturing operation. Founded in 1943 and headquartered in Mullins, SOPAKCO specialize  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina issued the following news release: * * * Summerville Brothers Sentenced to Federal Prison for $25M Conspiracy to Traffic Counterfeit Viagra CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Ibrahim Shedid, 29, and Ahmed Shedid, 35, of Summerville, were each sentenced to 26 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to sell and traffic counterfeit Viagra. Evidence obtained in the investigation reveale  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. AB 290) entitled "Norfolk Southern Railway Co. - Abandonment Exemption - In Henderson and Polk Counties, North Carolina, and Greenville and Spartanburg Counties, South Carolina": * * * On October 31, 2024, Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NSR) filed a verified notice of exemption pursuant to 49 C.F.R. part 1152 subpart F--Exempt Abandonments to abandon an appr  more