CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, June 13 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release on June 12, 2025: * * * Duke Energy Progress proposes new rates to support ongoing efforts to build a smarter energy future for South Carolina customers * Recent investments have strengthened the grid and reduced outages for customers * Company last requested a regulatory review of rates in 2022 * GREENVILLE, S.C. - Duke Energy Progress today asked South Carolina regulators to perform a public review of the  more

FLORENCE, South Carolina, June 13 -- Francis Marion University issued the following news: * * * FMU Board of Trustees freezes tuition, approves budget and naming of facility The Francis Marion University Board of Trustees held its quarterly meeting on the university's campus Thursday afternoon. During the meeting, tuition and fees were frozen at existing levels, the FY 2025-2026 budget was approved, and a facility was named in honor of FMU's First Lady. For the eighth consecutive year, the B  more

CHARLESTON, South Carolina, June 12 -- The Medical University of South Carolina issued the following news release: * * * The South Carolina Clinical & Translational Research Institute secures $26.5 million to expand clinical research New funding will clear the way for the translation of research breakthroughs into clinics and rural communities across South Carolina * CHARLESTON, S.C. (May 29 2025) - The South Carolina Clinical & Translational Research Institute (SCTR), a statewide initiativ  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, June 13 -- The University of South Carolina issued the following news: * * * Shaping a smarter, more compassionate sickle cell nursing workforce Working in an innovative education boot camp, Lori Vick helps empower providers with global outreach to serve patients with empathy By Gregory Hardy When Lori Vick speaks about sickle cell disease, it is from more than 30 years of nursing practice, 10 years of grounded research, and a drive to elevate care through educatio  more