WASHINGTON, June 18 -- AARP issued the following news release on June 17, 2026 with United Way Worldwide: * * * AARP and United Way Worldwide Expand 211 Caregiver Program to 10 New States - Increasing Support for Millions More Family Caregivers Expansion into additional 211 call centers brings the program to 32 states and Puerto Rico, reaching 50% of the total U.S. population, and accessible to an estimated 36 million family caregivers - Millions more family caregivers across the country no  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, June 18 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson defends the First Amendment rights of pro-life Americans Attorney General Alan Wilson recently joined a 20-state friend-of-the-court brief in support of the First Amendment right of the Pregnancy Care Center of Rockford, Illinois, at the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.  The PCC of Rockford holds to a traditional Christian teaching on human life and  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 19 -- The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources Office of Archives and History issued the following news release: * * * Book Published by North Carolina Office of Archives and History to be Included in 2026 National Book Festival A book offered by the North Carolina Office of Archives and History, in partnership with America 250 NC, has been selected to represent North Carolina at the annual Library of Congress National Book Festival. The N  more

CLEMSON, South Carolina, June 18 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Clemson MBAe student launches business with help of TD Saturday Market * When Bradley Stickley arrived at Clemson University's MBA in Entrepreneurship and Innovation program, he envisioned building a company that manufactured modular service trailers. Less than a year later, the Army veteran is graduating with a very different business and a growing customer base thanks to real-world testing at Clemson's   more

SPARTANBURG, South Carolina, June 18 -- Converse University posted the following news: * * * Converse Awarded $674,500 Grant From National Institutes of Health * Converse University has been awarded a five-year $674,500 grant to support its faculty-led biomedical research and expand research opportunities for students. Funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) through the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), the grants are a portion of the $18.9 million that has be  more

CLEMSON, South Carolina, June 18 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Dozens of students spend summer immersed in research through Summer CI * More than 30 Clemson students are spending the summer tackling research through the Summer Creative Inquiry (CI) program. Students from a variety of majors are working full-time in the lab or in the field, collecting samples, analyzing data, and more as part of the intensive 10-week program. "Summer research experiences immerse stud  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 18 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * Exceptional drought expands to 10 counties in central North Carolina * Drought conditions have intensified in central North Carolina, with parts of 10 counties in and around the Triangle now classified as experiencing exceptional drought. The majority of the rest of the state remains in extreme and severe drought. According to the N.C. Drought Management Adviso  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following fact sheet: * * * The Facts: The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act Delivers a Bipartisan, Bicameral Win for Housing Affordability As the Senate moves to consider the latest iteration of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, Senate Banking Committee Republicans released a Myth vs. Fact document to set the record straight on the comprehensive housing   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, June 18 -- Florida A&M University, a component of the public university system in Florida, posted the following news: * * * From Nursing Hopeful to Federal Conservationist, FAMU Alumna Finds Her Path in Agriculture * Jordyn Ash did not plan to study agriculture. She planned to be a nurse. Then, a campus tour changed everything.  Ash, a recent graduate of Florida A&M University's (FAMU) College of Agriculture and Food Sciences (CAFS), will report on Monday, July 27, to  more

ROCK HILL, South Carolina, June 18 -- Winthrop University posted the following news: * * * Graduate, President's and Dean's Lists Now Available * HIGHLIGHTS * To use the list of graduates, type in the last name of a student or choose to view graduates by degree, major or place of residence by city and state. Most of the boxes offer a pull-down menu of choices. * In the President's list and Dean's list, students are listed alphabetically, along with their city and state of residence.   more

GREENWOOD, South Carolina, June 18 -- Lander University posted the following news: * * * Lander's New "Bearcat Bundle" with Barnes & Noble College Makes Course Materials More Affordable * Lander University has announced the launch of the "Bearcat Bundle" program in partnership with Barnes & Noble College (BNC), designed to make course materials more affordable and more accessible for students. Beginning Fall 2026, the Bearcat Bundle: Course Materials Day One program will take the guesswork  more

CLEMSON, South Carolina, June 18 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Lyceum program celebrates Lyceum Scholars Class of 2026 * On Wednesday, May 6, 2026, the Snow Institute for the Study of Capitalism held a recognition ceremony celebrating the achievements of the Lyceum Scholars Class of 2026. Open to incoming first-year students of any major, the Lyceum Scholars Program uses a great books approach to studying the moral, political and economic foundations of a free socie  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Ralph Norman, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Norman Moves to Expose Criminal Illegal Aliens Released Into U.S. Communities Congressman Ralph Norman (R-SC) introduced the Worst of the Worst (WOW) Act, legislation requiring U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to establish and maintain a publicly accessible database of criminal illegal aliens released from ICE custody into American communities. The bill would require ICE to publ  more

LOS ANGELES, California, June 18 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Paul Hastings Acts as Counsel on ESG and EHS Advisory Work for TPG Transition Infrastructure's Acquisition of Waste Eliminator and Liberty Waste Solutions * Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP acted as counsel on ESG and EHS advisory work for TPG Transition Infrastructure's acquisition of Waste Eliminator, a provider of solid waste hauling, disposal and recycling services for comme  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 19 -- Pinnacle Financial Partners, an asset regional bank that says it provides banking, investment, trust, mortgage and insurance products and services, issued the following news release on June 18, 2026: * * * Pinnacle Financial Partners Announces New Corporate Headquarters at Ten Twenty Spring in Midtown Atlanta The 165,000-square-foot lease marks major momentum for the Class-A office tower as Pinnacle stakes a claim in the heart of Midtown - Portman and Perform Pr  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, June 19 -- The South Carolina Department of Transportation issued the following news: * * * SCDOT seeks public input on proposed bridge maintenance project in Saluda County The South Carolina Department of Transportation requests public comments on proposed repair, rehabilitation, and preservation services for the SC 395 (Kempson Bridge Road) bridge over the Saluda River in Saluda County. The purpose of this project is to preserve and extend the service life of the   more

CLEMSON, South Carolina, June 18 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Soybean research selected as Carr Endowed Creative Inquiry Project * A Creative Inquiry (CI) project looking at one of the biggest crops in the U.S. -soybeans -has been named the Carr Family Endowed CI for 2026. The endowment, which was established with a gift from Chalmers and Lori Anne Carr, owners and operators of Titan Farms, provides support for CI projects related to fruit and vegetable crop product  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 18 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * Tagging Program rewards participants in annual $100 drawing * The tagging program randomly selected tag numbers from 496 fish tags that were turned in by participants in 2025. Three tag numbers were selected from each of the five species that are tagged by the program. The $100 winners who turned in tags found on Cobia were: Joshua Bourne of Virginia Beach, Vir  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Appoints Jeb Wilson to Serve as State Executive Director for USDA's Farm Service Agency in South Carolina The Trump Administration has appointed Jeb Wilson as the State Executive Director (SED) for the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) in South Carolina. "When America's farming communities prosper, the entire nation thrives. This new group of USDA appointe  more