WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Foreign-Trade Zones Board is seeking public comment on a Translucent Solar LLC proposed production activity within Foreign-Trade Zone 21 in Summerville, South Carolina. The proposed activity would produce solar photovoltaic modules using foreign-status materials including low-iron patterned solar glass and monocrystalline silicon heterojunction cells. The finished modules would be duty-free, while proposed foreign-status components h  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Aug. 12 -- The University of South Carolina posted the following news: * * * Fomo No More 2026: Can't-miss Carolina Welcome events for students * Welcome to Carolina! We've been waiting for you. As the home of the nation's best first-year student experience among public universities, you better believe that we pull out all the stops when we welcome Gamecocks back to campus each fall. This year is no exception. From First Night Carolina to College Colors Day, get re  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Ro Khanna, D-California, ranking member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following letter to Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co. and Fuyao Glass America Inc. and Affiliates: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 23, 2026 Mr. Cao Hui Chairman Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co., Ltd. Fuyao Industrial Zone II Fuqing, Fujian, 350301, PRC - Mr. Zuogui Xie President Fuy  more

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, Aug. 3 -- The University of North Carolina-Asheville issued the following news: * * * Rusty Edwards Appointed to UNC Asheville Board of Trustees The University of North Carolina Asheville today announced Rusty Edwards as the newest member of the University's Board of Trustees. He was unanimously approved by the UNC System Board of Governors at the committee's July session. Edwards is the Regional Executive in Commercial Banking for Western North Carolina and the Up  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia posted the following news release: * * * South Carolina Man Sentenced to 18.5 Years for 2022 Shooting in Adams Morgan * WASHINGTON - Jakiem Miller, 28, of South Carolina, was sentenced today, to 18.5 years in prison for shooting and killing Avon Perkins, 30, and also shooting an innocent bystander college student, outside Air Nightclub in Washington, D.C., announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. After   more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Aug. 7 -- The University of South Carolina posted the following news: * * * USC alumna Ashley Poston built a career writing magical love stories * Ashley Poston still has the three-ring binders she filled with stories in high school. They're still annotated with notes from her friends. The New York Times bestselling author reads them sometimes, remembering the teenager who dreamed of magic, romance and epic adventures. "I know my craft is better now, but I still fe  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Aug. 8 -- The University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * New faculty member Fanghui Shi awarded NIH grant to protect at-risk populations from contracting HIV Fanghui Shi's faculty career is just beginning, but she's already been awarded more than $2.2 million from the National Institutes of Health. The newly minted health promotion, education, and behavior research assistant professor will use the five-year NIH Direct  more

SPARTANBURG, South Carolina, Aug. 8 -- Wofford College issued the following news: * * * A new way of learning Wofford student researchers explore how generative AI enhances second-language skills - Dr. Yongfang Zhang thinks artificial intelligence -- with thoughtful integration -- can be a powerful tool for learning a new language. During July, Zhang, associate professor of Chinese and coordinator of the Chinese Studies program, led Armala Miller '27 and Anna Kerr Reavis '27 in a research   more