COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 9 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson announces 3 plead guilty in fentanyl-related overdose deaths; members of drug trafficking organization also plead * (COLUMBIA, SC) - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced today that 11 defendants charged in the South Carolina State Grand Jury narcotics trafficking investigation known as "Devil in Disguise" have pleaded guilty. Three def more PR

CLEMSON, South Carolina, Feb. 9 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Clemson to host the Southern Pasture and Forage Crop Improvement Conference * Producers are invited to join agricultural specialists, researchers and Extension professionals from across the Southeast for the Southern Pasture and Forage Crop Improvement and Regional In-Service Training Joint Conference, March 30 - April 1. The three-day event will take place at the Clemson University Edisto Research and E more PR

CHARLESTON, South Carolina, Feb. 10 -- The College of Charleston issued the following news: * * * CredibleMind: Your One-Stop Shop for Mental Health, Wellbeing The College of Charleston is now offering its employees personalized mental health resources through CredibleMind. Alicia Lutz Weeding through countless mental health resources to find the right fit for you can be a daunting prospect - and the last thing any of us need is one more line on our already-overwhelming to-do list. Fortun more PR

CLEMSON, South Carolina, Feb. 9 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * College of Education students in Taiwan, Spain provide Fulbright update * College of Education Two College of Education alumni are several months into their experiences in Taiwan and Spain through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Taj Mack-Pete M '25, '24, an elementary education and Call Me MiSTER(r) alumnus who earned a master's degree through teacher residency, is now in Taipei, Taiwan, while Chlo more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia posted the following news release on Feb. 9, 2026: * * * Colombian leader of international drug money laundering organization convicted Valentina Forero Alvarez has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering. Forero Alvarez led a sophisticated transnational criminal organization responsible for laundering more than $31 million in illegal narcotics proceeds through the United States f more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Preview - Week of February 9, 2026 * Here's what to watch for from House Republican committees during the week: Appropriations On Tuesday, February 10, the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies will hold a hearing called "The Science of Reading." On Wednesday, February 11, the Subcommittee on Homelan more PR

SPARTANBURG, South Carolina, Feb. 10 -- Converse University issued the following news: * * * Data-Driven Transformation: Converse Students Partner with Strategic Spartanburg Written by Amanda Mathis Converse University is introducing a new Quantitative Consulting class in partnership with Strategic Spartanburg for the 2026 spring semester. This nonprofit research organization leverages data and evidence to improve the quality of life in Spartanburg County, fostering community pride and a sen more PR

GREENVILLE, South Carolina, Feb. 9 -- Furman University posted the following news: * * * Dr. Kerry Sease talks about heart health on WSPA's 'Your Carolina' * February is American Heart Month, and the first Friday of the month is National Wear Red Day. Furman University's Dr. Kerry Sease joined Dr. Saria Saccocio on WSPA's "Your Carolina" with host and Furman alumnus Jamarcus Gaston '07 (music and communication studies) to talk about the No. 1 killer for women, cardiovascular disease. Sease i more PR

CLEMSON, South Carolina, Feb. 9 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Elevate Well-Being: Love yourself * Institutional Excellence The monthly "Elevate Well-Being" blog series shares thoughts and reflections of Clemson Well-Being Council members and University faculty, staff and students. Our February 2026 blog is courtesy Chris Cox, dean of Clemson Libraries. As we begin thinking about what we can give to those we love on Valentine's Day, I want to emphasize the importa more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued the following information for a hearing on markup of twelve bills at 1:45 p.m. on Feb. 11, 2026, at 1324 Longworth House Office Building: Agenda: * H.R. 755 (Rep. Ciscomani), "Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2025" * H.R. 1352 (Rep. Subramanyam), To designate the General George C. Marshall House, in the Commonwealth of Virginia, as an affiliated area of the National Park System, and for other purposes. * H.R. 1945 (Rep. O more PR

CHARLESTON, South Carolina, Feb. 6 -- The Medical University of South Carolina issued the following news release: * * * MUSC Health and Clemson University break ground on comprehensive health care facility that will elevate student wellness and care delivery CLEMSON, S.C. (Feb. 6, 2026) - A state-of-the-art medical facility will open on Clemson University's main campus in Fall 2027. Leaders from MUSC Health and Clemson joined together on Friday, Feb. 6, for the new facility's ceremonial groun more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Nancy Mace Slams Ghislaine Maxwell As She Invokes The Fifth Amendment To Protect Child Predators * WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 9, 2026) - Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-SC) released the following statement after Ghislaine Maxwell invoked her Fifth Amendment right during today's deposition with the House Oversight Committee: "Today was Ghislaine Maxwell's opportunity to answer the questions the Am more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining issued the following information for a legislative hearing at 10 a.m. on Feb. 12, 2026, at 366 Dirksen Senate Office Building: The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on the following bills: * S. 462, to provide for economic development and conservation in Washoe County, Nevada, and for other purposes (Rosen); * S. 1349, to withdraw the National Forest System land in the more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Soldier-Olympian to Compete for First U.S. Biathlon Medal * Tears pooled in Army Staff Sgt. Deedra Irwin's eyes as she stood at the starting line of the National Biathlon Centre in the Zhangjiakou cluster, a mountainous stretch of land three hours northwest of Beijing. As the soldier breathed in the piercing cold, she reflected on the journey that brought her to her first Olympic Games in 2022. "I definitel more PR

CLEMSON, South Carolina, Feb. 9 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Special education graduate student, veteran school psychologist earns multiple research grants * College of Education Melissa Hullett is proud to celebrate 20 years as a school psychologist in 2026, but she's just as happy to reap the rewards she has received for the three years she has spent as a doctoral student at Clemson University. Hullett's time teaching undergraduates through an assistantship as a more PR

CLEMSON, South Carolina, Feb. 9 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Teaching Innovators: Jill Shelnut * College of Education Jill Shelnut is a senior lecturer in the Department of Teaching and Learning at Clemson University. She focuses on providing preservice early childhood education teachers with the knowledge, skills and dispositions needed to support young children and their families from birth through age eight. The South Carolina Association for the Education of more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 10 -- The University of South Carolina issued the following news: * * * Gamecock nurses lead the way in health care delivery By Megan Sexton, msexton@mailbox.sc.edu, 803-777-1421 From faculty members inventing new tools to help students learn the intricacies of treating heart defects in infants to opening up pathways to nursing careers for people with disabilities, the University of South Carolina College of Nursing is stepping up every day. In classrooms, hos more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 10 -- The University of South Carolina issued the following news: * * * Painting with purpose USC Brain Health launches student-driven arts program By Nicole Carrico, Nicole.Carrico@uscmed.sc.edu Junior Ansley Martin came to the University of South Carolina with plans to major in neuroscience and become a doctor. As a freshman, she jumped right into neuroimaging research, investigating biomarkers for stroke and neurodegenerative diseases. But Martin also love more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Feb. 9 (TNSrep) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Record $20 million gift to empower tomorrow's doctors to serve The largest single scholarship commitment in Virginia Tech history was made by alumni couple Jim '74 and Augustine '71 Smith. By Albert Raboteau and Josh Meyer Jim '74 and Augustine '71 Smith have made the largest scholarship gift in Virginia Tech's history, endowing $20 million for in-state scholarships to medical school. The Smiths' recor more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2026: * * * WTAS: Financial Services Highlights Support for Committee's Bipartisan Housing for the 21st Century Act Support for the Committee's bipartisan Housing for the 21st Century Act is rolling in ahead of Monday's vote on the House Floor. To date, over 70 groups have endorsed the package. For a one-pager on the bill, click here (https://f more PR