CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, May 7 [Category: Sports] -- The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association issued the following news: * * * 2026 CIAA Softball All-Conference Team and Postseason Honors Announced * Orangeburg, SC (May 6, 2026) - The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA(r)) announces its 2026 Softball All-Conference teams and postseason honors as voted by the CIAA Sports Information Directors Association in conjunction with the conference's head coaches. This year's honorees are highlighted by CIAA Player of the Yea more PR

CLEMSON, South Carolina, May 7 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * 2026 Distinguished Service Award: Dr. Boyd Parr * Dr. Boyd Parr '76 has been named a 2026 Distinguished Service Award recipient by the Clemson Alumni Association! Dr. Parr was co-chair of the Harvey S. Peeler Jr. College of Veterinary Medicine (PCVM) steering committee that laid the groundwork for the creation of the college. "Dr. Parr has been a valuable part of the PCVM team," said Founding Dean, Dr. Steven Marks. "In addition to co-chairing the steeri more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release: * * * AFGE Endorses 7 Georgia Lawmakers Ahead of Statewide Primary * Largest federal employee union says working families can count on these lawmakers to fight for them RIVERDALE, Ga. - The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsement of seven Georgia lawmakers who are running for office during the 2026 midterm elections. The statewide primary is May 19, and the general election  more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 7 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-SC Applauds State Senate for Passing Small Business Regulatory Freedom Act COLUMBIA, SC - Last night, the South Carolina Senate passed the Small Business Regulatory Freedom Act (H. 3021) with unanimous support. Americans for Prosperity-South Carolina (AFP-SC) has been a strong champion of this bill and held a press conference in January with small business owners to encourage legislators to get this bill passed this se more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, May 7 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson fights to protect parental rights from woke gender ideology * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson today joined a 20-state and territory letter to the U.S. Departments of Justice and Education in support of parental rights. It has been reported that schools within the Montgomery County Public School District in Maryland push students toward social gender transitions without parental consen more PR

CLEMSON, South Carolina, May 7 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * CAPS providing virtual workshop series for faculty and staff * For the seventh consecutive summer, Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) is providing a free virtual skills workshop series for Clemson University faculty and staff. The skills taught are from the concept of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), a program offered to students throughout the academic year. Both workshop series are five weeks in length and include 90-minute sessions. Fac more PR

CLEMSON, South Carolina, May 7 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * College of Arts and Humanities celebrates 2026 faculty and staff awards * The College of Arts and Humanities (CAH) has recognized 12 outstanding faculty and staff members with awards for their contributions to service, research and the No. 1 student experience during the 2025-2026 school year. The honorees were recognized at the College's spring meeting on April 30. Two awards -Faculty Member of the Year and Advisor of the Year -were selected by a commit more PR

BOILING SPRINGS, North Carolina, May 8 -- Gardner-Webb University issued the following news: * * * Gardner-Webb's Annual Community Memorial Day Observance Scheduled for May 22 Lt. Col. Michael A. Cooper, ROTC Leader is the Featured Speaker for the Service at 9 a.m. * Each year, Gardner-Webb University joins communities across the nation in pausing for a Memorial Day observance to honor the lives of those who have died in military service to their country. First recognized nationally in 1868, Memorial Day serves as a solemn reminder of thos more PR

FAIRFAX, Virginia, May 6 -- George Mason University issued the following news: * * * Goldwater Scholar Sofie Strompf is finding art in science * Left brained vs right brained, analytical vs creative: Art and science are often placed on opposite ends of the spectrum, two disciplines at war with one another. But for Sofie Strompf, Honors College student, neuroscience major, and recipient of a prestigious 2026 Goldwater Scholarship, the divide between the two is more a matter of perspective. Strompf was a member of the Mason Nation long befo more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- HonorBridge, a federally designated Organ Procurement Organization serving North Carolina, submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services opposing waiver requests from 12 Prisma Health hospitals. The hospitals seek to change their affiliation from We Are Sharing Hope SC to LifeShare Carolinas, an out-of-state hospital-based OPO. HonorBridge argued that granting these waivers would disrupt established organ donation efforts in South Carolina and undermine critical community trust and engage more ST

CHARLESTON, South Carolina, May 6 -- The Medical University of South Carolina issued the following news release: * * * MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center Earns Leapfrog "A" Hospital Safety Grade and Leapfrog Top... * LANCASTER, S.C. (May 6, 2026) - MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center has once again earned an "A" Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit organization focused on patient safety. This recognition marks the medical center's third consecutive "A" Safety Grade, with top ratings achieved in more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 7 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: * * * Nebraska Leads 23-State Coalition Asking Supreme Court to Uphold Mifepristone Stay Today, Nebraska Attorney General Michael Hilgers filed an amicus brief on behalf of 23 states asking the Supreme Court to leave in place a lower court's stay of a federal regulation that removed the longstanding in-person dispensing requirement for the chemical abortion drug mifepristone. The stayed rule, issued in 2023 by the Biden-era FDA, has the prac more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 7 [Category: BizMedia] -- PBS posted the following news release: * * * PBS America @ 250 Continues with Semiquincentennial-Themed Programming * to Mark the Nation's Historic Anniversary ARLINGTON, VA; May 7, 2026 - PBS America @ 250, a multiyear celebration of U.S. history, culture, and children's programming, which began in spring 2025 and continues through America's Semi-quincentennial in 2026 and beyond, is part of the largest national and local engagement effort in its history. New programming will air throug more PR

ORANGEBURG, South Carolina, May 8 -- South Carolina State University issued the following news: * * * SC State University launches historic $41.2 million 'The Power of SC State' capital campaign Donors have contributed $17.4 million to date. Author: Sam Watson, Executive Director of Strategic Communications & Marketing South Carolina State University has officially launched The Power of SC State: A Capital Campaign to Elevate Excellence, a comprehensive $41.2 million fundraising initiative designed to transform the student experience and s more PR