Medshore Ambulance receives American Heart Awards in three counties
Medshore Ambulance recently announced that it has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline EMS Recognition Awards in Anderson, Barnwell and Chesterfield counties for providing superior pre-hospital care for patients experiencing severe heart attacks. The awards were achieved by meeting specific criteria for treating patients experiencing a specific type of heart attack known as an ST segment elevation myocardial...
Scott applauds House for passing legislation to increase access to credit and opportunity
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) recently released the following statement upon House passage of the JOBS and Investor Confidence Act, which includes S. 3040, the Senator’s bipartisan Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2018. “I applaud Chairman Hensarling, the House Financial Services Committee, and the whole House for putting people ahead of politics by passing this key piece of legislation. In particular, the Credit...
Sonoco implementing price increases for paperboard tubes and cores
Sonoco (NYSE:SON) today announced it will increase prices for its paper-based tubes and cores by a minimum of 6 percent in the United States and Canada, effective with shipments beginning July 16, 2018. “The price increase is necessary due to ongoing increases in uncoated recycled paperboard (URB), the largest input cost for tubes and cores. URB demand remains strong and the marketplace is extremely tight, with operating rates pushing...
Bela Family Dentistry Announces Local Scholarship Winner
Bela Family Dentistry of Darlington is pleased to announce the recipient of the Bela Family Dentistry Academic Scholarship Program for $1,000 for the spring 2018 semester. The winner is Trinity Byrnes Collegiate School student, Lanie Kirby of Darlington. While at Trinity Byrnes Collegiate School, Lanie has been involved with countless activities including, but not limited to, Student Government, Key Club, Drama Club, Teenage...
Knights of Pythias Grand Lodge receives charter for Grand Lodge of South Carolina
Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias has received their charter for re-establishment of this oldest African American Fraternal Orders in the state, country and the world. The charter was conveyed to The Grand Lodge Officers of South Carolina from District Deputy Grand Chancellor Sir Knight Kevin N. Brown of North Carolina and South Carolina to Grand Outer Guard Sir Knight Ernest Brailey at the Covenant Baptist Church in Darlington....
SC Secretary of State Joins SC AG and 49 other states in “Operation Donate With Honor”
South Carolina Secretary of State Mark Hammond announced today that his office has joined South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, the Federal Trade Commission, and law enforcement officials and charity regulators from every state, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam and Puerto Rico in announcing “Operation Donate with Honor,” a crackdown against fraudulent charities that claim to help veterans and members of the armed...