WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: A Disaster Recovery Center will open in Chester County to provide in-person assistance to South Carolinians affected by Hurricane Helene. Chester CountyChester County Government Office1476 J A Cochran BypassChester, SC 29706 Open Oct. 24-26, 8 a.m. 7 p.m. Additional Disaster Recovery Centers are scheduled to open in other South Carolina counties. Click here  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: More than 141,000 Georgia households have been approved for $156 million in FEMA housing and other types of assistance FEMA Administrator to travel to South Carolina on Thursday, October 24 to check on long-term recovery Today, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell is in Augusta, Georgia to meet with state and local officials, survivors and FEMA staff supporting   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: DETROIT Formel D USA, Inc., an automotive quality control company with locations in Michigan, Alabama, Illinois, Tennessee and South Carolina, will pay $80,000 and furnish other relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sex discrimination and retaliation lawsuit, the federal agency announced today. According to the EEOC's lawsuit, a female employee was sexually ha  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Postal Service Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 24-117-R24) on Sept. 26, 2024, entitled "South Carolina District - Delivery Operations." Here are excerpts: * * * During the week of June 3, 2024, we performed a self-initiated audit at the Charleston Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC) and three delivery units serviced by the P&DC. The delivery units included the East Bay Station, Mount Pleasant Post Office, and North Charle  more

SPARTANBURG, South Carolina, Oct. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina issued the following news release: Maurice Suber, 39, of Spartanburg was sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to distribute cocaine. Evidence presented to the court showed that since at least 2022, Suber was distributing drugs in the Highlands area of Spartanburg. On Nov. 15, 2023, a search warrant was executed on Suber's home and multiple   more