WEST POINT, New York, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Military Academy issued the following community news: By Eric S. Bartelt, West Point Public Affairs Specialist After 39 years of dedicating themselves to managing Morgan Farm, coaching the U.S. Military Academy Cadet Equestrian Team, caring for the Army mules, helping build a world-class equestrian center and serving the West Point community in several different capacities, the husband-and-wife team of Peter and Sherry Cashman will soon drive off into   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA is hiring in South Carolina to support recovery from Hurricane Helene. A wide range of skills and expertise are needed. Civil Rights SpecialistDisability Integration AdvisorEnvironmental And Historic PreservationEnvironmental Compliance SpecialistEnvironmental Floodplain SpecialistEnvironmental SpecialistHistoric Preservation Specialist External Affairs   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2024: * * * Defendant Received nearly $600,000 in Fraudulent Refunds * * * A South Carolina man currently residing in Brazil pleaded guilty earlier this week in federal court in San Francisco to conspiracy to submit a false claim. According to court documents and statements made in court, Robert Xan Paul, 45, of Sao Paulo, Brazil, conspired with others to defraud the United States by preparin  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Nov. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina issued the following news release: Booker Henley, 30, of Columbia, was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison after being found guilty at trial of being a felon in possession of a firearm, possession with intent to distribute marijuana, and possession of a firearm during a drug trafficking offense. Evidence presented at trial showed that on March 10, 2023, a deputy with the Richland County   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: Baseball Hall of Famer Hoyt Wilhelm pitched for 10 Major League Baseball teams from 1952 to 1972 and was on the World Series winning New York Giants team in 1954. He was born in Huntersville, North Carolina, in 1922 and in 1942, he was signed to play by the Mooresville Moors baseball team of the North Carolina State League. But his baseball career was put on hold when he entered military service with the Army a  more

AIKEN, South Carolina, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River Site issued the following news release: The Savannah River Site (SRS) has achieved a milestone with more than 10 million gallons of liquid radioactive waste processed through the Salt Waste Processing Facility (SWPF). This new milestone in the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) mission at SRS comes on the fourth anniversary of the start of SWPF "hot commissioning" testing. Completion  more

AIKEN, South Carolina, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Savannah River Site issued the following news release: AUGUSTA, Georgia - (Nov. 14, 2024) - The importance of partnership to complete construction of the Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility (SRPPF) at the Savannah River Site (SRS) in support of enduring and sustainable nuclear deterrence was on display during a Deliver 2032 banner signing ceremony with the Augusta Building and Construction Trades Council on Nov. 6. Repres  more

AIKEN, South Carolina, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Savannah River Site issued the following news release: The Solid Waste Management Facility (SWMF) at the Savannah River Site (SRS) saw a large reduction of transuranic (TRU) waste in fiscal year 2024 (FY24), achieving the highest volume of TRU waste shipped out of state by the facility in the past 10 years. SWMF is responsible for the disposition of SRS' solid wastes, which include sanitary, construction and demolition, h  more