ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 10 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 9, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings In South Carolina - 2022": * * * In 2022, South Carolina women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $841, or 82.8 percent of the $1,016 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Reg  more

SUMTER, South Carolina, Feb. 10 -- Shaw Air Force Base issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Kelsey Owen, 20th Fighter Wing Public Affairs The city of Sumter hosted a ceremony to dedicate a P-51 Mustang replica static display to the Tuskegee Airmen at Veterans Park on Feb. 9. The display was installed in July 2023, and is the only full-scale P-51 Mustang replica, on permanent public display, in the United States outside of the National Historic Site in Tuskegee, Alabama. "We stand here to  more

SUMTER, South Carolina, Feb. 10 -- Shaw Air Force Base issued the following news: By Senior Airman Erin Dunkleberger, 20th Fighter Wing Public Affairs The lights begin to dim as a single trumpet note plays and the United States Air Force Heritage of America Band Heritage Brass ensemble begin their performance. Heritage Brass, a seven-member pioneering symphonic brass and percussion ensemble, started their concert with "Gonna Fly Now" by Bill Conti at Sumter Opera House, Sumter, S.C., Jan. 27,   more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Feb. 9 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany - U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class Lavasia Taylor, the training and operations noncommissioned officer for Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 7th Mission Support Command, was promoted during a ceremony, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2024, at the Clock Tower Cafe, Kleber Kaserne, Kaiserslautern, Germany. Taylor enlisted in the North Carolina Army National Guard in   more

ANDERSON, South Carolina, Feb. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina issued the following news release: Jesus Paz Rodriguez, 30, of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine. Evidence presented to the court showed that Paz-Rodriguez was the source of at least 60 kilograms of cocaine from approximately 2019 until his arrest in February 2022. During the conspira  more

CHARLESTON, South Carolina, Feb. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina issued the following news release: Peter J. Strauss, 45, of Beaufort, has pleaded guilty to removal of property to prevent seizure. Strauss was the founder and managing partner of the Strauss Law Firm, LLC located in Hilton Head. The Strauss Law Firm specialized in estate and tax planning, asset protection and the implementation of captive insurance solutions for clients. Strauss also serv  more