HOPKINS, South Carolina, Feb. 27 -- The National Park Service Congaree National Park issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2024: The National Park Service announced last week that 400 parks reported a total of 325.5 million visits in 2023, an increase of 13 million or 4% over 2022. Congaree National Park was one of 20 National Park Service units to break annual visitation records in 2023, welcoming 250,114 visitors. This is an increase of almost 35,000 more visits than that of the park  more

ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Illinois, Feb. 27 -- The U.S. Army Sustainment Command issued the following news: By Corinna Baltos, U.S. Army Sustainment Command The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, has produced alumni that have distinguished themselves in a variety of careers, including politics, professional athletics, best-selling authors, and business. However, it is in military service, that The Citadel has distinguished itself the most. Since it was founded in 1842, 312 Citadel al  more

SHAW AFB, South Carolina, Feb. 27 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Master Sgt. Dillon White, 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs Airmen from the 50th Attack Squadron and Air National Guardsmen from the 163rd Attack Wing conducted a historic first, Feb. 14, by successfully landing an MQ-9 Reaper at Shaw Air Force Base under satellite control. Satellite-controlled landings are becoming standard practice for the MQ-9 community and replace legacy processes r  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The U.S. Army News Service issued the following news: By Christopher Hurd Growing up as a self-described simple country boy in Anderson, South Carolina, Lt. Col. Michael Pope spent many summers on his grandfather's farm, where something always needed fixing. There, he worked on tractors, car engines and a wide variety of other pieces of machinery. It was here that his passion for engineering began. "I always had a desire to understand how things worked and if they brok  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina issued the following news release: After a four-day trial in a federal hate crime case, a jury found a South Carolina man, Daqua Lameek Ritter, guilty of all charges in the indictment, which included one hate crime count, one federal firearms count, and one obstruction count, all arising out of the murder of Dime Doe, a transgender woman. "Acts of violence against LGBTQI+ people, including transgender wom  more